DEVELOPED RESEARCH DESCRIPTION

• ▪ Distributed optimization methods for large-scale networks management
• ▪ Evolutionary Game Theory and its applications to Control Systems Engineering with special attention to the interaction with model predictive control strategies for large-scale flow-based systems
• ▪ Partitioning and Decentralised Model Predictive Control of Large-scale Dynamical Systems - Analysis, synthesis and applications
• ▪  Design and implementation of advanced controllers (LPV, MPC, UC) in fuel cell based systems
• ▪ Application of advanced techniques for the global management and control of energy systems based on PEM fuel cells (dynamical system analysis)
• ▪  Analysis and Design of decentralised optimisation-based control strategies applied to large-scale water systems management
• ▪  Actuator fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control based of set separation
• ▪  Development and Integration of Fault-Tolerant Control Techniques for Complex Processes
• ▪  Control of Power Converters using Strategies based on Sliding Modes
• ▪  Control Strategies for Electric Energy Generation in Isolated Environments - Applications: Hybrid Vehicles

STUDENTS SUPERVISION

Former PhD Students

• 1. Gregory Johann Conde M. Modeling and Control in Open-Channel Irrigation Systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Co-advising with Prof. N. Quijano. Now at Universidad Central (Colombia) 
• 2. Martín Rafael David. Mathematical modelling and advanced control design applied to high-pressure electrolyzers for hydrogen production. Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires - Argentina, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Co-advising with Prof. R. Sánchez Peña. November 2021. Now at ITBA (Argentina).
• 3. Jenny Lorena Díaz Castañeda. Advanced Energy Management/Control Strategies for Smart Manufacturing Systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), March 2020. Now at University of Virginia (USA). 
• 4. Sara Siniscalchi Minna. Wind Power Plant Control Strategies for Ancillary Services Participation. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and IREC. Co-advised with Dr. M. De Prada (GE - Spain). December 2019. Now at Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark).
• 5. Wayan Wicak Ananduta. Partitioning and non-centralized optimization-based control of large-scale complex systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), December 2019. Now at Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands).
• 6. Masoud Pourasghar Lafmejani. On the fault diagnosis of dynamic systems using set-based approaches. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Co-advised with Prof. V. Puig. April 2019. 
• 7. Zakaria Baroud. Modelling and Observation of PEM Fuel-Cell Systems: Application to the Automotive Transport Field. University of Amar Telidji - Laghouat (Argel). Co-advised with Prof. Atallah Benalia. June 2018. Now at Ammar Telidji University (Argelia).
• 8. Julián Barreiro Gómez. The role of population games in the design of optimization-based controllers: a large-scale insight. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Co-advised with Prof. N. Quijano. May 2017. Now at New York University Abu Dhabi.
• 9. Juan Manuel Grosso Pérez. On Model Predictive Control for Economic and Robust Operation of Generalised Flow-based Networks. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Coadvised with Prof. V. Puig. March 2015. Now at Procter & Gamble (Germany).
• 10. Feng Xu. Diagnosis and fault-tolerant control using set-based methods. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Co-advised with Prof. V Puig. November 2014. Now at Tsinghua University (China).
• 11. Bernat Joseph i Duran. Hybrid Modelling and Receding Horizon Control of Combined Sewer Networks. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Co-advised with Dr. G. Cembrano. November 2014. Now at CETaqua (Spain).

PhD Students (Ongoing)

• 1. Sergio Aranda. Diseño de soluciones industriales para la gestión de sistemas de regulación bajo el paradigma de plantwide control. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).
• 2. Juan Pablo Martínez Piazuelo. Distributed control strategies for large-scale systems using evolutionary games and population dynamics. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Co-advising with Prof. Nicanor Quijano.
• 3. Cristian Eduardo Puerto Santana. Fault-tolerant control strategies applied to smart manufacturing systems. Universidad de Deusto, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Coadvising with Dr. Ignacio Angulo Martinez.
• 4. Yousif ElDigair. Control strategies for high-speed compression systems: application to fuel-cell-based vehicles. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Industrial Doctorate (together with Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH, Germany).
• 5. Miguel Angel Bermeo Ayerbe. Advanced Control strategies for energy consumption improvement applied to smart manufacturing systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Industrial Doctorate (together with Aingura IIoT, Basc Country).

Master’s Students

• 1. Adrià Luque Acera. Learning-based model predictive control experimental design for cloth state manipulation. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, September 2021. Co-advised with Dr. A. Colomé.
• 2. Miguel Angel Bermeo Ayerbe. Energy efficiency improvement of an industrial process testbench using predictive control with model adaptation capabilities. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, July 2019.
• 3. Brais Gonzáles García. Modelado y automatización de una planta piloto de nivel para la mejora en el diseño de controladores. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - IRI, June 2018.
• 4. Sergi Xavier Ubach Pallàs. Modelling and optimization-based control design for power consuming reduction in industrial processes. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, September 2017.
• 5. Carlos Ibáñez. Implementation of optimization-based controllers for industrial processes. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, July 2017. Mark: 10/10 with Top-quality mention.
• 6. Sandra Terradellas. Small-scale pasteurization plants: modelling for real-time control. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ETSEIB, October 2016. Co-advised with Dr. S. Tornil-Sin.
• 7. Iván Martínez. Decentralized health-aware predictive control for large-scale systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, October 2016. Co-advised with Prof. V. Puig.
• 8. Sofia Filippi. Distributed control based on evolutionary game theory: multi-agent experiment. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)and University of Padova (Italy), April 2016. Coadvised with Mr. J. Barreiro.
• 9. Andrés Felipe Ramírez Jaime. A Receding horizon approach to mean field games. Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), March 2016. Coadvised with Prof. N. Quijano.
• 10. Noè Rosanas Boeta. Non-linear Model Predictive Control applied to PEM Fuel Cells: Anode Pressure and Humidity Regulation. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, July 2014.
• 11. Sebastian Chavez-Ferrer Marcos. Controlling a Quadrotor with a Robotic Arm using Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC, February 2015.
• 12. Ye Wang. Fault-tolerant predictive control for large-scale systems based on Gaussian Processes. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, July 2014. Co-advised with Prof. V. Puig.
• 13. Mingming Lee. Model Predictive Control for Ethanol Steam Reformers. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, July 2014. Co-advised with Dr. M. Serra.
• 14. Juan Manuel Grosso Pérez. A Robust Adaptive Model Predictive Control to enhance the Management of Drinking Water Networks under Demand Uncertainty and Actuators Degradation. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, September 2012. Co-advised with Prof. V. Puig.
• 15. Luis Caiza Chicaiza. Diseño e Implementación de Estrategias de Control Predictivo para una Planta de Pasteurización a Escala. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, September 2012. Co-advised with Dr. A. Rosich.
• 16. Dídac Recio Garrido. Design of Linear Predictive Controllers Applied to Ethanol Steam Reformers for Hydrogen. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, September 2011. Co-advised with Dr. M. Serra-Prat.
• 17. Rodrigo Toro Olmedo. Smart tuning of predictive controllers for decentralized control of drinking water networks. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, September 2010. 
• 18. Josep Adrian i Roman. Enhancement of management criteria in the design of predictive controllers for drinking water networks. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ESAII, September 2010.

BSc. Students

• 1. Pablo de Juan. A simulation case study of optimal power flow using robust optimization versus CVaR. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - CFIS and University of San Diego, coadvised with Prof. Sonia Martinez.
• 2. Eduard Morera Torres. Real-Data-Based Modelling and Torque Vectoring Algorithm for a 4-Wheel-Drive Formula Student Vehicle. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ETSEIB, July 2020. Mark: 10/10 with Top-quality mention.
• 3. Sandra Wells. Analysis and Control of a Lur’e System with Sector-Bounded, Slope-Restricted Nonlinearities using Linear and Bilinear Matrix Inequalities. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Centre de Formació Interdisciplinària Superior (CFIS), July 2020. Mark: 10/10 with Top-quality mention.
• 4. Adrián Blazquez. Analysis and design of a lateral force estimator for a Formula Student vehicle. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ETSEIB, July 2020.
• 5. Santi Prats. Development and implementation of real-time control strategies based on FPGA. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ETSEIB, July 2020.
• 6. Abdulrahim Oukar Tatari. Determinación de características de pronunciación de letras mediante el análisis frecuencial de fonemas (in Spanish). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ETSEIB, July 2020.
• 7. Cristian Matas Hidalgo. Design and simulation of a laboratory with cobots: Colaborative laboratory design. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ETSEIB, April 2020.
• 8. Xavier Ibáñez B. Design and construction of a LED-based balloon (in Spanish). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - FIB, October 2016.
• 9. Eloi Pérez Contreras. Modelització i Control d’un Reformador d’Etanol amb Vapor (in Catalan). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ETSEIB, 2015. Co-advised with Dr. M. Serra.
• 10. Carlos Ibáñez. Modelado y control de sistemas dinámicos usando Modellica. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ETSEIB, July 2015. Co-advised with Mr. J. Barreiro-Gómez.
• 11. Miguel Solsona Alarcón. Dynamic modelling of polymer electrolyte membrane gas humidifiers. Universitat de Barcelona, January 2014.
• 12. Samuele Bovo. Partitioning Approach oriented to the Decentralized Predictive Control of Large-Scale Networked Systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)and University of Padova (Italy), July 2010.
• 13. Josep Adrian i Roman. Modelat dinàmic orientat al Control Predictiu de la xarxa d’aigüa potable de Barcelona (in Catalan). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - ETSEIB, September 2009.
• 14. Alejandro Pinzón Gómez. Diseño y simulación de un control en modo deslizante para sistemas dinámicos lineales (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Sede Manizales), July 2003.

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS

Leading Projects

• ▪ Advanced Learning-Based supervision for Efficiency and Safety in smart infrasTructures (L-BEST)
• ▪ Towards the future smart manufacturing systems (TOFMAN) - Private Contract
• ▪ Advanced Control strategies for energy consumption improvement applied to smart manufacturing systems (Industrial Doctorate)
• ▪ Control strategies for high-speed compression systems: application to fuel-cell-based vehicles (Industrial Doctorate)
• ▪ Modelado y control en sistemas de riego de canal abierto (MuYSCA) - CSIC Project
• ▪ Robust Optimal Reliable Control of Green Energy Systems - MIT MISTI Project
• ▪ Analysis and design of controllers for high-pressure electrolyzers applied to obtain hydrogen for a PEM fuel-cell-based setup (CHEERFUL) - CSIC Project
• ▪ Control avanzado de procesos complejos de manufactura (IKERCON) - Private Contract INnovative Controls for renewable sources Integration into smarT Energy systems (INCITE) - Marie Curie ITN
• ▪ Modelado y control de redes de alcantarillado: aplicación en Bogotá, Colombia (MODCON) - Private Contract
• ▪ Enhanced management topologies based on unfalsified control for PEM fuel cells performance improvement (MACPERCON) - CSIC Project

Participation in EU Projects

• ▪ Efficient Integrated Real-time Control in Urban Drainage andWastewater Treatment Plants for Environmental Protection (EFFIDRAIN)
• ▪ Efficient Integrated Real-time Monitoring and Control of Drinking Water Networks (EffiNet)
• ▪ Making Sense of Nonsense (iSense)
• ▪ Decentralized and Wireless Control of Large-Scale Systems (WIDE)
• ▪ Modelling, Simulation and Control of Nonsmooth Dynamical Systems (SICONOS)

Participation in National (Spanish) Projects

• ▪ Safety and Control of Autonomous Vehicles (SCAV)
• ▪ Monitoring, diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of cyber-physical systems using data-based methods (DEOCS)
• ▪ Health-Aware and Resilient control of CRItical Infrastructures and Complex Systems (HARCRICS)
• ▪ Efficient Operation of Critical Infrastructure Systems (ECOCIS)
• ▪ System-Health Management and Reliable Control of Complex Systems (SHERECS)
• ▪ Analysis and Design of distributed optimal control strategies applied to large-scale WATer systems MANagement (WATMAN)
• ▪ Integración de Técnicas Avanzadas de modelado, Control y supervisión aplicadas a la gestión del ciclo integral del Agua (ITACA)
• ▪ Desarrollo e Integración de Técnicas de Control Tolerante a Fallos de Procesos Complejos (ITECOTOFA)