Jeff S. Shamma

Jeff S. Shamma is a Professor and Department Head of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), holding the Jerry S. Dobrovolny Chair. He previously served at KAUST and Georgia Tech, where he held the Julian T. Hightower Chair in Systems and Controls. He earned his PhD in Systems Science and Engineering from MIT in 1988.

• Current roles: Department Head & Professor (UIUC), courtesy Professorships in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
• Editor-in-Chief (2020-2024) of IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems

Research focuses on decision and control systems, game theory, multi-agent systems, and distributed autonomy. He explores applications in human-machine networks, autonomous robotics, and complex system dynamics. His work bridges theory and practice, addressing challenges in networked systems and robotic autonomy.

Notable awards include IEEE/IFAC Fellowships, the AACC Donald P. Eckman Award, and NSF Young Investigator Award. He has delivered plenary/semi-plenary talks at major conferences like NeurIPS, CDC, and ACC.

Recent research highlights include FalconScan hybrid UAV-crawler systems for industrial inspection, distributed learning dynamics in games, and risk-sensitive equilibrium computations. His work emphasizes safe autonomy, scenario-based analysis, and hybrid control strategies.