Distinguished Member Award

To recognize significant technical contributions and outstanding long-term service to the Control Systems Society.

Award Information

Prize:

Galvanic (photo engraved) plaque, conference registration and a CSS pin for each recipient.

Funding:

Funded by the IEEE Control Systems Society.

Presentation:

At the Awards Ceremony of the CSS.

Eligibility:

Must have been a member of the CSS for at least five (5) years. Must be an IEEE CSS member at the time of nomination. Current members of the CSS Executive Committee are not eligible for this award.

Award Recipients

2012

Mario Sznaier

for contributions to multiobjective robust control, dynamic vision and imaging, and identification, and for outstanding service to the Control Systems Society in his role as Executive Director and member of its Board of Governors

2012

Alessandro Astolfi

for contributions to nonlinear control theory and adaptive control theory and their applications to electromechanical and power systems, and for outstanding service to the Control Systems Society as Chair of the Society’s Conference Editorial Board

2011

Ted Djaferis

for contributions to robust control theory, parametric robustness and algebraic systems theory; and outstanding service to the Control Systems Society in conference organization, revitalization of the CSS conference-related structures, and society governance (in Board of Governors, Vice President and President roles).

2011

Maria Elena Valcher

for scientific contributions in the areas of multidimensional linear systems, behavior theory, fault detection, delay systems, switched systems, positive systems, and outstanding service to the Control Systems Society through conference and membership related activities.