During his final year in the Architecture program at the School of Architecture ( Degree ) , Álvaro Ramos discovered his interest in programming at the Department of Programming and Numerical Methods ( subject ) within the School of Computer Science ( School of Architecture ) at the University of Navarra. This interest was complemented by his introduction to AI and Big Data, knowledge he was able to apply in his thesis “ work ” (End- Degree ) on electric car fires, co-authoredwith Mohd Zahirasri Mohd Tohir ( researcher ).
After completing the dual university Master's Degree te in Architecture and the university Master's Degree te in Real Estate Strategy and Business, he continues to develop the work he began during his final degree project as part of “assessment s of fire risks posed by electric vehicles in buildings” (eRISIKO), a European project funded by Horizon Europe (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) on the fire risk posed by electric vehicles in buildings. Álvaro is embarking on a new phase within this project with his doctoral thesis , supervised by Full Professor César Martín-Gómez and focused on “measuring, certify , and incorporating this risk into design, management, and investment decisions for buildings and parking facilities; combining architecture, data , and artificial intelligence.”
Underground Architecture
His current contribution to the eRISIKO project ( project ) involves the development of a risk assessment model ( development ) for underground parking garages ( tool ) that analyzes these facilities in a context where the adoption of electric vehicles ( development ) is accelerating, while the infrastructure ( rules and regulations ) lags behind in most countries. Ramos is collaborating with researchers from the University of Malaysia and the University of Liverpool to establish criteria for designing effective preventive protocols that ensure greater safety.
To do this, the tool uses floor plans, documents, and reports on parking garages in Pamplona to create a 3D model of these facilities, allowing users to identify information core topic —such as evacuation routes, loading zones, and their distance from the exit.
design urban planning
In late October, Álvaro presented his final project ( project ) titled “End of degree program ” from the University of Master's Degree ’s Architecture program to officials from the Madrid City Council. His project ( work ) proposes an intervention on place Castilla to address the issue of pedestrian traffic there. Upon conducting an underground analysis, the researcher discovered a space between the road and the sidewalk, where they decided to create an place and connect the various points along place Castilla in a manner “similar to the place of the Pamplona city charter,” which in this case connects the metro station and the bus station.
