Projects per year
Personal profile
Expertise
After working as a spatial planner in the field of urbanism for 12 years, with a specialty in the built environment, Shary decided she wanted to focus more on research that’s aimed at making daily (urban) life more sustainable. First as a PhD candidate and now a post-doc researcher at MOBI, her research work is centered around stakeholder engagement processes for multi-energy ecosystem initiatives such as the set-up of energy communities. She uses her experience as a project leader to set up participation trajectories and bring stakeholders together to create solutions that can be widely supported, to guarantee a successful implementation.
Education/Academic qualification
Urban Planning, Master in Urban Planning
Award Date: 13 Sept 2007
Geography, Master of Science in Geography
1 Sept 2002 → 7 Jul 2006
Award Date: 7 Jul 2006
External positions
Urban planner, VLAAMS-BRABANT
17 Sept 2007 → 30 Apr 2019
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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EUAR102: WIMBY : Wind In My Backyard: Using holistic modelling tools to advance social awareness and engagement on large wind power installations in the EU
Coosemans, T. (Administrative Promotor), Messagie, M. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Ramirez Camargo, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Mesquita Bordalo Da Costa, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Lode, M. L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Heuninckx, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Ruddick, J. J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Huber, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Vranckx, A. (Collaborator) & Arapoglou, S. (Collaborator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Applied
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BRGPROV12: JPI Urban Europe: Positive Energy Districts for All : Energising Neighbourhoods through Fair Strategies.
Vanin, F. (Administrative Promotor), Bruggeman, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Juwet, G. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Heuninckx, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Shllaku, L. (Collaborator)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Policy Based
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VLAFLX7: ICON Project OPTIMESH
Bram, S. (Administrative Promotor), Messagie, M. (Co-Promotor), Nowe, A. (Co-Promotor), Berghmans, F. (Co-Promotor) & Heuninckx, S. (Collaborator)
1/04/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Applied
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EU607: RENAISSANCE: RENewAble Integration and SuStainAbility iN energy CommunitiEs
Coosemans, T. (Administrative Promotor), Arapoglou, S. (Collaborator), Gonzalez Fernandez De Bobadilla, A. (Coördinator), Messagie, M. (Co-Promotor), Heuninckx, S. (Collaborator), Lode, M. L. (Collaborator), Van Hoyweghen, S. (Collaborator), Felice, A. (Collaborator), Macharis, C. (Scientific Promotor), Teekaraman, Y. (Coördinator) & Vranckx, A. (Collaborator)
1/05/19 → 31/10/22
Project: Fundamental
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VLAFLX1: ICON project Roll-Out of Local Energy Communities (ROLECS)
Coosemans, T. (Administrative Promotor), Oberthur, S. (Co-Promotor), Messagie, M. (Co-Promotor), Van Mierlo, J. (Co-Promotor), Liem, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Macharis, C. (Scientific Promotor), Heuninckx, S. (Collaborator), Arapoglou, S. (Collaborator), Söebech, Ó. (Collaborator) & Vranckx, A. (Collaborator)
1/01/19 → 30/09/21
Project: Applied
Research output
- 6 Article
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20 years review of the multi actor multi criteria analysis (MAMCA) framework: a proposition of a systematic guideline
Huang, H., Heuninckx, S. & Macharis, C., Dec 2024, In: Annals of Operations Research. 343, 1, p. 313-348 36 p., 101884.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Citations (Scopus)9 Downloads (Pure) -
The impact of MAMCA as a stakeholder engagement tool during the setup of an energy community
Heuninckx, S., Macharis, C., te Boveldt, G., Lode, M. L. & Coosemans, T., 15 Jan 2024, In: Heliyon. 10, 1, 21 p., e23068.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the Potential of MAMCA as a Framework for Stakeholder Engagement during the Setup of Energy Communities
Heuninckx, S., Macharis, C., Te Boveldt, G. & Coosemans, T., 9 May 2023, In: Energies. 16, 10, 21 p., 3978.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)94 Downloads (Pure) -
Practical problems before privacy concerns: How European energy community initiatives struggle with data collection
Heuninckx, S., Meitern, M., Te Boveldt, G. & Coosemans, T., Apr 2023, In: Energy Research & Social Science. 98, 10 p., 103040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile21 Citations (Scopus)130 Downloads (Pure) -
Designing successful energy communities: A comparison of seven pilots in Europe applying the Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis
Heuninckx, S., Lode, M. L., Te Boveldt, G., Coosemans, T. & Macharis, C., Aug 2022, In: Energy Research & Social Science. 90, p. 1-21 21 p., 102671.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile38 Citations (Scopus)82 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Kartal Test-Lab
Bruggeman, D. (Participant), Vanin, F. (Participant), Shllaku, L. (Participant), Heuninckx, S. (Participant) & Sözer, H. (Chair)
13 Oct 2025 → 15 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Rome Test-Lab
Bruggeman, D. (Participant), Vanin, F. (Participant), Shllaku, L. (Participant), Heuninckx, S. (Participant), Ranzato, M. (Chair), D'Angelo, F. (Chair), Lazzari, S. (Chair), Panella, G. (Chair) & Volpe, V. (Chair)
14 May 2025 → 16 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Cureghem test-lab
Bruggeman, D. (Organiser), Shllaku, L. (Organiser), Vanin, F. (Organiser) & Heuninckx, S. (Organiser)
25 Nov 2024 → 27 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Power to the People: Navigating Energy Communities' Quest for Justice and Equity
Heuninckx, S. (Speaker)
1 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Methods to co-develop city solutions with stakeholders
Martinez Ramirez, L. (Speaker), Macharis, C. (Speaker) & Heuninckx, S. (Speaker)
10 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar