Claudio Altafini

Claudio Altafini is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Linköping University, where he has been a faculty member since 2014. He leads research in nonlinear dynamical systems, with a focus on complex networks, systems biology, and quantum control. His work bridges engineering, biology, and social sciences through mathematical modeling and control theory.

Research Interests:

• Modeling and control of nonlinear dynamical systems
• Complex networks and signed graphs
• Systems biology and biological network modeling
• Quantum control and open quantum systems
• Opinion dynamics and social networks
• Consensus algorithms and multi-agent systems

His recent publications show a strong trend in the analysis of signed networks, opinion dynamics, and controllability of temporal networks, with applications in engineering, social systems, and biology. The keywords across his work include control theory, network science, dynamical systems, and interdisciplinary modeling.

Scientific Awards and Honors:

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Advising and Teaching: Claudio Altafini teaches the Control Theory (TSRT09) course since 2020 and previously taught Modeling and Simulation (TSRT62). He also leads the PhD course on Nonlinear Control and has taught specialized courses in Networked Dynamical Systems and Systems Biology. He advises numerous PhD and Master’s students in control theory and networked systems.

Laboratories and Research Groups:

• Member of the Automatic Control (RT) division within the Department of Electrical Engineering (ISY)
• Active in the ELLIIT Focus Period on Network Dynamics and Control
• Collaborates on interdisciplinary projects involving climate negotiations, government formation modeling, and biological systems