Dependable Control and Decision Group

Warmest Congratulations to Andrea on His Doctorate!

Published:12.05.25 — Andra Martin successfully defended his PhD on Friday, May 2, 2025.

Congratulations to Zak on Earning His PhD

Published:14.04.25 — The public defense of Muhammad Zakwan took place on Friday, 11/04/25

Congrats to Mahrokh on the 2024 CDC Outstanding Student Paper award!

Published:21.12.24 — Mahrokh Ghoddousi Boroujeni got the 2024 CDC Outstanding Student Paper Award for the paper "A PAC-Bayesian Framework for Optimal Control with Stability Guarantees," by Mahrokh Ghoddousi Boroujeni, Clara Lucia Galimberti, Andreas Krause, and Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate.

Jean-Sébastien obtained his PhD: congratulations!

Published:14.12.24 — The public defense of Jean-Sébastien Brouillon took place on Friday, 29/11/24

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.