Dr. Juliana Victoria Zapata Riveros

Work at ZHAW

Teaching

• Design Thinking
• Business models for the circular economy
• Technology for developing countries

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7118-7306

Projects

• Systemic Multi-scale Approaches for Rapid Transition to Positive Energy Districts / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Climate- and energy-positive living in Eastern Switzerland 2.0: Monitoring and optimization measures in operation based on the pilot project in Güttingen / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Urban Positive Clean neigHborhood energy trAnsition: driving innovative solutions for Renovation, diGitalisation and energy Efficiency / Team member / ongoing
• Design Zurich / Team member / completed
• Augmented Reality Outdoor Mission "Escape the fossils" / Deputy project leader / completed
• Positive Energy Districts as a Suitable Instrument to govern the Swiss Energy Transition / Project leader / completed
• Massive Decarbonisation of the Swiss Building Stock / Team member / completed
• Hydrogen In Distributed Energy Systems / Team member / completed
• SCCER Joint Acitivity Romande Energie Demonstrator / Team member / completed
• Power Alliance / Team member / completed
• SCCER CREST / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Kádár, J., Pilloni, M., Cornelis, M., Bosman, L., Zapata Riveros, J. V., Hamed, T. A., & Andreucci, M. B. (2026). From passive consumers to active citizens : a survey-based study of prosumerism in Jerusalem. Sustainability, 18(1), 481. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18010481
• Zapata Riveros, J., Scacco, P. M., & Ulli-Beer, S. (2024). Network dynamics of positive energy districts : a coevolutionary business ecosystem analysis. Frontiers in Sustainability, 4(1266126). https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1266126
• Zapata Riveros, J., Gallati, J., & Ulli-Beer, S. (2024). Mitigating risks and breaking barriers, energy supply contracting in multifamily houses : an ecosystem perspective. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 6(1460960). https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2024.1460960
• Zapata Riveros, J. V., Speich, M., West, M., & Ulli-Beer, S. (2021). Combining business model innovation and model-based analysis to tackle the deep uncertainty of societal transitions : a case study on industrial electrification and power grid management. Sustainability, 13(13). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137264
• Zapata Riveros, J. V., Kubli, M., & Ulli-Beer, S. (2019). Prosumer communities as strategic allies for electric utilities : exploring future decentralization trends in Switzerland. Energy Research & Social Science, 57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.101219
• Bagemihl, J., Boesner, F., Riesinger, J., Künzli, M., Wilke, G., Binder, G., Wache, H., Laager, D., Breit, J., Wurzinger, M., Zapata, J., Ulli-Beer, S., Layec, V., Stadler, T., & Stabauer, F. (2018). A market-based smart grid approach to increasing power grid capacity without physical grid expansion. Computer Science - Research and Development, 33(1), 177–183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00450-017-0356-5
• Ulli-Beer, S., Kubli, M., Zapata Riveros, J. V., Wurzinger, M., Musiolik, J., & Furrer, B. (2017). Participative modelling of socio-technical transitions : why and how should we look beyond the case-specific energy transition challenge? Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 34(4), 469–488. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2470

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Morais, D., Cassella, A., Lima, R., Patel, M., Yılmaz, S., Zapata, J., Scacco Paulet, M., & Ulli-Beer, S. (2025). Positive energy districts in Switzerland : analysis from a technical, social and business point of view (U. Berardi, J. António, & N. Simões, Eds.; pp. 39–47) [Conference paper]. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-1826-5_5
• Zapata Riveros, J., & Ulli-Beer, S. (2025, August). A system dynamics approach towards nearly zero energy districts. Conference Proceedings the 2025 International System Dynamics Conference. https://proceedings.systemdynamics.org/2025/papers/P1118.pdf
• Arpagaus, D., de Arespacochaga, P., Fülscher, T., Schäfer, J., & Zapata Riveros, J. (2025). One stop shops for renovation and their contribution to a circular economy [Conference paper]. In I. Wrase, M. May, Z. Wang-Speiser, M. Haase, & M. Meslec (Eds.), Tagungsband zur Facility Management Konferenz Spotlight FMplus 2025 – Wissenschaft und Praxis im Dialog: Next Generation FM – How FM adds value (pp. 22–36). ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-34834

Other publications

• Zapata, J., Nguyen, D. N., Haase, M., & Sasso, L. (2026). Energy building analysis considering different ownership types. ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. https://www.renowave.ch/pdf/207600-RENOWAVE24%20OWNERSHIP%20STRUCTURE%20report_final.pdf
• Zapata, J., Haase, M., Kauz, C., Schmid, C., Bätschman, M., Peran, D., & Ulli-Beer, S. (2025). One stop shop for renovation guidelines. ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-36108
• Zapata, J., Scacco, M., & Ulli-Beer, S. (2025). Guidelines positive energy districts (PEDs) : PED pathways: from vision to reality. ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-36107

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