Fayçal Ikhouane

Fayçal Ikhouane is a Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC-BarcelonaTech), affiliated with the School of Engineering of Barcelona East (EEBE). His academic career spans over two decades, focusing on hysteresis modeling, nonlinear control, and system identification.

• University: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC-BarcelonaTech)
• School: School of Engineering of Barcelona East (EEBE)
• Department: Department of Mathematics
• Email: faycal.ikhouane@upc.edu

Research Interests revolve around hysteresis and its applications in structural engineering, mechatronics, and control systems. His work includes:

• Theoretical analysis of hysteresis models (Bouc-Wen, Duhem, LuGre)
• Adaptive backstepping control for nonlinear systems
• Parametric identification of uncertain systems
• Seismic isolation and vibration control
• Applications to piezoelectric and magnetorheological actuators

Article Trends show a consistent focus on mathematical modeling of hysteresis (46 indexed journal articles), control algorithms (58 conference papers), and structural health monitoring. His 2017-2022 publications emphasize asymmetric hysteresis, data-driven identification, and Lyapunov-based stability analysis.

Scientific Awards:

• Premi extraordinari de doctorat 2006/2007 (Industrial Engineering)

Advising: Supervised Fuad Mohammad Naser's PhD thesis on hysteresis model consistency. Active in the OMGRAPH - Optimisation Methods on Graphs and CoDAlab - Control, Data and Artificial Intelligence research groups.