Cristina VENTURA

Education:

M.Sc. in Automation and Control Engineering, 2008, University of Catania; Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 2012, University of Catania.

Academic Career and Current Position:

Fixed-Term Researcher (RTD-A) in Electrical Power Systems (IIND-08/B) at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (DIEEI), University of Catania (since 2022). Research Fellow at the same Department (2012–2015 and 2019–2021).

Teaching Activities:

Teaching activities carried out within the Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering and the Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering for Sustainable Green Energy Transition, focusing on electrical installations, renewable energy generation, electricity markets, electrical safety, and electrical power utilization.

Student Supervision and Mentoring:

Supervisor and co-supervisor of numerous Bachelor's and Master's theses in the fields of photovoltaic systems, distributed generation, and renewable energy sources.

Supervisor of research and internship activities carried out in collaboration with companies and institutions operating in the energy sector, including Enel X.

Visiting Academic Positions:

Visiting Researcher at the Laboratory Sciences For Environment, Université de Corse Pasquale Paoli (France), conducting research on photovoltaic power forecasting.

Visiting Lecturer at the Universidad de Jaén (Spain) (2024–2025), carrying out teaching and research activities in the fields of renewable energy systems and photovoltaic technologies.

Research Projects:

Participation in national and international research projects in the fields of photovoltaic systems, smart grids, distributed generation, and artificial intelligence applied to energy systems.

Scientific Coordinator of WP3 activities within the ICARO Project – PO FESR Sicilia 2007/2013.

Scientific Coordinator for the University of Catania within the MARTA Project, commissioned by ENEA.

Leader of WP3 within the ATIRESET Project – PNRR/MOST Spoke 13.

Editorial Board Memberships:

Guest Editor of numerous Special Issues in international indexed journals in the fields of energy systems, renewable energy, photovoltaic systems, and smart grids. Editorial Board Member of Clean Technologies & Recycling (since 2022), Sustainability (since 2023), Clean Energy and Sustainability (since 2023), Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Journal (since 2024), Electronics (since 2025), and Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy (since 2026).

Scientific Production:

Author of scientific publications in international indexed journals and proceedings of international conferences in the fields of photovoltaic systems, renewable energy, renewable energy communities, and artificial intelligence applied to energy systems.

Non-Academic Professional Experience:

2015–2017: Functional Analyst & Reporting and Technical Support at BaxEnergy, Catania, Italy.

2017–2019: Permanent High School Teacher at the Italian Ministry of Education.

Academic Qualifications:

National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for the position of Associate Professor (Second Level) in Competition Sector 09/E2.

Research Interests:

Conventional, floating and bifacial photovoltaic systems; photovoltaic power forecasting using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques; monitoring and diagnostics of photovoltaic systems; Renewable Energy Communities; photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) systems; energy systems modelling and simulation; artificial neural networks applied to energy systems; distributed generation.

SCOPUS:

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36841662000

Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vLB-cc0AAAAJ&hl=it

ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cristina-Ventura

Updated on June 24, 2026.