Parvathy Chittur Ramaswamy

Technical Manager - Energy Transition
Tractebel - Engie Group

Parvathy Chittur Ramaswamy is the Technical Manager responsible for the Smart Grid software suite and simulation tools in the Energy Transition department at Tractebel-Engie in Brussels. She has performed consultancy, led internal and EU R&D projects regarding the integration of distributed energy resources (renewables) in the distribution grids, microgrids and energy communities. She is currently actively involved in the smart grid adoption scenario in Europe, through strong collaboration with partners and Distribution System Operators. She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering with specialization on smart grids and optimization techniques from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, a Masters from Portland State University, USA and Bachelors from the University of Calicut, India. She is passionate about applying her grid integration and optimization know-how to improve the grid infrastructure and electricity availability to growth markets and power-hungry economies.