Students

Current Students (Spring 2008)

PhD Graduates

Ufuk Topcu (7/2008) Quantitative Local Analysis of Nonlinear Systems, currently at Caltech, Pasadena, CA
Ryan Feeley (3/2008) Fighting the Curse of Dimensionality: A method for model validation and uncertainty propagation for complex simulation models, currently at Exponent, Menlo Park, CA
Weehong Tan (1/2006) Nonlinear Control Analysis and Synthesis using Sum-of-Squares Programming, currently at DSO Laboratories, Singapore
Kunpeng Sun (5/2004) Robust Linear Filter Design via LMIs and Controller Design with Actuator Saturation via SOS Programming, currently at Lehman Brothers, NY
Zachary Jarvis-Wloszek (12/2003) Lyapunov Based Analysis and Controller Synthesis for Polynomial Systems using Sum-of-Squares Optimization, currently at Peloton Partners LLP, UK

Eric Wemhoff (5/2003) Signal Estimation in structured nonlinear systems with unknown functions, currently at BAE
Doug Philbrick (5/2001) Regulation and look-ahead disturbance rejection and receding horizon control, currently at Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA.
Dave Faris (12/1999) Controller fragility: a mu Perspective
Khalid Al-Ali (12/1999) "Loudspeakers: Modeling and Control"
Fen Wu (5/1996), "Control of Linear Parameter Varying Systems"
Xin Hua Yang (12/1995), Weights selection for multi-input, multi-output controller design and order reduction
Greg Becker, December 1993
Farshid Forouhar, May 1992,

MS Graduates

Susan Sprainis, May 2003 "Courtship of the Fruit Fly, Drosophila melanogaster"
Andrew Tretten, May 2003 "Courtship of the Fruit Fly, Drosophila melanogaster"
Peter Sedivec, December 2002
- MS Report, Robust Optimization: Design in MEMS
Zachary Jarvis-Wloszek, May 2001,
- MS Report, Matrix representation of polynomials: theory and applications
Lun Li (12/2001) "An EM algorithm approach to fault detection and identification"
George Panayotopoulos (6/2001), Suboptimal techniques to actuator and sensor fault detection and identification in aircraft systems
Lance Hazer (12/2000), Control of roll prototype model
Weehong Tan
Eric Wemhoff
Geoff Mayne, (5/1995), "Let Your Heart Take Control: Design of a Heart-Rate Controlled Stationary Bicycle"
Khalid Al-Ali, (12/1994), "Control of Closed-Box Loudspeaker Systems"
Phil Weaver, (12/1994) "Real-time DSP control in Matlab environment"
David Horsley , (12/1994) "Multi-Input, Multi-Output Adaptive Noise Cancellation"
Kishore Parwani (12/1991)
Craig Selbrade (12/1991)
Joseph Condrat (2/1992)
Joern Leonhardson
Su-u Hwang
Jang Teng (5/1991), Robust Stability and Performance Analysis with Time-varying Perturbations

Post Docs

Pete Seiler (2002), Merging heterogeneous information from diverse experiment sets
WeiMin Lu (1995)
Pradeep Pandey (1990)