CURRENT PhD STUDENTS

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Gustavo Coelho. PhD research work on  "Métodos Adaptativos para Absorção Ativa de Ondas em Canal". Expected conclusion: 2022 (thesis submitted in Jan. 2022)

 

Pramod Maurya. PhD research work on  "Cooperative Geophysical Based Navigation". Expected conclusion: 2022.

 

João Quintas. PhD research work on "Geophysical Based Navigation with Application to AUVs". Expected Conclusion: 2021 (joint supervision with Dr. Francisco Curado).

 

Tuan Hung Nguyen. PhD research work on "Sensor-Based Cooperative Motion Control ". Expected Conclusion: 2021.

 

Bahareh Sabetghadam. PhD research work on "Cooperative Motion Planning". Expected Conclusion: 2022 (joint supervision with Prof. Rita Cunha).

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Rômulo Rodrigues. PhD research work on "Perception-aware motion planning for autonomous robotic vehicles". Expected Conclusion: 2022 (joint supervision with Prof. António Aguiar).

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CURRENT POSTDOC STUDENTS

 

Francisco Rego, "Distributed Estimation and Control", 2018-present.

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FORMER PhD STUDENTS

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Carlos Silvestre. PhD Thesis: "MultiObjective Optimization Theory with Applications to the Integrated Design of Controllers / Plants for Underwater Vehicles," Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, July 2000. Currently an Associate Professor at IST, Portugal. and the University of Macau (China).

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Paulo Oliveira. PhD Thesis: “Periodic and Non-Linear Estimators with Applications to the Navigation of Ocean Vehicles,” Instituto Superior Técnico,  Portugal, July 2002. Currently an Associate Professor at IST, Portugal.

 

A. Pedro Aguiar. PhD Thesis: "Nonlinear Motion Control of Nonholonomic and Underactuated Systems," Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, April 2002. Currently an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal. 

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Pedro Encarnação. PhD Thesis:  "Nonlinear Path Following Control Systems for Ocean Vehicles," Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, April 2002.

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Sajjad Fekri.  PhD Thesis: "Robust Multiple-Model Adaptive Control (MMAC) Based on Mu-Synthesis," Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal. April 2006, Portugal (joint supervision with Prof. Michael Athans).

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Reza Ghabcheloo. PhD Thesis, "Coordinated Path Following of Multiple Autonomous Vehicles," Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, May 2007 (joint supervision with  Prof. Carlos Silvestre ).

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Alex Alcocer Peñas. PhD Thesis, "Positioning and Navigation Systems for Robotic Underwater Vehicles", Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, March 2009 (joint supervision with Prof. Paulo Oliveira) 

 

Vahid Hassani. PhD Thesis, "Multiple Model Robust Adaptive Estimation andControl, " Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, December 2012 (joint supervision with Prof. Michael Athans). 

 

David Salinas. PhD Thesis, "Adaptive Sensor Networks for Mobile Target Localization and Tracking", Departamento de Informática y Automática, E.T.S.I. Informática, UNED, Madrid, Spain, 2013 (joint supervision with Prof. Joaquin Aranda). 

 

Andreas Hausler. PhD Thesis, "Mission Planning for Multiple Cooperative Robotic Vehicles," Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal,  March 2015 (joint supervision with Prof. John Hauser and Prof. A. Pedro Aguiar). 

 

Behzad Bayat. PhD Thesis, "Nonlinear Robust Adaptive State Estimation," Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal,  April 2015 (joint supervision with Prof. António Aguiar). 

 

João Almeida. PhD Thesis, "Control over Networks and the Event-Based Paradigm: Application to Multi-Agent Systems," 
Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, May 2015 (joint supervision with Prof. Carlos Silvestre). 

 

Jorge Soares. PhD Thesis, “Formation-Based Odour Source Localisation Using Distributed Terrestrial andMarine Robotic Systems", Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon & EPFL, Lausanne, April 2016 (joint supervision with Prof. Alcherio Martinoli and Prof. A. Pedro Aguiar).

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Andrea Allessandretti. PhD Thesis,  “Continuous-Time Model Predictive Control for Economic Optimization: Theory, Design, and Applications to Motion Control of Underactuated Vehicles", Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon & EPFL, Lausanne, March 2016 (joint supervision with Prof. Colin Jones and Prof. A. Pedro Aguiar).

 

Francisco Rego.  PhD Thesis,  “Distributed State Estimation and Cooperative Path Following under Bandwidth Constraints", Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon & EPFL, Lausanne, June 2018 (joint supervision with Prof. Colin Jones and Prof. A. Pedro Aguiar).

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FORMER POSTDOC STUDENTS

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Naveen Crasta, "Range-Based Localization and Positioning: Theoretical and Practical Issues", 2014-2018.

 

Francisco Curado, "Geophysical-Based Navigation", 2014-2017

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Lara Brignon Aranz,  "Range-Only Formation Control of Multiple Autonomous Marine Vehicles",  July 2013-Oct.2014. 

 

Luca Baglivo,  "Geophysical Based Navigation ", Sept. 2011-March 2013 

 

Alessandro Saccon, "Motion Control of Single and Multiples Autonomous Vehicles Based on Optimal Control Methods on Lie Groups, 2009-2012. 

 

Thomas Glotzbach, "Multiple AUV Positioning and Tracking", June 2010 - Dec. 2011

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António P. Aguiar, "Nonlinear Control Theory," June 2005 - June 2008. 

Prof. Ettore Barros,  Modeling and Parameter Estimation of Marine Vehicles,"  June 2003 - May 2004. 

Lionel Lapierre,  "Nonlinear and Vision-Based Control of Ground and Marine Robots," Nov. 2000-October 2003. Dr.

 

Didik Soetanto, "Nonlinear Robot Control," May 2001-July 2002.

Sergey Rumjantzev, "Control of Marine Craft," March 2000-May 2002.