Michael Alexander-Ramos

Michael J Alexander-Ramos

Assoc Professor - Educator (F2)

Associate Professor-Educator

688 Rhodes Hall
2851 Woodside Dr
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
Phone (513) 556-6402
Email michael.alexander-ramos@uc.edu

Professional Summary

Associate Professor-Educator, Mechanical Engineering
August 2023 - Present
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
University of Cincinnati

Education

Ph.D.: University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich., 2011 (Mechanical Engineering)

M.S.: University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich., 2008 (Mechanical Engineering)

B.S.: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio, 2006 (Mechanical Engineering)

Research and Practice Interests

Multidisciplinary design modeling and optimization; decomposition-based system design optimization; combined design and control optimizaton; reliability-based design optimization; robust design optimization; automotive systems design; electric and hybrid-electric vehicle design.

Research Support

Investigators:Alexander-Ramos, Michael 01-01-2023 -12-31-2023 MME Industry 4.0/5.0 Institute Integrated Dynamic System Design in Support of Digital Twin Development Role:PI 39791.00 Hold Level:UC's Internal Funds

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Azad S.;Behtash M.;Houshmand A.;Alexander-Ramos M. (09-15-2019. ) PHEV powertrain co-design with vehicle performance considerations using MDSDO.Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, , 60 (3 ) ,1155-1169 More Information

Azad S.;Alexander-Ramos M.J. (01-01-2018. ) Robust MDSDO for co-design of stochastic dynamic systems.Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, , 2A-2018 , More Information

Behtash M.;Alexander-Ramos M. (01-01-2018. ) Decomposition-based MDSDO for co-design of large-scale dynamic systems.Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, , 2A-2018 , More Information

Azad, S; Alexander-Ramos, M.J. (11-11-2019. ) Reliability-based MDSDO for Co-Design of Stochastic Dynamic Systems.Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, , More Information

Azad, S; Alexander-Ramos, M.J. (01-01-2020. ) Robust MDSDO for Co-Design of Stochastic Dynamic Systems.Journal of Mechanical Design, , 142 (1 ) ,011403 More Information

Behtash, M.; Alexander-Ramos, M.J. (06-01-2020. ) A Decomposition-Based Optimization Algorithm for Combined Plant and Control Design of Interconnected Dynamic Systems.Journal of Mechanical Design, , 142 (6 ) ,061703 More Information

Nakka, S.; Alexander-Ramos, M.J. (01-01-2021. ) A Simultaneous Combined Optimal Design and Control Formulation for Aircraft Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems.Journal of Aircraft, , 58 (1 ) ,53-62 More Information

Azad, S; Alexander-Ramos, M.J. (02-01-2021. ) A Single-loop Reliability-based MDSDO Formulation for Combined Design and Control Optimization of Stochastic Dynamic Systems.Journal of Mechanical Design, , 143 (2 ) ,021703 More Information

Azad, S; Alexander-Ramos, M.J. (05-01-2021. ) Robust Combined Design and Control Optimization of Hybrid-Electric Vehicles Using MDSDO.IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, , 70 (5 ) ,4139-4152 More Information

Behtash, M.; Alexander-Ramos, M.J. (05-01-2022. ) A Reliability-Based Formulation for Simulation-Based Control Co-design Using Generalized Polynomial Chaos Expansion.Journal of Mechanical Design, , 144 (5 ) ,051705 More Information

Keywords

Multidisciplinary modeling and design optimization; decomposition-based system design optimization; combined design and control optimization; dynamic systems modeling and design; reduced-order dynamic systems modeling for design; surrogate modeling/metamodeling for design optimization; electric/hybrid-electric vehicle design; fuel cell electric vehicle design; automotive systems design; engineering design under aesthetic, business, and/or governmental policy considerations.

Contact Information

Academic - 688 Rhodes Hall
2851 Woodside Dr
CincinnatiĀ  Ohio, 45221
Phone: (513) 556-6402
michael.alexander-ramos@uc.edu