Farzaneh Abbaspourtorbati

Farzaneh Abbaspourtorbati is an accomplished professional with extensive expertise in optimization and electricity markets. Currently serving as the Branch Manager and Head of Optimization at Fortum since March 2020, Farzaneh has held previous roles, including Optimization Lead and Optimizer at Alpiq from September 2017 to March 2020. Farzaneh's academic background includes a PhD from EPFL, focusing on electricity market scheduling and pricing under uncertainty, and a Master of Science in Energy Science and Technology from ETH Zürich. Prior experience also includes a significant tenure at Swissgrid AG, where Farzaneh contributed as a TSO Market Development Specialist and Grid Operation Specialist, and gained foundational skills during an internship focused on forecasting techniques and control applications in power systems.