Afzal Siddiqui

Afzal Siddiqui is a Professor at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, and holds adjunct roles at Aalto University and HEC Montréal. His research focuses on applying operational research to energy economics, particularly decision-making under uncertainty in renewable integration, market design, and climate policy. He has led projects like STRING (Nordic hydro-renewable interactions) and SCORES (sector coupling analysis).

Education: PhD in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research from UC Berkeley, with minors in Economics and Energy Resources. Notable academic roles include Professorships at University College London and Visiting appointments at Berkeley Lab and NTNU Trondheim.

Research emphasizes strategic behavior in energy markets, including hydro operations, transmission planning, and CO2 pricing. Recent work examines prosumer impacts, storage economics, and policy coordination in decarbonization. Over 10 doctoral students supervised across multiple institutions.

Key contributions include DER-CAM optimization tools, analysis of EU energy policies, and models for emission leakage in regional markets. Current affiliations include the EU-funded PlanFES project and leadership in Nordic energy transition studies.