CUED Control Group Seminars

A missing data approach to data-driven filtering and control

Ivan Markovsky, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Monday 27 February 2017, 12:00-13:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

On structure preserving H-infinity optimal control

Professor Anders Rantzer, Lund University, Sweden.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Wednesday 23 November 2016, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Information and Entropy Flow in Stochastic Control

Professor Sanjoy Mitter, MIT.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 07 October 2016, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Isolating Invisible Dynamics in the Design of Robust Hybrid Internal Models

Lorenzo Marconi, University of Bologna.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 04 March 2016, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Model Predictive Control for changing operation conditions

Daniel Limon, University of Seville.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 03 March 2016, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Stability and power sharing in microgrids

Johannes Schiffer, University of Leeds.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 18 February 2016, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Computable analysis and control synthesis of complex dynamical systems via formal verification

Alessandro Abate, University of Oxford.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 11 February 2016, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Variational Inference in Gaussian Processes for non-linear time series

Carl Edward Rasmussen, University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 04 February 2016, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Decomposition and Structured Model Reduction for Large Scale Systems Analysis

James Anderson, University of Oxford.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 21 January 2016, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Integral Quadratic Constraint Theorem: A topological separation approach

Joaquin Carrasco Gomez, University of Manchester.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 14 January 2016, 14:00-15:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

How to design an Offshore Structure for the Installation Phase

Rupert Hunt, Director - Halliard Consulting Limited .

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 27 November 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Light at the end of the tunnel? Distributed sensing to better understand infrastructure

Neil Hoult - Queens University Kingston, ON.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 20 November 2015, 15:00-16:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

On the Nonlinear Dynamics of Collective Decision-Making in Nature and Design

Naomi Ehrich Leonard, Princeton University.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 20 November 2015, 14:00-15:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Durability of CFRP pre-stressed concrete when exposed to moisture

Shobie Sivanendran - Structures Student.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 13 November 2015, 15:30-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Manifold-based geometric design and finite element simulation

Musabbir Abdul Majeed - Structures Student.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 13 November 2015, 15:00-15:30

CUED Control Group Seminars

Transferring the Principles of Human Impedance Control to Soft Robotic Systems

Matthew J Howard, King's College London.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 13 November 2015, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Path-complete Lyapunov techniques: when Algebra and Combinatorics meet in Control

Raphaël Jungers, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 12 November 2015, 12:00-13:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Ribbon Curling

Dr Chris Prior - Durham University.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 06 November 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Building on Springs: Towards a Performance-Based Design Approach for Controlling Groundborne Vibration

Dr James Talbot - Structures Group.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 30 October 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Fire behavior of concrete elements built and prestressed with internal CFRP reinforcement

Dr Giovanni Terrasi - Empa, The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Wednesday 28 October 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

The Staffordshire Alliance Bridge Monitoring Project - what are we going to do with all this data?

Niamh Gibbons - CSIC.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 23 October 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

'Building complex structures using simple concepts'

Dr Janardhan Sundaram - Director, Rail Middle East & India ATKINS.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Monday 12 October 2015, 16:00-17:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Input allocation using dynamics: theory and applications

Luca Zaccarian, LAAS-CNRS and University of Trento.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 08 October 2015, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

On the Relation between Optimal Transport and Schroedinger Bridges: A Control Perspective

Michele Pavon, University of Padova.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 01 September 2015, 11:00-12:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

An analytical and experimental investigation of rocking isolation for earthquake-resilient design

Dr Sinan Acikgoz - Research Associate in the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction .

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 29 May 2015, 15:00-16:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Scalable design of heterogeneous networks

Richard Pates (University of Cambridge).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 29 May 2015, 14:00-15:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Forensic analysis of eccentrically braced frame fracture in the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake: Multi-scale simulations, tests, and findings.

Professor Amit Kanvinde - University of California, Davis.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 22 May 2015, 15:00-16:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Nonlinear Observers with a Contracting Riemannian Distance

Ricardo G. Sanfelice, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Wednesday 20 May 2015, 14:00-15:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Advances in Shell Buckling: theory, experiments, localization and shock-sensitivity

Professor Mike Thompson - Dept of Applied Maths.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 15 May 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Modelling, Sensing and Visualising within the Life-cycle of Civil Infrastructure

Dr Christian Koch - University of Nottingham.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 08 May 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Offshore Structural EngineeringHow to design an offshore structure for the “Perils of the Sea”

Rupert Hunt - Halliard Consulting Limited.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 01 May 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Seismic retrofitting of historic masonry structures

Prof Gianmarco De Felice - Department of Engineering of the University Roma Tre.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 12 March 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Automated Progress Monitoring Using Augmented Reality

Marianna Kopsida - PhD Student.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 27 February 2015, 15:30-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Automated as-built modelling using machine learning

Ioannis Anagnostopoulos - PhD Student.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 27 February 2015, 15:00-15:30

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Anthropogenic and natural alterations of shallow groundwater temperatures

Dr Kathrin Menberg - Research Associate Structures Group.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 20 February 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Automated building structural design?

Dr Manuel Davila - Research Associate Structures Group.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 13 February 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

"Project Successes and Failures in Analysis and Testing"

Ed Moseley, Design Director for AKT II Consulting Structural & Civil Engineers.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 06 February 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Manuel Davila - Research Associate Structures Group.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 03 February 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Dr Kathrin Menberg - Research Associate Structures Group.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 03 February 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Prestressing in Coventry Cathedral

Dr Chris Burgoyne.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 30 January 2015, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Marine Riser Analysis for Deep-water Drilling

Dr Andrew Lennon - Course Director of CDT Centre - CUED.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 05 December 2014, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Building Energy Performance: The Human Factor

Prof. Pieter de Wilde - Plymouth University.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 28 November 2014, 15:00-16:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Plug-and-Play Operation of Microgrids

Florian Dorfler, ETH Zurich.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 27 November 2014, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Organizing circuits and biological behaviors

Dr Alessio Franci, University of Cambridge and University of Liege.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 20 November 2014, 14:00-15:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Developing the business and policy case for a more materially efficient UK economy

Simone Cooper - PhD.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 14 November 2014, 15:30-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Automated Pavement Condition Monitoring

Stefania Radopoulou - PhD.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 14 November 2014, 15:00-15:30

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Curvature Generation in Nematic Surfaces

Cyrus Mostajeran - PhD.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 07 November 2014, 15:30-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Computer Vision Automated Productivity Measurement

Eirini Konstantinou - PhD.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 07 November 2014, 15:00-15:30

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Semantic Modelling of Point Clouds for Infrastructure

Viorica Patraucean Research Associate - Structures Group.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 31 October 2014, 15:00-16:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Fault-Tolerant Predictive Control: A Gaussian Process Model Based Approach

Xiaoke Yang, University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 30 October 2014, 14:00-15:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

'Long term performance of CFRP tendons in pretensioned structures'

Eleni Toumpanaki - PhD Student.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 17 October 2014, 15:30-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Integrated geometric modelling and computational analysis using distance fields

Matija Kecman - PhD Student.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 17 October 2014, 15:00-15:30

CUED Control Group Seminars

Nonlinear Consensus and Formation Control for Switching Topologies

Johan Thunberg, University of Luxembourg.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 16 October 2014, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Controller Design of a Grid-tie Inverter to Enhance Fault-Ride-Through Capability

Yoshito Ohta, Kyoto University.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 26 August 2014, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Symbiotic Relations: Control Theory and Practice

Professor Keith Glover, University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Monday 23 June 2014, 16:00-17:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Bandaging beams

Rob Foster - PhD Student CUED.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 23 May 2014, 15:30-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Reinforced Concrete Crack Analysis

Taheer Fayyad - PhD Student CUED.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 23 May 2014, 15:00-15:30

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

The discipline called 'The history and philosophy of science' is over a century old. 'The history and philosophy of [structural] engineering' is still an infant.

Dr Bill Addis .

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 16 May 2014, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Vision-Based approach for Bridge Strike Prevention (London Underground)

Bella Nguyen - PhD Student.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 02 May 2014, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Re-Inventing the Wheel

Dr Wendel Sebastian - Reader, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 14 March 2014, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

The long term creep properties of PBO, a high modulus polymer

Matt Causier - PhD Student.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 28 February 2014, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Computational Design Tools for Fabrication-aware Modeling

Dr Niloy Mitra - UCL.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 21 February 2014, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

A Three-Parameter Kinematic Theory for the Shear Behaviour of Continuous Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams

Evan Bentz, Associate Professor University of Toronto.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 14 February 2014, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Risk-conscious Decision-making for Assessment of Building Energy Performance

Dr Heo - Dept of Architecture .

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 31 January 2014, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

"Wobbly bridges - ten years on"

Allan McRobie - CUED.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 24 January 2014, 16:00-17:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

A failure criterion embracing concrete ductility in earthquake structures

Dr John Eyre and Hussam Nasreddin - UCL.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 17 January 2014, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

"Wobbly Bridges - Ten years on"

Allan McRobie - CUED.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 07 January 2014, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Computational Design Tools for Fabrication-aware Modeling

Cancelled

Dr Niloy Mitra - University College London.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 06 December 2013, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Towards improved models for predicting residual stress in glass

Dr Mithila Achintha - University of Southampton.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 29 November 2013, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

“An ill wind blows some good”

David McKenzie - Flint Neill.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 22 November 2013, 15:00-16:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Optimal Control with Noisy Time

Andrew Lamperski, University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 14 November 2013, 14:00-15:15

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

The effect of stereotomy on the shape of the thrust line and the minimum thickness of masonry arches

Professor Nicos Makris - University of Patras, Greece.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 01 November 2013, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

“Shear Plasticity in Practice”

John Bennetts - Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 25 October 2013, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Dr Arnaud Bonin

Dr Arnaud Bonin - EDF Energy, Nuclear Engineering .

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 18 October 2013, 15:00-16:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Probabilistic Methods in Cancer Biology

Prof. M. Vidyasagar FRS, Univ. of Texas, Dallas.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 10 July 2012, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Engineering and Control of Biological circuits: from yeast to mammalian cells

Dr. Diego di Bernardo, Research Assistant Professor (Ricercatore), University of Naples “Federico II”.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 25 May 2012, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Economic MPC and the role of exponential turnpike properties

Professor. Dr. Lars Gruene, Chair of Applied Mathematics, Bayreuth University.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 18 May 2012, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Estimation, Identification and control of cell populations

Professor John Lygeros (Head of the Automatic Control Laboratory, ETH Zurich).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Monday 07 May 2012, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Stroke Rehabilitation using Electrical Stimulation & Robotics: Open problems in control, identification, sensing and motor learning

Dr Chris Freeman, Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 13 April 2012, 14:00-15:00

Engineering Department Nuclear Energy Seminars

Nuclear Reactors - Present New Build, Future Designs and Novel Applications

John Lillington, Chief Technologist, Nuclear Power Generation, Serco Assurance.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 23 February 2012, 16:30-18:00

Engineering Department Nuclear Energy Seminars

AP1000 Projects and Prospects

Mike Tynan, Chief Executive, Westinghouse UK.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 16 February 2012, 16:30-18:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Universal laws, architectures, and behaviors of robust, evolvable networks

John Doyle (Caltech).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Monday 12 September 2011, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Performance limitations of networked systems with information constraints

Professor Yoshito Ohta (Kyoto University).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 02 July 2010, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Optimal experiment design for open and closed loop identification

Professor Michel Gevers (Université catholique de Louvain).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 04 May 2010, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Collaborating Swarms, Multi-network Topologies and Constrained Coalitional Games

Professor John Baras (University of Maryland).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 25 March 2010, 14:00-15:00

CUED Control Group Seminars

Performance Improvement in Paper Making using Model Predictive Control

Dr Paul Austin.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 29 January 2010, 14:00-15:00

Engineering - Dynamics and Vibration Tea Time Talks

Poster Session

Speaker to be confirmed.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 12 June 2009, 14:00-16:00

Machine Learning @ CUED

Stochastic control as an inference problem

Prof. Bert Kappen (University of Nijmegen).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 17 February 2009, 14:00-15:00

Engineering - Dynamics and Vibration Tea Time Talks

Effect of inclined soil layers on vibration from underground railways

Mr Simon Jones, CUED.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 14 November 2008, 16:00-17:00

Engineering - Dynamics and Vibration Tea Time Talks

Approximating large dynamic systems using reduced-order models

Christophe Lecomte (University of Cambridge).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 31 October 2008, 16:00-17:00

Engineering - Dynamics and Vibration Tea Time Talks

Development of a Novel High-Frequency Dynamic Tribometer

Kevin Wang (CUED).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 24 October 2008, 16:00-17:00

Engineering - Dynamics and Vibration Tea Time Talks

Acoustical Analysis of Flat Panel Speakers

Luke Humphrey (CUED).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 17 October 2008, 16:00-17:00

Engineering - Dynamics and Vibration Tea Time Talks

An introduction to the VA One software package: coupling the finite element method and statistical energy analysis

Professor R S Langley.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 17 October 2008, 16:00-17:00

Engineering - Dynamics and Vibration Tea Time Talks

Hybrid Modelling of Violin Acoustics

Matt Smith, Harvard University.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 26 September 2008, 16:00-17:00