Dr. phil. Dipl.-Systemwiss. Sascha Holzhauer

Researcher

Holzhauer, Sascha
Telephone
+49 561 804-6513
Email
Website
Dr. Sascha Holzhauer
Location
Wilhelmshöher Allee 73
34121 Kassel
Room
WA-altes Gebäude (WA 73), ohne Raumangabe
Consultation Hours

on appointment (room -1517/18 in building 4500)

Research interests

My work focuses on researching decision-making dynamics in the energy system. Coordinated and targeted investment decisions by private building owners are particularly necessary to advance the energy transition. I use agent-based modelling and network analysis methods to investigate factors influencing these decisions in the context of changes in infrastructure.
Methods:
  • Agent-based simulation
  • network analysis

Projects

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Publications

2026Holzhauer, S., Krebs, F., Digel, I., & Kaiser, A. (2026). Simulationsgestützte Decision Workshops zur Umsetzung der Kommunalen Wärmeplanung. In J. Knies, T. Schwarz, & Y. E. Gerling (Eds.), 3. Konferenz der Norddeutschen Wärmeforschung: Tagungsband, 10. – 11. September 2025, Hochschule Bremen (pp. 66–71). Bremen: SuUB - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen. https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/5016
2025Holzhauer, S., Digel, I., & Krebs, F. (2025). Deliverable 4.1: Prototypisches agentenbasierten Modell zu Wärmetechnologie- Investitionsentscheidungen kommunaler Hauseigentümer (p. TBD). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15850534
2025Holzhauer, S. (2025). WAERMER: Waermewende im urbanen Gebäudebestand mit Hilfe interaktiver Entscheidungsraumanalyse: Model Validation Workshop: Concept and Results. Kassel. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16792148
2025Holzhauer, S. (2025). WAERMER - Waermewende im urbanen Gebäudebestand mit Hilfe iteraktiver Entscheidungsraumanalyse: Zusammenfassung des energiepolitischen und gesellschaftlichen Umfeldes in den Jahren 2022 bis 2025. Kassel. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17640132
2024Holzhauer, S., & Krebs, F. (2024). An agent-based framework for modelling linked decisions. (European Social Simulation Association (ESSA), Ed.), Social Simulation Conference 2024. Krakau.
2023Holzhauer, S., Krebs, F., & Jansen, L. (2023). Dynamics of Individual Investments in Heating Technology. In F. Squazzoni (Ed.), Advances in Social Simulation (pp. 489–497). Cham: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34920-1_39
2023Digel, I., Holzhauer, S., & Krebs, F. (2023). Exploring Investment Decisions in Home Heating System Replacement with a Multi-stage Algorithm: An Agent-Based Model. In C. Elsenbroich & H. Verhagen (Eds.), Advances in Social Simulation : Proceedings of the 18th Social Simulation Conference, Glasgow, UK, 4-8 September 2023 (pp. 137–149). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57785-7_12
2021Kocheril, G., Krebs, F., Nacken, L., & Holzhauer, S. (2021). Open and Integrative Modelling in Energy System Transitions---Conceptual Discussion About Model Reusability, Framework Requirements and Features. In P. Ahrweiler & M. Neumann (Eds.), Advances in Social Simulation (pp. 499–505). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61503-1_47
2021Holzhauer, S., & Krebs, F. (2021). Managing flexibility in the distribution grid. In Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (Ed.), 5th E-Mobility Power System Integration Symposium (EMOB 2021) (pp. 121–127). https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2021.2514
2020Holzhauer, S., Krebs, F., Schön, A., & Braun, M. (2020). Using Prosumer Flexibility through a Direct Energy Market. In D. Schulz (Ed.), NEIS 2020 - Conference on Sustainable Energy Supply and Energy Storage Systems Hamburg, 14 – 15 September 2020 (pp. 255–260). Berlin: VDE-Verlag.
2020Holzhauer, S., Krebs, F., & Nölle, C. (2020). Simulating a Direct Energy Market: Products, Performance, and Social Influence. In H. Verhargen, M. Borit, G. Bravo, & N. Wijermans (Eds.), Advances in social simulation (pp. 233–238). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34127-5_21
2019Prasanna, A., Holzhauer, S., & Krebs, F. (2019). Overview of machine learning and data-driven methods in agent-based modeling of energy markets. In D. K., G. K., L. M., & S. G. (Eds.), INFORMATIK 2019: 50 Jahre Gesellschaft für Informatik – Informatik für Gesellschaft. Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.. (pp. 571–584). https://doi.org/10.18420/inf2019_73
2018Holzhauer, S., Krebs, F., Fischer, T., & Mackensen, R. (2018). Architekturmodelle und Datenkonzepte im multimodalen Energiesystem. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3072736
2017Holzhauer, S. (2017). Dynamic social networks in agent-based modelling. Kassel University Press, Kassel. https://doi.org/10.19211/KUP9783737602631

Talks

02/2022Ladeinfrastruktur 2.0
Holzhauer, Sascha
5. Stakeholder Meeting EMOBICITY
Kassel
09/2021Managing Flexibility in the Distribution Grid
Holzhauer, Sascha
5th E-Mobility Power System Integration Symposium
Berlin
08/2018Dynamic Social Networks in Agent-based Modelling
Holzhauer, Sascha
Social Simulation Conference 2018
Stockholm, Sweden
08/2018Simulating a direct energy market - Products, performance, and social influence
Holzhauer, Sascha
Social Simulation Conference 2018
Stockholm, Sweden

CV

since 2017Senior scientist at the University of Kassel, Integrated Energy Systems and at the Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology
2013-2016Research associate at the University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences
2008-2013Research associate at the Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), University of Kassel
2005Environmental Science and Computer Science at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
2002-2008Diploma in Applied Systems Science at the University of Osnabrück (diploma thesis: Developing a Social Network Analysis and Visualisation Module for Repast Models)