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<B><I>Funding</I></B><br>
 
<B><I>Funding</I></B><br>
 
*Clarendon Scholarship, Oxford University, 2009-2012
 
*Clarendon Scholarship, Oxford University, 2009-2012
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=Background=
 
=Background=
  
I am currently a D.Phil student in Dynamical Systems and Control Theory in the [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk Department of Engineering Science] at the University of Oxford, where I have been since 2009. I have a Degree in Mathematics (BSc) and a Degree in Electrical Engineering (BE) from the University of Sydney. I worked for 2 years at Esso Australia (ExxonMobil). In 2009, I was a research associate at Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University (ANU). In 2011, I was a visiting student at the Control and Dynamical Systems group, California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
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I am currently a D.Phil student in Dynamical Systems and Control Theory in the [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk Department of Engineering Science] at the University of Oxford. I have a Degree in Mathematics (BSc) and a Degree in Electrical Engineering (BE) from the University of Sydney. Prior to starting my D.Phil, I worked at Esso Australia and as a research assistant at the Australian National University.
  
 
=Research Interests=
 
=Research Interests=
 
Theory:
 
Theory:
* Nonlinear dynamical systems; Lyapunov theory, Invariance, Time-varying Systems, Partial Stability, Synchronisation
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* Nonlinear dynamical systems
 
* Feedback and control theory
 
* Feedback and control theory
 
* Networked systems
 
* Networked systems
* Convex Optimisation: Sum Of Squares Programming and Semidefinite Programming
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* Convex Optimisation
 
Applications:
 
Applications:
 
* Systems and Synthetic Biology
 
* Systems and Synthetic Biology

Revision as of 14:27, 14 January 2013

Funding

  • Clarendon Scholarship, Oxford University, 2009-2012
  • Overseas Research Student Award Scheme (ORSAS), UK Government, 2009-2011


Background

I am currently a D.Phil student in Dynamical Systems and Control Theory in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford. I have a Degree in Mathematics (BSc) and a Degree in Electrical Engineering (BE) from the University of Sydney. Prior to starting my D.Phil, I worked at Esso Australia and as a research assistant at the Australian National University.

Research Interests

Theory:

  • Nonlinear dynamical systems
  • Feedback and control theory
  • Networked systems
  • Convex Optimisation

Applications:

  • Systems and Synthetic Biology
  • Energy

Publications

  1. E.J.Hancock and A. Papachristodoulou. Generalised Absolute Stability and Sum of Squares. Automatica (in press).
  2. E.J.Hancock and A. Papachristodoulou. An Invariance Principle for Time Varying Systems. To appear in Proceedings of the 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Maui, HI, Dec 2012.
  3. E.J.Hancock and A. Papachristodoulou. Structured Sum of Squares for Networked Systems Analysis. In Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Orlando, FL, Dec 2011 [1].
  4. E.J.Hancock and A. Papachristodoulou. Generalised Absolute Stability and Sum of Squares. In Proceedings of the 2011 American Control Conference, San Francisco, CAL, June 2011 [2].


Teaching Experience

  • 2011-12: College Lecturer - Christ Church, Oxford
  • 2011: Lab Demonstrator - Oxford University Department of Engineering
  • 2005-06: Tutor - Sydney University Department of Electrical and Information Engineering

Contact Information

  • Edward.hancock@chch.ox.ac.uk
  • Department Address: Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ