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Aurelio Piazzi is a Full Professor of Systems and Control Engineering at the Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Italy, where he has been a faculty member since 1992. He holds a Laurea magna cum laude in nuclear engineering and a PhD in Systems Engineering, both from the University of Bologna. He founded the Active Control Laboratory (ACtLab) in 1995 and currently serves as the director of the Polytechnic Library and president of the Laurea Magistrale in Informatics Engineering.
- Academic Rank: Professor
- Department: Department of Engineering and Architecture
- University: University of Parma
- Email: aurelio.piazzi@unipr.it
- Office Location: Campus Scienze e Tecnologie - Padiglione 10, Parco Area delle Scienze, 181/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
- Personal Website: http://www.ce.unipr.it/people/piazzi
His research is centered on control theory, with a focus on inversion-based and optimal feedforward control methods, feedforward-feedback control strategies, and autonomous navigation of wheeled robots and vehicles. He also investigates vision-based control systems and mechatronics. His work bridges theoretical advancements with industrial applications, including food ovens and railway pantograph inspection.
The recent publications highlight a strong trend in inversion-based control architectures, feedforward regulation, and trajectory planning for autonomous systems. His work frequently employs polynomial interpolation, spline methods (e.g., eta3, eta4), and dynamic inversion to achieve smooth, optimal, and robust motion control. The research spans from theoretical equivalence proofs to practical implementations in robotics and industrial automation.
He has led significant research projects such as:
- COOKIES: EU-funded project on vision-based control of food industrial ovens.
- PAVISYS: Vision-based inspection system for railway pantographs, developed in collaboration with RFI Ferrovie dello Stato.
- PRIN Projects: National research units on automation and control theory funded by MIUR.
He has published over 100 scientific papers in top journals like IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica, and IEEE Transactions on Robotics. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of SIAM, reflecting his standing in the international control and applied mathematics communities.
He teaches core courses including Fundamentals of Automatic Control and Nonlinear Systems at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has supervised numerous research students and mentored early-career researchers. His laboratory, ACtLab (Active Control Laboratory), serves as the primary hub for both teaching and research in automation and control systems at the University of Parma, fostering innovation and practical experimentation.
