Dr. Barry Hayes is a Principal Investigator in Electrical Power Systems at UCC and a Funded Investigator in the MaREI SFI Centre. Barry’s research group focuses on the electricity grid integration of sustainable energy technologies, and the operation and planning of future power systems. Barry leads a research team of two postdocs, three PhDs, and several Masters students at UCC. Barry is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and contributes to the development of new IEEE standards in the area of smart grids.