Prof. Dr. Dragan Nesic

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsAutomation, Mechatronics, Control Systems, Intelligent Technical Systems, Robotics
Keywordsnetworked control systems, hybrid systems, control systems, nonlinear systems
Honours and awards

2020: Humboldt Research Award

2020: International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Fellowship

2019: Doctorate Honoris Causa, University of Lorraine

2018: George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award

2010: ARC Future Fellowship

2008: IEEE Fellowship

2005: Institute of Engineering Australia (IEAust) Fellowship

2004: Australian Research Council's (ARC) Australian Professorial Fellowship

2003: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship

Current contact address

CountryAustralia
CityMelbourne
InstitutionUniversity of Melbourne
InstituteElectrical and Electronic Engineering Department

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Lars GrüneMathematisches Institut, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth
Prof. Dr. Peter Eris KloedenInstitut für Mathematik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Daniel QuevedoFachgebiet Steuerungs- und Regelungstechnik, Universität Paderborn, Paderborn
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/2003

Programme(s)

2003Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
2019Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Nesic is a world leading researcher in nonlinear control engineering. His pioneering research on modeling of networked control systems (NCS) has generated vibrant research activity in the past 15 years and holds promise in unlocking the potential of novel technologies, such as the Internet of Things. In Germany, he continues his work on various topics related to optimal control, NCS and extremum seeking control.