Amar Meddahi

Doctoral Researcher in Energy Meteorology
I am currently pursuing an industrial Ph.D. program between Mines Paris – PSL and TotalEnergies in the field of Energy Meteorology. I am affiliated with the Centre Observation, Impacts, Énergie (O.I.E.) at Mines Paris – PSL in Sophia Antipolis, and the Solar R&D program at TotalEnergies in Paris-Saclay.
I am passionate about understanding the impact of weather on solar energy systems. In particular, I explore how combining data (e.g., in-situ measurements) and imagery (e.g., ground-based sky cameras and weather satellites) can reduce the uncertainty of solar power availability and improve real-time system operation.
In 2025, my research was awarded third place in the 9th edition of the Pierre Laffitte Prize (press release, photo).
Beyond research, I enjoy running, visiting art exhibitions, and trekking in national parks across Europe.
Amar Meddahi
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🗞️ News & Updates

📚 Research Publications

2025
Skill-Driven Data Sampling and Deep Learning Framework for Minute-Scale Solar Forecasting with Sky Images
Solar RRL
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2024
Skill-Driven Model Training for Solar Forecasting with Sky Images
EU PVSEC 2024
Proceedings
2021
SIP-GAN: Generative Adversarial Networks for SIP Traffic Generation
IEEE ISNCC 2021
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🎤 Talks & Presentations

2025
Geometrical Cloud Characterization via Data Fusion
IEA PVPS Task 16, 17th Task Meeting - October 16, 2025 - Neuchâtel (remote)
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Elevation Brings Perspective: A Dual-View Approach to Cloud Reconstruction
PRAIRIE AI summer school - September 02, 2025 - Grenoble
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Spatiotemporal Solar Forecasting Using a Single Sky Imager and Satellite Data
45th International Symposium on Forecasting - June 30, 2025 - Beijing
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Data and Image Fusion for Solar Forecasting Applications
J2A Doctoral School ISMME - May 27, 2025 - Paris
Poster
Cloud Base Height Estimation Using Sky Imager and Satellite Data
IEA PVPS Task 16, 16th Task Meeting - April 03, 2025 - Palaiseau
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Cloud Characterization Using Sky Imager, Satellite, and Remote Sensing for Solar Forecasting
Solar Winter School - March 10, 2025 - Sophia-Antipolis
Poster
2024
Skill-driven Model Training for Solar Forecasting with Sky Images
IEA PVPS Task 16, 15th Task Meeting - October 29, 2024 - Golden, CO (remote)
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Skill-driven Model Training for Solar Forecasting with Sky Images
EU PVSEC 2024 - September 25, 2024 - Vienna
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Geographic generalization of sky image-based solar forecasting models
IEA PVPS Task 16, 14th Task Meeting - April 09, 2024 - Roskilde
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Predicting Short-Term Solar Variability: Integrating Irradiance Measurements with Sky Observations
Solar Winter School - March 11, 2024 - Sophia-Antipolis
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🎓 Technical & Non-Technical Training

2025
PRAIRIE AI summer school
Centre Inria de l'Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble
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Energy Economics
Mines Paris - PSL, Paris
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2024
TwInSolar Summer School
Université de La Réunion, Saint-Pierre
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p2i In Action
University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg
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Minute Scale Forecasting for the Weather Driven Energy System
DTU, Roskilde
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Solar Winter School
Mines Paris - PSL, Sophia-Antipolis
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2023
Google France Research Day
Google, Paris
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MATHIAS Days
TotalEnergies, Paris
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💡 Additional Projects

Sounds of Nature - Deep learning for monitoring environment and biodiversity through acoustic recognition (INRAE)
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Software Project Recommender System - Enhancing team collaboration through intelligent project recommendations (Thales)
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📝 Blog & Resources

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