Panagiotis Tsiotras

Panagiotis Tsiotras holds the David & Andrew Lewis Endowed Chair in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech and serves as Associate Director at the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM). His research focuses on nonlinear/optimal control, AI integration, planning, and decision-making for autonomous ground, aerial, and space systems.

Education:

• Dipl.Eng. Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 1986
• M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1987
• M.S. Mathematics, Purdue University, 1992
• Ph.D. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, 1993

Research: Primary interests include autonomous vehicle control, robotics, AI-driven decision-making, and multi-agent systems. His work bridges theoretical control frameworks with applications in aerospace robotics, featuring advanced algorithms for navigation, safety verification, and large-scale system coordination. Recent themes involve stochastic control, distribution steering, and real-time safety guarantees.

Awards:

• IEEE Technical Excellence Award in Aerospace Controls
• NSF CAREER Award
• Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award (Purdue)
• Sigma Xi Excellence in Research Award
• Fellow of AIAA, IEEE, and AAS

Leadership: Directs the Dynamics and Control Systems Laboratory (DCSL) and collaborates with the Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE) and Decision and Control Laboratory (DCL). Editorial roles include Chief Editor of Frontiers in Robotics & AI and Associate Editor for multiple control journals.