Ilario Antonio Azzollini | CVCenter for Research on Complex Automated Systems (CASY)

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Last updated on: December 27, 2019

GeneralitiesDate of birth: December 31, 1992Birthplace: Terlizzi, ItalyCitizenship: ItalianGender: Male

Current PositionPhD Student in Automatica University of BolognaBologna (Italy) November 2018 – Expected: March 2022Supervisor: Prof. Lorenzo Marconi

Research Interests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nonlinear Control; Adaptive Control; Distributed Control.

EducationMSc Cum Laude in Systems and Control Delft University of TechnologyDelft (The Netherlands), GPA 8.8/10 September 2016 – October 2018- Main topics: Control Theory, Optimization, Filtering and Identification, Digital Control, Robust and Multivari-

able Control, Nonlinear Control, Adaptive and Predictive Control, Networked and Distributed Control. For allthese courses, several projects were successfully developed in Matlab/Simulink.

- MSc thesis – Supervisor: Prof. Simone Baldi September 2017 – October 2018“Adaptive Synchronization over Uncertain Multi-Agent Systems: A distributed homogenization-based approach”Novel adaptive protocols have been designed to achieve synchronization over multi-agent systems withheterogeneous and uncertain units. See publications [C1],[C2].

BSc in Automation Engineering Alma Mater Studiorum University of BolognaBologna (Italy), Grade 106/110 September 2012 – July 2016- Main topics: Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Automatic Control, Electrical Circuits, Electronics,

Computer Architectures, Control Systems Technologies, Electric Drives, Foundations of Robotics.- AlmaTong exchange project: I attended the second year at the Tongji University of Shanghai (see Awards).- BSc thesis – Supervisor: Prof. Marco Breschi March 2016 – July 2016

Lead-Acid batteries were studied and modeled by means of a third-order dynamical model, and implementedfrom scratch using Matlab and Simulink. The model was validated vs experimental results, and then used tosimulate the battery behavior in different typical working conditions. The last part of the work was done in theframe of a collaboration with Amplio Energy Europe. See Research Positions and publication [J1].

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Research PositionsUniversities and Research Centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PhD Student University of BolognaCenter for Research on Complex Automated Systems (CASY) November 2018 – onwards- Supervisor: Prof. Lorenzo Marconi- Topic: Nonlinear Control and Output Regulation

Research in Companies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bachelor’s Candidate Amplio Energy EuropeBologna (Italy), Supervisor: Dr. Gabriele Zini June 2016 – mid-August 2016The last part of my bachelor thesis was done in the frame of a collaboration with Amplio Energy Europe inBologna. Starting from the implemented lead-acid battery model, the goals of the collaboration were:- the improvement of the discharge model;- the sensitivity study of the model parameters;- the implementation of an optimization algorithm for parameter identification starting from the discharge curves

present on the datasheets.See publication [J1].

Research Projects1. AirBorne (2018-2020): Contributor to the European Project AirBorne (AerIal RoBotic technologies

for professiOnal seaRch aNd rescuE) as a systems and control researcher.AirBorne is a multi-national research grant funded by the European Commission for 2.350.000 Eurowithin H2020 (https://www.airborne-project.eu/). AirBorne goal is twofold: (i) to develop atTRL8 a few selected robotic aerial technologies for quick localization of victims buried by avalanchesby equipping drones with the two forefront sensor technologies nowadays used in Search & Rescueoperations in case of avalanche, namely the ARVA and RECCO; (ii) the robotic technologies, then, willconstitute the initial “technological seed” on which an innovative ICT technology service network willbe constituted at european level with the final goal of feeding professional S&R teams/associationswith effective ICT technologies by creating a business opportunity and contributing to address severalshortcomings of current operations.My contribution in the context of this project is the development of control algorithms able to drivethe ARVA-equipped drone(s) as close as possible to the victim(s), in a robust way.

External Invited ActivitiesActivity as a Reviewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Journals: Elsevier Automatica; IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (TAC); IEEE Transactions onControl Systems Technology (CST); IET Control Theory & Applications; Journal of Guidance, Control,and Dynamics.

Conferences: Conference on Decision and Control (CDC); IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear ControlSystems (NOLCOS); IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems; American Control Conference (ACC);IFAC World Congress.

Activity as an Examiner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expert Member in Automation and Control Engineering University of BolognaCommission Member June 2019 – January 2020Part of the Italian “state examination for the license to practice engineering” commission.

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Organization of (or Support for) Scientific Meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Co-Chair of the Adaptive Control Session ECC 2018Invited by the Program Chair: Prof. Thomas Parisini June 2018

Invited Talks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Workshop on Robust Control for Linear and Nonlinear Systems University of BolognaOrganizer: Prof. Lorenzo Marconi September 10, 2019Talk title: “Extremum Seeking: An Output Regulation Perspective”.

Schools and Courses1. Adaptive Control

Bertinoro Summer School 2018. Lecturer: Prof. Andrea Serrani.2. Nonlinear observers: Applications to Aerial Robotic Systems

EECI Course 2019 at IIT in Genova. Lecturers: Prof. Robert Mahony, Prof. Tarek Hamel and Prof.Jochen Trumpf.

3. Robust and Adaptive Output Regulation of Multivariable and Hybrid SystemsEECI Course 2019 at ETH in Zurich. Lecturers: Prof. Alberto Isidori and Prof. Lorenzo Marconi.

4. Model Reduction by Moment Matching for Linear and Nonlinear SystemsBertinoro Summer School 2019. Lecturer: Prof. Alessandro Astolfi.

Teaching ActivityUniversity Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Teaching Tutor University of BolognaSystems Theory and Advanced Control M: MSc course September 2018 – June 2020Graduate Teaching Assistant Delft University of TechnologyAdaptive and Predictive Control: MSc course, (10h p/w) January 2018 – April 2018Main activities:- lecturer on Model Reference Adaptive Control (3 lectures);- preparing and grading assignments (both written and Matlab assignments);- 2 Q&A hours per week with students.

Supervision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BSc Student Co-Supervisor University of BolognaInternal Model and Linearization-Based Control Design for Quadcopters November 2019 – onwards- Main supervisor: Prof. Lorenzo Marconi;- Other co-supervisor: Mr. Lorenzo Gentilini.BSc Student Co-Supervisor University of BolognaObstacle Avoidance Algorithms for Quadcopters: Implementation andTesting using ROS/Gazebo Simulator with PX4 Autopilot October 2019 – onwards- Main supervisor: Prof. Lorenzo Marconi;- Other co-supervisor: Mr. Lorenzo Gentilini.BSc Student Co-Supervisor University of BolognaAn Extremum Seeking Approach to S&R Operations in Avalanches April 2019 – October 2019- Main supervisor: Prof. Lorenzo Marconi;- Other co-supervisor: Dr. Nicola Mimmo.BSc Student Co-Supervisor University of BolognaConsensus Control for Vehicular Platooning April 2019 – October 2019

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- Main supervisor: Prof. Lorenzo Marconi.BSc Student Co-Supervisor University of BolognaSynchronization over Homogeneous Multi-Agent Systems January 2019 – March 2019- Main supervisor: Prof. Lorenzo Marconi.

Awards1. AlmaTong scholarship: Winner of one of the ten (10) AlmaTong scholarships during the first bachelor

year, because of high level performance in university career. It entailed cover to Shanghai’s TongjiUniversity stay expenses (for one year), Bologna-Shanghai round trip flight ticket and medical insurance.

2. EUCA Student Travel Grant 2018: The EUCA Student Travel Support Program was meant toenable ten (10) high performing students to attend the European Control Conference 2018 (12-15June 2018, Limassol, Cyprus), present their paper(s) and become more integrated into the scientificcommunity.

LanguagesItalian: MothertongueEnglish: Proficient IELTS certificate (March 2016)Chinese: Basic (spoken) Tongji University certificate

PublicationsJournals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[J1] I.A. Azzollini, V. Di Felice, F. Fraboni, L. Cavallucci, M. Breschi, A. Dalla Rosa, G. Zini, “Lead-acidbattery modeling over full state of charge and discharge range”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems,2018.

Conferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[C3] A. Bosso, I.A. Azzollini, S. Baldi, “Global Frequency Synchronization Over Uncertain Networks ofSecond-Order Kuramoto Oscillators Via Distributed Adaptive Tracking”, in 2019 Conference on Decisionand Control (CDC), Nice, France, December 11-13, 2019.

[C2] S. Baldi, I.A. Azzollini, E. Kosmatopoulos, “A distributed disagreement-based protocol for synchro-nization of uncertain heterogeneous agents”, in 2018 European Control Conference (ECC), Limassol,Cyprus, June 12-15, 2018.

[C1] I.A. Azzollini, S. Baldi, E. Kosmatopoulos, “Adaptive synchronization in networks with heterogeneousuncertain Kuramoto-like units”, in 2018 European Control Conference (ECC), Limassol, Cyprus, June12-15, 2018.

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