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Mikael Kurula is an Academic Lecturer in Mathematics at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. His research and teaching focus primarily on applied mathematics, with special emphasis on systems theory, control theory, and operator theory.
Dr. Kurula's research interests span multiple areas of applied mathematics:
- Control Theory - particularly model predictive control and robust output regulation
- Systems Theory - including infinite-dimensional systems and port-Hamiltonian systems
- Operator Theory - with applications to mathematical systems theory
- Mathematical Physics - especially related to wave systems and energy-based modeling
His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on time-varying systems, infinite-dimensional control systems, and mathematical foundations of control theory. Kurula has made significant contributions to the theory of port-Hamiltonian systems and model predictive control in Hilbert spaces, with numerous publications in top-tier journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Complex Analysis and Operator Theory.
As an educator, Dr. Kurula teaches multiple mathematics courses including:
- Differentialekvationer (Differential Equations)
- Sannolikhetslära och statistik (Probability and Statistics)
- Numeriska metoder (Numerical Methods)
- Försöksplanering (Experimental Design)
- Seminarier i matematik (Mathematics Seminars)
- Talteori (Number Theory)
Dr. Kurula actively supervises graduate students, offering master's thesis projects in applied mathematics, including topics such as "Self-learning automatic control" and "Data-driven explicit MPC." He has supervised at least one master's thesis, that of Tuomas Virtanen.
Outside of his academic work, Dr. Kurula enjoys karate and open source software.
