Event Info

• 1st July, 2024
• 12:00 pm
• SINES, NUST H-12 Campus
• Speaker: Dr. Nikos Athanasopoulos
• Organizer: Dr. Faisal Shafait

Abstract

Set-based methods have emerged as powerful tools in the fields of analysis, control, and robotics, particularly for handling uncertainties and ensuring safety in cyber-physical systems. This talk delves into the application of these methods in control theory, with a focus on hybrid systems and real-time robotics. It will explore how set-based approaches enable robust performance under constraints and dynamic environments. Insights from recent research and practical applications will highlight the growing relevance of these techniques in advancing intelligent autonomous systems.

Speaker

Dr. Nikos Athanasopoulos is a Senior Lecturer in Control, in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. His research is in control theory and engineering, with a focus on hybrid systems and set-based methods, and applications to cyber-physical systems. He is the recipient of an IKY and a Marie Curie fellowship, is an Associate Editor in Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems and the IEEE UK & Ireland Chapter Chair in Control and Communications, Ireland. He has held postdoctoral positions in Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, and University of Louvain, Belgium. He obtained his Diploma and PhD from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in University of Patras, Greece.

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