Alessandro Astolfi

Alessandro Astolfi is a Professor of Nonlinear Control Theory in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London, where he has been faculty since 1996. He also holds a professorship at the Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Science Engineering at the University of Rome Tor Vergata since 2005. From 2022 to 2025, he serves as College Consul for the Faculty of Engineering and Business School, and previously served as Head of the Control and Power Group from 2010 to 2022.

His research expertise spans multiple areas of control theory:

• Nonlinear control theory
• Adaptive and robust control
• Discontinuous stabilization
• Model reduction
• Geometric control theory
• Observer design

Astolfi's work has produced significant applications across diverse fields including aerospace systems (under-actuated satellites, autonomous aircraft), power systems (multi-machine systems), game theory (population dynamics, multi-agent systems), and industrial processes (model reduction applications).

His research contributions have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards:

• 2003 Philip Leverhulme Prize for outstanding research achievements of young scholars
• 2007 IEEE Control Systems Society Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize
• 2009 IEEE Fellow for contributions to nonlinear control theory
• 2009 Googol Best New Application Paper Award
• 2012 George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award
• 2012 IEEE CSS Distinguished Member Award
• 2015 Sir Harold Hartley Medal from the Institute of Measurement and Control (UK)

Professor Astolfi has authored more than 120 journal papers, 30 book chapters, and over 240 conference papers. He co-authored the monograph 'Nonlinear and Adaptive Control with Applications' (Springer-Verlag). He currently serves as Chair of the IEEE CSS Conference Editorial Board and has participated in program committees of numerous international conferences.

His research group at Imperial College London maintains strong connections with academic institutions worldwide including ETH Zurich, Rice University, and SUPELEC, with whom he has established visiting lecturer relationships spanning decades.