Electricity markets in the South East European region are still in the early stages of development. While most countries have passed the proper legislation, the operation of the markets and their degree of openness varies significantly. The project SEETSOC addresses the needs of South-East European Transmission System Operators in their effort towards harmonization and integration of the region with the rest of the European power network. Diagnostics, modeling and monitoring generate huge amounts of data that create the need for efficient storage and analysis of the collected information for better decision making and execution; under this respect the use of a common computational platform is highly recommendable and will be a focus of the proposed project.

The SEETSOC objectives are:
- Creation of a toolbox of proven and future monitoring and simulation tools that can be deployed and tested rapidly and cost-effectively;
- Assist in harmonizing regulatory and commercial frameworks in South East Europe to facilitate cross-border trading of both power and grid services, ensuring that they will accommodate a wide range of operating situations;
- Development of systems and tools that will enable TSOs and other players in the energy field to utilize innovative service arrangements to improve their efficiency and enhance their services to customers;
- Develop and implement methods and techniques for capacity calculation and allocation.
- Establish corrective procedures to ensure security of power transmission and grid connections.
- Ensuring the successful interfacing of new and old methods and tools for the representation and modeling of power networks.

To those ends traditional and modern techniques are being developed to serve as the initial test bed that academics and businesses can use for experimentation and decision making. The project innovates in designing, implementing and developing state of the art methods and techniques based on current research and the expertise of the participating institutions.

Brief Biography of the Organizer:
Frangiskos V. Topalis was born in Mitilini, Greece on March 13, 1955. He received the Dipl. Eng. Degree in mechanical and electrical engineering in 1979 and the Ph. D. Degree in 1990, all from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).
He worked as designer engineer with the sector of museum design of Ministry of Culture (1979-80) and then as professor with the Technical Institute of Athens, Dept. of Electrical Eng. (1981-84) and the Higher School of Naval Eng. of Pireus (1981-82). He joined the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering of NTUA as a researcher and he became Professor in 2007. He teaches the courses of high voltages, lighting, quality assurance systems, rational use of energy, building installations. He is also responsible for the quality assurance tests that are carried out in his laboratory on electrical equipment and lighting fixtures.
He has published 45 papers in international journals, 4 papers in scientific selections, 8 papers in technical brochures and 92 papers in conference proceedings. His research work has been cited in more than 100 publications. He is also author of the following books: 1) "Lighting technology" (2010), 2) "High voltage engineering" (1991), 4) "Physics" (1989), 5) "Measurement and testing in high voltage engineering" (1991), 6) "Electrotechnics for technical schools" (1999).
He has participated in 43 research projects, funded by various private companies, the European Union and by the public sector. He was the coordinator of 26 of these projects. Some of the subjects of these projects are the following: 1) Energy audits of energy systems, 2) Rational use of energy, 3) Indoor and outdoor lighting, 4) Quality assurance of electrical equipment of medium and high voltage and equipment for lighting installations, 5) Manufacturing metrology and industrial engineering, 6) Monitoring of environment and atmosphere pollution, 7) Feasibility studies for quality assurance laboratories and technological parks, 8) Harmonics, 9) Optimisation of the insulation of power lines and lightning protection.