Short biography
PhD in Electrical Eng. from the California Institute of Technology (1988). Past positions at several research Institutions, 16 years working for the national Space Agencies (CNIE and CONAE) in Argentina and short stays at NASA, the German and Brazilian space agencies. He was Plenary Full Professor at the University of Buenos Aires and Director of the Identification and Robust Control Group (GICOR). Invited as a Researcher and Professor to several EU, USA and Latin American universities and research centers. Author of 3 books, and more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He has directed funded research projects since 1990. His first book won the 1991 AADECA contest. He obtained the maximum score in 2003 as a Ramón y Cajal Fellow, and was selected Full member of the International Academy of Astronautics, Senior Member of IEEE, AIAA, the Policy Comm. of the International Fed. of Automatic Control and the Indep. Review Team of NASA/CONAE Aquarius satellite. Research interests
The main purpose of my research is the application of Mathematics to Engineering problems, in particular identification and control of different kinds of systems. My current applications are: Active acoustic noise control in tubes, cavities and motorcycle helmets, control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (aircraft and helicopters), control of open flow canals and recently control of wind turbines. In the past I made contributions to satellite, rocket and advanced aircraft control, robotics, vibration control of mechanical structures and chemical plants. Key words
identification, robust control, applied mathematics