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Kameshwar Poolla is a distinguished Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has been since 1991. He holds the Cadence Design Systems Distinguished Professorship. Prior to this, he was on faculty at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign from 1984 to 1991. His research focuses on control systems, intelligent systems, robotics, semiconductor manufacturing, and energy systems.
Dr. Poolla earned his B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (1980) and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida (1984). He has held visiting roles at Honeywell, McGill University, and MIT, and worked as a field engineer at Schlumberger AFR. He co-founded OnWafer Technologies (acquired by KLA-Tencor in 2007), which specialized in semiconductor yield enhancement and metrology solutions.
His research interests span system identification, control theory applications, and energy systems optimization. He is affiliated with the Center for Theoretical Foundations of Learning, Inference, and Intelligence (CLIMB) and the CITRIS People and Robots (CPAR) initiative. His work bridges theoretical advancements with practical applications in manufacturing, energy grids, and autonomous systems.
- Key Awards: Hugo Schuck Best Paper Prize (1993), Donald P. Eckman Award (1994), NSF PYI (1988), IEEE Fellow (2012), IFAC Fellow (2020).
- Grants & Patents: 5 patents and extensive NSF/DoE-funded research.
- Labs/Teams: CLIMB and CPAR collaborations focus on AI-driven systems and human-robot interaction.
His recent work emphasizes smart grid optimization, thermal building management, and sustainable energy solutions. He has pioneered token-based scheduling for HVAC systems and explored the marginal value of energy storage in grids.
