Dmitry Romanov is a research associate in "Sustainable Energy and Environmental Technology” group (NEUTec) at the HAWK University in Göttingen. He completed his PhD studies in thermal power engineering at Moscow Power Engineering Institute. He recently worked on the following research projects: REWARDHeat (EU Horizon 2020), MEET (EU Horizon 2020), HeatMineDH (EU-Life), InteGradeDH (IEA DHC), CampusGeoHub (BMWK). His field of interest includes the integration of waste heat and renewable energy sources into district heating and cooling systems, the modeling of thermohydraulic processes, the application of geothermal energy for heating and cooling, and the development of educational serious games.