Alberto Bemporad
Professor of Control Systems
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
Piazza San Francesco 19, 55100 Lucca, Italy [map]
Tel: +39 0583 4326600, Fax: +39 02 700 543345
Email: alberto.bemporad@imtlucca.it
European Commission
- DISIRE - Integrated Process Control based on Distributed In-Situ Sensors into Raw Material and Energy Feedstock, European Commission, H2020-SPIRE-2014 (2015-2018, 447k euro)
- EFFINET - Efficient Integrated Real-time Monitoring and Control of Drinking Water Networks, European Commission, FP7-ICT (2012-2014, 422k euro)
- WIDE - Decentralized and Wireless Control of Large-Scale Systems, European Commission, FP7-ICT (2008-2011, 490k euro, project coordinator)
- HYCON2 - Highly Complex and Networked Control Systems, European Commission, FP7-ICT Network of Excellence (2010-2013, 280k euro)
- E-PRICE - Price-based Control of Electrical Power Systems, European Commission, FP7-ICT (2010-2013, 371k euro)
- MOBY-DIC - Model-based synthesis of digital electronic circuits for embedded control, European Commission, FP7-ICT (2009-2012, 322k euro)
- HYCON - Hybrid Control: Taming Heterogeneity and Complexity of Networked Embedded Systems, European Commission, FP6-IST Network of Excellence (2004-2008, 340k euro)
- CC - Control and computation, FP5-IST, (2001-2003, 100k euro)
- VHS - Verification of Hybrid Systems, European Commission, FP4-IST (co-responsible for the ETH unit) (1998-2000, 150k euro)
- Marie Curie Control Training Site, European Commission, FP5, (2002-2005, 25k euro)
European Space and Defence Agencies
- “Model Predictive Control for Adaptable Space Applications”, ESA Networking Partnering Agreement, Contract no. 4000106153 (2012-2015, 90k)
- NICE - Nonlinear innovative control designs and evaluation, European Defence Agency (2010-2012, 155k euro)
- “QP Solver for the Enhancement of the MPCSofT Tool”, ESA Contract no. 4000104425 (2011, 10k)
- ROBMPC - Robust model predictive control of space constrained systems, European Space Agency (2010-2012, 132k euro)
- ORCSAT - On-line Reconfiguration Control System and Avionics Technologies, European Space Agency (2009-2011, 80k euro)
National and local funding
- "Advanced drums and intelligent systems for sustainable innovation in the tanning sector" (FESR Tuscan Region project) (2021-2022, 250k euro)
- "Data-driven learning of constrained control systems" (PRIN'17 project) (2019-2022, 149k euro). National project coordinator (total project budget: 421k euro)
- National Research Council project within the FIRB project "Public debt management for the application of advanced mathematical models, MPC, and stochastic optimization" (2007, 10k euro)
- "Optimization-based decision-making algorithms for heterogeneous networked cooperative systems", University of Siena (2005-2006, 23k euro)
- "MACSI - Advanced control methodologies for hybrid dynamical systems", National funding (PRIN project) (2005-2006, 37k euro)
- "Models for optimization, control and coordination of distributed manufacturing systems", National funding (PRIN project)(2003-2004, 50k euro)
- "Optimization methods for hybrid systems", University of Siena (2003, 14k euro)
Industrial funding
- Global optimization for safety-aware automotive control, Denso Automotive Deutschland GmbH (2021-2023, 90k)
- Project HighTissue "High efficiency paper tissue transformation line", Milltech Srl (project funded by "Bando Unico R&S 2012" of Region Tuscany) (2012-2015, 165k)
- Model predictive control for pricing and dynamic hedging of financial options, MPS Capital Services (2009, 20k euro)
- Wireless electronic systems for monitoring environmental parameters in kennels and other animal shelters, "Amici di Lara & 33" Association (2009, 4k euro)
- Research project Robust MPC for satellite attitude control, Thales Alenia Space (France) (2008, 10k euro)