The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah State University is looking for a PhD student in dynamical systems, control, and optimization. This position is available in Dr. Selahattin Burak Sarsılmaz's research group and the intended start date for the position is Spring/Summer 2023.
Our research areas include but not limited to: (i) Distributed control, estimation, and optimization with applications to networked mobile robots; (ii) Control of multi-agent networks as systems; (iii) Trajectory optimization for resilient trajectory planning; (iv) Geometric approach-based optimal feedback control synthesis; (v) Robust adaptive/data-driven control of uncertain dynamical systems.
The ideal candidate will have: (i) A Master of Science degree by the date of the admission, in a closely related field such as electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, and mathematics; (ii) A solid background and strong interest in systems, control, and optimization; (iii) Creative and critical thinking abilities, and good technical communication skills; (iv) Coding skills.
Interested students are encouraged to send an email to Dr. Sarsılmaz (burak.sarsilmaz@usu.edu) with: (i) A curriculum vitae (it needs to include a list of undergraduate and graduate courses taken related to systems, control, and optimization as well as mathematics - with grades on these courses, and it should also include list of published or submitted papers, if applicable); (ii) A concise paragraph explaining your theoretical and experimental experience related to systems, control, and optimization; (iii) The contact information (name, affiliation, and email) of your current advisor and at least one other reference.
Review of applications will start immediately and only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
