
Categoría: Propio Ordinario de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería (ICAI), Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica
Fernando de Cuadra Garcia (Madrid, 1961). He holds a degree and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the ICAI Engineering School and an Executive MBA from the ICADE Business School (Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain). Since 2001 he is Full Professor at ICAI and IIT (a technology research institute) in the Comillas University. Among other positions, he was appointed Dean of the Engineering School from 2001 to 2010. His main research areas are related to Operations Research techniques (simulation and optimization) applied to diverse sectors, such as the aerospace industry, railways systems, power systems, and energy planning (in particular, clean-cooking planning).
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Máster in Business Administration Executive (EMBA), Universidad Pontificia Comillas.
Doctor/a Ingeniero Industrial, Universidad Pontificia Comillas.
Ingeniero Industrial, Universidad Pontificia Comillas.
Modelado, simulación y control de sistemas complejos.
Herramientas de optimización y ayuda a la toma de decisiones.
Transmission Expansion Planning (TEP).
Sistemas ferroviarios.
Energy planning.
Ingeniería Eléctrica.
El profesor Fernando de Cuadra García tiene 40 años de experiencia en esta Universidad, y en los últimos años ha impartido las siguientes asignaturas:
Trabajo Fin de Grado
Física
Trabajo Fin de Máster (MII)
PROYECTOS DE I+D (por clientes/años). FINANCIACIÓN TOTAL OBTENIDA = 4.500.000 euros:.
- Design optimisation of air-core choke reactors by computer (1984-85, 1986-87). ARTECHE.
- Conceptual design of space vehicles by computer (1986-87). European Space Agency (ESA).
- Fault location by magnetic field in distribution networks (1989, 1992). ARTECHE.
- Computer-aided optimal accommodation/location of payloads in space vehicles (1989-91). European Space Agency (ESA).
- Design optimisation of electrical machines by computer (1989-92). CICYT.
- Simulation and control of railway systems (1992-2002). DIMETRONIC.
- Simulation, optimization and control of metro lines signalling and operation (1992.2000) DIMETRONIC, METRO DE MADRID, TMB.
- Conceptual design of engineering systems (1992-98) CICYT.
- Data preparation and verification tools for automated operation of railway systems (1994) DIMETRONIC, WESTINGHOUSE.
- Analysis and specification of an advanced model for annual operation of power systems (1994-96) ENDESA.
- TBS safety-critical system: Built-In Test specification and design (1994-97) DIMETRONIC, WESTINGHOUSE.
- TBS safety-critical system: data preparation and verification (1994-97) DIMETRONIC, WESTINGHOUSE.
- TBS safety-critical system: TCM card specification and design (1996) DIMETRONIC, WESTINGHOUSE.
- Optimal design of driving-shifts for metro line operation (1997-98) METRO DE MADRID.
- Safety-critical software systems: strategies and methods (1998-99) DIMETRONIC.
- Optimal control for railways systems with complex topologies (1998-99) DGICYT, CICYT.
- Integrated design and implementation system for control and operation of new high-speed train lines (1999) GIF, ADIF.
- Assessment for biogas plants investments in Romania (2013) GED.
- Computer tool for the optimal management of a commercial fleet of oil-tankers (2013-14) REPSOL.
- Pilot project for electrification of a village in Rwanda taking the local school as the anchor load (2014-16) Iberdrola.
- Servicio eléctrico con renovables para comunidades aisladas del Napo en la Amazonía peruana (2017) AECID.
- Smart-DS: synthetic models for advanced, realistic testing of distribution systems and scenarios (2016-18) ARPA-E USA.
- The energy company of the future electrification in developing countries (2017-18) Shell Foundation.
- Análisis de un plan de electrificación en Mozambique para acceso universal a la energía (2018) World Bank.
- Assistance to the Government of Rwanda to develop a National Electrification Strategy (NES) and related investment plans (2017-19) Government of Rwanda.
- Desarrollo de una herramienta de optimización del llenado de contenedores y camiones (2019) PLADUR GYPSUM.
- Implementación del RNM (Software para el planeamiento de la distribución) la red de distribución de EPM (2019-21) EMPRESAS PÚBLICAS DE MEDELLÍN E.S.P..
- Assisting in Power Africa work. GIS tool for demand forecasting to be used in electrification planning problems (2021-22) IEA.
- Support to deployment of DRE solutions within the Rockefeller Foundation Call for Action and the Integrated Distribution Framework (2021-22) Rockefeller Foundation.
- EDDIE - Education for Digitalisation of Energy. (2020-23) EACEA, Erasmus+, EU.
- Rwanda Integrated Clean-Cooking Plan. Development of models, tools and plans. (2022-24) SE4All.
Estancia postdoctoral en el MIT de 11 meses. 1990-91.
Jefe de Estudios (ETSI ICAI). 1997-2001.
Director de Escuela de Ingeniería (ETSI ICAI). 2001-10.
Director de Máster Universitario (ETSI ICAI). 2001-04, 2011-23.
Patrono de la Fundación Universidad Loyola Andalucía. 2011-20.
Vocal de la Junta Directiva de la Asociación/Colegio de Ingenieros del ICAI. 2010-18.
Director General de la Málaga Health Foundation. 2013-14.
Sexenio Campo 6.1 - Ingenierías y Arquitectura - Tecnologías Mecánicas y de la Producción (2006-2021)..
Certificación ACAP - Profesor Contratado Doctor (26/05/2006)..
Certificación ACAP - Profesor Doctor de Universidad Privada (26/05/2006)..
Executive MBA, ICADE Business School (Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid).