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Lectures / Courses

Selected Plenary and Semi-Plenary Lectures

  • “Uncertainty Randomization in Control Systems,” 24th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Athens, Greece, June 2016 (Plenary Lecture). 
  • “Social Networks Analysis: Consensus or Disagreement?,” IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, Kathmandu, Nepal, June 2016 (Plenary Lecture and Panelist). 
  • “Taming Uncertainty: Randomization in Control Systems,” European Control Conference, Linz, Austria, July 2015 (Plenary Lecture).
  • “Design of Uncertain Complex Systems: A Randomization Viewpoint,” International Automatic Control Conference, Huwei, Taiwan, November 2012 (Plenary Lecture).
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Control Design: Theory and Applications,” IEEE – LARC & CCAC 2011 (XI IEEE Latin-American Robotics Competition & IX IEEE Latin-American Robotics Symposium & IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control), Bogota’, Colombia, October 2011 (Plenary Lecture).
  • “The PageRank Computation, Randomized Algorithms and Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems,” Chinese Control and Decision Conference (CCDC), Mianyang, China, May 2011 (Plenary Lecture). 
  • “Performance Evaluation: A Randomization Viewpoint,” 5th International ICST Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools (ValueTools 2011), Paris, France, May 2011 (Plenary Lecture).
  • “The PageRank Computation in Google, Randomized Algorithms and Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems,” SICE (The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan) Annual Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, August 2010 (Plenary Lecture and Panelist).
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Design of Uncertain Complex Systems,” The 29th Chinese Control Conference, Beijing, China, July 2010 (Plenary Lecture).
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Systems and Control: From Monte Carlo to Las Vegas,” European Control Conference, Kos, July 2007 (Semi-plenary Lecture). 
  • “Deterministic and Randomized Algorithms for Systems and Control: Benefits and Pitfalls,” Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Kyoto, July 2006 (Semi-plenary Lecture).
  • “Mixed Deterministic/Randomized Methods for Fixed Order Controller Design,” Robust Control Workshop, Delft, June 2005 (Plenary Lecture).
  • “Probabilistic Robust Design of Uncertain Systems,” Robust Control Workshop, Newcastle, Australia, December 2000 (Plenary Lecture).

Selected Lectures

  • “Randomization and Gossiping in Techno-Social Networks,” International Workshop on Control Theory: A Mathematical Perspective on Cyber-Physical Systems, Oberwolfach, Germany, February 2015 (Tutorial Lecture). 
  • “Distributed Randomized Algorithms in Social Networks and in Sensor Localization,” Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, March 2014. 
  • “Gossips and Prejudices: Ergodic Dynamics in Social Networks,” LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France, November 2013. 
  • “Ranking Control Journals,” Publication Special Session, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Maui, December 2012. 
  • “From Robust Control to Probabilistic Design,” One-Day Symposium on Advances and Challenges in Linear Control Systems, Roma, Italy, March 2012. 
  • “Information-Based Complexity for Systems and Control: The Probabilistic Setting,” Symposium on Developments in Control Theory towards Glocal Control in honor of Shinji Hara, Tokyo, Japan, January 2012. 
  • “Control Design of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs),” Ideas and Technology of Control Systems, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, Orlando, December 2011.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Design of Uncertain Complex Systems,” Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, August 2010. 
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Systems and Control: Theory and Applications,” Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, August 2010. 
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Systems and Control: Theory and Applications,” International Workshop on Control Systems Science and Engineering, Chengdu, China, August, 2010.
  • “On the Sample Complexity of Probabilistic Analysis and Design Methods,” Symposium on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing in honor of Yutaka Yamamoto, Kyoto, Japan, March 2010. 
  • “The PageRank Computation in Google, Randomized Algorithms and Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems,” Kobe University, Japan, March 2010. 
  • “Randomized Techniques and Statistical Learning Theory for Control Systems Design,” DCL, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, February 2010. 
  • “The PageRank Computation in Google, Randomized Algorithms and Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems,” College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE, November 2009 (Distinguished Lecturer Series).
  • “Revisiting Statistical Learning Theory for Control Systems Design,” Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, October 2009.
  • “Uncertainty and Randomization,” Workshop in honor of B. Ross Barmish, St. Louis, June 2009. 
  • “Uncertainty and Randomization: From Theory to Applications,” Uncertainty and Complexity: From Earth to Heaven, Torino, Italy, May 2009. 
  • “Revisiting Statistical Learning Theory for Control Systems Design,” SagarFest, Hyderabad, January 2008. 
  • “Las Vegas and Monte Carlo Randomized Algorithms for Systems and Control,” BasarFest, Urbana, September 2006.
  • “Robust and Randomized Control Design of Mini-UAVs: The MH1000 Platform,” Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, September 2006 (Window on Science Lecture).
  • “Worst Case and Probabilistic Models of Uncertainty: Benefits and Pitfalls,” CASY Workshop, Bertinoro, May 2006. 
  • “Randomized-Based Methods for Systems and Control: Theory and Applications,” LAAS, Toulouse, November 2005; LAG-ENSIEG, Grenoble, February 2006. 
  • “Introduction to Robustness and Randomization,” Olivetti I-Jet, Arnad, November 2005. 
  • “Randomization of Uncertain Systems: A New Paradigm for Robust Control,” Gebze Institute of Technology, Istanbul, September 2005; Kyoto University, February 2004. 

Selected Special Topic Courses

  • “Randomized Algorithms for Systems, Control and Networks,” European Embedded Control Institute, Supelec, Paris, February 2016.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Systems, Control and Networks,” Università di Trento, Italy, January 2015.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Systems, Control and Networks,” Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, May 2014.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Systems, Control and Networks,” Università di Trento, Italy, February 2014.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Systems, Control and Networks,” European Embedded Control Institute, Supelec, Paris, February 2014.
  • “Lectures on Randomized Algorithms for Systems and Control,” AMSS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, March-April 2013.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Systems and Control: Theory and Applications,” European Embedded Control Institute, Supelec, Paris, January 2013.
  • “Probabilistic Methods for Design of Complex Systems,” Graduate School, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium, March 2011.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for System Design: Theory and Applications,” Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August-November 2009.
  • “Probabilistic and Randomization Methods for Control of Uncertain Systems,” Wintercourse DISC (Dutch Institute of Systems and Control), Delft University of Technology and Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2009
  • “Advanced Autonomous Formation Control and UAV Applications,” NATO Lecture Series, University of Strathclyde, UK, University of Pamplona, Spain and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, May 2008.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Systems and Control: Theory and Applications,” Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, September 2007.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Analysis and Control of Uncertain Systems,” University of Seville, March 2005.
  • “Robust Integrated Control System Design Methods,” NATO Lecture Series, Università di Bologna, Forlì, Italy; Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setubal, Portugal and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, May-July 2003.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Analysis and Control of Uncertain Systems,” Politecnico di Milano, Italy, October-November 2002.
  • “Randomized Algorithms for Analysis and Control of Uncertain Systems,” University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, January-May 2002.

Non – Technical Talks

  • “Program Chair Report, CDC-ECC’05,” first joint IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, Seville, Spain, December 2005.