17. Control Theory and Optimization

Minimization problems. Controllability, observability, stability. Robotics. Stochastic systems and control. Optimal control. Optimal design. Linear, non-linear and integer programming. Applications.

INVITED SPEAKERS


Vivek Borkar
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
Ergodic control of diffusion processes
Friday, August 25, 18:00-18:45
 
Stephen Boyd  
Stanford University, Stanford, USA
Convex optimization of graph Laplacian eigenvalues
Tuesday, August 29, 15:00-15:45
 
Oleg Yu. Emanouvilov
Iowa State University, Ames, USA
Controllability and observability of evolution equations
Thursday, August 24, 15:00-15:45
 
Martin Groetschel    
Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Designing telecommunication networks by integer programming
Tuesday, August 29, 17:00-17:45

Olof Staffans       
Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland
Passive linear discrete time-invariant systems
Tuesday, August 29, 16:00-16:45

Arjan van der Schaft
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
From network models to geometry: a new view on Hamiltonian systems
Friday, August 25, 17:00-17:45
 
Enrique Zuazua        
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Control and numerics
Thursday, August 24, 16:00-16:45