To all of them I am very grateful for their passion and cooperation
ALUMNI
Postdocs
Postdocs
Saeed Ahmed
Topic: Optimization of district heating systems.
Juan Eduardo Machado Martinez [website]
Topic: Modeling and control of district heating systems.
PhD Students
PhD Students
Zao Fu (co-supervised with Jacquelien M. A. Scherpen and Carlo Cenedese)
Thesis: Design and analysis of distributed control systems: theory and application to DC microgrids. [Link]
Amirreza Silani (co-supervised with Jacquelien M. A. Scherpen and Mohammad J. Yazdanpanah)
Thesis: Distributed Control, Optimization and Coordination of Smart Microgrids: Passivity, Output Regulation, Time-Varying and Stochastic Loads. [Link]
Visiting PhD Students
Yanling Zheng
Visiting topic: Distributed Algorithms for Time-invariant and Time-varying Convex Optimization.
Thesis: Distributed Time-invariant and Time-varying Optimization Algorithms and Applications Based on Multi-agent Systems.
MSc Student
MSc Students
2024
Tina Bouriaei University of Pavia (co-supervised with Antonella Ferrara and Carlo Cenedese)
Thesis: Validation and Application of Recently Developed Traffic Model: The METANET Model With Service Station
2023
Dhanush Jinnagara University of Pavia (co-supervised with Juan Machado)
Thesis: Flow rate control re-design for district heating systems with input saturation
Harshith Nagaraju University of Pavia (co-supervised with Juan Machado)
Thesis: Numerical validation of a recently proposed controller for fair heat sharing in multi-source district heating systems
Akshay Chakrapani University of Pavia (co-supervised with Juan Machado)
Thesis: Modeling and control of multiple producer district heating systems including standalone storage tank
Matteo Lucchini University of Pavia (co-supervised with Antonella Ferrara and Carlo Cenedese)
Thesis: Capacity drop modeling in the CTM-s: identification and validation
2022
Davide Spalenza University of Pavia (co-supervised with Antonella Ferrara and Carlo Cenedese)
Thesis: Identification and validation of a newly developed traffic model: the Cell Transmission Model with service stations
Adriano Cotta Ramusino University of Pavia (co-supervised with Antonella Ferrara and Carlo Cenedese)
Thesis: Optimal Service Station Placement on Highways: a Genetic Algorithm and Neural Networks Approach
Luca Vaghi University of Pavia (co-supervised with Antonella Ferrara and Carlo Cenedese)
Thesis: Including service stations dynamics in freeway traffic: an enhanced Cell Transmission Model
Marleen Sissing University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen and Juan Machado)
Thesis: Optimal Energetic Management of the Combined Heat and Power Plant by A2A in Cremona, Italy
Ard de Reus University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen and Juan Machado)
Thesis: Physics-based Modeling and Control of a Heat Pump for District Heating
2021
Tisi Lushaj University of Pavia (co-supervised with Davide Raimondo and Carlo Cenedese)
Thesis: Optimal charging scheduling of a plug-in electric vehicle's fleet
Nina Pronk University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen and Juan Machado)
Thesis: Volume regulation of multiple storage tanks in a district heating system
2020
Piter de Graaf University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen and Amirreza Silani)
Thesis: Optimality, control and social behavior of electric vehicles with V2G options
Vincent Otten University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen)
Thesis: Power sharing in DC microgrids
Benjamin Wentink University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen and Carlo Cenedese)
Thesis: Smart charging scheduling of electric vehicles to reduce highway traffic congestion
Sandor Kruse University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen)
Thesis: The potential of solar carports in an AC/DC hybrid microgrid
2019
Maximiliaan Apel University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen and Krishna Kosaraju)
Thesis: Distributed model predictive control for DC power networks
2018
Melle de Vent University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen and Carlo Cenedese)
Thesis: Distributed optimal control of smart electricity grids: home battery and electric vehicle implementation
Koen van Tilborgh University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen and Sebastian Trip)
Thesis: Maximizing profits for an aggregator providing V2G and smart charging services in the Dutch market
Maarten van Ruitenbeek University of Groningen (co-supervised with Jacquelien Scherpen and Sebastian Trip)
Thesis: Multi-level control in an electric vehicle smart parking lot
2016
Simone Rosti University of Pavia (co-supervised with Antonella Ferrara)
Thesis: Decentralized higher order sliding mode control of DC microgrids with arbitrary topology
2015
Giacomo Della Croce University of Pavia (co-supervised with Antonella Ferrara)
Thesis: Hierarchical MPC/Sliding mode control of microgrids
Mauro Guastalli University of Pavia (co-supervised with Antonella Ferrara and Gian Paolo Incremona)
Thesis: Sliding mode control for maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic inverters in microgrids
Ram Abed University of Pavia (co-supervised with Antonella Ferrara and Gian Paolo Incremona)
Thesis: Yaw rate control via sliding mode generation in four-wheeled vehicles