Research topics
| Control and control-based design of computing systems and networks | |
| Exploit the systems
and control theory to manage
and/or design hardware
and software components that improve
the operation of computing
systems and networks,
including embedded and
wireless devices, to
yield more efficient and
reliable behaviour in dynamic environments like cloud and IoT
ones, and also in the face of adverse
environmental
conditions. [more] |
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| Object-oriented modelling, simulation and control | |
| Describe cyber-physical
multi-physics systems in a unitary mathematical
framework, integrating equation- and algorithm-based modelling
as well as modulating and
logic control, to provide modern (e.g., BIM-based)
engineering, operation
and maintenance
processes and environments with reliable, flexible and scalabledesign and decision aids.
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| Automatic tuning of industrial controls | |
| Design,
assess and realise techniques and tools to automatically
synthesise both modulating
controllers,
mostly but not exclusively of PID
type, and control
structures based on them, also exploiting the
gathered information for process
diagnostics and
proactive maintenance.
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| Event-based control | |
| Address
the problem of computing
control actions only when needed, so as to reduce network
load and actuator
wear, from a mostly industrial
viewpoint, not neglecting however methodological aspects,
to provide methods
and solutions,
both software
and hardware, for effective
and
reliable systems, also keeping an eye on the wireless ones that
are gaining importance in the Industry
4.0 context. [more] |
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| Control education methods and tools | |
| Devise
and offer activities,
materials and supporting tools for
an effective teaching
of ths system and control theory and engineering, mostly
at the university level
but not neglecting the needs of continuing
education, also fostering and aiding the more and
more necessary
convergence of the control
and the computer
engineering communities. [more] |
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