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I'm a D.Phil student in the [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk Department of Engineering Science] at the University of Oxford, carrying out research in the Control Group. I am also a member of Christ Church college and the current GCR Secretary. Before coming to Oxford I completed a B.Sc in Computer Engineering and M.Sc in Cybernetics at the University of Reading. After completing the M.Sc I worked as a research assistant in the Cybernetics department investigating trajectory optimization techniques for the Multiple Gravity Assist (MGA) problem when considering deep space manoeuvres. This project was carried out in conjunction with the University of Glasgow and the Advanced Concepts Team from the European Space Agency (ESA).
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I'm a D.Phil student in the [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk Department of Engineering Science] at the University of Oxford, carrying out research in the Control Group. I am also a member of Christ Church (college) and the current GCR Secretary. Before coming to Oxford I completed a B.Sc in Computer Engineering and M.Sc in Cybernetics at the University of Reading. After completing the M.Sc I worked as a research assistant in the Cybernetics department investigating trajectory optimization techniques for the Multiple Gravity Assist (MGA) problem when considering deep space manoeuvres. This project was carried out in conjunction with the University of Glasgow and the Advanced Concepts Team from the European Space Agency (ESA).
  
 
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Revision as of 09:44, 12 October 2011

D.Phil Student
Control Group, Department of Engineering Science

Supervisor:
Dr. Antonis Papachristodoulou

Funding
Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre, University of Oxford

Background

I'm a D.Phil student in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, carrying out research in the Control Group. I am also a member of Christ Church (college) and the current GCR Secretary. Before coming to Oxford I completed a B.Sc in Computer Engineering and M.Sc in Cybernetics at the University of Reading. After completing the M.Sc I worked as a research assistant in the Cybernetics department investigating trajectory optimization techniques for the Multiple Gravity Assist (MGA) problem when considering deep space manoeuvres. This project was carried out in conjunction with the University of Glasgow and the Advanced Concepts Team from the European Space Agency (ESA).

Research Interests

  • Nonlinear dynamical systems analysis based on Lyapunov techniques
  • Robust control
  • Large-scale systems
  • Networked systems and graph theory
  • Convex optimization: Semidefinite Programming, Linear Matrix Inequalities and Sum of Squares Programming

Collaborators

  • Andre Teixeira, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) - Large scale systems & System decomposition
  • Henrik Sandberg, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) - Large scale systems & System decomposition
  • Natalja Strelkowa, Imperial College London - Synthetic biology

Publications

  1. J. Anderson, A. Teixeira, H. Sandberg and A. Papachristodoulou. Dynamical System Decomposition Using Dissipation Inequalities. To appear in Proc. 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, Orlando, FL, 2011. Technical Report
  2. J. Anderson, Y.-C. Chang and A. Papachristodoulou. Model Decomposition and Reduction Tools for Large-Scale Networks in Systems Biology. Automatica 47(6):1165-1174, 2011. [1] preprint
  3. J. Anderson and A. Papachristodoulou. Dynamical System Decomposition for Efficient, Sparse Analysis. In Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlanta GA, 2010. [2]
  4. A. Papachristodoulou, Y.-C. Chang, E. August and J. Anderson. Structured Model Reduction for Dynamical Networked Systems. In Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlanta GA, 2010. [3]
  5. J. Anderson and A. Papachristodoulou. Input-Output Systems Analysis Using Sum of Squares Programming: A Decomposition Approach. In Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Budapest, Hungary, 2010. [4]
  6. J. Anderson and A. Papachristodoulou. A Network Decomposition Approach for Efficient Sum-of-Squares Programming Based Analysis. In Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference, Baltimore MD.[5]
  7. J. Anderson and A. Papachristodoulou. A Decomposition/Synchronization Scheme for Formulating and Solving Optimization Problems. In Proceedings of the 1st IFAC workshop on distributed estimation and control in networked systems, 2009. [6] preprint
  8. J. Anderson and A. Papachristodoulou. On Validation and Invalidation of Biological Models. BMC Bioinformatics 2009, 10:132. [7]
  9. V.M. Becerra, S.J. Nasuto, J. Anderson, M. Ceriotti and C. Bombardelli. Search space pruning and global optimization of multiple gravity assist trajectories with deep space manoeuvres. 2007 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Singapore, 25-28 September 2007, pp. 957-964 (2007). [8]
  10. M. Vasile, M. Ceriotti, V.M. Becerra, S.J. Nasuto and J. Anderson. Global trajectory optimisation: Can we prune the solution space when considering deep space manoeuvres? Final Report, Ariadna id: 06/4101, Contract no: 20273/06/NL/HE, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2007. [9]

Short Project Reports

  • A control theoretic approach to biological model invalidation: Supervised by Dr. Antonis Papachristodoulou
  • Biomedical Signal Processing: Application of support vector machines for detecting deterioration in acutely ill patients: Supervised by Prof Lionel Tarassenko
  • Stabilization of a Linear Inverted Pendulum Using a Camera Based Inclinometer: MSc thesis, University of Reading, 2006

Teaching Experience

  • 2006-2007: Demonstrator- Optimal Control Lab, School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading
  • 2008-2009: Demonstrator- Scientific Computing in MATLAB, DTC, University of Oxford
  • 2009-2011: Demonstrator- 2nd year Control Coursework module, University of Oxford
  • 2009-2011: Demonstrator- 2nd/3rd Year Helicopter Control Lab, University of Oxford

Contact Info

  • Email: james.anderson@eng.ox.ac.uk
  • Department Address: Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, U.K. Telephone: +44 1865 283384