Smart Multi-agent control systems over wireless: challenges and perspectives
Venue: Seminars Room
Hour: 11.00 - 12.00
- Luca Schenato, University of Padova, Italy
Abstract
The proliferation of large scale smart multi-agent systems, also known as Internet-of-Things, Networked Control Systems, Wireless sensor and actuator networks, Cyber-physical Systems, etc., are providing us with a wealth of data with unprecedented time-space resolution which can trigger the next technological revolution. I will start by describing the main challenges to be faced in the specific real of control systems which need to cooperate over wireless networks. I will then specifically focus on the problem of cooperative map building via multiple robots showing how to address these challenges by merging ideas from machine learning, distributed optimization and communications. I will finally conclude with some perspective on future research directions.
Short Bio
Luca Schenato received the Dr. Eng. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Padova in 1999 and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the UC Berkeley, in 2003. He held a post-doctoral position in 2004 and a Visiting Professor position in 2013-2014 at U.C. Berkeley. Currently he is Associate Professor at the Information Engineering Department at the University of Padova. His interests include networked control systems, multi-agent systems, cyber-physical systems, smart grids and cooperative robotics. He is the author of over hundred peer-reviewed articles (h-index Google Scholar: 39). Luca Schenato has been awarded the 2004 Reverse-brain drain Professorship ('Rientro dei Cervelli") by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), the 2004 Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant, the 2006 Eli Jury Award in U.C. Berkeley, and the EUCA European Control Award in 2014. He served as Associate Editor for IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control (2010 to 2014) and IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems (2016-current), and he is Fellow of IEEE since 2017.
