Research

My research activities are mainly in the area of nonlinear control with application to the energy domain. I have (co-)authored the book Advanced and Optimization Based Sliding Mode Control: Theory and Applications, SIAM, 2019.

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My latest Research

Output agreement for nonlinear systems
Modelling, properties and (optimal) control of District Heating systems
Smart Mobility for traffic control
Time-varying power demand in power networks
Smart charge scheduling of plug-in electric vehicles
Integrating social aspects, prosumers' motives and opinion dynamics in power networks
Constant power loads in DC microgrids and ROA
Krasovskii passivity and Brayton-Moser systems

My Research Interests

Systems and Control
Nonlinear Control
Sliding Mode Control
Event-Triggered Control
Distributed Control
Power Networks
Power Systems
Microgrids
Smart Grids
Electric Vehicles
District heating systems
Smart e-mobility

Projects

ChangAble: Accelerating climate action by leveraging behavioural change
ChangeAble seeks to empower policymakers to drive behavioral change for climate action by bridging gaps between policy, behavior, and society’s capacity for transformation, using interdisciplinary research to develop effective, just, and behavior-sensitive climate policies.

Sustainable Mobility Control Strategies for Urban and Extra-Urban Traffic via Electric Connected and Automated Vehicles and Buses
This project provides a roadmap for innovative, sustainable, and resilient traffic control strategies that adapt to the growing prevalence of electric and automated vehicles, aiming to reduce vehicular carbon footprints using current and emerging technologies.

IMMINENT: Integration of smart multi-energy networks
IMMINENT addresses energy system gaps by integrating energy vector, system component, and network level interactions, aiming to enhance renewable energy use, reduce fossil dependence, and increase grid flexibility through robust control algorithms.

TeSoPs: Technologically and socially feasible transition pathways for local energy system integration
TeSoPs uses an integrative approach to assess, identify and develop technically, economically and socially feasible transition options and pathways in the heat system (e.g., including technological, behavioural and policy change), which will increase the share of renewables in, and reliability of, the wider integrated energy system.

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