Biography
Roman Lötscher rejoined the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) – Engineering and Architecture in October 2023 as a Lecturer and Project Leader for national and international research projects. Here, he combines his industrial R&D experience with academic research to drive innovation in decentralized energy systems, artificial intelligence, and advanced automation.
Prior to his current role, Roman worked for over five years as a Senior R&D and Electrical Engineer at Siemens in Zug (2018–2023). During his time at Siemens, he led digitalization projects and specialized in advanced robotics and automation, including 6-axis robots, SCARA robots, and collaborative robots (cobots). Earlier in his career, he led machine development projects at Leister Technologies AG (2015–2018) and worked as a Research Associate at HSLU’s Competence Center for Integrated, Intelligent & Efficient Energy Systems (2012–2015). From 2018 to 2023, he also lectured in electrical engineering and mathematics at the Swiss Institute for Business Education (SIU).
Roman holds a Master of Science degree (2012) in Electrical Engineering from HSLU; his studies also included an exchange year at Purdue University (USA) focusing on smart grids. In 2021, he further expanded his data science expertise by completing a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Big Data Analytics at HSLU.
His current research interests focus on the modernization and decentralization of power grids, the integration of photovoltaics (PV) and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and the development of Local Energy Communities (LECs), specifically ZEV, vZEV, and peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading. Furthermore, he is passionate about bridging IT and OT by integrating AI and Machine Learning into industrial and energy applications.
