Alexander Katriniok

Alexander Katriniok is a part-time Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He leads research within the Control Systems Technology group under Prof. W.P.M.H. Heemels. His work focuses on real-time optimization-based control, safety-critical systems, and distributed control strategies for autonomous vehicles.

Research interests include decision-making algorithms for automated vehicles in complex traffic scenarios involving interactions with human-driven vehicles and vulnerable road users. Key technical areas include model predictive control (MPC), control barrier functions (CBF), and learning-based approaches to enhance safety and efficiency in autonomous systems. His work bridges vehicle-level control with transportation system-level optimization for sustainable mobility solutions.

Recent publications emphasize lane merging automation with safety guarantees, verification of control barrier functions, and motion prediction in highway scenarios. Collaborations include experimental validation with institutions like TU/e's automotive engineering teams.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided materials. He currently teaches a course on 'Optimal control and reinforcement learning'.