About
John Lygeros is a Full Professor and Head of the Institute for Automatic Control at ETH Zurich's Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. He received his B.Eng. (1990) and M.Sc. (1991) from Imperial College London, and Ph.D. (1996) from UC Berkeley. Before joining ETH Zurich in 2006, he held academic positions at the University of Cambridge and University of Patras.
His research focuses on:
- Modeling and control of hierarchical hybrid systems
- Large-scale dynamical systems applied to biochemical networks
- Control of automated transportation systems via wireless networks
- Energy systems and advanced manufacturing control
His research demonstrates strong emphasis on optimization methods, distributed control architectures, and machine learning applications in control systems, with significant contributions to real-time optimization algorithms and data-driven control methodologies.
Major scientific awards include:
- HSCC Test of Time Award (2024)
- ERC Advanced Grant (2018)
- O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award (2018)
- IEEE George S. Axelby Paper Award (2016)
- Three Golden Owl teaching awards from ETH Zurich
He leads the Automatic Control Laboratory at ETH Zurich and serves as Director of the National Centre of Competence in Research 'Dependable Ubiquitous Automation'. He has advised over 60 doctoral candidates since 2017, with research spanning optimization algorithms, power systems, autonomous systems, and machine learning applications.
