Dr Desen Kirli is a Lecturer and Elizabeth Georgeson Fellow in “Data and Digitalisation for Net Zero” at the University of Edinburgh. As a sustainable energy researcher, her ambition is to translate academic research into implementation to achieve net zero. Her research involves the use of data-driven and digital smart grid solutions, as well as market mechanisms and end-user flexibility, to inform future energy scenarios. Most recently, she won the Scottish Renewables Young Professionals Green Energy Award and Top 50 Women in Engineering Award for her work on bottom-up decarbonisation of smart local energy systems.
