Ismael Arciniegas Rueda

Ismael Arciniegas Rueda is a Professor of Policy Analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy and a Senior Economist at RAND. He serves as the energy lead for research in the Technology and Security Policy Center within RAND Global and Emerging Risks.

• Education: Ph.D. in Economics, State University of New York at Albany
• Concurrent Roles: Adjunct Faculty at Catholic University (Energy Economics, Time Series); Pardee RAND Graduate School Instructor (Energy Markets, Climate Risk Management)

His research focuses on real options and quantitative methods applied to energy and currency markets, with peer-reviewed publications in journals like Quantitative Finance and Utilities Policy. Recent work explores AI's role in power grids, including cybersecurity, resilience, and geopolitical implications.

Key article trends (2021-2025) include:

• AI applications for disaster recovery cost estimation (2020-2022)
• Comparative analysis of U.S. and Chinese energy infrastructure (2023-2025)
• Climate risk integration in post-war Ukraine reconstruction (2022)