Outline 00:00 - Intro02:42 - Early life10:24 - WWII, Johns Hopkins, Belleville, Madison 17:17 - Princeton 20:30 - Los Alamos24:12 - Back to Princeton31:01 - RAND + Stanford 42:10 - Dynamic programming46:06 - Project matterhorn51:00 - Back to RAND56:14 - Curse of dimensionality1:02:41 - Divorce and remarriage1:08:29 - Greenglass affair1:14:21 - USC1:18:55 - Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions1:22:55 - Last years1:26:08 - OutroLinksR. Bellman: https://tinyurl.com/ydkmwexyC. M. Bellm...
Erschienen: 17.01.2025
Dauer: 01:29:40
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Outline00:00 Intro01:19 Swedish control heritage and early steps05:21 PhD at Lund and relay feedback systems15:40 Berkeley years19:58 Hybrid systems26:46 Networked control systems30:32 Interaction with industry34:40 Wireless control systems40:33 Platooning in freight transport49:27 Future of mobility52:55 Event-based control58:58 Cybersecurity1:05:10 Societal-scale challenges1:12:33 Bode lecture reflections1:15:05 Digital futures1:23:38 Advice for future studentsLinksKalle’s website: https://...
Erschienen: 15.12.2024
Dauer: 01:29:05
Outline00:00 - Intro02:14 - Early steps in control05:36 - L1 control17:09 - Relay feedback systems24:32 - Agile robotic maneuvers29:31 - Abstractions and models41:59 - Causality49:35 - Markets and power grids01:00:20 - Role of assumptions1:05:03 - Data, systems, and society1:16:17 - On writing1:22:57 - Cascaded failures in networks1:30:40 - Information design1:34:29 - Data markets1:42:27 - On economics and engineering1:48:18 - Systems thinking for societal problems1:58:24 - Advice to future s...
Erschienen: 17.10.2024
Dauer: 02:04:30
Outline00:00 - Intro00:49 - Early education and PhD in control10:35 - Non-negative linear algebra & modelling uncertainty principle22:50 - Influence of Willems & the Frisch scheme34:27 - Subspace identification & stochastic behavioural system theory38:39 - Stanford experience with Golub & Kailath53:30 - Return to Leuven: LS-SVMs, quantum information, and beyond1:07:48 - Multilinear algebra and tensor trains1:11:59 - Exact/approximate modelling and angles between systems1:25:34...
Erschienen: 21.08.2024
Dauer: 01:57:10
Outline01:16 - Intro02:28 - Early steps in Italy and California13:00 - From Riemannian geometry …17:01 - … to geometric control, robotics and locomotion34:54 - Academic environment at Caltech35:06 - From single robots to robotic networks53:51 - Art gallery problem1:01:37 - Networked and cyber-physical systems1:21:47 - Contracting dynamics1:33:07 - Coupled oscillators and power grids1:47:20 - On mathematical sociology1:56:44 - Writing and publishing2:02:14 - About professional service2:08:04 -...
Erschienen: 15.07.2024
Dauer: 02:08:45
Outline00:00 - Intro01:00 - From Boeing to Planetary Resources08:57 - The origin of control videos17:07 - About teaching style20:52 - The (unnecessary?) math behind controls26:54 - On interdisciplinarity31:35 - How to build knowledge fast48:32 - Resourcium01:00:49 - The map of control theory 01:11:09 - IFAC Cartoons01:15:35 - Fundamentals of control theory book01:24:49 - The role of projects01:34:27 - Future of control education01:43:43 - Advice to future students LinksBrian’s website: https:...
Erschienen: 14.06.2024
Dauer: 01:46:24
Outline00:00 - Intro01:17 - Early Years04:17 - The “Scenic Route” to Control Theory12:44 - Sampled Data Systems22:26 - Linear Parameter Varying (LPV) Identification28:07 - From Distributed Systems and PDEs ...38:59 - ... to Distributed Control of Spatially Invariant Systems49:02 - Taming the Navier-Stokes Equations50:55 - Advice to Future Students1:13:12 - Coherence in Large Scale Systems1:32:28 - On Resistive Losses in Power Systems1:39:00 - Cochlear Instabilities1:50:40 - Stochasticity in Feedback Loops2:00:00 - About Linear and Nonlinear Control2:08:14 - How to Select a Research Problem2:14:21 - Future of Control2:22:06 - OutroLinks- Paper on moment-invariants and object recognition: https://tinyurl.com/26tnks3z- Bassam’s PhD Thesis: https://tinyurl.com/3n2274dv- Identification of linear parametrically varying systems: https://tinyurl.com/mryebhhy- Distributed control of spatially invariant systems: https://tinyurl.com/rzszjch2- Shift Operator: https://tinyurl.com/24fwehet- Heat Equation: https://tinyurl.com/57rc6s7h- Navier-Stokes Equations: https://tinyurl.com/45ktrd2e- The impulse response of the Navier-Stokes equations: https://tinyurl.com/4vaausfn- Non-Normal Matrix: https://tinyurl.com/58z4sph8- Coherence in large-scale networks: https://tinyurl.com/ynm5cbay- The Price of Synchrony: https://tinyurl.com/3svzancw- Tinnitus: https://tinyurl.com/yc5hm549- Cochlear Instabilities: https://tinyurl.com/fjespjbj- Stochasticity in Feedback Loops: https://tinyurl.com/yc6aw9xt- Koopman Operator: https://tinyurl.com/3jeu68p8- Carleman Linearization: https://tinyurl.com/yckzrnfh- Mamba Model: https://tinyurl.com/33h59jwj- Spectral Factorization: https://Support the Show.Podcast infoPodcast website: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n84j85jSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/4rwztj3cRSS: https://tinyurl.com/yc2fcv4yYoutube: https://tinyurl.com/bdbvhsj6Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3z24yr43Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncontrolPInstagram: https://tinyurl.com/35cu4kr4Acknowledgments and sponsorsThis episode was supported by the National Centre of Competence in Research on «Dependable, ubiquitous automation» and the IFAC Activity fund. The podcast benefits from the help of an incredibly talented and passionate team. Special thanks to L. Seward, E. Cahard, F. Banis, F. Dörfler, J. Lygeros, ETH studio and mirrorlake . Music was composed by A New Element.
Erschienen: 15.05.2024
Dauer: 02:23:12
Outline00:00 - Intro01:28 - Platform-based design (PBD) in biology16:42 - Cyberphysical systems, automotive industry, hybrid systems27:32 - Contracts in system design34:50 - Chiplets41:48 - About time: the tag signal model52:15 - Neuromorphics59:21 - Innovative ecosystems1:07:35 - Advice to future students1:16:26 - The role of luckLinksBiKi Technologies: https://t.ly/RuaW7R. Murray: https://t.ly/Zy_Up S. Sastry: https://t.ly/qsf44C. Tomlin: https://t.ly/tQ0XZPlatform-based design for energy systems: https://t.ly/RJdpiState charts: https://tinyurl.com/yw69przwContracts for system design: https://tinyurl.com/496e953kFormal methods: https://tinyurl.com/2yftcwswChiplets: https://tinyurl.com/mrxyswua A framework for comparing models of computation: https://tinyurl.com/2awyw3crCategory theory: https://tinyurl.com/3bbfjdv9E. Frazzoli: https://tinyurl.com/mspckmpdA. Censi: https://tinyurl.com/5c87wuyxA mathematical theory of co-design: https://tinyurl.com/ydp6jvp8Prophesee: https://tinyurl.com/mtf9hpfmNeuralink: https://tinyurl.com/bdcww89eOpeneye: https://tinyurl.com/3vh6ydmkEpictetus: https://tinyurl.com/57ef2rudSeneca: https://tinyurl.com/f7zuyz4dF. Nietzsche: https://tinyurl.com/bd7znm4nJ. P. Sartre: https://tinyurl.com/3b2zt5crSupport the showPodcast infoPodcast website: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n84j85jSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/4rwztj3cRSS: https://tinyurl.com/yc2fcv4yYoutube: https://tinyurl.com/bdbvhsj6Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3z24yr43Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncontrolPInstagram: https://tinyurl.com/35cu4kr4Acknowledgments and sponsorsThis episode was supported by the National Centre of Competence in Research on «Dependable, ubiquitous automation» and the IFAC Activity fund. The podcast benefits from the help of an incredibly talented and passionate team. Special thanks to L. Seward, E. Cahard, F. Banis, F. Dörfler, J. Lygeros, ETH studio and mirrorlake . Music was composed by A New Element.
Erschienen: 15.04.2024
Dauer: 01:20:16
Outline00:00 - Intro02:40 - Classic Studies06:51 - Early Steps in Berkeley between Optimization and Circuits Theory16:04 - Back to Italy... and back to Berkeley26:29 - The SPICE program and the interaction with IBM33:30 - Logic Synthesis, Simulated Annealing, Timberwolf40:57 - The Intel x386, YACR, and ESPRESSO47:01 - The birth of Cadence and Synopsis1:06:01 - Corsi e Ricorsi in EDA1:30:45 - The Shift to Automotive and Platform-Based Design1:39:06 - OutroLinksAlberto’s website: https://tinyurl.com/2w8t8fzaState-space approach in problem-solving optimization: https://tinyurl.com/bdcnmbhpEDA: https://tinyurl.com/3dur7ythSPICE: https://tinyurl.com/yxm56txyLogic Minimization Algorithms for VLSI Synthesis: https://tinyurl.com/49bnw3bySimulated annealing: https://tinyurl.com/mryz45pzTimberwolf: https://tinyurl.com/mvm28wnnIntel 386: https://tinyurl.com/4z7ubb55Cadence: https://tinyurl.com/hydjj92zSynopsis: https://tinyurl.com/463vk8mkDracula: https://tinyurl.com/kcum5v8tCorsi e ricorsi - the EDA story: https://tinyurl.com/mwar9p44G. Vico: https://tinyurl.com/cb4mp7nzFinite state machine: https://tinyurl.com/4ckszk2nSystem-level design: orthogonalization of concerns and platform-based design: https://tinyurl.com/v2t4njt4Quo Vadis, SLD? Reasoning About the Trends and Challenges of System Level Design: https://tinyurl.com/mpmmstunRemembering Richard: https://tinyurl.com/yc6rf7u3W. Shockley: https://tinyurl.com/w3chmuttSupport the showPodcast infoPodcast website: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n84j85jSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/4rwztj3cRSS: https://tinyurl.com/yc2fcv4yYoutube: https://tinyurl.com/bdbvhsj6Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3z24yr43Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncontrolPInstagram: https://tinyurl.com/35cu4kr4Acknowledgments and sponsorsThis episode was supported by the National Centre of Competence in Research on «Dependable, ubiquitous automation» and the IFAC Activity fund. The podcast benefits from the help of an incredibly talented and passionate team. Special thanks to L. Seward, E. Cahard, F. Banis, F. Dörfler, J. Lygeros, ETH studio and mirrorlake . Music was composed by A New Element.
Erschienen: 15.03.2024
Dauer: 01:47:23
Outline00:00 - Intro00:58 - Early steps… in physics!05:17 - AI in Edinburgh08:00 - Connectionism10:37 - Robot learning19:02 - Imitation learning23:00 - On pursuing a PhD24:45 - Californian chronicles30:10 - Modularity33:20 - Challenges in robot learning39:44 - Dexterous manipulation43:52 - Dynamical systems47:37 - Combining ML and control51:25 - Human-robot interaction54:24 - Safety and compliance57:54 - Deadlines for papers1:06:38 - Advice to future students1:07:08 - OutroLinksAude’s lab: http://tinyurl.com/4nsx2kraRobot learning: http://tinyurl.com/2ty25t2rConnectionism: http://tinyurl.com/mrd76zfxI. Demiris: http://tinyurl.com/nhhn6ymuHebbian learning: http://tinyurl.com/35ey7um5DRAMA (paper): http://tinyurl.com/4fvbs867Imitation learning: http://tinyurl.com/2af3aew4Mirror neurons: http://tinyurl.com/4nd3sm75G. Rizzolatti: http://tinyurl.com/5b4xfab5Embodied cognition: http://tinyurl.com/5284kp8fA biologically inspired robotic model for learning by imitation: http://tinyurl.com/4j33nphvM. Airbib: http://tinyurl.com/3bu3y5dzRecent Advances in Robot Learning from Demonstration: http://tinyurl.com/487pm3xkSynthetic brain imaging (paper): http://tinyurl.com/38uerwk7Catching Objects in Flight (paper): http://tinyurl.com/38d8fk9mFeasibility not optimality (video): http://tinyurl.com/mwa8b7etLearning multiple-attractors (paper): http://tinyurl.com/2j3yxwm8On human compliance (paper): http://tinyurl.com/4vp2kmhwDeadlines for conferences: http://tinyurl.com/mpwntktySupport the showPodcast infoPodcast website: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n84j85jSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/4rwztj3cRSS: https://tinyurl.com/yc2fcv4yYoutube: https://tinyurl.com/bdbvhsj6Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3z24yr43Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncontrolPInstagram: https://tinyurl.com/35cu4kr4Acknowledgments and sponsorsThis episode was supported by the National Centre of Competence in Research on «Dependable, ubiquitous automation» and the IFAC Activity fund. The podcast benefits from the help of an incredibly talented and passionate team. Special thanks to L. Seward, E. Cahard, F. Banis, F. Dörfler, J. Lygeros, ETH studio and mirrorlake . Music was composed by A New Element.
Erschienen: 16.02.2024
Dauer: 01:07:57
