Biography:
He received a degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain, in 1982 and a Ph.D. degree from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, in 1990.
From 1982 to 1984, he was a research assistant at the Instituto Tecnológico para Postgraduados. Since 1984, he has been at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas.
Currently, he is a Full Professor at the Industrial Organization Department and at the Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica.
From 2020 to 2023, he served as Director of the Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. From 2015 to 2020, he served as Director of the MBA program in the Global Energy Industry. From 1999 to 2008, he was the Director of the Industrial Organization Department.
He was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, California, USA, during the 1991-92 academic year, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from the summer of 2009 to January 2010, and from January 2010 to 2015, as well as in March and May 2016, and from January 2017 to 2026.
He was a Visiting Scholar at Aalborg University (Denmark) from February 2017 to 2021.
Referee of international journals and conferences. Referee of the National Agency for Research Projects Evaluation.
Member of several professional associations.
His areas of interest include operations, planning, and economy of electric energy systems, application of operations research to electric energy systems, and software development.
Areas of interest:
Development of new algorithms and computer implementation. Modeling of complex systems. Mathematical techniques of operations research and their application to large-scale problems. Large-scale optimization techniques. Stochastic optimization. Benders decomposition. Planning and operation of electric energy systems -models for generation and transmission network planning, generation operation models-. Economy of the electric sector. Computational techniques and analytical methods for planning, operations, and control. Economics, market organization, cost structures, pricing, and risk management. Reliability, uncertainty, and probability, and stochastic system applications. Emerging methods for restructured systems. Generation system resource planning. Transmission system planning. Industry restructuring planning and policy issues.
Skills:
Operations Research. Management Science. Optimization. Stochastic optimization. Benders decomposition. GAMS. Python/Pyomo. Machine learning: clustering, PCA, classification trees, neural networks.
Current research interests:
Power Systems Planning and Operation. Transmission Expansion Planning. Integration of renewables. Unit Commitment. Economic Dispatch. Operating Reserves. Storage. Complex Networks. Topological Analysis. Critical Infrastructures. Layout of offshore wind farms.
S.A. Mansouri, A. Ramos, J.P. Chaves, J. García-González, J.A. Aguado, "A DSO-Driven Privacy-Preserving Mechanism for Managing Power Exchanges in Australian Networks", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Vol. 21, nº. 11, pp. 8673 - 8683, November 2025. [Online: July 2025] doi: 10.1109/TII.2025.3586048
P. Mastropietro, L. Olmos, M.S. Gómez Pérez, S. Lumbreras, A. Ramos, M. R. Carvalho, A.D. Alarcón, "Electricity transmission planning in Latin America: Regulatory challenges and recommendations to speed up network expansion", Energy Policy, Vol. 219, pp. 115586, December 2026. [Online: August 2026] doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115586
J. Gutiérrez, J.P. Chaves, A. Ramos, M. Bartlett, J. Pålsson, "Biomass CHP combined with steam generating heat pumps: a multi-market strategy for industrial decarbonisation", Energy Conversion and Management-X, Vol. 31, pp. 102018, September 2026. [Online: May 2026] doi: 10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.102018
H. Berriri, O. Fekih, M. Nouira, L. Olmos, A. Ramos, M.B. Chiekh, M.S. Guellouz, I. Graabak, "Network-Constrained Renewable Integration in Tunisia: A Deterministic Assessment of Storage Flexibility and Transmission Deliverability", Energies, Vol. 19, nº. 17, pp. 4113, September 2026. [Online: August 2026] doi: 10.3390/en19174113
S. Sasanpour, M. Wetzel, K.K. Cao, H.C. Gils, A. Ramos, "Accelerating stochastic capacity expansion planning problems: Temporally split Benders decomposition", International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 182, pp. 112176, September 2026. [Online: September 2026] doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2026.112176
S.A. Mansouri, E. Nematbakhsh, A. Ramos, J.P. Chaves, J. García-González, J.A. Aguado, "Internet data centers and industrial parks as flexibility providers in modern power systems: An ADMM-based coordination mechanism", Applied Energy, Vol. 407, pp. 127320, March 2026. [Online: January 2026] doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.127320
S.A. Mansouri, A. Ramos, J.P. Chaves, J. García-González, J.A. Aguado, "A DSO-Driven Privacy-Preserving Mechanism for Managing Power Exchanges in Australian Networks", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Vol. 21, nº. 11, pp. 8673 - 8683, November 2025. [Online: July 2025] doi: 10.1109/TII.2025.3586048
D. Santos Oliveira, S. Lumbreras, E. F. Álvarez, A. Ramos, L. Olmos, "Model-based energy planning: a methodology to choose and combine models to support policy decisions", International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 159, pp. 110048, August 2024. [Online: May 2024] doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2024.110048
J.D. Gómez, J.M. Latorre, A. Ramos, A. Perea, P. Sanz González, F. Hernández, "Improving operating policies in stochastic optimization: an application to the medium-term hydrothermal scheduling problem", Applied Energy, Vol. 359, pp. 122688, April 2024. [Online: January 2024] doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.122688
A. Ramos, S. Huclin, J.P. Chaves, "Analysis of different flexible technologies in the Spain NECP for 2030", Frontiers in Built Environment, Vol. 9, pp. 1065998, 2023. [Online: October 2023] doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1065998
S. Huclin, A. Ramos, J.P. Chaves, J. Matanza, M. González-Eguino, "A methodological approach for assessing flexibility and capacity value in renewable-dominated power systems: a Spanish case study in 2030", Energy, Vol. 285, pp. 129491, December 2023. [Online: October 2023] doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.129491
G. Micheli, M.T. Vespucci, M. Stabile, C. Puglisi, A. Ramos, "A two-stage stochastic MILP model for generation and transmission expansion planning with high shares of renewables", Energy Systems, Vol. 14, nº. 3, pp. 663 - 705, August 2023. [Online: October 2020] doi: 10.1007/s12667-020-00404-w
Y. Yasuda, E.M. Carlini, A. Estanqueiro, P.B. Eriksen, D. Flynn, L. F. Herre, B.M. Hodge, H. Holttinen, M. J. Koivisto, E. Gómez-Lózaro, S. Martín Martínez, N. Menemenlis, G. Morales-España, Ch. Pellinger, A. Ramos, Ch. Smith, T. K. Vrana, "Flexibility chart 2.0: an accessible visual tool to evaluate flexibility resources in power systems", Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 174, pp. 113116, March 2023. [Online: January 2023] doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.113116
J. Gea-Bermúdez, R. Bramstoft, M. J. Koivisto, L. Kitzing, A. Ramos, "Going offshore or not: where to generate hydrogen in future integrated energy systems?", Energy Policy, Vol. 174, pp. 113382, March 2023. [Online: January 2023] doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113382
S. Huclin, J.P. Chaves, A. Ramos, M. Rivier, T. Freire-Barceló, F. Martín, T. Gómez, A. Sánchez, "Exploring the roles of storage technologies in the Spanish electricity system with high share of renewable energy", Energy Reports, Vol. 8, pp. 4041 - 4057, November 2022. [Online: March 2022] doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.03.032
T. Freire-Barceló, F. Martín, A. Sánchez, M. Rivier, T. Gómez, S. Huclin, J.P. Chaves, A. Ramos, "Storage and demand response contribution to firm capacity: analysis of the Spanish electricity system", Energy Reports, Vol. 8, pp. 10546 - 10560, November 2022. [Online: August 2022] doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.08.014
A. Ramos, E. F. Álvarez, S. Lumbreras, "OpenTEPES: Open-source transmission and generation expansion planning", SoftwareX, Vol. 18, pp. 101070, June 2022. [Online: May 2022] doi: 10.1016/j.softx.2022.101070
J.A. Pérez-Rúa, S. Lumbreras, A. Ramos, N. A. Cutululis, "Reliability-based topology optimization for offshore wind farm collection system", Wind Energy, Vol. 25, nº. 1, pp. 52 - 70, January 2022. [Online: June 2021] doi: 10.1002/we.2660
F. Holz, T. Scherwath, P. Crespo del Granado, C. Skar, L. Olmos, Q. Ploussard, A. Ramos, A. Herbst, "A 2050 perspective on the role for carbon capture and storage in the European power system and industry sector", Energy Economics, Vol. 104, pp. 105631, December 2021. [Online: October 2021] doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105631
R. Espejo, G. Mestre, F. Postigo Marcos, S. Lumbreras, A. Ramos, T. Huang, E. Bompard, "Exploiting graphlet decomposition to explain the structure of complex networks: the GHuST framework", Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, pp. 12884, December 2020. [Online: July 2020] doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69795-1
T. Marge, S. Lumbreras, A. Ramos, B.F. Hobbs, "Integrated offshore wind farm design: optimizing micro-siting and cable layout simultaneously", Wind Energy, Vol. 22, nº. 12, pp. 1684 - 1698, December 2019. [Online: September 2019] doi: 10.1002/we.2396
J. Gorenstein Dedecca, S. Lumbreras, A. Ramos, R.A. Hakvoort, P. M. Herder, "Expansion planning of the North Sea offshore grid: simulation of integrated governance constraints", Energy Economics, Vol. 72, pp. 376 - 392, May 2018. [Online: April 2018] doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2018.04.037
R.J.A.M. Stevens, B.F. Hobbs, A. Ramos, C. Meneveau, "Combining economic and fluid dynamic models to determine the optimal spacing in very large wind farms", Wind Energy, Vol. 20, nº. 3, pp. 465 - 477, March 2017. [Online: August 2016] doi: 10.1002/we.2016
G. Morales-España, C. Gentile, A. Ramos, "Tight MIP formulations of the power-based unit commitment problem", Or Spectrum, Vol. 37, nº. 4, pp. 929 - 950, October 2015. [Online: May 2015] doi: 10.1007/s00291-015-0400-4
E. F. Álvarez, L. Olmos, A. Ramos, K. Antoniadou-Plytaria, D. Steen, L.A. Tuan, "Values and impacts of incorporating local flexibility services in transmission expansion planning", presented at 22nd Power Systems Computation Conference - PSCC 2022, Porto, Portugal, 27 June - 01 July 2022. In: Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 212, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108480
J.A. Pérez-Rúa, S. Lumbreras, A. Ramos, N. A. Cutululis, "Closed-loop two-stage stochastic optimization of offshore wind farm collection system", presented at The Science of Making Torque from Wind - TORQUE 2020, Delft, Netherlands, 28 September - 02 October 2020. In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1618. Small Wind and Developing Countries, pp. 042031-1/042031-10, doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1618/4/042031
G. Morales-España, R. Baldick, J. García-González, A. Ramos, "Power-Capacity and Ramp-Capability Reserves for Wind Integration in Power-based Unit Commitment", presented at Technical Conference to Increase Real-Time and Day-Ahead Efficiency Through Software - FERC 2016, Washington, United States of America, 27-29 June 2016
J.P. Chaves, S. Huclin, A. Ramos, "The role of storage technologies in the integration of renewable energy and the provision of services to the electricity system. Key aspects of the Spanish case in 2030", in A strategy for the energy transition, I. Atance Muñiz Ed. Almería, Spain: Ed. Cajamar Caja Rural, 2025, pp. 63-80
M. Martínez, F. Martín, A. Ramos, C. Mateo, T. Gómez, J.P. Chaves, "Cuantificación de los beneficios técnico-económicos del despliegue del almacenamiento distribuido y la respuesta de la demanda.". Project: SAMSO_BATERIAS_DR_2024. Funded by Samso EDS S.L, UNEF, AEPIBAL, PIMEC, OCTOPUS. Aug/2025. IIT-25-224I
C. Pache, J. Maeght, B. Seguinot, A. Zani, S. Lumbreras, A. Ramos, S. Agapoff, L. Warland, L. Rouco, P. Panciatici, "New methodology for long-term transmission grid planning–general description". Project: e-highway2050 / WP8-T8.3. Funded by Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) whitin "FP7-ENERGY". Dec/2014. IIT-15-138I
J. García-González, A. Contreras, E. Saiz, C. Fernandes, M. Vallés, E. Rivero, E. Lobato, A. Ramos, P. Frías, I. Egido, P. Sánchez, A. Altiparmakis, M. Litong-Palima, N. A. Cutululis, P. Sørensen, M. Stryg, J. Hansen, N. Detlefsen, J.C. Villumsen, J. Andersen, S. Wöllner, K.L. Falk, P. Ostos, J. Rivier, I. Azpiri, et al., "Economic impact analysis of the demonstrations in task-forces TF1 and TF3". Project: TWENTIES / WP15 / D15.1. Funded by Comisión Europea whitin "FP7-ENERGY". Nov/2013. IIT-15-016I
F. Bañez, K. Dietrich, A. Ramos, J.M. Latorre, "Evaluation of the impact that a progressive deployment of EV will provoke on electricity demand, steady state operation, market issues, generation schedules and on the volume of carbon emissions". Project: MERGE / WP3-T3.2 (PART II) / D3.2. Funded by Comisión Europea whitin "FP7 - Cooperation / Energy". Jun/2011. IIT-11-218I