Biografía:
Antonio Fernández Cardador se licenció en CC. Físicas en 1991 por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, y se doctoró en Ingeniería Industrial en 1997 por la Universidad Pontificia Comillas. En 1991 se incorporó al Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica (IIT), siendo actualmente investigador de este centro y profesor de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería del ICAI. Sus áreas de interés son el modelado, análisis y simulación de sistemas, y la aplicación de técnicas de simulación a problemas de diseño, planificación y control. Su trabajo en el IIT se ha centrado en la explotación de sistemas ferroviarios, incluyendo el diseño óptimo de la infraestructura, planificación y gestión de la operación, centros de control y regulación automática del tráfico.
Áreas de interés:
Modelado, análisis y simulación de sistemas. Aplicaciones de técnicas de simulación a problemas de optimización y control. Diseño, planificación, gestión y regulación automática de sistemas ferroviarios.
M. Domínguez, A. Fernández-Cardador, A. Fernández Rodríguez, A.P. Cucala, R.R. Pecharromán, P. Urosa Sánchez, I. Vadillo Cortázar, "Review on the use of energy storage systems in railway applications", Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 207, pp. 114904, Enero 2025. [Online: Septiembre 2024] doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.114904
D. Roch Dupré, T. Gonsalves, A.P. Cucala, R.R. Pecharromán, A.J. López López, A. Fernández-Cardador, "Determining the optimum installation of energy storage systems in railway electrical infrastructures by means of swarm and evolutionary optimization algorithms", International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 124, pp. 106295, Enero 2021. [Online: Julio 2020] doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2020.106295
A. Cidoncha, A. Fernández Rodríguez, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, J. Gorostiza-Herrero, "Real-Time Automatic Train Regulation of Metro Lines With Bifurcations and Short-Turning Under Continuous Communication", IEEE Access, Vol. 14, pp. 68430 - 68447, 2026. [Online: Mayo 2026] doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3690017
A. Fernández Rodríguez, M. Domínguez, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, "Transport Capacity Maximization in Rail Mass Transit Stations Under Uncertainty", IEEE Access, Vol. 13, pp. 126227 - 126244, 2025. [Online: Julio 2025] doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3589009
M. Domínguez, A. Fernández Rodríguez, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, "Efficiency and Running Time Robustness in Real Metro Automatic Train Operation Systems: Insights from a Comprehensive Comparative Study", Sustainability, Vol. 17, nº. 24, pp. 11371, Diciembre 2025. [Online: Diciembre 2025] doi: 10.3390/su172411371
M. Domínguez, A. Fernández-Cardador, A. Fernández Rodríguez, A.P. Cucala, R.R. Pecharromán, P. Urosa Sánchez, I. Vadillo Cortázar, "Review on the use of energy storage systems in railway applications", Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 207, pp. 114904, Enero 2025. [Online: Septiembre 2024] doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.114904
A. Cidoncha, A. Fernández Rodríguez, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, "Predictive traffic regulation model for railway mass transit lines equipped with continuous communication systems", IEEE Access, Vol. 12, pp. 96862 - 96877, 2024. [Online: Julio 2024] doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3427314
G. Sánchez-Contreras, A. Fernández Rodríguez, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, "A two-level fuzzy multi-objective design of ato driving commands for energy-efficient operation of metropolitan railway lines", Sustainability, Vol. 15, nº. 12, pp. 9238, Junio 2023. [Online: Junio 2023] doi: 10.3390/su15129238
M. Blanco-Castillo, A. Fernández Rodríguez, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, "Eco-driving in railway lines considering the uncertainty associated with climatological conditions", Sustainability, Vol. 14, nº. 14, pp. 8645, Julio 2022. [Online: Julio 2022] doi: 10.3390/su14148645
D. Roch Dupré, C. Camacho-Gómez, A.P. Cucala, S. Jiménez-Fernández, A.J. López López, A. Portilla-Figueras, R.R. Pecharromán, A. Fernández-Cardador, S. Salcedo-Sanz, "Optimal location and sizing of energy storage systems in DC-electrified railway lines using a coral reefs optimization algorithm with substrate layers", Energies, Vol. 14, nº. 16, pp. 4753, Agosto 2021. [Online: Agosto 2021] doi: 10.3390/en14164753
D. Roch Dupré, T. Gonsalves, A.P. Cucala, R.R. Pecharromán, A.J. López López, A. Fernández-Cardador, "Determining the optimum installation of energy storage systems in railway electrical infrastructures by means of swarm and evolutionary optimization algorithms", International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 124, pp. 106295, Enero 2021. [Online: Julio 2020] doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2020.106295
A. Fernández Rodríguez, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, "An eco-driving algorithm for interoperable automatic train operation", Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, nº. 21, pp. 7705, Noviembre 2020. [Online: Octubre 2020] doi: 10.3390/app10217705
A. Cunillera, A. Fernández Rodríguez, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, M.C. Falvo, "Assessment of the worthwhileness of efficient driving in railway systems with high-receptivity power supplies", Energies, Vol. 13, nº. 7, pp. 1836, Abril 2020. [Online: Abril 2020] doi: 10.3390/en13071836
A. Fernández Rodríguez, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, M.C. Falvo, "Energy efficiency and integration of urban electrical transport systems: EVs and metro-trains of two real European lines", Energies, Vol. 12, nº. 3, pp. 366, Febrero 2019. [Online: Enero 2019] doi: 10.3390/en12030366
L.M. Navarro, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, "Fuzzy maximum capacity and occupancy time rate measurements in urban railway lines", European Transport Research Review, Vol. 10, pp. 61, 2018. [Online: Diciembre 2018] doi: 10.1186/s12544-018-0335-3
A.J. López López, R.R. Pecharromán, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, "Improving the traffic model to be used in the optimisation of mass transit system electrical infrastructure", Energies, Vol. 10, nº. 8, pp. 1134, Agosto 2017. [Online: Agosto 2017] doi: 10.3390/en10081134
C. Sicre, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, J.A. Jiménez, I. Ribera, A. Serrano, "A method to optimise train energy consumption combining manual energy efficient driving and scheduling", presentado en 12th International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems - COMPRAIL 2010, Pekín, China, 31 agosto - 02 septiembre 2010. En: Computers in railways XII: Computer system design and operation in the railway and other transit systems, pp. 549-560, doi: 10.2495/CR100511
M. Domínguez, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, J. Blanquer, "Efficient design of Automatic Train Operation speed profiles with on board energy storage devices", presentado en 12th International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems - COMPRAIL 2010, Pekín, China, 31 agosto - 02 septiembre 2010. En: Computers in railways XII: Computer system design and operation in the railway and other transit systems, pp. 509-520, doi: 10.2495/CR100471
C. Sicre, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, L. Cano, "A computer tool for automatic braking distance calculation", presentado en 11th International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems - COMPRAIL 2008, Toledo, España, 15-17 septiembre 2008. En: Computers in railways XI: Computer system design and operation in the railway and other transit systems, pp. 807-816, doi: 10.2495/CR080781
M. Domínguez, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, L. Pérez-Cayuela, "Computer-aided design of ATO speed commands according to energy consumption criteria", presentado en 11th International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems - COMPRAIL 2008, Toledo, España, 15-17 septiembre 2008. En: Computers in railways XI: Computer system design and operation in the railway and other transit systems, pp. 183-192, doi: 10.2495/CR080191
I. Martínez, B. Vitoriano, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, "Statistical dwell time model for metro lines", presentado en 13th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment, Coimbra, Portugal, 03-05 septiembre 2007. En: Urban transport XIII: Urban transport and the environment in the 21st century, pp. 223-232, doi: 10.2495/UT070221
A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, F. de Cuadra, E. Pilo, "An optimisation-based traffic regulator for metro lines", presentado en 13th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment, Coimbra, Portugal, 03-05 septiembre 2007. En: Urban transport XIII: Urban transport and the environment in the 21st century, pp. 439-448, doi: 10.2495/UT070411
E. Pilo, L. Rouco, A. Fernández-Cardador, "Catenary and autotransformer coupled optimization for 2x25kV systems planning", presentado en 10th International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems - COMPRAIL 2006, Praga, República Checa, 10-12 julio 2006. En: Computers in railways X: Computer system design and operation in the railway and other transit systems, pp. 747-756, doi: 10.2495/CR060731
J. Muñoz, E. Pilo, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, "A mixed AC/DC model for railways’ power systems", presentado en 10th International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems - COMPRAIL 2006, Praga, República Checa, 10-12 julio 2006. En: Computers in railways X: Computer system design and operation in the railway and other transit systems, pp. 805-815, doi: 10.2495/CR060791
A. Fernández-Cardador, B. Vitoriano, "Railway collision risk analysis due to obstacles", presentado en 9th International Conference on Computer Aided Design, Manufacture and Operation in the Railway and Other Advanced Mass Transit Systems - COMPRAIL 2004, Dresde, Alemania, 17-19 mayo 2004. En: Computers in railways IX: Computer system design and operation in the railway and other transit systems, pp. 993-1002, doi: 10.2495/CR040991
F. de Cuadra, A. Fernández-Cardador, J. de Juan, M. Herrero, "Energy-saving automatic optimisation of train speed commands using direct search techniques", presentado en 5th International Conference on Computer Aided Design, Manufacture and Operation in the Railway and Other Advanced Mass Transit Systems - COMPRAIL 1996, Berlín, Alemania, 21-23 agosto 1996. En: Computers in railways V: Volume 1: Railway systems and management., pp. 337-346, doi: 10.2495/CR960351
F. de Cuadra, A. Fernández-Cardador, J.C. Granados, "Train simulation and headway calculations: an approach based on parametrised continuous curves", presentado en 4th International Conference on Computer Aided Design, Manufacture and Operation in the Railway and Other Advanced Mass Transit Systems - COMPRAIL 1994, Madrid, España, 07-09 septiembre 1994. En: Computers in railways IV: Volume 1: Railway systems and management., pp. 411-417, doi: 10.2495/CR940491
A. Fernández-Cardador, F. de Cuadra, F. Montes, "Traffic regulation and simulation. A predictive adaptive control system", presentado en 4th International Conference on Computer Aided Design, Manufacture and Operation in the Railway and Other Advanced Mass Transit Systems - COMPRAIL 1994, Madrid, España, 07 septiembre - 09 julio 1994. En: Computers in railways IV: Volume 1: Railway systems and management., pp. 419-427, doi: 10.2495/CR940501