Expert Profile
Magnus Egerstedt
Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering
Magnus Egerstedt is a leading research on control theory, complex networks and robotics.
Areas of Expertise
- Multi-system robots
- Mobile Sensor Networks
- Complex networks (e.g., optimization and control, resource sharing, dimension reduction)
- Control Theory
- Robotics
- Cyber-Physical Systems
Biography
Egerstedt’s research pursuits center on control theory and robotics. His work has resulted in innovations in remote environmental monitoring and precision agriculture, and he has worked extensively on the control and coordination of complex networks, such as multirobot systems, mobile sensor networks and cyber-physical systems. He led the creation of the Robotarium, a remotely accessible swarm robotics lab used by thousands of researchers around the world. He also helped develop SlothBot, a hyper-energy-efficient environmental monitoring robot. Egerstedt is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the International Federation of Automatic Control as well as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
Media
Media Appearances
National Academy of Engineers names two UCI professors as new members
UCI News, 2/10/2022
From Sloths to the Soul of UCI
UCI News, 2/9/2022
What We Are Reading Today: Robot Ecology by Magnus Egerstedt
ARAB NEWS, 12/29/2021
A Year, Alone, In the Trees
Georgia Institute of Technology, 7/1/2021
‘SlothBot in the Garden’ Demonstrates Hyper-Efficient Conservation Robot
Georgia Tech News Centre, 6/16/2020
Event Appearances
“Forward Invariance in Robotics: From Coordinated Multi-Robot Systems to Safe Learning”
IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (Bangkok, Thailand), 11/18/2019
“Long Duration Autonomy And Constraint-Based Coordination of Multi-Robot Systems”
International Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics and Control (Shenyang, China), 7/22/2019
“Long Duration Autonomy And Constraint-Based Coordination of Multi-Robot Systems”
ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (Atlanta, GA), 10/3/2018
“Long Duration Autonomy And Constraint-Based Coordination of Multi-Robot Systems”
Swedish Automatic Control Meeting (Stockholm, Sweden), 6/19/2018
“Coordinated Control of Multi-Robot Systems for Persistent Environmental Monitoring”
Séminaire Fédération Charles Hermite, (University of Lorraine, Nancy, France), 6/22/2017
Articles
Composition of Safety Constraints for Fixed-Wing Collision Avoidance Amidst Limited Communications
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 1/1/1970
Coverage Control of Mobile Robots With Different Maximum Speeds for Time-Sensitive Applications
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 1/1/1970
Collective Motion Planning for a Group of Robots Using Intermittent Diffusion
Journal of Scientific Computing, 1/1/1970
Data-Driven Robust Barrier Functions for Safe, Long-Term Operation
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 1/1/1970
Resilient Monitoring in Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Systems Through Network Reconfiguration
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 1/1/1970
Education
Royal Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, 2000
Royal Institute of Technology
M.S., Engineering Physics, 1996
Stockholm University
B.A., Philosophy and Linguistics, 1996
Accomplishments
- O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award
- Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
- Creating the Next Award for Innovation and Impact in Robotics
- Distinguished Mercer Lecturer
- Best Multi-Robot Systems Paper Award
Patents
Wire-Traversing Robot and Method of Operation
US20220009532A1, 1/13/2022
Affiliations
- IEEE (Control Systems and Robotics & Automation Societies) : Fellow
- International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) : Fellow
- IEEE Control Systems Society : Vice President for Member Activities