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). Currently, I lead the "Energy Markets and Analytics" (EMA) section, which includes a team of over 10 researchers. I also serve as the Head of Studies for the MSc program in Sustainable Energy Systems, one of DTU’s flagship programs. In addition, I founded and co-organize the DTU PES (Power and Energy Systems) Summer School, which annually attracts PhD students and scholars from both academia and industry worldwide. Furthermore, I am an Associate Editor for Operations Research.

My research focuses on developing market-oriented, data-driven approaches to the operation of modern power systems with high share of renewable energy, in coordination with other energy sectors such as hydrogen, natural gas, and district heating. My work intersects multiple fields, including optimization, game theory, control, and machine learning applied to energy systems.

The goal of my research is to advance market designs, grid services, and coordination mechanisms that improve the efficiency of integrated energy systems. These innovations aim to surpass current state-of-the-art practices, improving system performance. By leveraging large-scale data, my work will also empower stakeholders to make more informed business, trading, and operational decisions.

Further details can be found in my CV.

News

May 8, 2025: Video recordings of all my lectures for the MSc course "Renewables in Electricity Markets" are now publicly available [ here ].
May 8, 2025: Accepted! Our paper "Betting vs. trading: Learning a linear decision policy for selling wind power and hydrogen" by Yannick Heiser, Farzaneh Pourahmadi, and JK has been accepted for presentation at the 12th Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control Symposium (IREP 2025). See you in Sorrento, Italy this June! [ arXiv | GitHub ]
May 8, 2025: Accepted! Our paper "Day-ahead bidding strategies for wind farm operators under a one-price balancing scheme" by Max Bruninx, Timothy Verstraeten, JK, and Jan Helsen has been accepted for presentation at the ACM e-Energy 2025, The 6th International Workshop on Energy Data and Analytics (EDA). See you in Rotterdam, Netherlands this June! [ arXiv ]
April 9, 2025: Delivered an invited talk on "Data-driven optimization with contextual information for selling wind power and hydrogen" at the NTNU/NHH Winter School 2025 in Kvitfjell, Norway [ slides ].
April 8, 2025: Accepted! Our paper "Learning prosumer behavior in energy communities: Integrating bilevel programming and online learning" by Bennevis Crowley, JK, Lesia Mitridati, and Mahnoosh Alizadeh has been accepted for publication in Applied Energy [ link | arXiv | GitHub ].
April 5, 2025: Accepted! Our paper "Aggregator of electric vehicles bidding in Nordic FCR-D markets: A chance-constrained program" by Gustav Lunde, Emil Damm, Peter A. V. Gade, and JK has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems [ link | arXiv | GitHub | video ].
April 2, 2025: Accepted! Our paper "Contracting strategies for electrolyzers to secure grid connection: The Dutch case" by Thomas Swarts, JK, Wouter van den Akker, Johan Morren, Arjan van Voorden, Han Slootweg has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PowerTech Conference 2025. See you in Kiel, Germany in June! [ arXiv ]
March 24, 2025: Joined the Expert Group on "EU-wide Flexibility Needs Assessment" at the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) [link].
February 10, 2025: Two PhD positions are now open for application at the EMA section:

Smart Grid Optimization: Privacy-Preserving Models for Active Load Coordination [link], Deadline: March 14, 2025
Enhancing Cyber-Physical Resilience in Power Systems [link], Deadline: March 21, 2025