Nicoli Matteo

I am an Energy and Nuclear Engineer. Since November 2024, I have been a postdoctoral research fellow at Università degli Studi di Torino, supervised by Prof. Valeria di Cosmo. I have been involved in the 37^th PhD cycle in Energetics at Politecnico di Torino from November 2021 to May 2025, supervised by Prof. Laura Savoldi and Prof. Anderson Rodrigo de Queiroz (NC State University). Since March 2023, I have been affiliated with NC State University as a visiting scholar.

My research activity concerns the Energy System Optimization and Modeling field, mainly focusing on the development of the TEMOA modeling tool and of the TEMOA-Italy and TEMOA-Europe model instances. Within the collaborative environment of the MAHTEP Group, I contributed at developing advanced methodologies, including: dynamic GHGs accounting, sustainability assessment, energy storage capacity expansion, studying the economic implications of the energy transition, evaluating the consumption of critical raw materials in future scenarios and the associated supply risk.

Teaching activity:

• Models and Scenarios for Energy Planning (Master's Degree in Energy and Nuclear Engineering at Politecnico di Torino; AY 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
• Economics of Innovation in the Energy Sector (Master's Degree in Economics of Innovation for Sustainable Development at Università degli Studi di Torino; AY 2026)
• Open Science for Energy Transition: Tools for Energy Model Optimization and Analysis (PhD Degree in Energetics at Politecnico di Torino; AY 2026)
• Applied Optimization for Energy and Power Systems (PhD Degree at North Carolina State University, AY 2026) 
• Laboratorio Computazionale di Scambio Termico (Bachelor's Degree in Energy Engineering at Politecnico di Torino; AY 2025)

Contacts:

• Mail: matteo.nicoli@polito.it
• Personal pages: PoliTO | ORCiD | LinkedIn | ResearchGate | Google Scholar | GitHub

Master's thesis:

• A TIMES-like open-source model for the Italian energy system

PhD's thesis:

• An energy planning perspective about the multi-sectorial synergies and implications of the energy transition

Students supervised:

• PhD students: 2025-2028 Alessio Vai, Matilde Cais, Icmi Alif Safitri.
• Master theses: 2022 Daniele Mosso, Maria Elena Alfano, Alessandro Balbo, 2023 Silvia Laera, Tommaso Pillon, 2024 Alessio Vai, 2025 Matilde Cais, Andrea Mastrantuono, 2026 Pietro Casarin, Hadis Rahimian, Alessio Liberati, Mussie Zeray Semereab.
• Bachelor theses: 2025 Enrico Robbiati.