Samuele Zoboli

Samuele Zoboli

Post-doctoral researcher
LAAS-CNRS, MAC team, France

About Me

I am a post-doctoral researcher at Laboratoire d'analyse et d'architecture des systèmes (LAAS-CNRS), France. I am part of the Méthodes et algorithmes de commande (MAC) team and I work under the supervision of Sophie Tarbouriech (LAAS-CNRS) and Antoine Girard (L2S-CNRS).

I am interested in control of dynamical systems, with a particular focus on the discrete-time nonlinear framework. Many of my works focus on solutions mixing Control Theory and Machine Learning approaches. The aim is to guaranetee strong closed-loop properties without sacrificing applicability and performance of the controller.

Keywords
  • Nonlinear systems
  • Discrete-time
  • Contraction analysis
  • Robust stabilization
  • Multi-agent synchronization
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Optimal Control
Education
  • PhD in Automatic Control, 2020-2023

    UCBL Lyon, France

  • MSc in Automation Engineering, 2016-2019

    UNIBO Bologna, Italy

  • BSc in Electronic Engineering, 2013-2016

    UNIMORE Modena, Italy

Publications

Education

Université Claude Bernard / LAGEPP
PhD degree
Université Claude Bernard / LAGEPP
Jun 2020 – Sep 2023 UCBL, Lyon, France

Subject: Development of mixed control theory-machine learning approaches for guaranteed control of nonlinear systems.

Thesis title: Achieving reliable control: robustness and stability in nonlinear systems via DNN-based feedback design.

Advisors:

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Master Degree
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Sep 2016 – Jul 2019 Bologna, Italy
I received a Master degree in Automation Engineering from University of Bologna, Italy. My thesis was titled "Continuous locomotion over smooth surfaces with aerial manipulators" and was supervised by Prof. Lorenzo Marconi.
UNIMORE - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Bachelor Degree
UNIMORE - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Sep 2013 – Jul 2013 Modena, Italy
I received a Bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering from University of Modena, Italy. My thesis was titled "Start-up circuits for energy-harvesting applications" and was supervised by Prof. Alessandro Chini.

Miscellanea

Reviewer activities
Reviewer activities
2021 – now
I have reviewed more than 25 papers for international journals on automatic control, specifically Automatica, IEEE Transaction on Automatic Control, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, IEEE Control System Letters (L-CSS), System & Control Letters, European Journal of Control and IEEE Transaction on Control of Network System. I am also a reviewer for most of the major international conferences on automatic control, specifically IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), European Control Conference (ECC), American Control Conference (ACC), IFAC Conference on Modeling, Identification and Control of Nonlinear Systems (MICNON), IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS) and IFAC World Congress.
Supervision
Supervision experience
2024 – now

I supervised the research activities of:

  • Marco Sterlini
  • Pierre Franck
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Université Claude Bernard
Teaching assistant
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Sep 2021 – Sep 2023 Lyon, France
I have been teaching assistant in automatic control for linear and nonlinear systems, numerical analysis and introduction to artificial intelligence.
University of Groningen
Visiting student
University of Groningen
Jun 2022 -Jul 2022 Groningen, Netherlands
Visiting student at Jan C. Willems Center for Systems and Control.
RAM - Robotics and Mechatronics, University of Twente
Visiting student
RAM - Robotics and Mechatronics, University of Twente
Mar 2018 – Aug 2018 Enschede, Netherlands
ERASMUS+ for Master thesis development.

Contact

LAAS-CNRS, 7 Avenue du Colonel Roche, Toulouse, 31031, France