Martha Frysztacki
Co-founder & Head Of Energy System Modelling at Open Energy Transition
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolMartha Frysztacki is a co-founder and Head of Energy System Modelling with six years of experience turning academic energy-informatics research into open-source tools used for real-world infrastructure decisions. Based in Munich, she leads a global team at Open Energy Transition to build transparent, scalable modelling, data and methods that help institutions plan complex energy transitions. Her hands-on background spans doctoral research and postdoc work at KIT, contributions to flagship projects like PyPSA and PyPSA-Eur, and practical advances in clustering and optimization for continent-scale power system models. She combines deep mathematical training with software development—recently improving core optimization and plotting features in PyPSA—bringing a pragmatic, collaborative approach to making energy modelling faster and more trustworthy.
6 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Dr. rer. nat., Energy Informatics, Dr. rer. nat., Energy Informatics at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)student exchange, Mathematics, student exchange, Mathematics at Heidelberg Universitystudent exchange, Electrical Engineering, student exchange, Electrical Engineering at Boston UniversityBachelor and Master of Science (BS & MS), Mathematics, Experimental Physics, Bachelor and Master of Science (BS & MS), Mathematics, Experimental Physics at FAU Erlangen-Nürnbergmaster's thesis, Mathematics, master's thesis, Mathematics at University of Zurichstudent exchange, Mathematics, student exchange, Mathematics at ETH Zürich
German, Polish, English, French
Github Skills (13)
data-modeling10
simulation-modeling10
pypsa10
python10
plot10
3d-modelling10
modeling10
optimization10
clustering-algorithm10
snakemake9
pandas9
scipy8
numpy8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
PyPSA/pypsa-eur
Mar 2021 - Dec 2022
PyPSA-Eur: A Sector-Coupled Open Optimisation Model of the European Energy System
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:77 reviews, 57 commits, 70 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Martha primarily contributes to the `pypsa-eur` repository by implementing and modifying code related to hierarchical agglomerative clustering (hac). Their commits introduce new features for clustering the European energy system model and integrate it with existing components. Furthermore, the user refactors code, adds new functionalities and adjusts the configuration options to enhance the usability and flexibility of the clustering algorithms, including treatments for outliers.
renewable-energysnl-applicationseuropeanenergy-systemmodeling-tool
PyPSA/PyPSA
Feb 2020 - Aug 2022
PyPSA: Python for Power System Analysis
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Data Scientist
Back-end Developer & Data ScientistContributions:12 reviews, 105 commits, 15 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Martha primarily contributed to the `pypsa/plot.py` file, implementing an alpha channel feature for buses. They also addressed issues related to dual variable assignment and capacity handling within the `linopf.py` file, particularly during iterative LOPF operations, and contributed to the release notes. Their work demonstrates a focus on power system analysis by modifying core plotting functionality and the optimization process. Furthermore, their contributions involved refining line and link nominal power attributes in the `linopf.py` file and updating the release notes.
pythonpyomosnl-applicationsrenewablespowerflow
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