Michael A. Demetriou, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Higgins Labs 246
508-831-5459 (Voice)
508-831-5680 (Fax)
mdemetri@wpi.edu

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Adaptive estimation and control of distributed parameter systems,
Fault detection, diagnosis and accommodation of dynamical systems (lumped and distributed parameter)
Modeling and vibration control of flexible structures/panels/membranes with smart actuators/sensors
Optimal sensor and actuator location for active noise/vibration/thermal control,
Actuator and sensor scheduling(switching) and (hybrid) control in distributed parameter systems
Robust control of structure-fluid interaction systems
Active control of intelligent systems and structures

(40) "Adaptive techniques for the MRAC, adaptive parameter identification, and on-line fault monitoring and accommodation for a class of positive real infinite dimensional systems", M.A. Demetriou, K. Ito and R.C. Smith to appear in International Journal on Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, 2008.
(39) "Optimal Control of Switched Distributed Parameter Systems with Spatially Scheduled Actuators", O. Iftime and M.A. Demetriou, to appear in Automatica, 2008.
(38) "Actuator and Controller Scheduling in Nonlinear Transport-Reaction Processes", M. A. Demetriou, N. H. El-Farra and P. D. Christofides, to appear in Chemical Engineering Science, 2008.
(37) "Robust detection and accommodation of incipient component and actuator faults in nonlinear distributed processes", A. Armaou and M.A. Demetriou, to appear in AICheE J., 2008.
(36) "Adaptive monitoring and accommodation of nonlinear actuator faults in positive real infinite dimensional systems", M.A. Demetriou, K. Ito and R.C. Smith, in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 52, no. 12, pp. 2332-2338, 2007.

Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, January 2004-December 2007.
Chair, Technical Committee on Distributed Parameter Systems (IEEE-CSS), May 2003-present.
Member, IEEE-CSS Conference Editorial Board, 1997-present.
Chair, IEEE-CSS Membership Retention Committee, 1999, 2000.
Guest Editor, Kybernetika, 1997.
Member, Program Committee, for
- 2005 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC05)
- 2005 American Control Conference (ACC05)
- 2004 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC04)
- 2004 American Control Conference (ACC04)
- 2004 11th Annual Int'l Symposium on Smart Materials and Structures
- 2001 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC01)
- 2001 IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA01)
- 2000 IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED00)
- 1999 IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED99)
- 1997 IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control and Systems (MED97)