Matthias Maldet joined the Technical University of Vienna (Energy Economics Group) in April 2021 as a researcher and Ph.D. student. He finished his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and his master's degree in Energy Engineering both at TU Vienna. His research expertise includes energy system analysis, sustainable development and decentralisation. In this context, he focuses on energy communities, sector coupling and distributed flexibilities with regard to the electrification of the energy system.