Javier García González is a Full Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the School of Engineering, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid. He has been a key researcher at the Technological Research Institute (IIT) since 1996 and served as Deputy Director of IIT from 2016 to 2022. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Comillas, awarded the best thesis in its category by the Royal Academy of Doctors. He has held visiting positions at MIT and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Education: Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Comillas Pontifical University (2001) Industrial Engineering (Electricity), ETSEIB, UPC Barcelona (1996) His research focuses on decision support systems for the electricity sector , applying optimization techniques to power system modeling, energy market design, and renewable integration. He has led over 80 research projects for utilities and institutions, with expertise in hydro scheduling, energy storage, and market modeling. His recent work emphasizes microgrid optimization , deep reinforcement learning , and pumped storage hydropower . The trends in his publications reveal a strong focus on optimization under uncertainty , market participation of storage and renewables , and advanced modeling of hybrid AC/DC systems . His work bridges engineering and economics, often involving stochastic programming and real-world applications. Scientific Awards: Best doctoral thesis, Royal Academy of Doctors (2001) Outstanding reviewer, Electric Power Systems Research (2017) He has supervised six doctoral theses and currently mentors a Ph.D. student. He has been principal investigator in numerous national and EU-funded projects, including TWENTIES and OptiREC. He has also delivered training courses at MIT and for industry partners like Endesa. He is actively involved in professional service, having organized the IEEE PowerTech 2021 conference and served on thesis committees at UPC, TU Delft, and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. He is a long-standing reviewer for top journals such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems , Applied Energy , and Energy Policy .







