Nikolaos Paterakis is an Associate Professor of Power System Optimization and Electricity Markets with the research group Electrical Energy Systems at the TU/e department of Electrical Engineering. His research interests include optimization, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing applied to power system and electricity market problems. He has co-authored more than 130 publications on related topics.

Nikolaos Paterakis studied at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), where he received his Dipl.Eng. degree in 2013. In September 2013, he joined the Department of Electromechanical Engineering at the University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal). In 2015, he earned his PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management (cum laude) while working on the EU FP7 Project SiNGULAR. He then became a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, the Netherlands). In 2017, he was appointed Assistant Professor in Power System Optimization and Electricity Markets with the research group Electrical Energy Systems at TU/e, where he is currently an Associate Professor (since 2025).

Through my research, I tackle the challenge of integrating data-driven, scalable, and risk-aware optimization techniques into power systems to improve resilience and facilitate new electricity market frameworks and operational procedures. I utilize operations research methods, artificial intelligence, and emerging computing technologies, such as quantum computing, in a synergistic manner to address industry-relevant challenges.