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Emily Jensen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She specializes in the analysis and control of spatially-distributed systems with applications in power grids, satellite constellations, and bio-inspired robotics. Her work focuses on developing theoretical frameworks to optimize system performance under constraints such as communication limitations and nonlinear dynamics.
- Education:
- B.S. in Engineering Mathematics & Statistics, UC Berkeley, 2015
- M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, 2020
- Professional Appointments:
- Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Berkeley (2022-2023)
- Postdoctoral Researcher at Northeastern University (2021)
Her research interests center on optimal distributed control, system-level synthesis, and the interplay between system structure and controller design. Key projects include multi-timescale power network control, nonlinear wave dynamics in engineering systems, and distributed parameter systems with limited communication.
Dr. Jensen has delivered invited talks at high-profile venues such as the International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks & Systems (2024) and the System Level Synthesis Workshop (2022). She currently advises a team of graduate and undergraduate researchers, including Addie McCurdy, Andy Gusty, and Matt Baughman (co-advised with Prof. Hodge).
- Awards:
- UC Regents’ Graduate Fellowship (2016)
- Zonta Amelia Earhart Fellowship (2019)
- IFAC Conference Young Author Award Honorable Mention (2022)
She teaches ECEN 3300 (Linear Systems) and ECEN 5738 (Nonlinear Control Systems) at CU Boulder. Her work has been published in IEEE journals and conferences, emphasizing theoretical contributions with practical engineering relevance.
