Control, Approximation and Optimization Systems Lab (CAOSLab)

Debojyoti Dey: debojyot[AT]campus.technion.ac.il

Debojyoti is a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering with an interest in the theory of optimization and Machine learning. His current research focuses on analyzing total positivity of matrices and their variation bounding properties on generalized spaces, which has major implications in control theory and fundamental learning problems like regularized regression. He earned his PhD  and Master's degree in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. In his PhD, he worked on efficient parameter learning in non-convex and robust optimization problems for Generalized Linear Models, distribution learning for graphical models, etc. He joined CAOSLab in November, 2025.

Kang Tong: kang.tong[AT]campus.technion.ac.il

Kang is a PhD student at the Technion with interest in the intersection of system & control theory, machine learning and optimization. His current research includes the exploitation and application of total positivity and variation diminishing in systems (see Projects & Software). He received a B.Sc. in Automation Engineering from the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2021 and an M.Sc. in Control Science and Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2024. He joined the CAOSLab in September 2024.

Co-Supervisor: Michelle S. Chong from TU Eindhoven

Tom Ashani: tom.ashani[AT]campus.technion.ac.il

Tom is an MSc student at the Applied Mathematics Program, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He works on geometric and algebraic characterization of sign consistency properties in linear operators and matrices. He joined CAOSLab in February, 2026.

Zijian Liu: zijian-liu[AT]campus.technion.ac.il

Zijian is aMaster’s student at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, with research interests in mathematical foundations of control systems. He received his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He joined the CAOSLab in October 2025.

Maya Marmary: maya.marmary[AT]campus.technion.ac.il

Maya is an M.A. student at the Technion with interest in sparse/low-rank optimization. Her research project explores the properties of optimal solutions attained by different low-rank inducing norms (see Projects & Software). She holds a B.Sc. degree in Economics from Tel Aviv University. She joined the CAOSLab in October 2023 and is currently on maternity leave.

Dan Kurulkar: dankurulkar[AT]campus.technion.ac.il

Dan’s research topic centers around the fascinating realm of data-driven control. He is an M.Sc. candidate at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty. Dan holds a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, with professional experience as a Mechatronics Engineer.

Nadav Barak:  nadav.barak[AT]campus.technion.ac.il

Nadav is an external M.Sc. student at the Technion with interest in data-driven control of robotic arms. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institue of Technology.  

Tomer Yosipovich: yosipovich[AT]campus.technion.ac.il

Tomer Yosipovich is a Master’s student at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, specializing in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on autonomous vehicles. His research centers on developing a real-time SLAM algorithm for autonomous vehicles in multi-story parking structures, addressing navigation and perception challenges in Autonomous Valet Underground Parking systems. Tomer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion.

Co-Supervisor: Anna Clark  from Aerospace Engineering, Technion - IIT

Dan Hazzan: danhazzan[AT]campus.technion.ac.il

Dan Hazzan is an M.Sc. student at the Technion's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering with an interest in autonomous vehicles. His current research deals with Autonomous Valet Underground Parking: Navigation and Perception Challenges. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Primary Supervisor: Anna Clark from Aerospace Engineering, Technion - IIT

Mansour Kardosh:  mansourk[AT]campus.technion.ac.il

Mansour is a B.Sc. student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, with an interest in control systems. He currently conducts his final B.Sc. project on data-driven PID-tuning methods.