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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Antonis Professor Antonis Papachristodoulou] - Academic
 
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Antonis Professor Antonis Papachristodoulou] - Academic
  
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:James_Anderson Dr James Anderson] - Junior Research Fellow, 2012-
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Nick Dr Nicolas Delalez] - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, January 2016-
 
 
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Prescott Dr Thomas P. Prescott] - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, January 2015-
 
 
 
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Richard Mr Richard P. Mason] - DPhil Candidate, October 2011-
 
  
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:mohamadreza Mr Mohamadreza Ahmadi] - DPhil Candidate, October 2013-
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Aivar Dr Aivar Sootla] - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, September 2016-
  
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Dhruva Mr Dhruva Raman] - DPhil Candidate, October 2013-
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Axel Mr Axel Nystr&ouml;m] - DPhil Candidate, October 2013-. Co-supervised with Dr Andrew Angel.
  
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Andreas Mr Andreas Harris] - DPhil Candidate, October 2013-
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:JSB Mr James Scott-Brown] ( [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/tebio/ project page], [http://www.jamesscottbrown.com personal site])- DPhil Candidate, October 2014-
  
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Folliard Mr Thomas Folliard] - DPhil Candidate, October 2013-. Co-supervised with Professor Judith Armitage.
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Yang Mr Yang Zheng] - DPhil Candidate, October 2015-
  
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:JSB Mr James Scott-Brown] - Probationary Research Student, October 2015-
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Harry Mr Harrison Steel] - Probationary Research Student, October 2016-
 
 
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Yang Mr Yang Zheng] - Probationary Research Student, October 2015-
 
  
 
== Current Externally Funded Projects ==
 
== Current Externally Funded Projects ==
  
* [http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/M002454/1 EPSRC Fellowship for Growth in Synthetic Biology: Designing Feedback Control in Biology for Robustness and Scalability]
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Designing_feedback_control_in_Synthetic_Biology EPSRC Fellowship for Growth in Synthetic Biology: Designing Feedback Control in Biology for Robustness and Scalability] [http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/M002454/1]
  
* [http://www.synbio-cdt.ac.uk EPSRC & BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Synthetic Biology][http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/L016494/1]
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* [http://www.synbio-cdt.ac.uk EPSRC & BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Synthetic Biology] [http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/L016494/1]
 
 
* [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/aeronautics/fluiddynamics/sumofsquares/index.php Sum-of-Squares Approach to Global Stability and Control of Fluid Flows] [http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/J010537/1]
 
 
 
* [http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/J012041/1 Autonomous Behaviour and Learning in an Uncertain World] [http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~parg/aisp/doku.php]
 
  
 
== Collaborations ==
 
== Collaborations ==
  
 
*[http://control.asu.edu/ Analysis of Functional Differential Equations Using Sum of Squares Programming - ASU, U.S.A.]
 
*[http://control.asu.edu/ Analysis of Functional Differential Equations Using Sum of Squares Programming - ASU, U.S.A.]
*[https://jshare.johnshopkins.edu/dgayme1/public_html/ A Control Engineering Approach for Modelling High-Shear Flows - Johns Hopkins] [http://www.mckeon.caltech.edu/]
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*[https://engineering.jhu.edu/gayme/ A Control Engineering Approach for Modelling High-Shear Flows - Johns Hopkins] [http://www.mckeon.caltech.edu/]
*[http://www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de/research/projects/SystemsTheory/#dynsysnet Multi-Agent-Systems and Delay Robustness in Cooperative Control - IST, Stuttgart]
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*[http://www.ist.uni-stuttgart.de/forschung/themen/networks/index.en.html Multi-Agent-Systems and Delay Robustness in Cooperative Control - IST, Stuttgart]
  
 
==News==
 
==News==
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*[https://mbi.osu.edu/event/?id=1063 MBI Workshop on Control of Cellular and Molecular Systems], Mathematical Biosciences Institute, 2-6 October 2017.
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*[http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/SynBioControl2017 International Workshop on Control Engineering and Synthetic Biology. What next?], Prince Philip House, London, 17-18 July 2017.
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/User:Prescott Thomas Prescott] is awarded the [http://www.eeci-institute.eu/index.php?p=PhD-Award 2015 European PhD Award] for the Control of Complex and Heterogeneous networks for his thesis [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/wiki/images/a/aa/TPP_Thesis.pdf Large-Scale Layered Systems and Synthetic Biology: Model Reduction and Decomposition].
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* Richard Mason and Antonis Papachristodoulou are awarded the [http://a2c2.org/awards/o-hugo-schuck-best-paper-award O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award] for their 2014 ACC paper on [[Media:ACCPaperFinalRM3.pdf|Chordal Sparsity, Decomposing SDPs and the Lyapunov Equation]].
 
* Richard Mason and Antonis Papachristodoulou are awarded the [http://a2c2.org/awards/o-hugo-schuck-best-paper-award O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award] for their 2014 ACC paper on [[Media:ACCPaperFinalRM3.pdf|Chordal Sparsity, Decomposing SDPs and the Lyapunov Equation]].
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* Antonis Papachirstodoulou is awarded the 2015 [http://www.euca-control.org/eca.html European Control Award] and will be giving a plenary at the [http://www.ecc15.at/ 2015 European Control Conference].
 
* Antonis Papachirstodoulou is awarded the 2015 [http://www.euca-control.org/eca.html European Control Award] and will be giving a plenary at the [http://www.ecc15.at/ 2015 European Control Conference].
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* [http://necsys2015.seas.upenn.edu/ 5th IFAC Workshop on Distributed Estimation and Control in Networked Systems], Philadelphia, 10-11 September 2015.
 
* [http://necsys2015.seas.upenn.edu/ 5th IFAC Workshop on Distributed Estimation and Control in Networked Systems], Philadelphia, 10-11 September 2015.
 
* Antonis Papachristodoulou awarded an [http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/engineeringfellowship/ EPSRC Fellowship for Growth in Synthetic Biology].
 
* Antonis Papachristodoulou awarded an [http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/engineeringfellowship/ EPSRC Fellowship for Growth in Synthetic Biology].
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* If you find what we do interesting, and you want to apply for a DPhil (PhD) or MSc by Research in our group, then please [mailto:antonis@eng.ox.ac.uk contact us] sooner than later to discuss possible projects. Note that there are several [http://www.cdt.ox.ac.uk Centres of Doctoral Training] that are relevant to our research, especially the [http://www.synbio-cdt.ac.uk EPSRC & BBSRC CDT in Synthetic Biology] as well as the [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/aims EPSRC CDT in Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems]. If you have a strong academic background, the chances of securing funding for your studies are higher the earlier you apply. Note that applications need to follow the [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate Postgraduate Admissions] guidelines.
 
* If you find what we do interesting, and you want to apply for a DPhil (PhD) or MSc by Research in our group, then please [mailto:antonis@eng.ox.ac.uk contact us] sooner than later to discuss possible projects. Note that there are several [http://www.cdt.ox.ac.uk Centres of Doctoral Training] that are relevant to our research, especially the [http://www.synbio-cdt.ac.uk EPSRC & BBSRC CDT in Synthetic Biology] as well as the [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/aims EPSRC CDT in Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems]. If you have a strong academic background, the chances of securing funding for your studies are higher the earlier you apply. Note that applications need to follow the [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate Postgraduate Admissions] guidelines.
  
* Any PDRA openings will be advertised on the [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/about-us/jobs departmental website]. We have a short-term research position available, which would suit a PhD student or a postdoc. Please contact me for more information.  
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* Any PDRA openings will be advertised on the [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/about-us/jobs departmental website]. None are available now.  
  
* There are several other routes for joining SySOS, mainly through fellowships.
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* There are several other routes for joining SySOS, mainly through fellowships. In particular, please contact me if you would like to apply for an EPSRC postdoctoral fellowship in Control Engineering or Synthetic Biology.
  
 
== Previous Members ==
 
== Previous Members ==
  
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Xuan Mr Xuan Zhang] - DPhil Candidate, October 2011-2015
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Folliard Dr Thomas Folliard] - DPhil Candidate, 2013-2017. Co-supervised with Professor Judith Armitage.
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Andreas Dr Andreas Harris] - DPhil Candidate, 2013-2017.
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Dhruva Dr Dhruva Raman] - DPhil student, 2013-2017. Co-supervised with Dr James Anderson
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:mohamadreza Dr Mohamadreza Ahmadi] - DPhil student, 2013-2016. Co-supervised with Dr Giorgio Valmorbida.
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:James_Anderson Dr James Anderson] DPhil student, 2008 - 2011, Post-Doctoral Research Associate 2011-2012, Junior Research Fellow, 2012-2016.
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Prescott Dr Thomas P. Prescott] - DPhil student, 2011 - 2015, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 2015-2016
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Richard Dr Richard P. Mason] - DPhil student, 2011-2016
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* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Xuan Dr Xuan Zhang] - DPhil student, October 2011-2015
  
 
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Giorgio Dr Giorgio Valmorbida] - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 2013-2015
 
* [http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/User:Giorgio Dr Giorgio Valmorbida] - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 2013-2015
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== Completed Projects ==
 
== Completed Projects ==
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* [https://www.imperial.ac.uk/aeronautics/fluiddynamics/sumofsquares/index.php Sum-of-Squares Approach to Global Stability and Control of Fluid Flows] [http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/J010537/1]
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* [http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/J012041/1 Autonomous Behaviour and Learning in an Uncertain World] [http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~parg/aisp/doku.php]
  
 
*[http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/Control_Engineering_Inspired_Design_Tools_for_Synthetic_Biology Control Engineering Inspired Design Tools for Synthetic Biology] [http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/I031944/1]
 
*[http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/control/sysos/index.php/Control_Engineering_Inspired_Design_Tools_for_Synthetic_Biology Control Engineering Inspired Design Tools for Synthetic Biology] [http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/I031944/1]

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A group researching complex networked control systems, biological and technological


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Our group develops tools and algorithms for the analysis and design of biological and technological networked systems and applies them in a range of areas, from Synthetic Biology to fluid mechanics. In particular, we have been developing theory to understand how nonlinear networked systems (System of Systems) operate how to design control laws for them, using computational tools based on the Sum of Squares decomposition and Semidefinite Programming. We have been applying this theory to understand and (re)design of biological systems (Systems and Synthetic Biology) but also to analyse and design control laws for fluid flows, robust synchronization, multi-agent system consensus, smart power networks and congestion control for the Internet. Here is a short summary of the areas we work on - please follow the links below for more details.

  • Nonlinear systems analysis, Sum of Squares optimization and Lyapunov techniques. In this spirit, we have developed methods for stability analysis of systems described by Ordinary, Delay and Partial Differential Equations, as well as switched/hybrid systems.
  • Systems and Synthetic Biology. We collaborate closely with groups in Oxford Biochemistry and other institutions for understanding biological pathways through mathematical modelling using experimental data and designing new experiments for model invalidation (Systems Biology), as well as proposing and implementing redesigns for existing biological systems for improved performance (Synthetic Biology).
  • Software Development (SOSTOOLS). This can be found here.
  • Large-scale Networked Systems analysis with communication and structural constraints. Examples in this field come from synchronization phenomena in oscillator networks, Network Congestion Control for the Internet and Power System analysis/Smart grid. We are also looking at multi-agent systems consensus under communication and structural constraints such as the effect of time delays and switching topologies.
  • Fluid mechanics and Heat transfer, from a control perspective. We are taking a control engineering approach to understand questions in Hydrodynamic Stability and mechanisms for background noise energy amplification and subsequent reduction. We are also using a Sum of Squares approach for the stability analysis and control design of systems described by Partial Differential Equations.
  • Complexity reduction of networked systems. We are investigating methods based on model decomposition and reduction to facilitate computational analysis and identification of large-scale and nonlinear systems. Systems of interest include biochemical reaction networks, power systems and consensus networks.

Current Members

  • Mr Axel Nyström - DPhil Candidate, October 2013-. Co-supervised with Dr Andrew Angel.

Current Externally Funded Projects

Collaborations

News

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Joining SySOS

  • There are several other routes for joining SySOS, mainly through fellowships. In particular, please contact me if you would like to apply for an EPSRC postdoctoral fellowship in Control Engineering or Synthetic Biology.

Previous Members

  • Dr Thomas Folliard - DPhil Candidate, 2013-2017. Co-supervised with Professor Judith Armitage.
  • Dr Dhruva Raman - DPhil student, 2013-2017. Co-supervised with Dr James Anderson
  • Dr James Anderson DPhil student, 2008 - 2011, Post-Doctoral Research Associate 2011-2012, Junior Research Fellow, 2012-2016.
  • Dr Bing Chu - Postdoctoral Research Assistant, June 2010-March 2012
  • Dr Yo-Cheng (Mark) Chang DPhil, co-supervised with Professor Judith Armitage, Department of Biochemistry, January 2007-January 2011.
  • Dr Bence Mélykúti, DPhil, co-supervised with Professor Alison Etheridge, Department of Statistics, January 2008-February 2011.
  • Miss Nassia Inglessis, September 2009 - October 2009
  • Mr Christoph Maier, April 2009 - July 2009

Completed Projects

  • European Space Agency project with GMV (Spain), NGC (Canada) and the University of Leicester, "Worst-Case and Safety Analysis Tools for Autonomous Rendezvous Systems".

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