Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology,  Eindhoven, The Netherlands - since 2025

Postdoctoral researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands - 2023-2025

Supervisor: Heemels Maurice (Eindhoven University of Technology)

Reseach topic: Spiking control systems

PhD degree in Control Engineering, Université de Lorraine, CRAN, CNRS, Nancy, France - 2020 - 2023

Thesis title: Hybrid techniques for state estimation: event-triggered sampling and performance improvement

Supervisors: Postoyan Romain (Université de Lorraine, CRAN, CNRS), Nešić Dragan (University of Melbourne), Astolfi Daniele (Université Lyon 1, LAGEPP, CNRS)

PhD thesis awarded with the "Prix de thèse IAEM de l'Université de Lorraine 2024"

Master degree in mechatronic engineering, University of Padova (UNIPD), Italy - 2017 - 2020 

Final grade: 110/ 110 cum laude

Thesis title: High-performance multi-axis control with application in compliant parallel manipulators 

Supervisors: Oboe Roberto (UNIPD), Kavanagh Richard (UCC), Hao Guangbo (UCC)

Bachelor degree in mechanic and mechatronic engineering, curricululm mechatronic, University of Padova, Italy - 2014 - 2017

Final grade: 107/110

Thesis title: Analisi delle prestazioni di un link wireless IEEE 802.11 per l'interconnesione di due segmenti real-time ethernet industriali (in italian)

Supervisor: Tramarin Federico 

University of Melbourne, Australia - August - November 2022

PhD-related research activity

University College Cork (UCC), Ireland  - September 2019 - March 2020

Erasmus student - Master thesis activity

• Best PhD thesis from Université de Lorraine IAEM doctoral school 2024 ("Prix de thèse IAEM de l'Université de Lorraine 2024" ).  Selected among 83 PhD theses.

• Finalist for the 2023  IEEE Technical Committee on Hybrid Systems Outstanding Student Paper Prize with the conference paper: E. Petri, R. Postoyan, D. Astolfi, D. Nešić, and V. Andrieu: "Towards improving the estimation performance of a given nonlinear observer: a multi-observer approach",  IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Cancún, Mexico,  pp. 583–590, 2022.

1. Symposium of the European Network for Nonsmooth Dynamics 2024 (ENNSD),  "Hybrid multi-observer for improving estimation performance". Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 11 October 2024. 

2. Institute of Automatic Control, Leibniz University Hannover, "Hybrid multi-observer for improving estimation performance". Hannover, Germany. 22 June 2023. 

3. CRAN, Université de Lorraine, "Hybrid multi-observer for improving estimation performance". Nancy, France. 4 May 2023. 

4. Australian National University, "Hybrid techniques for state estimation: event-triggered observer design and observer performance improvement".  Canberra, Australia. 21 October 2022.

5. University of Sydney, "Hybrid techniques for state estimation: event-triggered observer design and observer performance improvement". Sydney, Australia. 18 October 2022. video

6. University of Melbourne, "Hybrid techniques for state estimation: event-triggered observer design and observer performance improvement".  Melbourne,  Australia. 20 September 2022.

7.  ANR HANDY workshop, "Towards improving the estimation performance of a given nonlinear observer: a multi-observer approach". Toulouse, France. 21 June 2022. 

8.  Université Côte d’Azur, "Hybrid techniques for state estimation: event-triggered observer design and observer performance improvement". Online. 2 June 2022. 

9.  SAGIP - GT VS-CPS / SDH. "Towards improving the estimation performance of a given nonlinear observer: a multi-observer approach".  Biarritz, France. 24 May 2022. 

10.  GT SYNOBS. "Towards improving the estimation performance of a given nonlinear observer: a multi-observer approach". Paris, France. 21 April 2022.

11.  LAGEPP, Université Lyon 1. "Event-triggered observer design for linear systems". Online. 13 July 2021.

12.  ANR HANDY meeting. "Event-triggered observer design for linear systems". Online. 5 July.2021.

13.  SAGIP - GT SYNOBS. "Event-triggered observer design for linear systems". Online. 1 July 2021.

1.   "Rhythmic neuromorphic control of a pendulum: A hybrid systems analysis", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 10 December 2025.

2. "Spiking Control for the Stabilization of Linear Time-Invariant Systems: An Emulation-based Design Approach", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 10 December 2025.

3. "Design and Stability Analysis of Neuromorphic Controllers for Unstable Linear Systems". Benelux meeting,  Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, 20 March 2025.

4. "Analysis of a Simple Neuromorphic Controller for Linear Systems: A Hybrid Systems Perspective", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Milano, Italy, 19 December 2024. 

5. "Hybrid multi-observer for improving estimation performance". Benelux meeting, Blankenberge, Belgium, 26 March 2024.

6. "Decentralized event-triggered state estimation of nonlinear systems". Benelux meeting, Blankenberge, Belgium,  27 March 2024. 

7. "State estimation of an electrochemical lithium-ion battery model: improved observer performance by hybrid redesign",  European Control Conference, Bucharest, Romania. 9 June 2023 . 

8. "Towards improving the estimation performance of a given nonlinear observer: a multi-observer approach".  IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Cancún, Mexico. 6 December 2022.

9. "Event-triggered observer design of nonlinear systems with multiple sensor nodes". International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems (MTNS), Bayreuth, Germany, online. 12 September 2022. 

10. "Event-triggered observer design for linear systems".  IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Austin, USA, online.  13 December 2021.

"Hybrid techniques for state estimation: event-triggered sampling and performance improvement". - PhD defense slides.

"Hybrid multi-observer for improving estimation performance".

"Event-triggered observer design for linear systems". video

"Towards improving the estimation performance of a given nonlinear observer: a multi-observer approach". video

"Hybrid techniques for state estimation: event-triggered observer design and observer performance improvement".

 "Event-triggered observer design of nonlinear systems with multiple sensor nodes". video

Journals: 

• IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

• Automatica.

• International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control.

• Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems .

• IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems.

• IEEE Control Systems Letters.

• IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 

• Systems and Control Letters. 

• IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs. 

• SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization. 

Conferences: 

• IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. 

• American Control Conference. 

• European Control Conference.

• IFAC Workshop on Networked Systems.

• Learning for Dynamics and Control Conference.

2024 and 2025:  Teaching assistant of the course “System theory for control” at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

2023:   Exercise classes and lab works (Matlab simulations) of the course "System stability and stabilization" (in french) at École Nationale Supérieure d’Electricité et de Mécanique (ENSEM), Nancy, France (8 hours).

2022:  Lab works (Matlab simulations) of the course "System stability and stabilization" (in french) at École Nationale Supérieure d’Electricité et de Mécanique (ENSEM), Nancy, France (8 hours).

Jasper Rosito, November 2024 - March 2025:  Master internship (co-supervised with Maurice Heemels) on bio-inspired spiking temperature regulator.

Thomas Reynaudo, June - August 2022: Master internship  (co-supervised with Romain Postoyan) on Matlab simulation of hybrid multi-observer for the improved state estimation of an electrochemical lithium-ion battery model.

• Italian: mother tongue

• English: fluent

• French: fluent