Welcome to Sayan's World

I am currently an Assistant Professor at the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department of Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi. I am primarily an applied mathematician working on the broad domain of Nonlinear Control Theory and Dynamical Systems.  I deal with various aspects of Adaptive and Learning Controller design like Stability, Transient Response, Optimality and Robustness especially for Safety-Critical Dynamical Systems (such as autonomous robots, self-driving cars,  unmanned aerial vehicles etc.). Some of my works on Adaptive Control are closely related to Online Convex Optimization and Reinforcement Learning. Of late, I am attempting complex problems on Multi-Robot Coordination in the presence of uncertainty. The emphasis is on Distributed Controller design using concepts from Algebraic Graph Theory and Online Learning.  In future, I would love to explore Control Theoretic challenges in Differential Games,  Passivity-based Control techniques, Control of Soft Robots, Collaborative Autonomous Driving technology to mention a few.

Control System implementation as Cyber Physical System

Information for Prospective Students

I encourage prospective students at all level to have a glance at my publication list before contacting me. You must have a strong mathematical background/inclination if you wish to work with me. A decent coding skill and hands-on interest in dealing with robots would be an added bonus.  Drop me an email with statement of purpose, relevant experience and your resume if you satisfy the mentioned criteria. 

Intriguing (or Boring!) facts about me. . 

From my school days, I have a strong interest in Mathematics (and Physics!).  I cracked Regional Mathematics Olympiad (RMO) when I was at 11th standard. However, I rejected the offer to pursue B.Math from ISI Bangalore with the mindset to be an engineer (may be because. . . engineering sounds cool!). On the journey of becoming an engineer, I realized that fundamental science would have been a better option for me. Gradually, I have turned out to be an applied mathematician, while trying to survive in an engineering department as a faculty member. So in principle, I am a theory guy (like Sheldon Cooper!). However, I do (or at least intend to do) experiments to establish feasibility of the theoretical claims and also to fine tune the theory in some cases.