Michel joined FEEM in September 2018, and he is part of the Energy Scenarios and Policy research program. He is an energy engineer, and his main research activity in FEEM is related to the effects of the digital transition on the energy demand of the transport sector. Thanks to his technical background, he is also collaborating to other projects, including decarbonization, distributed generation and renewable energy sources. He has several years of experience as researcher, with a record of multiple publications covering energy systems analysis, renewable energy sources, combined heat and power and district heating networks. Michel holds a MSc. in Energy and Nuclear Engineering from Politecnico di Torino and a PhD in Energy Engineering from the same institution. Previously, he has been a research fellow in the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Torino, where he participated to several research projects with companies and local authorities. His research activities were mainly related to the analysis and optimization of energy systems, including Combined Heat and Power, District Heating and Renewable Energy Sources. Other research themes were energy markets and energy efficiency in buildings and industrial processes. Michel has been a lecturer in BSc. and MSc. courses in Energy Engineering and Architecture, and a supervisor in several theses. He is author of several papers in international journals, and he attended international conferences in the energy field. Michel speaks fluently Italian, French and English, and he has a basic knowledge of German and Spanish.