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We are currently looking for highly motivated PhD students and Postdocs with interests in control, optimization, and networks to join the research team. The ideal candidate has done coursework and research in systems, control, and optimization; however, enthusiasm and strong interest in our research areas can make up for some lack of specific experience.

For more information, please email me with any questions.

current team members

PhD students

• Yi Guo

• Venkatraman Renganathan

• Changyuan Li

• Karthik Ganapathy

• Benjamin Gravell

• Sleiman Safaoui

former team members and thesis topics from ETH Zurich

Christoph Staeheli (M.S. 2015)

Topic: Stochastic optimal control through moments and positive polynomials

Baptiste Mottet (M.S. Semester Project 2015)

Topic: Probabilistic basins of attraction for a juggling robot

Alina Giger (M.S. Semester Project 2015)

Topic: System identification and optimal control for an autonomous helicopter

Adrian Hauswirth (M.S. 2015)

Topic: Applications of AC optimal power flow in distribution networks

Angela Botros (M.S. 2014)

Topic: Large-scale optimal power flow using convex relaxations and distributed optimization

Paul Beuchat (M.S. 2014)

Topic: Piecewise affine recourse policies for optimal power flow

Raphael Schottenhaml (M.S. 2014)

Topic: Controllability, submodularity, & uncertainty in complex networks

Fabrizio Cortesi (M.S. 2013)

Topic: Energy-related controllability metrics in complex networks

Lukas Studer (M.S. Semester Project 2013)

Topic: Approximate dynamic programming in portfolio optimization

Marvin Rueppel (M.S. 2013)

Topic: Distributed model predictive control on a multiple helicopter testbed

Amin Rezaeizadeh (M.S. 2013)

Topic: Model predictive control for bipedal robotic walking

Konstantin Kunz (M.S. 2012)

Topic: Fast model predictive control of miniature helicopters