Mario Samano, HEC Montréal

Research

electricity markets storage new technologies market power reinforcement learning

Latest funding

Reinforcement Learning in Electricity Markets with Storage Technologies
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$10,626
Reinforcement Learning in Electricity Markets with Storage Technologies
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$3,498
Mergers and Cost Efficiency in the Electricity Distribution Industry
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$54,780

All 3 grants and awards

Reinforcement Learning in Electricity Markets with Storage Technologies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Samano, Mario

Keywords: electricity markets; storage; new technologies; market power; reinforcement learning

$10,626

Reinforcement Learning in Electricity Markets with Storage Technologies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Samano, Mario

Keywords: electricity markets; storage; new technologies; market power; reinforcement learning

$3,498

Mergers and Cost Efficiency in the Electricity Distribution Industry

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Samano, Mario

Keywords: (1) mergers; (2) electricity; (3) economies of scale; (4) cost efficiency; (5) tax incentives; (6) structural estimation; (7) policy evaluation; (8) non-parametric estimation

$54,780

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: electricity markets Dear Professor Samano, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on electricity markets connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Reinforcement Learning in Electricity Markets with Storage Technologies" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]