Prof. Dr. Gabriela Hug
Prof. Dr. Gabriela Hug
Full Professor at the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
Deputy head of Dep. of Inform.Technol. Electrical Eng. / Head of Power Systems and High Voltage Lab. / Head of Energy Science Center (ESC)
Additional information
Research area
Modeling, control and optimization in electric power systems with the objective to enable a sustainable energy future.
Education
05/2004 - 04/2008: PhD in Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich
10/2004 - 04/2007: Degree in Higher Education Teaching, ETH Zurich
10/1999 - 04/2004: MSc in Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich
Professional Experience
01/2023 – present: Deputy Department Head, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zürich
01/2021 – present: Chair of the Board of the Energy Science Center, ETH Zürich (www.esc.ethz.ch)
08/2020 – present: Co-Director NCCR Automation (www.nccr-automation.ch)
09/2019 - present: Full Professor, Power Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich
06/2015 - 09/2019: Associate Professor (with tenure), Power Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich
06/2015 - present: Adjunct Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Engineering and Pubic Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
08/2011 - 05/2015: Affiliated Assistant Professor, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
07/2009 - 05/2015: Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
05/2008 - 05/2009: Assistant Network Management Engineer, Special Studies Group, Hydro One, Toronto, Canada
Membership
| Since | Membership |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Member of IEEE Power Engineering Society |
| 2005 | IEEE Women in Engineering |
| 2005 | Student Member, Member, Senior Member of IEEE |
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Art of Leadership (ALEA) Award, ETH Zürich |
| 2016 | Young Scientist Participant, Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum |
| 2015 | Eta Kappa Nu Excellence in Teaching Award |
| 2014 | Raymond John Wean Foundation Career Development Professorship at Carnegie Mellon University |
| 2013 | George Tallman Ladd Award |
| 2013 | IEEE Power and Energy Society Outstanding Young Engineer Award |
| 2013 | US National Science Foundation Career Award |
| 2008 | ABB Research Award |
| 2005 | ETG Innovation Award |
| 2004 | ETH Medal |
Course Catalogue
Autumn Semester 2024
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 227-0085-14L | P&S: Technical and Economic Aspects of Renewable Energy Supply |
| 227-0085-69L | P&S: Let’s make ITET green! |
| 227-0122-00L | Introduction to Electric Power Transmission: System & Technology |
| 227-0526-00L | Power System Analysis |