Prof. Rafał Weron – “CrossFIT: Pushing Boundaries in Electricity Price Forecasting”

We would like to invite you to the next Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar. It will be delivered by Prof. Rafał Weron from the Faculty of Management at Wrocław University of Science and Technology – a global expert in energy market forecasting.

Prof. Rafał Weron’s lecture, titled “CrossFIT: Pushing the Boundaries in Electricity Price Forecasting,” is scheduled for Wednesday, January 22nd, in the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, auditorium (building A-1, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27), starting at 1:15 PM.

Admission is free, but prior registration is required via the Evenea.pl platform. Register here.

Electricity price forecasting is a branch of forecasting at the intersection of economics, statistics, computer science, and electrical engineering, focusing on predicting prices in wholesale electricity markets,” explains Prof. Rafał Weron. “Over the past 25 years, many approaches have been attempted, with varying degrees of success. During the lecture, I will talk about the latest advancements in this fascinating field, particularly probabilistic forecasting, forecast averaging, and the use of deep learning methods

The Interdisciplinary Scientific Seminar is a series aimed at a wide audience – students, doctoral candidates, researchers, and anyone interested in expanding their knowledge. Wrocław University of Science and Technology regularly hosts experts from various fields who are eager to share the results of their research.

ISN attendees have had the opportunity to listen to, among others, the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in physics – Prof. Ferenc Krausz, renowned architect and urban planner – Prof. Kees Christiaanse from ETH Zurich, world-famous cognitive science expert Prof. Peter Gärdenfors from Lund University, Prof. Szymon Malinowski – Chair of the Polish Academy of Sciences’ Climate Crisis Committee, as well as Finnish researcher Prof. Tomi Kauppinen from Aalto University, Dr. Karolina Ćwiek-Rogalska from the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the creator of the psychological theory of implementation intentions Prof. Peter Gollwitzer from New York University, and Prof. Stephen Evans – Director of Research in Sustainable Development at the University of Cambridge.