Max Kochański

I am President and Senior Researcher at the Research and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia, an independent Polish research organisation. I hold a PhD in environmental engineering and degrees in power engineering and economics and finance. Since 2013, I have managed or contributed to more than 20 national and international R&I projects, including Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and Interreg projects such as NEWTRENDS, nZEB Ready, NiCE, EcoReadyMasuria and REUSE2030.

My work connects technical analysis with the social, economic and policy dimensions of urban transitions. My expertise covers smart grids and smart-meter data, energy-demand modelling, behavioural energy efficiency, energy communities, building renovation, circular economy and impact assessment. I have designed stakeholder-engagement, co-creation and living-lab processes involving municipalities, households, SMEs, clusters and public institutions, and translated evidence into implementation strategies and policy recommendations.

For DUT Call 2026, I can contribute to Urban Living Labs and real-world pilots; energy and material-flow analytics; user engagement and behaviour-change evaluation; transition governance, business and financing models; impact assessment, replication and scaling; and work-package or project coordination. I am particularly interested in Positive Energy Districts, adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and circular urban production.