Anton Proskurnikov

Anton Proskurnikov is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. His academic appointment spans the College of Computer, Film and Mechatronics Engineering and the College of Mechanical, Aerospace and Automotive Engineering. Based in office L.240, he maintains an active research program focused on control theory with applications to complex networked systems.

Dr. Proskurnikov's research centers on complex networks, multi-agent systems, nonlinear control, and social network analysis, with significant contributions to understanding opinion dynamics and consensus mechanisms. His work bridges theoretical control engineering with practical applications in social dynamics, earning recognition through prestigious awards including the O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award (2023). His expertise spans control theory, optimization, and network analysis with implications for sustainable infrastructure and smart cities.

His publication trajectory reveals a sophisticated evolution from foundational control theory toward increasingly complex applications in social dynamics and networked systems, with recent emphasis on bounded confidence models, higher-order interactions in social dynamics, and quantum optimization for complex system design. This interdisciplinary approach connects traditional control engineering with emerging challenges in social network analysis.

Dr. Proskurnikov has received multiple significant awards:

• O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award (2023) from the American Automatic Control Council
• EPEPS Best Paper Award (2020) from EPEPS Conference
• Annual Reviews in Control Paper Prize (2020) from IFAC

As an academic advisor, Dr. Proskurnikov currently supervises PhD student Jinze Wu in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. His research is supported by the National Research PRIN project "Higher-order interactions in social dynamics with application to monetary networks" (2023-2025), for which he serves as Scientific Manager. He contributes to editorial boards of leading journals including IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL and INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL, reflecting his standing in the control theory community.

Dr. Proskurnikov is an active member of the Automatica research group within the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, focusing on systems, automation, and control. His collaborative work extends internationally to institutions including TU Delft, St. Petersburg National Research University, and the University of Groningen, demonstrating his strong international research presence and interdisciplinary approach to complex networked systems.