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P MESSAGEix-China · ES&T ★ 2026.05

Peer-reviewed · First author

Navigating Ambition and Equity: Systemic Co-dependency in China's Carbon Neutrality Pathways

Environmental Science & Technology · 2026
Yu, S.; Zhao, F.; Yang, L.; Yao, X.; Li, Z.; Wei, N.; Duan, H.

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E Senior Associate Editor · MITI 2026.05

Academic service

Senior Associate Editor

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change (Springer)
Started May 2026.

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S melodie-skills released 2026.04

Open-source software

melodie-skills

A skill suite enabling AI coding agents (e.g. Claude Code) to design and develop agent-based models through structured natural-language dialogue.

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R UBA · CARETarget 2026.02

Policy report · Co-author

Treibhausgasneutralität in Deutschland: CARETarget

Teil-Abschlussbericht for the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt)
CLIMATE CHANGE 17/2026

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P Heat-source potentials · Energies 2026.02

Peer-reviewed · Co-author

Environmental Heat Source Potentials for Decentralized Heat Pumps: A GIS-Based Analysis

Energies · February 2026
Alibas, S.; Yu, S.; Manz, P.

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P RENDER-Building · Adv. Applied Energy ★ 2025.12

Peer-reviewed · Corresponding author

Advancing building stock transformation models: An agent-based approach and its application to Germany

Advances in Applied Energy · December 2025
Alibas, S.; Yu, S.; Bagheri, M.; Fleiter, T.

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P ECEMP highlights · Env. Res. Energy 2025.09

Peer-reviewed · Co-author

The European Climate and Energy Modelling Platform (ECEMP) — policy advice and research highlights from its 2023 edition

Environmental Research: Energy · September 2025
Emmerling, J.; Lotz, M.T.; Yu, S.

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P Regional grid · Applied Energy 2025.06

Peer-reviewed · Co-author

Analyzing the impact of heating electrification and prosumaging on the future distribution grid costs

Applied Energy · 387, 125563 · June 2025
Mascherbauer, P.; Martínez, M.; Mateo, C.; Yu, S.; Kranzl, L.

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R ECEMF Synthesis · New Societal Trends 2025.06

Project report · First author

Synthesis Report: Impacts of New Societal Trends — circular economy, digitalisation, and the role of prosumagers

ECEMF Deliverable 4.1 · 2025 · Fraunhofer ISI
Yu, S.; Lotz, M.; Daioglou, V.; Avgerinopoulos, G.; et al.

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P FLEX framework · Energy ★ 2025.05

Peer-reviewed · First author

Modeling households' behavior, energy system operation, and interaction in the energy community

Energy · 2025 · article 136338 · May 2025
Yu, S.; Mascherbauer, P.; Haupt, T.; Skorna, K.; Rickmann, H.; Kochanski, M.; Kranzl, L.

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P RPS compliance · Energy 2025.04

Peer-reviewed · Corresponding author

System dynamics emerging from compliance behaviors coordination of electricity consumers under renewable portfolio standards in China: An agent-based analysis

Energy · April 2025
Wu, J.; Liang, Y.; Yu, S.; Yu, L.

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P Smart EV charging · Applied Energy 2024.12

Peer-reviewed · Co-author

The value of smart charging at home and its impact on EV market shares — a German case study

Applied Energy · 380 · 124997 · 2024
Gnann, T.; Yu, S.; Stute, J.; Kühnbach, M.

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P Optimal load shifting · Energy 2024.10

Peer-reviewed · Co-author

Model coupling and comparison on optimal load shifting of battery electric vehicles and heat pumps focusing on generation adequacy

Energy · October 2024
Misconel, S.; Zimmermann, F.; Mikurda, J.; et al.; Yu, S.

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P RPS multi-market · Energy Economics 2024.10

Peer-reviewed · Corresponding author

Modeling multi-market coupling effects considering the consumption above quota trading market in renewable portfolio standards: An agent-based perspective

Energy Economics · October 2024
Wu, J.; Zheng, X.; Yu, S.; Yu, L.

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R UBA Treibhausgas-Projektionen 2024 2024.08

Policy report · Co-author

Technischer Anhang der Treibhausgas-Projektionen 2024 für Deutschland

Projektionsbericht 2024 · German Environment Agency (UBA)
Harthan, R. (lead) et al.

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R Klimaschutz Baden-Württemberg 2024 2024.06

Policy report · Co-author

Klimaschutz- und Projektionsbericht Baden-Württemberg 2024

Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Württemberg
Steinbach, J. (lead) et al.

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P Qualitative scenarios · eceee 2024 2024.06

Conference paper · Co-author

Exploration of qualitative scenarios towards climate neutrality of the German building sector

Proceedings of eceee Summer Study 2024
Bagheri, M.; Dönitz, E.; Yu, S.; Brugger, H.

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P Regionalized building stock · eceee 2024 2024.06

Conference paper · Co-author

Developing a Regionalized Representative Building Stock Model for Germany

Proceedings of eceee Summer Study 2024
Alibas, S.; Yu, S.

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P REGIO1st · eceee 2024 2024.06

Conference paper · Co-author

Implementing the energy efficiency first principle in European regions: Insights from the REGIO1st Planning Framework

Proceedings of eceee Summer Study 2024
Mandel, T.; Konstantopoulos, G.; Stavrakaki, A.; Yu, S.; Oikonomou, V.

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S Melodie · v1.0 released 2024.03

Open-source software

Melodie v1.0.0

A general framework for agent-based modeling in Python, with evolutionary reinforcement training integrated. Project started May 2021, first release July 2022, JOSS publication March 2023, v1.0 reached March 2024.

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P Prosumager load profiles · GETD 2023 2023.07

Conference paper · Co-author

Prosumager impact on electricity load profiles: a model comparison

Proceedings of the Global Energy Transition Toward Decarbonization (GETD) · July 2023
Mascherbauer, P.; Kranzl, L.; Yu, S.; Asimakopoulou, G.

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P Melodie · JOSS ★ 2023.03

Peer-reviewed · First author

Melodie: Agent-based Modeling in Python

Journal of Open Source Software · 8(83), 5100 · 26 March 2023
Yu, S.; Hou, Z.

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R newTRENDs D5.2 · Prosumaging 2022.12

Project report · First author

Modeling of prosumagers and energy communities in energy demand models

newTRENDs Deliverable D5.2 · 2022 · Fraunhofer ISI
Yu, S.; Mascherbauer, P.; Kranzl, L.

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P Variable price heat pumps · Open Res Europe 2022.12

Peer-reviewed · Corresponding author

Impact of variable electricity price on heat pump operated buildings

Open Research Europe · December 2022
Mascherbauer, P.; Schöniger, F.; Kranzl, L.; Yu, S.

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P Policy simulation framework · IEEE TCSS ★ 2022.07

Peer-reviewed · Solo first author

An Agent-Based Framework for Policy Simulation: Modeling Heterogeneous Behaviors With Modified Sigmoid Function and Evolutionary Training

IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems · 10(4), 1901–1913 · July 2022
Yu, S.

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R newTRENDs D4.3 · Models for policy makers 2022.06

Project report · Co-author

Assessment of energy demand-side models from the perspective of policy makers' needs at European level

newTRENDs Deliverable D4.3 · 2022 · Fraunhofer ISI
Kochanski, M.; Korczak, K.; Kobylka, K.; Chrzanowski, P.; Müller, A.; Yu, S.; et al.

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P Energy Efficiency First principle · EE 2022.04

Peer-reviewed · First author

Applying the Energy Efficiency First Principle based on a Decision-tree Framework

Energy Efficiency · 2022
Yu, S.; Thomas, S.; Mandel, T.; Brugger, H.

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P China ammonia decarbonization · ERL 2022.04

Peer-reviewed · Co-author

Exploring pathways to deep de-carbonization and the associated environmental impact in China's ammonia industry

Environmental Research Letters · April 2022
Zhao, F.; Fan, Y.; Zhang, S.; Eichhammer, W.; Haendel, M.; Yu, S.

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P Smart Energy Mgmt · Energy 2022.03

Peer-reviewed · Corresponding author

Investigating the Impact of Smart Energy Management System on the Residential Electricity Consumption in Austria

Energy · 249, 123665 · March 2022
Mascherbauer, P.; Kranzl, L.; Yu, S.; Haupt, T.

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R EEF-Assistance · DG ENER final report 2021.10

Policy report for European Commission

Analysis to Support the Implementation of the Energy Efficiency First Principle in Decision-making

EEF-Assistance Final Report · 2021 · European Commission, DG ENER, Brussels
Zondag, M.J.; Del Bufalo, N.; et al.; Yu, S.; Thomas, S.

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C Founded the ABM4ALL community 2021.08

Community

ABM4ALL

A developing community among agent-based modelers for sharing ideas and resources. GitHub organisation founded August 2021. Home of Melodie, melodie-skills, FLEX, and tab2dict.

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P ABM RL calibration · IEEE DTPI 2021.07

Conference paper · Co-author

Calibration of Agent-Based Model Using Reinforcement Learning

2021 IEEE 1st International Conference on Digital Twins and Parallel Intelligence (DTPI) · July 2021
Song, B.; Xiong, G.; Yu, S.; Ye, P.; Dong, X.; Lv, Y.

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R newTRENDs D3.1 · Pathways & gap analysis 2021.06

Project report · First author

Pathways for New Societal Trends and Gap Analysis for Demand Models

newTRENDs Deliverable D3.1 · 2021 · Fraunhofer ISI
Yu, S.; Herbst, A.; Siskos, P.; Chatzivasileiadis, T.; et al.

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R ENEFIRST D3.1 · Quant. assessment guide 2020.12

Project report

Review and Guidance for Quantitative Assessments of Demand and Supply Side Resources in the Context of the Efficiency First Principle

ENEFIRST Deliverable D3.1 · 2020 · Fraunhofer ISI
Mandel, T.; Pató, Z.; Yu, S.; Kockat, J.

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P Agent-based ETS modeling · EJOR ★ 2020.05

Peer-reviewed · First author

Modeling the Emission Trading Scheme from an Agent-based Perspective: System Dynamics Emerging from Firms' Coordination Among Abatement Options

European Journal of Operational Research · 286(3), 1113–1128 · May 2020
Yu, S.; Fan, Y.; Zhu, L.; Eichhammer, W.

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P Firms' observation network · Energies 2017.08

Peer-reviewed · First author

Impact of Firms' Observation Network on the Carbon Market

Energies · 10(8), 1164 · August 2017
Yu, S.; Zhu, L.

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A Winner · Energy Economics Competition 2017.08

Award

Outstanding Winner

Third Chinese College Student Competition on Energy Economics
August 2017

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P Book review · The Energy Journal 2016.01

Book review · Sole author

Clearer Skies Over China: Reconciling Air Quality, Climate, and Economic Goals

The Energy Journal · 37(1), 291–293 · January 2016
Yu, S.

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P China 11th FYP · Energy Economics 2014.11

Peer-reviewed · Co-author

Energy Conservation and CO₂ Emission Reduction in China's 11th Five-Year Plan: A Performance Evaluation

Energy Economics · 46, 348–359 · 2014
Xu, J.; Fan, Y.; Yu, S.

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