ep17 - Tryphon Georgiou, Part II: Power spectra, optimal mass transport, Wasserstein geometry, turbulence, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, adjustable one-ports
Outline 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Mind the gap (metric) 03:16 - Moment problems and Nevanlinna interpolation 06:53 - “Everything relates to everything else” 11:27 - Distances between power spectra 16:08 ...
11 Dec 20231h 13min
ep16 - Tryphon Georgiou, Part I: Marathons, Interpolation problems, Metrics, and the Arrow of Time
Outline 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Running marathons 05:19 - The Center 13:28 - On creativity 15:24 - From algebraic system theory to moment problems 43:39 - The gap metric 58:33 - The longstanding friend...
14 Nov 20231h 25min
ep15 - Davide Scaramuzza: Vision-Based Navigation, Agile Drone Racing, Perception-Aware Control, and Event Cameras
In this episode, we dive into the world of flying robots with Davide Scaramuzza (University of Zürich), a leading expert in vision-based navigation, agile drone racing, perception-aware control, and t...
16 Okt 20231h 33min
ep14 - Cleve Moler: Numerical Analyst, First MATLAB Programmer, and MathWorks Co-Founder
In this episode, we chat with Cleve Moler, a pioneer in numerical mathematics, creator of MATLAB and co-founder of MathWorks. We cover the birth of MATLAB, along with captivating stories about the or...
9 Juli 202352min
ep13 - John Doyle, Part II: Architectures, Universal laws, Layers, Levels, and Diversity-enabled Sweet Spots
In this episode, we chat again with John Doyle about the frontiers of control theory. Starting from the fascinating interplay between bacteria, physics, and the Internet, we explore the universal laws...
14 Juni 20231h 46min
ep12 - John Doyle, Part I: A Pioneer's Guide to Robust Control - The Past, Present, and Future
In this episode, we sit down with John Doyle, a living legend in the field of robust control, to delve into his incredible journey in control theory. We explore his past at MIT and Honeywell, his time...
15 Maj 20231h 16min
ep11 - Mustafa Khammash: Cybergenetics
In this episode, our guest is Mustafa Khammash. Mustafa is the director of the Control Theory and Systems Biology Lab at ETH Zürich and guides us in this episode as we explore Cybergenetics - the cutt...
14 Apr 20231h 20min
ep10 - Stephen Boyd: Linear Matrix Inequalities, Convex Optimization, Disciplined Convex Programming, Rock & Roll
In this episode, our guest is Stephen Boyd. Stephen is the Samsung Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University. Join as we dive deep into control, convex optimization, linear matrix...
15 Mars 20231h 20min
