Jalal Kazempour

Phone: +45 26359955

Technical University of Denmark, Elektrovej, Building 325, room 142, Kgs. Lyngby 2800, Denmark

Hi and welcome!

I am a Full Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in the Department of Wind and Energy Systems (DTU Wind), where I lead the Energy Markets and Analytics (EMA) section, comprising over 10 researchers. I also serve as the Head of Studies for DTU’s MSc program in Sustainable Energy Systems, one of the university’s flagship programs.

I am the founder and co-organizer of the annual DTU PES (Power and Energy Systems) Summer School, which brings together PhD students and scholars from academia and industry worldwide. In addition, I serve as an Associate Editor for Operations Research and as a member of ACER’s Expert Group on the EU-wide Flexibility Needs Assessment. I am also a Senior Member of both IEEE and INFORMS.

My research focuses on market-oriented, data-driven approaches to the operation of modern power systems with a high share of renewable energy, in coordination with other sectors such as hydrogen, natural gas, and district heating. It lies at the intersection of optimization, game theory, control, and machine learning applied to energy systems.

The overarching goal is to advance market design, grid services, and coordination mechanisms that enhance the efficiency of integrated energy systems. These innovations aim to go beyond current practices, improving system performance and enabling stakeholders to make better-informed business, trading, and operational decisions by leveraging large-scale data.

Background: I was born in Marand, Iran, and received my BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tabriz in 2006, followed by an MSc from Tarbiat Modares University in 2009. I completed my PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Castilla La Mancha in Spain in 2013, under the supervision of Professor Antonio J. Conejo. After my PhD, I held two postdoctoral positions: at Johns Hopkins University from 2013 to 2014, working with Professor Benjamin F. Hobbs, and at DTU from 2015 to 2016, under the mentorship of Professor Pierre Pinson. After my postdoc at DTU, I remained there and progressed through the academic ranks, serving as Assistant Professor from 2016 to 2019, Associate Professor from 2019 to 2024, and currently as a Full Professor. I have also been a visiting scholar at the University of Edinburgh in 2018, the University of Calgary in 2012, and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 2011.

For further details, please check my [ CV ]. You may also read my [ interview ] with TU Delft, where I share insights on the energy transition.

News

March 1, 2026: Congratulations to my great colleague, Lesia, on her promotion to Associate Professor.
February 1, 2026: Welcome to our new PhD student, Asmus W. Eriksen [ DTU | LinkedIn ]. Asmus will work on "cooperative AI for large-scale energy system coordination and exchange" under the supervision of Lesia (DTU), Farzaneh (DTU) and myself.