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Michael A. Demetriou, Ph.D.

Professor

Higgins Labs 243
508-831-5459 (Voice)
508-831-5680 (Fax)
mdemetri@wpi.edu

Related Information

• Complete CV
• Teaching, Research, & Advising Interests
• Controls Laboratory

Education

• B.S. ME, (Magna Cum Laude) University of Southern California,1987
• M.S. Applied Math, University of Southern California, 1989
• M.S. EE-Systems, University of Southern California, 1990
• Ph.D. EE-Systems, University of Southern California, 1993

Research

• 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

Publications

• (48) “Dynamic on-line nonlinear robust detection and accommodation of incipient component faults for nonlinear dissipative distributed processes”, M.A. Demetriou and A. Armaou, in International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2011.
• (47) “Switch-mode continuously variable transmission: Modeling and optimization”, J. Van de Ven and M. A. Demetriou, to appear in ASME J. Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2011.
• (46) "Guidance of mobile actuator-plus-sensor networks for improved control and estimation of distributed parameter systems", M.A. Demetriou, in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 55(7), pp. 1570-1584, 2010.
• (45) "Design of consensus and adaptive-consensus filters for distributed parameter systems", M.A. Demetriou, in Automatica, 46(2), pp. 300-311, 2010.
• (44) "Natural consensus filters for second order infinite dimensional systems", M. A. Demetriou, in Systems & Control Letters, 58(12), pp. 826-833, 2009.
• (43) "Estimation of spatially distributed processes using mobile spatially distributed sensor network", M. A. Demetriou and I. I. Hussein, in SIAM J. Control and Optimization, 48(1), pp. 266-291, 2009.

Extended Publications Listing

Professional Activites

• Associate Editor, SIAM J. Control and Optimization, 2009-2011.
• Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 2009-2011.
• 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
  • 20th IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Barcelona, Spain, July 3-6, 2012.
  • Steering Committee, 7th Workshop on control of Distributed Parameter Systems, Wuppertal, Germany, 18-22 July 2011.
  • Int’l Program Committee, 19th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Aquis Corfu Holiday Palace, Corfu, Greece, June 20-23 2011.
  • Int’l Program Committee, Conference on Control and Fault Tolerant Systems, Nice, France, October 6-8, 2010.
  • Int’l Program Committee, 19th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Budapest, Hungary, July 5-9, 2010.
  • Int’l Program Committee, 6th Int’l Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, Milan, 2-5 July 2009.
  • IFAC Workshop on Control of Distributed Parameter Systems, Toulouse, France, July 20-24, 2009
  • 17th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 24 - 26, 2009
  • 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control CDC 2008, Cancun, Mexico, December 9-11, 2008
  • 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control CDC 2007, New Orleans, LA, USA, December 12-14, 2007
  • IFAC Workshop on Control of Distributed Parameter Systems, University of Namur, Belgium July 23-27, 2007
  • 13th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, CA, February 26- March 2, 2006
  • 12th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, CA, March 6-10, 2005
  • 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)

Scientific and Professional Societies/Memberships

• Senior Member, AIAA 1997 - Present
• Member, SIAM, 1992 - Present
• Senior Member, IEEE, 1988 - Present
• Member, SPIE, 2000 - Present
• Member, AMS, 1989 -1996
• Student Member, SAE, 1984 -1987
• Student Member, ASME, 1984 -1988

Honors and Awards

• Best Presentation Award, American Control Conference, San Francisco, 1993
• Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society
• Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
• Golden Key, National Honor Society
• Engineering Honors Program Award, University of Southern California, 1987

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