USC controls workshop

usc group photoI attended the Workshop on Future Directions in Networks, Optimization & Controls at USC. This one-day event following CDC featured 20-minute talks by professors, poster presentations by graduate students and postdocs, and a panel discussion on the future of research and education in controls. I had a great time — there were many big names in attendance, and the intimate venue was a relief from the chaos of CDC. Many thanks go out to the organizers Petros, Rahul, Urbashi, and Ashutosh for inviting me and for putting together a successful event on such short notice! On the right is a photo of some ex-Berkeley colleagues in attendance (Eilyan, me, Ashutosh, Melanie, and Mahdi). At the workshop, I presented a poster on my recent work with Ben Recht and Andy Packard on the topic of optimization and robust control. My poster is available here and a preprint of the work is available here.