Victor M. Zavala
Assistant Computational Mathematician
Mathematics and Computer Science Division
Argonne National Laboratory
Fellow
Computation Institute
University of Chicago

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Email: vzavala at mcs.anl.gov
CV: [pdf]


Research Interests
  •  Real-Time Optimization and Predictive Control
  •  Stochastic Optimization and Uncertainty Analysis
  •  Energy and Infrastructure Systems (Power Grid, Gas, Water, and Building Systems)
Publications and Presentations [link]
  • Interior Point Algorithms for Stochastic Programs using Clustering,  ICS 2013 [pdf]
  • Stochastic Real-Time Optimization of Thermal Power Plants : Effects of Weather and Water Constraints,  ICS 2013 [pdf]
  • Scalable Dynamic Optimization, SIAM CSE 2013 [pdf]
  • Slides "Real-Time Optimization" Session at ISMP 2012
    • M. Diehl [pdf]  H. J. Ferreau [pdf]  E. Kerrigan [pdf] G. Pannocchia [pdf] M. Anitescu [pdf]
Resources
  • Proactive Energy Management for Building Systems [link]
  • Weather Uncertainty Data for Stochastic Optimization [link]
  • Dynamic Optimization via Nonlinear Optimization [link]
Links
  • BuildingIQ [link]  Real-Time MidwestISO [link]  
  • FERC Electricity Markets [link] Pictures [link]
Honors and Awards [link]

Research Mottos
  • "Essentially all models are wrong but some are useful." George E.P. Box
  • "If you cannot model it, you don't understand it." Lord Kelvin