Short Bio

I am a PhD student supervised by Prof. Bichler. In my research, I investigate allocation and pricing algorithms for electricity markets. I am also involved in the Flexibility Marketing Cluster of the Kopernikus SynErgie Project.

Education

• since 04/2023: Research Asisstant, Chair of Decision Sciences & Systems
• 10/2020 - 02/2023: M.Sc. in Informatics, Technical University of Munich
• 10/2017 - 08/2020: B.Sc. in Informatics, Technical University of Munich

Work experience

• 03/2022 - 02/2023: Working student, taico GmbH
• 05/2021 - 08/2021: Working student, itestra GmbH
• 2019 - 2020: Student assistant, Chair of Applied Software Engineering, TUM

Publications

Journal Publications

Challenges in Finding Stable Price Zones in European Electricity Markets: Aiming to Square the Circle? 
Teodora Dobos, Martin Bichler, Johannes Knörr
In Applied Energy, 2025 [ DOI ]
Presented at the International Ruhr Energy Conference (INREC), 2024, Essen

Solving Large-Scale Electricity Market Pricing Problems in Polynomial Time
Mete Şeref Ahunbay, Martin Bichler, Teodora Dobos, Johannes Knörr
In European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR), 2024 [ DOI ]
Presented at the International Conference on Operations Research, 2024, Munich

In Preparation

Probabilistic Forecasting of Regional Redispatch Volumes in Germany
Teodora Dobos, Martin Bichler
Presented at the International Ruhr Energy Conference (INREC), 2025, Essen and Smart Energy Markets Workshop, 2025, Münster

Zonal vs. Nodal Pricing: An Analysis of Different Pricing Rules in the German Day-Ahead Market 
Johannes Knörr, Martin Bichler, Teodora Dobos
Preprint, 2024 [ arXiv ]
Presented at the Ninth Marketplace Innovation Workshop (MIW), 2024, Online and Smart Energy Markets Workshop, 2025, Münster

Teaching

Courses

• Operations Research (IN0024), Teaching Assistant: SS23, SS24, SS25

Supervised Theses

• A Bilevel Optimization Framework for Power Grid Resilience Assessment and Component Sensitivity Analysis, M.Sc. Mathematics in Data Science, in progress
• Comparative Analysis of Power Flow Relaxations in Day-Ahead Electricity Market Models, M.Sc. Informatics, in progress
• A Simulation of the Day-Ahead Market Coupling Algorithm for the European Electricity Market, B.Sc. Information Systems
• An Optimization Framework for Designing Energy Communities, B.Sc. Information Systems
• Understanding the Market Dynamics in German Electricity Markets: An Analysis of the EPEX Spot Data, B.Sc. Information Systems
• Automated Data Quality Solutions in Data Lakes, B.Sc. Information Systems, in cooperation with an industry partner
• A Framework for Solving and Analyzing Electricity Market Pricing Problems, B.Sc. Informatics
• A Framework for Solving and Analyzing Allocation Problems for Electricity Markets, B.Sc. Information Systems
• A Framework for Data Extraction and Analysis for Electricity Markets, B.Sc. Information Systems
• Price Forecasting in Intraday and Frequency Containment Reserve Markets for Battery Storage, M.Sc. Computational Science and Engineering