Dr. Vassilis Charitopoulos

Associate Professor

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Biography

Vassilis Charitopoulos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University College London (UCL). He specializes in developing mathematical programming models and methods that incorporate uncertainty considerations in chemical process and energy systems engineering problems. He holds a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and a PhD from the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCL. Before joining UCL, he was a Research Associate in the Energy Policy Research Group at the Cambridge Judge Business School, where he worked on optimization of heat decarbonization pathways. Charitopoulos has received global recognition for his excellent research activities, receiving the Springer Thesis Award and the UCL David Newton Prize in 2019. He was also a recipient of the Early Career Fellowship from the Isaac Newton Trust, University of Cambridge in 2019, and in 2022, he was highly commended as a Young Researcher at the IChemE Global Awards. His current research focuses on the development of novel techniques for model-based data-driven optimization frameworks for digital process manufacturing and sustainable energy systems engineering.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

2025-10-01 — Present

University College London, Chemical Engineering • London, United Kingdom

Research Associate

2018-01-01 — 2019-12-31

University of Cambridge, Judge Business School • United Kingdom

Awards

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Springer Thesis Award

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UCL David Newton Prize

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Early Career Fellowship

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Highly Commended Young Researcher