Dario Bauso

Dario Bauso serves as Assistant Professor of Operations Research at the Engineering Faculty of the University of Palermo, Italy, with additional affiliation to the Department of Computer Science at the same institution.

Education:

• Laurea in Aeronautical Engineering, University of Palermo, 2000
• Ph.D. in Automatic Control and System Theory, University of Palermo, 2004
• Visiting Scholar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, UCLA, 2001-2002
• Short-term Visiting Scholar, Lund University and MIT, 2010

Research Focus: His work bridges Optimization, Manufacturing Systems, Inventory Control, and Game Theory with emphasis on distributed decision-making. He investigates consensus mechanisms in adversarial multi-agent environments using mean-field game theory and nonlinear control frameworks, particularly addressing robustness against disturbances in networked systems.

Publication Trends: His research demonstrates deep integration of control theory with noncooperative game dynamics, focusing on large-population regimes where legitimate and malicious agents interact. Key contributions include Riccati equation solutions for consensus problems and Nash equilibrium analyses in distributed control contexts, reflecting strong interdisciplinary connections between systems engineering and strategic decision theory.

Professional Service: Member of IEEE Control Systems Society Conference Editorial Board (since 2010), Associate Editor for Dynamic Games and Applications (since 2011), and General Chair of the 6th Spain-Italy-Netherlands Game Theory Meeting (SING 6).