Francesco Trotti

I am Francesco Trotti, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Verona, Italy. In 2025, I earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the same university, under the supervision of Prof. Riccardo Muradore and Prof. Alessandro Farinelli. My doctoral research was conducted in collaboration with Leonardo S.p.A., focusing on advanced control systems for aerospace applications. I also spent a research period at The Ohio State University under the supervision of Prof. Andrea Serrani, where I worked on geometric approaches for adaptive control of overactuated systems. 

My research lies at the intersection of control theory, optimization, and artificial intelligence, with a particular emphasis on developing advanced control strategies for autonomous systems. I specialize in designing nonlinear control techniques for overactuated systems and integrating reinforcement learning algorithms to enable adaptive and intelligent decision-making in dynamic environments. 

A significant part of my work is dedicated to optimal control approaches, including stochastic systems, to address uncertainty and enhance robustness in real-world applications. I am also deeply interested in co-design strategies for generating optimal dynamic models that consider both controller design and physical system characteristics.

My research is applied across various domains, including manned and unmanned fixed-wing aircraft (subsonic and supersonic), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and robotic systems such as manipulators and mobile robots.

My main research interests are:

• Advanced nonlinear control systems

• Optimal and stochastic control  

• Co-design dynamic modelling strategies 

• AI-driven control for autonomous systems