Genice Kirat Grande Acosta has a bachelor’s degree in Informatics from the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos. She also has a M.Eng. degree in Systems Engineering with an honorable mention and a Ph.D. in Energy Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She is currently an Academic in the Energy Planning Group of the Institute of Renewable Energies of the UNAM (IER-UNAM). Her research topics are modeling of energy systems for energy prospective, economic and technical assessment of climate change mitigation scenarios and evaluation of energy projects. She has participated in various research projects carried out for national institutions such as the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy, Secretariat of Energy and CONACYT, as well as international institutions such as the World Resources Institute, World Bank, Latin American Energy Organization and United Nations Industrial Development Organization. She obtained third place in the 2014 Sustainable Energy Awards from the Mexican Association for Energy Economics. She is a member of the National System of Researchers and the Mexican Bioenergy Network.