Christos G. Cassandras
Head,
Division of Systems Engineering, and
Professor of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE)
and Division of Systems Engineering
15 St. Marys
Brookline, MA 02446
Tel. (617)
353-7154 Fax. (617) 353-4830
e-mail: cgc AT bu.edu
EDUCATION
1974-77 -
B.S.
1977-78 -
M.S.E.E.
1978-79 -
S.M.
1979-82 -
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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VISITING APPOINTMENTS
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
7/08 - present
Head, Division of Systems Engineering, and
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
1/97 - 6/08
Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, and
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
9/93 - 12/97
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
9/89 - 8/93 University
of
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
2/84 -
8/89 University of
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
9/82 - 1/84 ITP
Boston, Inc.,
Senior Systems Engineer.
6/79 - 9/82 Harvard
University,
Research Assistant, Decision and Control Group, Division of Applied Sciences.
11/80 - 9/82 C.S.
Draper Laboratory,
Participated in industrial automation projects as part of Ph.D. Thesis research.
VISITING APPOINTMENTS
9/90 - 1/91 Harvard
University,
Visiting Scholar (on sabbatical), Division of Applied Sciences.
3/93
- 7/93 Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium.
Visiting Professor (on sabbatical).
9/03 - 10/03
Visiting Professor (on sabbatical), Center for Intelligent and Networked Systems.
7/10 - 8/10 Unversidad
de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia.
Visiting Professor (on sabbatical).
CONSULTING
2/84 - 6/87 ITP
Boston, Inc.,
Development of advanced software tools for computer
integrated systems; capacity and production planning of
manufacturing systems.
1/88 - present Network
Dynamics, Inc.,
Development of decision support systems for manufacturing
systems and computer/communication networks.
9/99 - 11/03 Alphatech, Inc.,
Modeling and decision support for command-control
systems.
9/03 - 12/08 The
Mathworks, Inc.,
Development of discrete event simulation tools.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
· Analysis and control of discrete event and hybrid systems
· Stochastic control and optimization
· Distributed systems and cooperative control
· Dynamic control of computer/communication and sensor networks
· Performance analysis and production control of manufacturing systems
· Computer simulation
· Performance analysis and control of transportation systems
· Command-Control systems
HONORS/AWARDS
· 2011 IEEE CSS Control Systems Technology Award
· Distinguished Member Award, IEEE Control Systems Society, 2006
· Harold Chestnut Prize (IFAC Best Control Engineering Textbook), 1999
· IFAC Fellow, elected 2008
· IEEE Fellow, elected 1995
· IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, 2001-2004
· Finalist, Best Student (Yanfeng Geng) Paper Award,
2011 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control
· 2nd place, 2011 IBM/IEEE Smarter Planet Challenge competition
(student team led by Yanfeng Geng)
· Third prize poster (with Yanfeng Geng), INFORMS 2011 Northeastern Conference
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Honorary Professor, Huazhong
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Honorary Professor,
· Lilly Fellowship, 1991-92
· Best Session Paper Presentation Award, American Control Conf., 1988
· National Science Foundation Initiation Grant, 1985
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Summa Cum
Laude Graduate,
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Distinction in Engineering and Applied Science,
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Phi Beta Kappa, Yale
University, 1977
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Tau Beta Pi,
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· Award of the Greek Ministry of Education, 1972, 1973
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Fellow, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
Member, Institute for Operations Research and
Management Science (INFORMS)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDITORIAL
ACTIVITIES:
Editor-in-Chief,
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (1998 - 2009)
Editor, Technical Notes and Correspondence,
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (1994 - 1998)
Department
Editor,
Journal of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems (2008 - present)
Other
Editorial Boards:
Journal of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems (1989 - 2008)
Intl. Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics (2007 - present)
Intl. Journal of BioSciences and Technology (2008 - present)
Automatica (1993 - 2002)
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (1991 - 1993)
IEEE Control Systems Society Conference Edit. Board (1994)
Guest Editor:
IEEE Control Systems Magazine (with P. Ramadge), Special Issue on Discrete Event Systems, June 1990
Journal on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Special Issue on Parallel Simulation and Optimization, April 1995
Journal of Mathematical and Computer Modeling (with L. Dai), Special Issue on Advances in Discrete Event Systems, July 1996.
Control Engineering Practice (with J. Zaytoon), Special Issue on Discrete Event Systems, October 2006.
Journal on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems (with A. Giua, C. Seatzu, J. Zaytoon),
Special Issue on Discrete Event Methodologies for Hybrid Systems , June 2008.
Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems with A. Giua, C. Seatzu, J. Zaytoon),
Special Section on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems, March 2008.
Control Engineering Practice with A. Giua, C. Seatzu, J. Zaytoon),
Special Section on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems, August 2008.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
President, IEEE Control Systems Society (2012)
Vice President, Publication Activities, IEEE Control Systems Society (2010)
Board of Governors, IEEE Control Systems Society (1996 - present)
Chair, IEEE Control Systems Society Technical Committee on Control Theory
(1994)
Chair, IEEE Control Systems
Society Working Group on Discrete Event
Systems (1989 - 1993)
Chair, IFAC Technical
Committee on Discrete Event and Hybrid
Systems
(2002 - 2005)
Conference Chair:
2nd Intl. Conf. on Performance Evaluation, Methodologies, and Tools,
Oct. 2007 (Program Chair with A. Proutiere, K. Trivedi)
1st IFAC Workshop on Dependable Control of Discrete Systems, June 2007 (Vice Chair)
2nd IFAC Conf. on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems, June 2006 (Co-Chair)
43rd IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 2004 (General Chair)
7th Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, September 2004 (Co-Chair)
Symposium
on Complex Systems Modeling and Optimization in the
Information Age,
38th
IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1999 (Program Chair)
9th
INFORMS Applied Prob. Conf., June 1997 (with M. Caramanis)
Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, June 1991 (sponsored by NSF)
2nd IEEE Workshop on
Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis
and Design of Comm. Links and Networks, October 1988 (Co-Chair)
Conference Organizing Committees:
5th IEEE Conf. on Industrial Electronics and Applications, June 2010 (Intl. Adv. Committee)
Dynamics
of Information Systems, February 2010
37th
IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1998 (Vice Chair)
36th IEEE
Conf. Decision and Control, December 1997 (Vice Chair)
35th
IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1996 (Registr.
Co-Chair)
32nd
IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1993 (Workshop Chair)
Conference Program Committees:
12th Intl. Conf. on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, December 2012
20th
IEEE Mediterranean Conf. on Control and Automation, July 2012
4th IFAC Conf. on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems, June 2012
2nd International Conference on Systems and Control, November 2011
6th
IFIP/IEEE Intl. Workshop on Feedback Control Implementation and Design
in Computing Systems and Networks, June
2011
19th
IEEE Mediterranean Conf. on Control and Automation, June 2011
3rd Intl. Workshop on Dependable Control of Discrete Systems, June 2011
6th
IEEE Conf. on Industrial Electronics and Applications, June 2011
2010 Chinese Control and Decision Conference, June 2011
18th
IEEE Mediterranean Conf. on Control and Automation, June 2010
DEVS
Integrative M&S Symposium (DEVS 2010), April 2010
3rd IFAC Conf. on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems, September 2009
4th
IFIP/IEEE Intl. Workshop on Feedback Control Implementation and Design
in Computing Systems and Networks, April 2009
6th Intl. Conf. on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, July 2009
47th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 2008
9th Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, May 2008
3rd
IFIP/IEEE Intl. Workshop on Feedback Control Implementation and Design
in Computing Systems and Networks, May 2008
5th Intl. Conf. on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, December 2008
2nd
IFIP/IEEE Intl. Workshop on Feedback Control Implementation and Design
in Computing Systems and Networks, May 2007
3rd Intl. Conf. on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, August 2006
8th Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, July 2006
1st IFAC Conf. on Analysis and Control of Chaotic Systems, June 2006
Workshop on Feedback
Control Implementation and Design
in Computing Systems and Networks, April 2006
Intl. Symp. on Automatic Systems for Building
Infrastructure in Developing Countries, October 2004
Intl. Conf. on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, August 2004
SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, April 2004
IMACS/IEEE Conference on Computational
Engineering in Systems Applications, July 2003
IFAC Conference on Analysis and
Design of Hybrid Systems, June 2003
17th SPIE Intl. Symposium, April 2003
6th Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems,
October 2002
Intl. Conf. on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, June 2002
16th SPIE Intl. Symposium, April 2002
5th Intl. Workshop on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control, March 2002
15th SPIE Intl. Symposium, April 2001
4th Intl. Workshop on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control, March 2001
IEEE Intl. Symposium on
Intelligent Control, July 2000
14th SPIE Intl. Symposium, April 2000
IEEE Symposium on Robotics
and Control, July 1999
13th SPIE Intl. Symposium, April 1999
IMACS
2nd Intl. Conf. on Circuits, Systems, and Computers, October 1998
7th
IEEE Conf. on Control Applications, September 1998
3rd Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems,
August 1998
12th SPIE Intl. Symposium, April 1998
5th
IEEE Medit. Conference on New Directions in Control
and Automation, July 1997
1997 European Control Conference, June 1997
11th SPIE Intl. Symposium, April 1997
2nd Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, August 1996
IMACS/IEEE Conf. on Computational Engineering in Systems Applications, July 1996
INRIA/IEEE
Conf. on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, October 1995
3rd IEEE
Medit. Conference on New Directions in Control and
Automation, July 1995
1994 Intl. Workshop on New Directions in Control and Manufacturing, November 1994
1994 American Control Conf., June 1994
11th International Conf. on Control and Optim. of Systems, June 1994
12th IFAC World Congress, July 1993 (Co-Chair of Target Area Program)
1993 American Control Conf., June 1993
3rd Intl. Computer Integrated Manuf. Conf., May 1992
30th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1991
IFAC Workshop on Discrete Event System Theo. and Applic., June 1991
3rd IEEE Workshop on
Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis and
Design of Comm. Links and Networks, September 1990
11th IFAC World Congress,
August 1990
Developer
or Co-Developer of Short Courses/Workshops:
One-day workshop on Five Decades of Ho-ntrol and Ho-ptimization, 48th
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
December 2010
Tutorial workshop on Hybrid Dynamical Systems: Modeling and Optimal
Control, 5th Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, August 2000
One-day workshop on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: The State of the
Art and New Directions,
14th IFAC World Congress, July 1999
and 36th IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, December 1997
Short course on Perturbation Analysis and its Application in
Manufacturing
Systems, INRIA/IEEE Conf. on Emerging
Technologies
and Factory Automation, October 1995
Short course on Discrete Event Systems, 3rd European Control Conf., September 1995
One-day workshop on Discrete Event Systems: Modeling,
Performance Analysis and
Optimization, 33rd IEEE Conf. on
Decision and Control, December 1994
One-day workshop on Discrete
Event Systems: The State-of-the-Art,
Theory and Applications, Amer. Control Conf., June 1991
One-day workshop on Discrete Event Systems: Modeling,
Analysis and Applications, Amer. Control Conf., June 1988
Organizer/Moderator of Conference
Panel Sessions:
When
the Hype hits the Fan: Reining in the
Expectations of Modeling and
Simulation, 16th SPIE Intl. Symposium, April 2002
Discrete Event Systems, 29th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1990
Organizer or Co-Organizer of
Conference Technical Sessions:
Mobile Sensor Networks and Cooperative Control, 49th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 2010
Sensor Networks and Cooperative Control, 48th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 2009
Sensor Networks and Cooperative Control, 47th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 2008
Sensor Networks and Cooperative Control, 46th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 2007
Sensor Networks and Cooperative Control, Tutorial Session, 44th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 2005
Control of Wireless
Sensor Networkss, 43rd IEEE Conf. Decision
and Control, December 2004
Cooperative, Dynamic Mission Control for Uncertain, Multi-Vehicle Autonomous Systems,
41st IEEE Conf. Decision
and Control, December 2002
Recent
Advances in Stochastic Networks, 39th
IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 2001
Optimal Control of Hybrid
Systems, 39th IEEE Conf. Decision and
Control, December 2000
Recent Advances in
Manufacturing Systems Research, 38th
IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1999
Control and Performance Analysis
of Computer Communication
Networks, 34th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1995
Parallel Processing in the
Control and Optimization of Discrete
Event
Systems, 32nd IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1993
Beyond Perturbation Analysis
of Discrete Event Systems,
ORSA/TIMS/INRIA/SMAI Conf. on Applied Probability, June 1993.
Performance Analysis of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, 29th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control,
December 1990
Discrete Event Systems, 28th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December
1989
Discrete Event Systems, 26th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1987
Plenary/Keynote
Speaker
4th
HYCON2 School on Control of Networked and Large-Scale Systems, June 2011
7th Intl.
Conference on Electrical Engin., Computing Science, and Automatic Control, September
2010
18th
IEEE Medit. Conference on New Directions in Control
and Automation, June 2010
2009 LIDS Student Conference, January 2009
2008
3rd
International Conference on Innovative Computing, Information and Control,
June 2008
8th
International Conference on Cooperative Control and Optimization, January
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2005
IEEE Intl. Symposium on Intelligent Control, June 2005 PDF VERSION
41st IEEE Conf. Decision and Control,
December 2002 VIEW
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17th Intl. Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, October 2002
6th Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, October 2002 PDF VERSION
9th IFAC Intl. Symposium on Large Scale Systems, July 2001 VIEW IT ON LINE-IE_BROWSER_ONLY PDF VERSION
2001 American Control Conference,
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8th
IEEE Medit. Conference on New Directions in Control and Automation, July
2000
Formal Methods in Performance Analysis Summer School, July 2000
11th SPIE Intl. Symposium,
April 1997
11th International Conf. on Control and Optim. of Systems, June 1994
Discrete Event System Summer School, June 1993
1st Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, August 1992
Invited Speaker at various Universities, Industrial Organizations,
Research Institutes, Government Laboratories/Agencies
Chairman or Co-Chairman of various Conference Technical Sessions
Member of various Panels and Award Committees
Reviewer for papers submitted to various technical journals and for proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
