The Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize was established in 2005 to
honor the memory of Antonio Ruberti. Antonio Ruberti was one of the
first three Professors of Automatic Control in Italy (together with
Giorgio Quazza and Antonio Lepschy). In 1964 the first chair of
Automatic Control was established at the University of Rome "La
Sapienza" and he was hired to occupy that position. He was Faculty
Dean and later Rector (for 11 years) of "La Sapienza", Minister of
Minister of University and Scientific Research, Commissioner of the EU
for Science, Research and Education, and he later held several other
positions in EU Commission till his sudden and unexpected death in
2000. His scientific interests in the field of system
and control were very wide. In particular, he was one of the early
pioneers of geometric control methods for nonlinear systems.
For further information about Professor Ruberti, please
follow this link to the following website dedicated to his contribution - currently under construction.
Description: To recognize contributions by a young researcher in the broad field of systems and control.
Prize: $5000, plaque, reasonable travel and accommodation expenses for recipient(s) to attend the Conference on Decision and Control (CDC).
Funding: Funded by the Ruberti Foundation.
Eligibility: To be eligible the nominee's age must be less than 41 years on January 1st of the year of the award.
Basis for Judgement: Contributions to multidisciplinary research, innovation, and impact on both theory and real world applications.
Presentation: Award presented annually at the Awards Ceremony of the CSS.
Nomination: Nominations of outstanding young researchers in all areas of systems and control are encouraged. A complete nomination package consisting of a cover letter by the nominator describing why the nominee is deserving of the award together with two letters of recommendation must be received by June 15, 2006, in order to receive consideration. Starting 2007, nominations will be due on May 15, along with other awards nominations for IEEE Control Systems Society Awards.
Contact:
Prof. Jan C. Willems
K.U. Leuven ESAT/SCD (SISTA)
Kasteelpark Arenberg 10B
3001 Leuven-Heverlee
Belgium
tel +3216321805 (direct) +3216321709 (sec)
fax +3216321970
Jan.Willems@esat.kuleuven.ac.be
Past Recipients of the Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize
2005
Richard Braatz. For theoretical results in the robust control of complex systems, and their application in the process, pharmaceutical, and microelectronics industries.
Instructions for nominations for 2007 CSS Awards will be displayed early in 2007.
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