Control is deep and multi-disiplinary field. In this lab, emphasis is placed on issues surrounding design and operations in complex systems. Applications range from data centers to neuro-biology; smart buildings to adaptive sensor networks; too infinity and beyond!
C3 is located in room 484 in the New Engineering Building at the University of Florida; see the contact page for a map with directions.
A brief biographical sketch. My research over the past 20+ years at the University of Illinois has concerned control of complex systems in various forms, along with related topics in information theory and reinforcement learning. Sustainable energy has been a focus of my research since 2000, soon after the energy crisis in California. See my [bio] for details on my career.
How did I find myself in Florida? Early in 2011, I took a trip to the University of Florida to visit colleagues here. It was my first visit, and I was amazed at what I saw – the natural beauty in North Florida includes natural springs that pump out millions of gallons of clear fresh water each day; the Gulf Coast is full of dolphins and manatees, along with oyster bars; the Atlantic Coast looks like the Santa Monica beach where I grew up.
I learned about the various Florida initiatives to reduce our reliance on traditional sources of energy, to create a sustainable future. I also discovered many academic heroes at the University of Florida – Until last year I was ignorant of many of the academic riches in Gainesville.
Following interactions with Dean Cammy Abernathy, Prof. John Harris, and other faculty here, I was convinced that Gainesville would be an ideal new home for my family and myself. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offered a chaired position here, and support to create a Laboratory for Cognition and Control. I soon accepted the offer.
The laboratory is under construction now – students are moving in, seminar series and workshops are in the works, and new collaborations are being formed. It is an exciting time!
-Sean Meyn
Gainesville July, 2012
Here are some of the related courses that can be taken at the University of Florida http://ccc.centers.ufl.edu/?q=courses
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