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This study presents a robust defence strategy in reaction to destabilising cyber-physical attacks launched against linear time invariant systems and its application to power systems. The proposed protection scheme aims at making the dynamics of a selected subsystem decoupled from the dynamics of the subsystem targeted by the attack. The standard decoupling methods are made robust, in spite of poor information about plant parameters and lack of state measurement, with the aid of an extended observer.

EU-DEMO is a European project, having the ambitious goal to be the first demonstrative
power plant based on nuclear fusion. The electrical power that is expected to be produced is in the
order of 700–800 MW, to be delivered via a connection to the European High Voltage electrical grid.
The initiation and control of fusion processes, besides the problems related to the nuclear physics,
need very complex electrical systems. Moreover, also the conversion of the output power is not

This work shows the experiences gone through in the implementation of the academic syllabus of two Higher Education Master Courses, the Electrical Energy Conversion and Power Systems (EECPS) Master Degree, and the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Sustainable Transportation and Power Systems (EJMJD STEPS). Both titles cover specifically the competences and learning results required for professionals on leading edge technologies at the electrical transportation sector.

Eco-driving is one of the most important strategies for significantly reducing the energy consumption of railways with low investments. It consists of designing a way of driving a train to fulfil a target running time, consuming the minimum amount of energy. Most eco-driving energy savings come from the substitution of some braking periods with coasting periods. Nowadays, modern trains can use regenerative braking to recover the kinetic energy during deceleration phases.