Networks and Communication Systems | IEEE Control Systems Society

Chair(s):

Emiliano Dall'Anese

Boston University

United States

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Emiliano Dall'Anese

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Biography

I received the Laurea Triennale (B.Sc Degree) and the Laurea Specialistica (M.Sc Degree) in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Padova, Italy, in 2005 and 2007, respectively. I received a Ph.D. in Information Engineering from the Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Italy, in 2011. My advisors were Prof. Silvano Pupolin (University of Padova) and Prof. Georgios B. Giannakis (University of Minnesota). From January 2009 to September 2010, I was a visiting scholar at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, within the group of Prof. Georgios B. Giannakis. From January 2011 to November 2014 I was a Postdoctoral Associate at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Digital Technology Center of the University of Minnesota, USA.

I am an Assistant Professor within the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (ECEE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. I am also a member of the Affiliate Faculty Program of the Department of Applied Mathematics (APPM) at the University of Colorado Boulder.

I hold a courtesy position as a Visiting Professor at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Prior to joining the University of Colorado Boulder, from December 2014 to August 2018, I was a Senior Scientist at NREL. My research efforts were on developing optimization and control algorithms, with particular emphasis on distributed architectures for power and energy systems. I was the Principal Investigator of a project funded by the DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-e) under the program Network Optimized Distributed Energy Systems (NODES).

Affiliation(s)

Boston University

United States

Mission Statement:

Research on network systems has gained significant momentum within the CSS community, driven by rapid advances in control, learning, computation, and communication. These developments are enabling a new generation of networked systems characterized by complex interconnections, dynamic behavior, and tight integration with the physical world. This expanding field bridges networks, control, learning, optimization, and systems theory, with applications ranging from transportation and power systems to the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities, and socio-economic, financial, and biological networks.

The IEEE Technical Committee on Network Systems is at the forefront of this evolution, promoting cutting-edge research in learning, optimization, and control for networked systems. By providing a collaborative forum, the committee facilitates the exchange of ideas on the modeling, analysis, optimization, and control of emerging network systems with both social and technological dimensions. It actively coordinates member activities, such as organizing specialized workshops and hosting invited sessions on networks at prominent conferences like ACC and CDC. Additionally, the committee strives to enhance the visibility and dissemination of high-quality research by supporting and increasing CSS publications in this vital area. Through these efforts, the IEEE Technical Committee on Network Systems plays a pivotal role in addressing the multifaceted challenges of modern networked environments across various sectors.

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