Nicolò Stevanato is Untenured Researcher at the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano where he holds the course Energy Planning Laboratory. His field of research is energy system modelling for policy support and long-term energy planning in developing countries, with particular focus on the issue of access to electricity in rural areas and its role in the global energy transition. The research articulated in two macro-areas: improving the characterization of energy demand of rural communities and its impact on optimal sizing of off-grid energy systems; and national and regional long term energy transition and electrification strategies. The methodologies employed mainly rely on bottom-up mathematical modelling and energy system optimization. These analyses are then used to support scientifically informed national energy policies and energy planning strategies. During his research career Nicolò participated in different European Commission’s Horizon2020 projects dealing with promoting renewable energy technologies in Africa, projects funded by the private and public donors on energy access in Latin America and Africa, and to Capacity Building projects for Emerging Economies researchers and professionals.