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Curriculum Vitae 

Alexander Mitsos, Ph.D. 

Department of Mechanical Engineering 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

MIT 3-158 

77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 

http://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/index.html?id=365 

mitsos@mit.edu amitsos@alum.mit.edu 

EDUCATION MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 09/2001-06/2006 

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering 

• Core subjects: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (10.40), Analysis of Transport Phenom- 

ena (10.50), Numerical Methods (10.34), Systems Engineering (10.551) 

• Minor in Optimization: Analysis (18.100B), Linear Programming (6.251J), Nonlinear Program- 

ming (6.252J), (Global and Mixed-Integer Optimization, 10.557) 

• Electives in energy and the applications of technology 

• Thesis in Process Systems Engineering: Man-Portable Power Generation Devices: Product De- 

sign and Supporting Algorithms 

KARLSRUHE UNIVERSITY, KARLSRUHE, GERMANY; 10/1994-03/1999 

• Diploma in Chemical Engineering; 03/1999 

• Pre-diploma in Chemical Engineering; 09/1996 

GERMAN SCHOOL OF ATHENS, ATHENS, GREECE, 09/1988-06/1994 

• Greek Certificate of Graduation 

• German Certificate of Graduation 

CV, Alexander Mitsos 1 of 20 January 5, 2012

ACADEMIC 

RESEARCH 

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA: Department of Mechanical 

Engineering 

• Assistant Professor (tenure-track); 01/2009-present 

Optimization of Energy Systems. Projects include concentrated solar power (CSP), seawater de- 

salination, oxy-combustion of coal, oxy-combustion of natural gas, bilevel and semi-infinite opti- 

mization, phosphoproteomics 

• Visiting Scientist (part-time); 09/2008-12/2008 

RWTH AACHEN, AACHEN, GERMANY: Aachen Institute for advanced study in Computational 

Engineering Science (AICES) 

• Junior Research Group Leader (tenure-track); 01/2008-12/2008 

Performed independent research in energy systems and mathematical programming 

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA: Department of Chemical En- 

gineering 

• Research Affiliate (part-time); Energy Systems, supervisor: Paul I. Barton; 07/2006-12/2007 

Developed a Lagrangian duality framework in thermodynamics. Devised and implemented algo- 

rithms for semi-infinite programs with nonconvex lower-level problems. 

• Research Assistant (full-time); Micropower Generation, supervisor: Paul I. Barton; 02/2002- 

06/2006 

Modeled man-portable fuel cell systems and developed a methodology for optimal design and op- 

eration. Devised and implemented algorithms for (i) parametric mixed-integer optimization, and 

(ii) for the global solution of bilevel programs with nonconvex lower-level problems. Supervised 

undergraduate students Michael M. Hencke and Ruth Misener in research projects during their 

sophomore year. 

KARLSRUHE UNIVERSITY, KARLSRUHE, GERMANY 

• Undergraduate Researcher (full-time); Aerosol Deposition; supervisors: Arne Manthey and Karl- 

heinz Schaber; 09/1998-03/1999 

Measured aerosol concentration profiles in an air-steam condenser using a three wavelength ex- 

tinction technique. Developed fluid dynamic models in FORTRAN and FiDAP. Developed models 

for the deposition of aerosol particles. 

• Undergraduate Researcher (part-time); Rheology; supervisors: Sigrun Stein and Hans Buggisch; 

10-12/1997 

Modeled the rising velocity of pulsating air bubbles in incompressible Bingham Media. 


PROFESSIONAL 

DEVELOP- 

MENT 

RES GROUP / NUMERICA TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA 

Software and Technical Consulting 

• Consultant (part-time); supervisor: Taeshin Park; 01/2008-12/2008 

• Senior Engineer (full-time); supervisor: Glen H. Ko; 09/2006-12/2007 

Modeled chemical, energy and biological systems. Developed and implemented numerical algorithms 

for kinetic model reduction, equilibrium analysis and global optimization. Performed project man- 

agement and quality assurance. Developed and conducted training on numerical methods and exhaust 

gas-after-treatment. 

BABCOCK BORSIG POWER ENVIRONMENT GMBH GUMMERSBACH, ATHENS, GREECE 

• Consulting Engineer; Desulphurization; supervisor: Michael Mitsos; 03-06/2001 

Translated and edited legal and technical documents in English, German and Greek. Work resulted 

in a successful legal claim for the construction of the desulphurization unit of Megalopolis IV coal 

power plant. 

HELLENIC ARMY, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, GREECE 

• Private, Chemical Engineer; Supply&Transport and Army Aviation; 07/1999-01/2001 

Participated in basic and advanced military training. Organized assignment of daily duties for 120 pri- 

vates. Coordinated shipping & receiving. Performed accounting and inventory control of petrochem- 

icals. Operated emission spectrometer for the detection of wear in helicopters by lubricant analysis 

(SOAP). 

KONSTAS ENGINEERING LTD, ATHENS, GREECE 

• Consulting Engineer; Infectious healthcare waste management; supervisor: Stefanos Konstas; 04- 

06/1999 

Conducted literature review, performed preliminary process design and authored report to the Hellenic 

Ministry for Environment and Public Works. 

GREEK CHEMICAL SOCIETY, ATHENS, GREECE; 03/1999 

• Participated in “Train the trainer” seminar on Environmental Auditing (EMAS and ISO 14000). 

MAN-GHH, OBERHAUSEN A.D. RUHR, GERMANY; 06-08/1994 

• Intern in metal processing techniques. 


MAJOR 

TEACHING 

ACTIVITIES 

GUEST 

LECTURES 

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA: Department of Mechanical 

Engineering 

• Main Instructor: 2.005 Thermal-Fluids Engineering I (Core undergraduate class); co-instructors: 

Sarit K. Das and Kripa K. Varanasi; 09-12/2011 

Held lectures and office hours. Developed lecture notes, problem sets, projects and exam ques- 

tions. Updated curriculum and organized class. 

• Main Instructor: 2.60/2.62 Fundamentals of Advanced Energy Conversion (Graduate & under- 

graduate class); 02-05/2011 

Held lectures and office hours. Developed lecture notes, problem sets, projects and exam ques- 

tions. Supervised and graded projects, graded exams. Organized class and guest lectures. 

• Instructor: 2.005 Thermal-Fluids Engineering I (Core undergraduate class); co-instructors: Pierre 

Lermusiaux and Jacopo Buongiorno; 02-05/2010 

Held recitations and office hours. Developed problem sets and exam questions. Graded exams. 

• Instructor: 2.006 Thermal-Fluids Engineering II (Core undergraduate class); co-instructor: An- 

nette (Peko) Hosoi; 09-12/2009 


• Instructor: 2.005 Thermal-Fluids Engineering I (Core undergraduate class); co-instructors: Eve- 

lyn N. Wang and Pierre Lermusiaux; 02-05/2009 


RWTH AACHEN, AACHEN, GERMANY 

• Instructor: Man Portable Power Generation: System Design (Graduate seminar); 02-04/2008 

Developed and delivered a series of lectures for doctoral students. 

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA: Department of Chemical En- 

gineering 

• Course Developer: 10.492 Micropower Generation (Senior design elective); instructor: Paul I. Bar- 

ton; 02-08/2008 

Developed a new subject ( 1 /2 semester) on micropower generation. 

• Instructor: Systems Engineering, MIT Singapore Alliance (Graduate class); co-instructors: Rudiyanto Gu- 

nawan and Robert Fischer; 07-08/2007 

Participated in curriculum development. Developed and delivered six lectures on dynamic mod- 

eling, simulation and model calibration. Developed problem sets and exam questions. Graded 

homework and exams. 


TEACHING 

ASSIS- 

TANTSHIP 

RWTH AACHEN, AACHEN, GERMANY; invited by: Marek Behr; 07/2009 

Embedded Optimization Problems Seminar in EU Regional School 

Developed and delivered a lecture on (Generalized) Semi-Infinite Programs and Bilevel Programs 

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA 

• 2.500 Desalination (Senior undergraduate/ graduate class); invited by: John H. Lienhard V; 05/2009 

Developed and delivered a lecture on combined power generation and desalination by solar ther- 

mal energy. 

• 10.557 Global and Mixed-Integer Optimization (Advanced graduate class); invited by: Paul I. Bar- 

ton; 05/2008 

Developed and delivered two lectures on bilevel algorithms and relaxation of algorithms. 

• 10.551 Systems Engineering (Graduate class); invited by: George Stephanopoulos; 04/2007 

Developed and delivered one lecture on dynamic modeling. 

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA 

• Volunteer teaching assistant: 10.557 Global and Mixed-Integer Optimization (Advanced graduate 

class); instructor Paul I. Barton; 02-05/2005 

Developed new problem sets. Performed literature research. Solved and graded problem sets. 

• Teaching assistant: 10.490 Integrated Chemical Engineering (Batch Process Design senior class); 

instructors: Paul I. Barton and Michael Mohr; 09-12/2003 

Wrote software manual. Held office hours and software tutorials. Graded homework and projects. 

KARLSRUHE UNIVERSITY, KARLSRUHE, GERMANY 

• Tutor: Mechanics (freshman course); Hans Buggisch; 10/1995-07/1996 

• Tutor: Mathematics (freshman course); Erich Martensen; 09/1996-07/1997 

• Tutor: Thermal separations (junior course); Dieter Steiner; 03-07/1998 

Held recitations and graded problem sets. 


AWARDS Best Poster First Prize, Planet xMAP; 09/2011 

PROFESSIONAL 

MEMBER- 

SHIPS 

PROFESSIONAL 

SERVICE 

Rockwell International Career Development Professor; 07/2010 

Best practice award Research & Discovery, bioIT world; 04/2010 

Presentation award, Annual Meeting, Alliance for Global Sustainability; 03/2005 

Graduate dorm event of the year 2004, Student Life Programs, MIT; 05/2004 

Martin Fellow for Sustainable Development; 2003-2004 

Dechema-Foundation Award for “Short and Efficient Studies”; 05/2000 

Chemical Engineering Department, Karlsruhe University, Award for Excellent Studies “Emil-Kirschbaum- 

Award”; 11/1999 

Greek Wilhelm-Dörpfeld Foundation Award for Excellent Certificate of Graduation; 06/1994 

Awards by the Alumni-Club and by the Teacher Council for the Participation in the Environmental Group 

of the High School; 06/1994 

Laudation by the Hellenic Ministry of Education for Environmental Acting; 03/1993 

Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; 10/2010 

Member, INFORMS; 02/2009 

Member, Mathematical Optimization Society (MOS); 05/2010 

Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers; 10/2002 

Certified Chemical Engineer, Technical Chamber of Greece; 03/2001 

Member, DECHEMA Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Germany; 06/2000 

Editorial Board, Journal of Global Optimization; 01/2012-present 

Evaluation and Hiring Committee, Cyprus Institute; 01/2011 

Independent Activity Period Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering, MIT; 09/2010-present 

Webmaster Search Committee, Mechanical Engineering, MIT; 07-09/2009 

Admissions Committee, Mechanical Engineering, MIT; 10/2008-present 

Hiring Committee, Cyprus Institute; 11-12/2008 

Search Committee, AICES, RWTH Aachen; 09-12/2008 

Student Member, Long Range Planning Committee, Chemical Engineering, MIT; 02-04/2005 

SKILLS Languages: native speaker of Greek and German, proficient in English, very good in French 

Numerical/symbolic mathematics: C/C++, Perl, Maple, FORTRAN 77, MATLAB, MPI 

Operating Systems: LINUX/UNIX, MS Windows 

Editing and publishing: LATEX, MS Office, HTML 

Applications: Simulation (ABACUSS II, JACOBIAN, ASPEN, DAEPACK), optimization (GAMS, 


EXTRA 

CURRICU- 

LAR 

ACTIVITIES 

SUPERVISING 

ACTIVITY 

CPLEX), Computational Fluid Dynamics (COMSOL, FiDAP, KIVA), Analysis of Kinetic Mechanisms 

(OCP) 

President and Couple Resource Coordinator, Westgate Community Association, MIT; 2003-2005 

Treasurer and Officer, Hellenic Students’ Association, MIT; 2002-2004 

Co-captain Westgate intramural ultimate frisbee team; 2004-2006 

Student representative, Department of Chemical Engineering in Karlsruhe, Germany; 1997-1999 

Member of the long-distance rowing team, Karlsruhe University, German; 1995-1998 

Leading role in the environmental group, German School of Athens, Greece; 1991-1994 

Middle distance runner, track-and-field team, German School of Athens, Greece; 1992-1994 

Past Postdoctoral Associates 

• Supervised Amin Ghobeity 01/2009-12/2010 

Current Postdoctoral Associates 

• Supervising Jun Fu since 01/2011 

• Supervising Handi Ghasemi since 11/2011 

Current Doctoral Students 

• Supervising Hussam Zebian since 04/2011 

Past Master’s Theses 

• Supervised Nicholas D. Mancini 09/2009-04/2011 

• Supervised Hussam Zebian 09/2009-04/2011 

• Supervised Corey J. Noone 09/2009-08/2011 

• Supervised Christopher M. Williams 09/2009-08/2011 

Current Master’s Students 

• Supervising Abhishek Bajpayee since 09/2011 

• Supervising Tawfiq H Dahdah since 09/2011 

• Supervising Surekha Gunasekaran since 09/2011 

• Supervising Enrique Lizarraga since 09/2010 

• Supervising Elysia J. Sheu since 09/2010 

• Supervising Daniel Williams since 09/2010 

• Supervising Gina M. Zak since 09/2010 

Past Bachelor’s Theses 


READER/CO- 

SUPERVISOR 

ARTICLES 

IN PEER- 

REVIEWED 

JOURNALS 

• Supervised Adrian Dobson since 03-05/2011 

Current Bachelor’s Theses 

• Supervising Ragheb El Khaja since 07/2011 

Past Undergraduate Researchers 

• Supervised UROP student Alex Pak: UROP student 09/2009-05/2010 

• Supervised UROP student Latifah H. Hamzah: UROP student 09/2009-04/2010 

• Supervised visiting student Vincent Weistroffer 09/2009-01/2010 (from Ecole des Mines, Paris- 

Tech) 

• Supervised visiting student Callum James Corbett 03-04/2009 (from RWTH Aachen) 

• Supervised UROP student Ruth Misener, 2005. 

• Supervised UROP student Michael M. Hencke, 2004. 

Completed Doctoral Theses 

• Barbara Botros (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. John Brisson), 08/2011 

• Stacy Figueredo (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. Alex Slocum), 05/2011 

• Danny Codd (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. Alex Slocum), 05/2011 

• Mayank Kumar (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. Ahmed F. Ghoniem), 06/2011 

Doctoral Theses in Progress 

• Anurag Bajpayee (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. Gang Chen) 

• Lei Chen (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. Ahmed F. Ghoniem) 

• Prakash N. Govindan (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. John H. Lienhard V.) 

• James J. Hong (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. Ahmed F. Ghoniem) 

• Karan H. Mistry (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. John H. Lienhard V.) 

• Edward K. Summers (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. John H. Lienhard V.) 

• Matthew D. Stuber (Chemical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Prof. Paul I. Barton) 

Completed Bachelor’s Theses 

• John Boghossian (Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Advisor: Randall Field), 02/2011 

34. Hussam Zebian, Marco Gazzino, and Alexander Mitsos. Multi-Variable Optimization of Pressurized 

Oxy-Coal Combustion. In Press: Energy (EGY). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.12.043. December 

29, 2011. 

33. Corey J. Noone, Manuel Torrilhon, and Alexander Mitsos. Heliostat Field Optimization: A 

New Computationally Efficient Model and Biomimetic Layout. In Press: Solar Energy. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2011.12.007. December 09, 2011. 


32. Nicholas D. Mancini and Alexander Mitsos. Conceptual Design and Analysis of ITM 

Oxy-combustion Power Cycles. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13:21351–21361. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C1CP23027A. 2011. 

31. Ioannis N. Melas (equal contributor), Alexander Mitsos (equal contributor), Dimitris E. Messinis, 

Thomas Weiss, and Leonidas G. Alexopoulos. Combined Logical and Data-Driven Models 

for Linking Signaling Pathways to Cellular Response. BMC Systems Biology, 5:107. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-0509-5-107. 2011. 

30. Amin Ghobeity, Corey J. Noone, Costas N. Papanicolas, and Alexander Mitsos. Optimal Time-Invariant 

Operation of a Power and Water Cogeneration Solar-Thermal Plant. Solar Energy, 85(9):2295–2320. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2011.06.023. 2011. 

29. Nicholas D. Mancini and Alexander Mitsos. Ion Transport Membranes for Oxy-combustion 

Power Cycle Applications: I Intermediate Fidelity Modeling. Energy, 36(8):4701–4720. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.05.023. 2011. 

28. Nicholas D. Mancini and Alexander Mitsos. Ion Transport Membranes for Oxy-combustion 

Power Cycle Applications: II Analysis & Comparison of Alternatives. Energy, 36(8):4721–4739. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.05.024. 2011. 

27. Alexander H. Slocum, Daniel S. Codd, Jacopo Buongiorno, Charles Forsberg, Tom McKrell, Jean- 

Christophe Nave, Costas N. Papanicolas, Amin Ghobeity, Corey J. Noone, Stefano Passerini, Folkers 

Rojas, and Alexander Mitsos. Concentrated Solar Power on Demand. Solar Energy, 85(7):1519–1529. 


26. Corey J. Noone, Amin Ghobeity, Alexander H. Slocum, George Tzamtzis, and Alexander Mitsos. 

Site Selection for Hillside Central Receiver Solar Thermal Plants. Solar Energy, 85(5):839–848. 


25. Agustín Bompadre and Alexander Mitsos. Convergence Rate of McCormick Relaxations. Journal of 

Global Optimization, 52(1):1–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-011-9685-2. 2012. 

24. Karan H. Mistry, Alexander Mitsos, and John H. Lienhard V. Optimal operating conditions and configurations 

for humidification-dehumidification desalination cycles. International Journal of Thermal 

Sciences, 50:779–789. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2010.12.013. 2011. 

23. Mohammed A. Habib, Hasan M. Badr, Samer F. Ahmed, Rached Ben-Mansour, Susumu Imashuku, 

Gerardo J. la O, Yang Shao-Horn, Nicholas D. Mancini, Alexander Mitsos, Patrick Kirchen, and 

Ahmed F. Ghoneim. A Review of Recent Developments in Carbon Capture Utilizing Oxy-fuel Combustion 

in Conventional and Ion Transport Membrane Systems. International Journal of Energy Research, 

35(9):741–764. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.1798. 2011. 

22. Alexander Mitsos. Global Optimization of Semi-Infinite Programs via Restriction of the Right Hand 

Side. Optimization, 60(10-11):1291–1308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02331934.2010.527970. 2011. 

21. Alexander Mitsos. Global Solution of Nonlinear Mixed-Integer Bilevel Programs. Journal of Global 

Optimization, 47(4):557–582. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-009-9479-y. 2010. 


20. Amin Ghobeity and Alexander Mitsos. Optimal Time-Dependent Operation of Seawater Reverse Osmosis. 

Desalination, 263(1-3):76–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2010.06.041. 2010. 

19. Benoît Chachuat, Alexander Mitsos, and Paul I. Barton. Optimal Design and Transient Operation of 

Micro Power Generation Employing Fuel Cells. Optimal Control Applications and Methods, 31(5):471– 

495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oca.949. 2010. 

18. Alexander Mitsos, Ioannis N. Melas, Paraskevas Siminelakis, Aikaterini D. Chairakaki, Julio Saez- 

Rodriguez, and Leonidas G. Alexopoulos. Identifying Drug Effects via Pathway Alterations using an 

Integer Linear Programming Optimization Formulation on Phosphoproteomic Data. PLOS Computational 

Biology, 5(12):e1000591. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000591. 2009. 

17. George M. Bollas, Paul I. Barton, and Alexander Mitsos. Bilevel Optimization Formulation for Parameter 

Estimation in Vapor-Liquid(-Liquid) Phase Equilibrium Problems. Chemical Engineering Science, 

64(8):1768–1783. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2009.01.003. 2009. 

16. Alexander Mitsos, Benoît Chachuat, and Paul I. Barton. McCormick-Based Relaxations of Algorithms. 

SIAM Journal on Optimization, 20(2):573–601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1137/080717341. 2009. 

15. Alexander Mitsos. Design Course for Micropower Generation Devices. Chemical Engineering Education, 

43(3):201–206. 2009. 

14. Alexander Mitsos, Benoît Chachuat, and Paul I. Barton. Towards Global Bilevel Dynamic Optimization. 

Journal of Global Optimization, 45(1):63–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-008-9395-6. 2009. 

13. Alexander Mitsos, George M. Bollas, and Paul I. Barton. Bilevel Optimization Formulation for Parameter 

Estimation in Liquid-Liquid Phase Equilibrium Problems. Chemical Engineering Science, 

64(3):548–559. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2008.09.034. 2009. 

12. Wonjun Cho, Taekyong Song, Alexander Mitsos, J. Thomas McKinnon, Glen H. Ko, John E. Tolsma, 

Douglas Denholm, and Taeshin Park. Optimal design and operation of a natural gas tri-reforming reactor 

for DME synthesis. Catalysis Today, 139:261–267. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2008.04.051. 

2009. 

11. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton. Parametric Mixed 0-1 Linear Programming: The General 

Case for a Single Parameter. European Journal of Operational Research, 194(3):663–686. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2008.01.007. 2009. 

10. Alexander Mitsos, Geoffrey M. Oxberry, Paul I. Barton, and William H. Green. Optimal Automatic 

Reaction and Species Elimination in Kinetic Mechanisms. Combustion & Flame, 155(1-2):118–132. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2008.03.004. 2008. 

9. Alexander Mitsos, Panayiotis Lemonidis, and Paul I. Barton. Global Solution of Bilevel Programs 

with a Nonconvex Inner Program. Journal of Global Optimization, 42(4):475–513. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-007-9260-z. 2008. 

8. Mehmet Yunt, Benoît Chachuat, Alexander Mitsos, and Paul I. Barton. Designing Man-Portable 

Power Generation Systems for Varying Power Demand. AIChE Journal, 54(5):1254 – 1269. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.11442. 2008. 


BOOKS AND 

CHAPTERS 

IN BOOKS 

REFEREED 

CONFER- 

ENCE 

PROCEED- 

INGS 

7. Alexander Mitsos, Panayiotis Lemonidis, Cha Kun Lee, and Paul I. Barton. Relaxation- 

Based Bounds for Semi-Infinite Programs. SIAM Journal on Optimization, 19(1):77–113. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1137/060674685. 2008. 

6. Alexander Mitsos, Benoît Chachuat, and Paul I. Barton. Methodology for the Design of Man- 

Portable Power Generation Devices. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 46(22):7164– 

7176. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie070586z. 2007. 

5. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton. A Dual Extremum Principle in Thermodynamics. AIChE Journal, 

53(8):2131–2147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.11230. 2007. 

4. Alexander Mitsos, Benoît Chachuat, and Paul I. Barton. What is the Design Objective for Portable 

Power Generation: Efficiency or Energy Density? Journal of Power Sources, 164(2):678–687. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.10.088. 2007. 

3. Alexander Mitsos, Michael M. Hencke, and Paul I. Barton. Product Engineering for 

Man-portable Power Generation Based on Fuel Cells. AIChE Journal, 51(8):2199–2219. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.10456. 2005. 

2. Benoît Chachuat, Alexander Mitsos, and Paul I. Barton. Optimal Design and Steady-State Operation 

of Micro Power Generation Employing Fuel Cells. Chemical Engineering Science, 60(16):4535–4556. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2005.02.053. 2005. 

1. Alexander Mitsos, Ignasi Palou-Rivera, and Paul I. Barton. Alternatives for Micropower 

Generation Processes. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 43(1):74–84. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie0304917. 2004. 

3. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton (Editors). Microfabricated Power Generation Devices: Design and 

Technology. Wiley-VCH. January 2009. 

2. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton. Microfabricated Power Generation Devices: Design and Technology, 

chapter Introduction. Wiley-VCH. January 2009. 

1. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton. Microfabricated Power Generation Devices: Design and Technology, 

chapter Selection of Alternatives and Process Design. Wiley-VCH. January 2009. 

8. Karan H. Mistry, G. Prakash Narayan, Alexander Mitsos, and John H. Lienhard V. Optimization of 

multi-pressure humidification-dehumidification desalination using thermal vapor compression and hybridization. 

In Proceedings of the 21 st National & 10 th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference. 

Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer and American Society for Mechanical Engineers, IIT 

Madras, India. December 27–30, 2011. 

7. Amin Ghobeity, Enrique Lizarraga-Garcia, and Alexander Mitsos. Optimal Design and Operation of a 

Volumetric Solar-Thermal Energy Receiver and Storage. ECOS 2011, The 24th International Conference 

on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Novi Sad, 

Serbia. July 4-7, 2011. 


6. Ioannis N. Melas, Aikaterini D. Chairakaki, Alexander Mitsos, Zoe Dailiana, Christopher Provatides, 

and Leonidas G. Alexopoulos. Modeling signaling pathways in articular cartilage. 33rd Annual International 

Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference Management System 

(EMBC’11), Boston, MA. August 30-03 September 2011. 

5. Amin Ghobeity and Alexander Mitsos. Optimal Operation of a Concentrated Solar Thermal Cogeneration 

Plant. In E. N. Pistikopoulos, M. C. Georgiadis, and A. C. Kokossis (Editors), Computer Aided 

Chemical Engineering Volume 29: 21st European Symposium on Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 

(ESCAPE 21), pages 1974–1978. Chalkidiki, Greece. 2011. 

4. Leonidas G. Alexopoulos, Ioannis N. Melas, Aikaterini D. Chairakaki, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, and 

Alexander Mitsos. Construction of pathways and identification of drug effects in liver cancer cells via an 

Integer Linear Programming (ILP) formulation. 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering 

in Medicine and Biology Conference Management System (EMBC), Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

01-04 September 2010. 

3. Alexander Mitsos, George M. Bollas, and Paul I. Barton. Model and Parameter Identification in Phase 

Equilibria. In J. Jezowksi and J. Thullie (Editors), 19th European Symposium on Computer Aided Chemical 

Engineering, pages 597–601. Elsevier, ESCAPE 19, Cracow, Poland, 14th June–17th June. 2009. 

2. Paul I. Barton, Alexander Mitsos, and Benoît Chachuat. Optimal Start-up of Micro Power Generation 

Processes. In C. Puigjaner and A. Espuña (Editors), Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, volume 

20B, pages 1093–1098. Elsevier, ESCAPE 15, Barcelona, Spain, 29th May–1st June. 2005. 

1. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton. Optimal Design and Operation of Fuel Cell Systems for Micro- 

Power Generation. In C. A. Floudas and R. Agrawal (Editors), Sixth International Conference on Foundations 

of Computer-Aided Process Design. Princeton, New Jersey, 11-16th July. 2004. 

PATENTS 3. Alexander Mitsos, Corey J. Noone, and Manuel Torrilhon. Heliostat Field Optimization. Provisional 

Patent Application APN: 61/557540. November 9, 2011. 

PLENARY 

TALKS 

2. Hussam Zebian and Alexander Mitsos. A Double Pinch Criterion for Optimization of Regenerative 

Rankine Cycles: Powerplant Operation and Simulation/Optimization Software Modeling Strategies. U.S. 

Application No.: 61/488371. May 20,2011. 

1. Alexander Mitsos and Leonidas G. Alexopoulos. Identification of Drug Effects on Signaling Pathways. 

Provisional Patent Application APN: 61/246,101, US Patent Application No. 12/952,735, Publication 

No: US-2011-0153302-A1. November 24, 2009. 

1. Amin Ghobeity and Alexander Mitsos. Optimal Use of Solar Thermal Energy for Combined Power 

Generation and Water Desalination (Plenary Talk, Paper #174). Conference on the Promotion of Distributed 

Renewable Energy Sources in the Mediterranean Region (DISTRES), Nicosia , Cyprus. 11-12 

December 2009. 


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8. Ioannis N. Melas, Aikaterini D. Chairakaki, Alexander Mitsos, Zoe Dailiana, Christopher Provatides, 

and Leonidas G. Alexopoulos. Modeling signaling pathways in articular cartilage. 33rd Annual International 

Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference Management System 

(EMBC’11), Boston, MA. August 30-03 September 2011. 

7. Corey J. Noone and Alexander Mitsos. Heliostat Layout Optimization via Automatic Differentiation: 

Adjoints and Convex Relaxations. SIAM Computational Science and Engineering Conference, Reno, 

NV. 28 February–04 March 2011. 

6. Agustín Bompadre and Alexander Mitsos. Convergence Rate of McCormick Relaxations. INFORMS, 

Austin, TX. 07–10 November 2010. 

5. Alexander Mitsos. Global Solution of Bilevel Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programs. INFORMS, San 

Diego, CA. 11–14 October 2009. 

4. Alexander Mitsos. Global Optimization of Nonlinear Programs with Partial Differential Equations Embedded. 

International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Chicago, IL. 23–29 August 2009. 

3. Alexander Mitsos. Right-Hand Side Restriction for the Deterministic Global Optimization of Semi- 

Infinite Programs. EURO XXIII. 05th July–08th July 2009. 

2. Alexander Mitsos, George M. Bollas, and Paul I. Barton. Parameter Estimation for Phase Equilibrium 

Models. SIAM Computational Science and Engineering Conference, Miami, FL. 02–06 March 2009. 

1. Paul I. Barton and Alexander Mitsos. Solving Bilevel Programs with a Nonconvex Inner Program. Second 

Mathematical Programming Society International Conference on Continuous Optimization ICCOPT 

II & MOPTA-07, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 13th–16th August 2007. 

43. Nicholas D. Mancini and Alexander Mitsos. Systems-Level Design of Ion Transport Membrane 

Oxy-combustion Power Plants. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. 

November 11-17, 2011. 

42. Hussam Zebian and Alexander Mitsos. Computer-Aided Design of Pressurized Oxy-Coal Combustion. 

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. November 11-17, 2011. 

41. Amin Ghobeity and Alexander Mitsos. Optimization of a Volumetric Solar Energy Receiver. ASME 

International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. November 11-17, 2011. 

40. Hussam Zebian, Nicholas D. Mancini, and Alexander Mitsos. Optimal Design of Oxy-Fuel Combustion 

for Carbon Capture and Sequestration. AIChE Annual Meeting 2011, Minneapolis, MN. October 16- 

21, 2011. 

39. Amin Ghobeity, Corey J. Noone, Enrique Lizarraga-Garcia, and Alexander Mitsos. Design and Optimization 

of Solar Thermal Systems. AIChE Annual Meeting 2011, Minneapolis, MN. October 16-21, 

2011. 

38. Agustín Bompadre and Alexander Mitsos. Convergence Rate of Convex Relaxations. AIChE Annual 

Meeting 2011, Minneapolis, MN. October 16-21, 2011. 


37. Dimitris E. Messinis, Ioannis N. Melas, Alexander Mitsos, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, and Leonidas G. 

Alexopoulos. Construction of Large Signaling Pathways from Phosphoproteomic Data. 9th Planet 

xMAP, Vienna, Austria. 28-29 September 2011. 

36. Leonidas G. Alexopoulos, Ioannis N. Melas, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, Thomas S. Weiss, Dimitris Messinis, 

and Alexander Mitsos. Construction of large signaling pathways from phopshoproteomic data. 

The 12th International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB 2011), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany. 

August 28 - September 1 2011. 

35. Agustín Bompadre and Alexander Mitsos. Convergence Rate of Convex Relaxations. Second World 

Congress on Global Optimization in Engineering & Science (WCGO-2011), Chania, Greece. July 3-7, 

2011. 

34. Amin Ghobeity, Corey Noone, and Alexander Mitsos. Optimal time-dependent operation of a cogeneration 

solar-thermal plant. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. 

November 12-18, 2010. 

33. Alexander Mitsos. Deterministic Global Optimization of Semi-Infinite Programs. AIChE Annual Meeting 

2010. November 7-12, 2010. 

32. Amin Ghobeity and Alexander Mitsos. Optimization of a Solar-Thermal Cogeneration Plant. AIChE 

Annual Meeting 2010. November 7-12, 2010. 

31. Vincent Weistroffer and Alexander Mitsos. Relaxation-based bounds for GSIPs. Parametric Optimization 

and Related Topics X (Paraopt), Karlsruhe, Germany. September 20-24, 2010. 

30. Leonidas G. Alexopoulos, Alexander Mitsos, and Ioannis N. Melas. Extending Logical Models of 

Signaling Pathways to Predict Cytokine Release. ICSB 2010 Congress, Edinburgh, UK. 10-15 October 

2010. 

29. Alexander Mitsos, Ioannis N. Melas, Paraskevas Siminelakis, Aikaterini D. Chairakaki, Julio Saez- 

Rodriguez, and Leonidas G. Alexopoulos. Identifying Drug Effects via Pathway Alterations using an 

Integer Linear Programming Optimization Formulation on Phosphoproteomic Data. RECOMB 2009, 

Boston, MA. 02-06 December 2009. 

28. Alexander Mitsos. Deterministic Global Optimization of Semi-Infinite Programs. INFORMS, San 

Diego, CA. 11–14 October 2009. 

27. Geoffrey M. Oxberry, Alexander Mitsos, Paul I. Barton, and William H. Green Jr. Range-Constrained 

Simultaneous Reaction and Species Elimination in Kinetic Mechanism. AIChE Annual Meeting, 

Nashville, TN. 8–13 November 2009. 

26. Geoffrey M. Oxberry, Alexander Mitsos, Paul I. Barton, and William H. Green. Range-Constrained 

Simultaneous Reaction and Species Elimination in Kinetic Mechanisms. 2nd International Workshop 

on Model Reduction in Reacting Flow, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. March 30 - April 

2 2009. 

25. Leonidas G. Alexopoulos, Ioannis Melas, Aikaterini Chairakaki, Paraskevas P. Siminelakis, Julio Saez- 

Rodriguez, Steffen Klamt, and Alexander Mitsos. Systems Biology for Drug Targeting, Efficacy, and 

Safety. International Biotechnology Forum 2009, Athens, Greece. 05th May–09th May, 2009. 


24. Alexander Mitsos. Global Solution of Bilevel Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programs. AIChE Annual 

Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. 16–21 November 2008. 

23. Alexander Mitsos, Benoît Chachuat, and Paul I. Barton. Global Optimization of Algorithms. AIChE 

Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. 16–21 November 2008. 

22. George M. Bollas, Alexander Mitsos, and Paul I. Barton. What is the Number of Phases Predicted by 

Local Composition Models? Accurate Models Used in Inappropriate Ways. AIChE Annual Meeting, 

Philadelphia, PA. 16–21 November 2008. 

21. Alexander Mitsos, George M. Bollas, and Paul I. Barton. Parameter Estimation for Phase Equilibrium 

Problems via Bilevel Programs. AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. 16–21 November 2008. 

20. Alexander Mitsos, George M. Bollas, Benoît Chachuat, Panayiotis Lemonidis, and Paul I. Barton. A 

Bilevel Framework for Process Design & Operation. AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. 16–21 

November 2008. 

19. Alexander Mitsos. Design Course for Micropower Generation Devices. AIChE Annual Meeting, 

Philadelphia, PA. 16–21 November 2008. 

18. Alexander Mitsos, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, Paraskevas P. Siminelakis, and Leonidas G. Alexopoulos. 

Phosphoproteomic-Derived Pathway Maps using Integer Linear Programming (ILP). RECOMB 2008, 

Boston, MA. 29th October–02nd November 2008. 

17. Paul I. Barton, Benoît Chachuat, Alexander Mitsos, Ajay Selot, and Mehmet Yunt. Global Optimization 

of Algorithms Applied to Short-term Natural Gas Production Planning. INFORMS 2008, Washington 

D.C. 12th–15th October 2008. 

16. Panayiotis Lemonidis, Alexander Mitsos, and Paul I. Barton. Constructing Rigorous Bounds for Nonconvex 

Semi-Infinite Programs. The 7th International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and 

Applications (ICOTA7), Kobe, Japan. 12th–15th December, 2007. 

15. Alexander Mitsos, Geoffrey M. Oxberry, Paul I. Barton, and William H. Green Jr. Kinetic Mechanism 

Reduction by Simultaneous Reaction and Species Elimination. AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City. 

4th–9th November 2007. 

14. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton. A Dual Stability Criterion In Phase Equilibria. AIChE Annual 

Meeting, Salt Lake City. 4th–9th November 2007. 

13. Alexander Mitsos, Geoffrey M. Oxberry, Paul I. Barton, and William H. Green Jr. Simultaneous Reaction 

and Species Elimination in Kinetic Mechanisms. International Workshop on Model Reduction in 

Reacting Flow, Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome, Italy. 3rd–5th September 2007. 

12. Alexander Mitsos, Benoît Chachuat, and Paul I. Barton. Microfabricated fuel cell systems: Beyond 

process synthesis. ACS 234th National Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA. 19th–23rd August 2007. 

11. Wonjun Cho, Taekyong Song, Hyunggyu Kim, Alexander Mitsos, J. Thomas McKinnon, and Taeshin 

Park. Optimal design and operation of a natural gas tri-reforming reactor for DME synthesis. ACS 

234th National Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA. 19th–23rd August 2007. 


10. Alexander Mitsos, Panayiotis Lemonidis, and Paul I. Barton. Global Solution of Bilevel Programs with 

Nonconvex Functions. AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 12th November–17th November, 

2006. 

9. Mehmet Yunt, Alexander Mitsos, Benoît Chachuat, and Paul I. Barton. Design of Portable Power 

Generation Systems for Variable Power Demand. AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 12th 

November–17th November, 2006. 

8. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton. The General Case of Parametric Optimization with Mixed- 

Integer Linear Programs. Paraopt VIII: Parametric Optimization and Related Topics, Cairo, Egypt. 

27th November–1st December, 2005. 

7. Alexander Mitsos, Benoît Chachuat, and Paul I. Barton. A Design and Operation Methodology for Man- 

Portable Power Generation. AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. 30th October–4th November, 

2005. 

6. Benoît Chachuat, Alexander Mitsos, and Paul I. Barton. Optimal Start-up of Micro Power Generation 

Processes Employing Fuel Cells. AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. 30th October–4th 

November, 2005. 

5. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton. Parametric Mixed-Integer Linear Programing: The General Case. 

AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. 30th October–4th November, 2005. 

4. Alexander Mitsos, Michael M. Hencke, and Paul I. Barton. Comparison of Man-Portable Power Generation 

Alternatives Based on Fuel-Cell Systems. Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL. 29th 

November–2nd December, 2004. 

3. Benoît Chachuat, Alexander Mitsos, and Paul I. Barton. Optimal Operation and Design of Micro Power 

Generation Processes. AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. 7th–12th November, 2004. 

2. Alexander Mitsos, Michael M. Hencke, and Paul I. Barton. Man-portable Power Generation Based on 

Fuel Cell Systems. AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. 7th–12th November, 2004. 

1. Alexander Mitsos, Ignasi Palou-Rivera, and Paul I. Barton. Alternatives for Micropower Generation 

Processes. AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. 3rd–8th November, 2002. 


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11. Hussam Zebian and Alexander Mitsos. Optimization of oxycombustion in AspenPlus: Challenges and 

Workarounds. ASPEN World 2011. May 22, 2011. 

10. Dimitris E. Messinis, Ioannis N. Melas, Alexander Mitsos, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, and Leonidas G. 

Alexopoulos. Construction of Large Signaling Pathways from Phosphoproteomic Data Using an ILP 

Computational Approach. Sixth Conference of Hellenic Society for Computational Biology, HSCBB11, 

Patras, Greece. 7-9 October 2011. 

9. Leonidas G. Alexopoulos, Ioannis N. Melas, and Alexander Mitsos. Systems Biology in the Research of 

Liver Cancer with the Usage of Proteomic Data. 1st International Congress for Biosciences: Biosciences 

and Cancer: From Prevention to Treatment, Athens, Greece. 04-05 November 2011. 

8. Ioannis N. Melas, Alexander Mitsos, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, and Leonidas G. Alexopoulos. Optimization 

of a Large Scale Signaling Network Using an Integer Linear Programming Formulation. 7th 

GRACM International Congress on Computational Mechanics, Athens, Greece. 30 June-02 July 2011. 

7. Leonidas G. Alexopoulos, Aikaterini D. Chairakaki, Ioannis N. Melas, Christopher Provatides, Zoe 

Dailiana, and Alexander Mitsos. Tackling cartilage degeneration via a combination of Systems Biology 

and Biomechanics Approach. 7th GRACM International Congress on Computational Mechanics, 

Athens, Greece. 30 June-02 July 2011. 

6. Leonidas G. Alexopoulos, Ioannis N. Melas, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, and Alexander Mitsos. Optimization 

of canonical signaling pathways and identification of drug effects. Fifth Conference of Hellenic 

Society for Computational Biology, HSCBB10, Alexandroupolis, Greece. 17-19 October 2010. 

5. Ioannis N. Melas, Aikaterini D. Chairakaki, Paraskevas Siminelakis, Alexander Mitsos, Julio Saez- 

Rodriguez, and Leonidas G. Alexopoulos. Drug Effects Identification using an Integer Linear Programming 

Optimization Formulation. Fourth Conference of Hellenic Society for Computational Biology, 

HSCBB09, Athens, Greece. 18-20 December 2009. 

4. Geoffrey M. Oxberry, Paul I. Barton, William H. Green Jr., and Alexander Mitsos. Automatic Reduction 

of Chemical Reaction Mechanisms through Reaction and Species Elimination. Department of Energy 

Computational Science Graduate Fellows Conference, Washington D.C. July 2008. 

3. Paul I. Barton and Alexander Mitsos. Global Solution of Bilevel Programs with a Nonconvex Inner Program 

(invited presentation). Global Optimization Workshop, London, England. 15th–17th December 

2007. 

2. J. Thomas McKinnon, John E. Tolsma, Alexander Mitsos, and Glen H. Ko. Advances in Chemical 

Reaction Mechanism Construction and Analysis for Engine Combustion (invited presentation). JSAE 

CFD Symposium, Tokyo, Japan. 14th December 2007. 

1. Alexander Mitsos, Benoît Chachuat, and Paul I. Barton. Microfabricated Fuel Cell Systems: Sustainable 

Portable Power Generation Devices? (contributed presentation). Alliance for Global Sustainability 

Annual Meeting, Cambridge, MA. 20th-23rd March, 2005. 


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9. Alexander Mitsos. Design & Operation of Concentrated Solar Thermal for Electricity Generation & 

Seawater Desalination. RWTH Aachen, Aachen Institute for advanced study in Computational Engineering 

Science (AICES). June 06, 2011. 

8. Alexander Mitsos. Design & Operation of Concentrated Solar Thermal for Electricity Generation & 

Seawater Desalination. University Patras, Department of Chemical Engineering. June 02, 2011. 

7. Alexander Mitsos and Leonidas G. Alexopoulos. Construction of Signaling Pathways and Identification 

of Drug Effects via Phosphoproteomic Experiments and Combinatorial Optimization. RWTH Aachen, 

Aachen Institute for advanced study in Computational Engineering Science (AICES). September 2010. 

6. Alexander Mitsos. Optimization of Concentrated Solar Power. Tufts University, Medford, MA, Department 

of Mechanical Engineering. February 2010. 

5. Alexander Mitsos. Numerical Optimization for Reactive Flows: Model Reduction and Exhaust Gas 

Aftertreatment. MIT, Center for 21 st Century Energy, Reacting Gas Dynamics Laboratory. March 

2009. 

4. Alexander Mitsos and Panayiotis Lemonidis. Modeling Oligopoly Markets via Nonconvex Bilevel 

Mixed-Integer Programs. Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Operations Research Seminar. December 2008. 

3. Alexander Mitsos. Optimization of Energy Systems. National Technical University Athens, Department 

of Mechanical Engineering. July 2008. 

2. Alexander Mitsos. Optimal Design and Operation of Micropower Generation Devices. ETHZ, Department 

of Mechanical and Process Engineering. June 2008. 

1. Alexander Mitsos. Optimal Design and Operation of Microfabricated Fuel Cell Systems. University of 

Connecticut, Department of Chemical Engineering. February 2008. 

9. Alexander Mitsos. Topic 2-5: Design and Analysis of Energy Conversion Systems (Track: Energy Systems 

Analysis, Thermodynamics, and Sustainability), 96 submissions. ASME International Mechanical 

Engineering Congress & Exposition, Denver CO. November 11-17, 2011. 

8. Alexander Mitsos (chair), Alexandre F. T. Yokochi (co chair), and Wojciech Lipinski (co chair). Concentrated 

Solar for Power Generation and Chemical Processing. AIChE Annual Meeting 2011, Minneapolis 

MN. October 16-21, 2011. 

7. Alexander Mitsos (chair), Dimitrios Varvarezos (co chair), and Fengqi You (co chair). Advances in 

Optimization. AIChE Annual Meeting 2011, Minneapolis MN. October 16-21, 2011. 

6. Carl D. Laird (chair) and Alexander Mitsos (co chair). Poster Session: Computers In Operations and 

Information Processing. AIChE Annual Meeting 2011, Minneapolis MN. October 16-21, 2011. 

5. Alexander Mitsos. Optimization II. 21 st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering 

ESCAPE 21, Chalkidiki, Greece. May 29-June 1, 2011. 

4. Alexander Mitsos (chair). Robust Optimization. Parametric Optimization and Related Topics X 

(Paraopt). September 20-24, 2010. 


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3. Alexander Mitsos (chair). Keynote lecture (Future sustainable energy systems by Andreas Poullikkas). 

Conference on the Promotion of Distributed Renewable Energy Sources in the Mediterranean Region 

(DISTRES), Nicosia, Cyprus. 11-12 December 2009. 

2. Alexander Mitsos (chair). Solution Methods in Semi-Infinite Programming. EURO Conference 2009, 

Bonn, Germany. 05-07 July 2009. 

1. Mayuresh V. Kothare and Alexander Mitsos (co-chair substituting for Paul I. Barton). #631 Fuel Cell 

and Microchemical Systems Modeling (10D05). AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 12–17 

November 2006. 

13. Christopher M. Williams. The Effects of Variable Operation on RO Plant Performance. Master’s thesis, 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2011. 

12. Corey J. Noone. Optimization of Central Receiver Concentrated Solar Thermal: Site Selection, Heliostat 

Layout & Canting. Master’s thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2011. 

11. Adrian A. Dobson. Design of Heliostat System for Demonstration of Efficiency and Functionality. 

Bachelor’s Thesis Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2011. 

10. Hussam Zebian. Multi-Variable Optimization of Pressurized Oxy-Coal Combustion. Master’s thesis, 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2011. 

9. Nicholas D. Mancini. Systems-Level Design of Ion Transport Membrane Oxy-Combustion Power 

Plants. Master’s thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2011. 

8. Amin Ghobeity and Alexander Mitsos. Optimal Use of Solar Thermal Energy for Combined Power 

Generation and Water Desalination (Plenary Talk, Paper #174). Conference on the Promotion of Distributed 

Renewable Energy Sources in the Mediterranean Region (DISTRES), Nicosia , Cyprus. 11-12 

December 2009. 

7. Alexander Mitsos. Man-Portable Power Generation Devices: Product Design 

and Supporting Algorithms. Ph.D. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

http://yoric.mit.edu/download/Reports/MitsosThesis.pdf. 2006. 

6. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton. A Test Set for Bilevel Programs. 

http://yoric.mit.edu/download/Reports/bileveltestset.pdf. Technical report, Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology. 2006. 

5. Alexander Mitsos and Paul I. Barton. Issues in the Development of Global Optimization 

Algorithms for Bilevel Programs with a Nonconvex Inner Program. 

http://yoric.mit.edu/download/Reports/bilevelissues.pdf. Technical report, Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology. 2006. 

4. Alexander Mitsos, Benoît Chachuat, and Paul I. Barton. Justification of the Modeling 

Assumptions in the Intermediate Fidelity Models for Portable Power Generation. 

http://yoric.mit.edu/download/Reports/techreportmitsos1.pdf. Technical report, Massachusetts 

Institute of Technology. 2005. 


3. Alexander Mitsos. Tips, Tricks und Beispiele für FiDAP (Hints, Tricks and Examples for FiDAP). 

http://web.mit.edu/mitsos/www/pubs/mitsosfidap.pdf. 1999. 

2. Alexander Mitsos. Abscheideverhalten von Aerosolen in einem Kondensator (Deposition 

Behavior of Aerosols in a Condenser). Diplomarbeit (diploma thesis) 

http://web.mit.edu/mitsos/www/pubs/mitsosdiplom.pdf. 1999. 

1. Alexander Mitsos. Aufstiegsgeschwindigkeit einer pulsierenden Luftblase in einem inkompressiblen 

Bingham-Medium (Rising Velocity of a Pulsing Bubble in an Incompressible Bingham Medium). Studienarbeit 

(seminar thesis), http://web.mit.edu/mitsos/www/pubs/mitsosstudien.pdf. 1997.

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