YEEES is a long-standing seminar series offering PhD students in energy engineering and energy economics modelling the opportunity to present their work and receive feedback from peers and senior experts.
The Florence School of Regulation is pleased to host the 37th edition of the Young Energy Economists and Engineers Seminar (YEEES), a long-standing network and working paper seminar for PhD researchers in the fields of energy economics, engineering, and energy system modelling.
Founded in 2006 by Yannick Perez and Leonardo Meeus, YEEES brings together emerging scholars twice a year to present their work, receive constructive feedback, and build a community of young researchers across Europe and beyond. Previous editions have been organised in Leuven, Dresden, Vienna, Paris, Madrid, Florence, Cambridge, Dublin, Berlin, Stockholm, Basel, Edinburgh, Nuremberg, Lodz, Delft, Ghent, Copenhagen, and other academic hubs.
We invite PhD students working on topics related to engineering and economic modelling for energy systems to submit an abstract and register for consideration.
About the seminar
YEEES is designed as a working paper seminar that provides PhD students with in-depth feedback on their ongoing research. Each selected participant:
- presents their working paper (15–20 minutes),
- receives comments from two reviewers:
- one senior reviewer (a professor or post-doctoral researcher identified by the organisers),
- one junior reviewer (another participating PhD student),
- acts as a junior reviewer for another participant’s paper.
Review assignments are made by the organisers according to the reviewers’ fields of expertise. The aim is to create a constructive, rigorous, and friendly environment where young researchers can refine their work and expand their academic network.
Who should apply
The seminar is open to PhD students whose research focuses on:
- Energy economics
- Energy system modelling
- Engineering approaches to electricity and gas systems
- Market design and regulatory modelling
- Renewable integration modelling
- Power system flexibility and storage
- Techno-economic analysis and optimisation models
- Demand modelling, forecasting, and related areas
The selection process ensures that accepted abstracts align with the scientific scope of the seminar.
Submission and Selection Process
Participation in the seminar follows a two-stage submission process:
1. Abstract Submission & Registration
Deadline: 18 January 2026
PhD students submit an abstract and register through the online form. Abstracts are evaluated based on their relevance to the seminar’s themes.
2. Notification of Acceptance
23 January 2026
Selected candidates are invited to submit their full papers.
3. Full Paper Submission
Deadline: 29 March 2026
Full papers are required to assign junior and senior reviewers.
4. Reviewer Feedback Submission (Junior Reviewers)
Deadline: 13 April 2026
Each participant submits written feedback on the paper they have been assigned to review.
All selected participants will receive detailed guidance and deadlines by email following acceptance.