Liván González successfully defended his thesis at Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP), developed through the SUCCESS project.
The thesis, “Development of a System for Energy-Efficient Lighting Behaviors,” seeks, through software, to ease the strain that high electricity demand puts on Panama’s electrical grid, using gamification and machine learning. The thesis notes that the Panamanian grid is particularly vulnerable because it lacks redundancy and consumption-based regulatory models.
Evaluated against the demand recorded during the nationwide blackout of March 15, 2025, the results show the approach can help relieve that strain. The validation methodology is replicable and measurable without models such as Monte Carlo simulation, simply by multiplying adjustment factors.
The examiners were Kexy Rodríguez and Teodolinda Briceño (UTP). The thesis was advised by Aris Castillo (UTP) and Leo Hatvani (Mälardalen University, MDU).
Co-funded by the European Union.