Dependable Control and Decision Group

Congratulations to Clara on succesfully completing her PhD!

Published:27.09.24 — The public defense of Clara Galimberti took place on Monday, 23/09/24

Welcome to Jakob Nylöf!

Published:02.09.24 — Jakob has joined the DECODE group to work on distributional robust control under the supervision of Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate, Daniel Kuhn and John Lygeors. He's also a student member of the NCCR automation.

DECODE at ECC2024, Stockholm, Sweden

Published:05.07.24 — DECODE organized a successful workshop on 'Neural network control with stability guarantees' with PoliMi, and presented several papers on regret minimization and unconstrained optimization of neural networks for control and system identification.

New publication in the Electric Power Systems Research journal

Published:02.07.24 — Modeling existing distribution grids is essential for implementing the advanced control techniques required for the energy transition. However, using machine learning for this purpose faces significant challenges due to the limitations of current sensing technology. The paper "Power Grid Parameter Estimation Without Phase Measurements: Theory and Empirical Validation" offers a statistical analysis of the errors in various state-of-the-art estimation methods. The key finding is that, until advanced sensors become more affordable, control engineers should prioritize using the impedance matrix over the admittance matrix wherever possible.

Two PhD positions avaiable in the DECODE group

Published:21.06.24 — Two PhD positions are available within the DECODE group of EPFL on "Nonlinear data-driven control: robust closed-loop stability and performance guarantees" and "A Bayesian framework for optimal control". Candidates with a strong methodological background and motivated by research on theory and algorithms are encouraged to apply. More details can be found under Open Positions in the menu.

Congratulations to Baiwei Guo on Earning His PhD!

Published:13.01.24 — Baiwei Guo defended his thesis on Friday, 1/12/23.

Clara Galimberti finalist for the IEEE CSS Swiss Young Author Award

Published:13.06.24 — Finalist for the IEEE CSS Swiss Young Author Award

DECODE at 2nd Brig Workshop on Dissipativity in Systems and Control

Published:28.05.24 — DECODE members at 2nd Brig Workshop on Dissipativity in Systems and Control, Brig, Switzerland

New PhD student

Published:30.04.24 — Laura Meroi recently joined LA. She will work on neural network control for non-linear systems with dissipativity and performance guarantees toward her PhD with Prof. Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate.