Michael J Alexander-Ramos

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

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)

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.

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

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) , 1155-1169More 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-2018More 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-2018More 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 & ExpositionMore 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) , 011403More 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) , 061703More 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) , 53-62More 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) , 021703More 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) , 4139-4152More 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) , 051705More Information

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.

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