John Doyle (engineer)
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John Comstock Doyle is the John G Braun Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems, Electrical Engineering, and BioEngineering at the California Institute of Technology
(Caltech). He has a BS and MS in EE, MIT (1977), and a PhD, Math, University of California, Berkeley
(1984). He is well-known for his work in Control Theory
, and his current research interests are in theoretical foundations for complex networks in engineering, biology, and multiscale physics.
Early work was in the mathematics of robust control
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robustness, (structured) singular value analysis, H-infinity plus recent extensions. He coauthored books and software toolboxes currently used at over 1,000 sites worldwide, the main control analysis tool for high performance commercial and military aerospace systems, as well as many other industrial systems. Prize papers
include the IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award (1991), the IEEE Automatic Control Transactions Axelby (twice), and the AACC Schuck. Individual awards include the AACC Eckman
, the 2004 IEEE Control Systems Award
and the Centennial Outstanding Young Engineer Award.
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
(Caltech). He has a BS and MS in EE, MIT (1977), and a PhD, Math, University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
(1984). He is well-known for his work in Control Theory
Control theory
Control theory is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics that deals with the behavior of dynamical systems. The desired output of a system is called the reference...
, and his current research interests are in theoretical foundations for complex networks in engineering, biology, and multiscale physics.
Early work was in the mathematics of robust control
Robust control
Robust control is a branch of control theory that explicitly deals with uncertainty in its approach to controller design. Robust control methods are designed to function properly so long as uncertain parameters or disturbances are within some set...
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Linear-quadratic-Gaussian control
In control theory, the linear-quadratic-Gaussian control problem is one of the most fundamental optimal control problems. It concerns uncertain linear systems disturbed by additive white Gaussian noise, having incomplete state information and undergoing control subject to quadratic costs...
robustness, (structured) singular value analysis, H-infinity plus recent extensions. He coauthored books and software toolboxes currently used at over 1,000 sites worldwide, the main control analysis tool for high performance commercial and military aerospace systems, as well as many other industrial systems. Prize papers
include the IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize Paper Award (1991), the IEEE Automatic Control Transactions Axelby (twice), and the AACC Schuck. Individual awards include the AACC Eckman
Donald P. Eckman Award
The Donald P. Eckman Award is an award given by the American Automatic Control Council recognizing outstanding achievements by a young researcher under the age of 35 in the field of control theory. Together with the Richard E...
, the 2004 IEEE Control Systems Award
IEEE Control Systems Award
The IEEE Control Systems Award is a technical field award given to an individual by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers "for outstanding contributions to control systems engineering, science or technology"...
and the Centennial Outstanding Young Engineer Award.