Timm Faulwasser

Current research interests My research interests are focused on optimization-based control and real-time optimization. Especially, I am interested in the following topics: real-time optimization of uncertain nonlinear processes, nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC), turnpike properties of optimal control problems and their use in economic MPC, reference-tracking and path-following problems.I am interested in applying these control methods to energy systems, chemical process, aeronautics, and mechatronics/robotics. Besides my employment at EPFL, I hold a position a senior research associate at the Institute for Applied Informatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. There I lead the group Advanced Control. For more details on my current research activities, please check the group page at KIT. Education Diploma in Engineering Cybernetics (Diplom-Ingenieur für Technische Kybernetik) | systems theory and automatic control, science theory 2000 – 2006 Universität Stuttgart PhD Thesis on: "Optimization-based solutions to constrained trajectory-tracking and path-following problems" | analysis and design of predicitive control schemes for constrained trajectory-tracking and path-following problems 2008 – 2012 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany Directed by Prof. Rolf Findeisen, Institute for Automation Professionals experiences Research Assistant 2007–2012 Otto-von-Guericke-University MagdeburgInternship 2006–2007 Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (now Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) ResearchReal-time optimization of uncertain processes Additionally, I work jointly with the PhD students Martand Singhal, Tafarel de Avila Ferreira and Predrag Milosavljevic on real-time optimization of uncertain processes. This research explores different aspects and applications of RTO, such as handling gradient uncertainty (Singhal et al. 2015}), RTO for large-scale and interconnected systems (Predrag Milosavljevic) and RTO for fuel cell systems (Tafarel de Avila Ferreira).Research interests My research interests are focused on optimization-based control and real-time optimization. Especially, I am interested in the following topics: real-time optimization of uncertain nonlinear processes, nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC), turnpike properties of optimal control problems and their use in economic MPC, reference-tracking and path-following problems.I am interested in applying these control methods to problems from process control, aeronautics and mechatronics/robotics. Besides my employment at EPFL, I hold a position a senior research associate at the Institute for Applied Informatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. There I lead the group Advanced Control. For more details on my current research activities, please check the group page at KIT. Teaching & PhD Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Martand Singhal, Predrag Milosavljevic, Tafarel de Avila Ferreira Courses Optimal Control for Dynamic Systems EE-736 This doctoral course provides an introduction to optimal control covering fundamental theory, numerical implementation and problem formulation for applications.