Claire Tomlin

Claire Tomlin is a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, holding the Charles A. Desoer Chair in Engineering. She works at the intersection of hybrid systems, control theory, and robotics, with applications to air traffic management, biological cell networks, and autonomous systems.

• Ph.D. (EECS) UC Berkeley (1998)
• M.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) Imperial College, London (1993)
• B.A.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) University of Waterloo (1992)

Research Interests: Her work focuses on hybrid systems (combining continuous/discrete dynamics), decentralized optimization, and human-automation systems. Key applications include UAV control, air traffic automation, and biological modeling (e.g., HER2+ cancer, Drosophila development).

Selected Articles (2024-2025) span topics from dynamic programming for autonomous farms to deep learning-based safety filters, multi-agent reinforcement learning, and perception uncertainty analysis. Recent trends emphasize certifiable safety in AI-driven systems and Hamilton-Jacobi reachability for high-dimensional problems.

Scientific Honors:

• MacArthur Fellow (2006)
• IEEE Fellow (2010)
• National Academy of Engineering Member (2019)
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member (2019)
• IEEE Transportation Technologies Award (2017)

Advising & Collaborations: She has advised 21 Ph.D. students and 5 postdoctoral researchers. Her group collaborates with institutions like OHSU, LBNL, and Stanford. She leads the VeHICaL project on verified human-robot interfaces.

Labs & Teams: Affiliated with the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab (BAIR), VeHICaL, and the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM). Her work integrates with the UC Berkeley robotics ecosystem, including the SWARM Lab and FORCES.