Roberto Tron

Roberto Tron is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Systems Engineering departments at the Boston University College of Engineering, with his office located at 110 Cummington Mall. His research integrates control theory, robotics, and computer vision to solve complex multi-agent coordination problems.

His primary research interests focus on Riemannian geometry applications, distributed multi-agent systems, and safety-critical control. Key methodologies include Control Barrier Functions (CBFs), Riemannian optimization, and distributed consensus algorithms, with applications spanning autonomous aerial vehicles, robotic manipulation, and multi-robot security systems.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on safety verification and real-time optimization for autonomous systems. His work consistently bridges theoretical foundations in nonlinear control with practical implementations in robotics, particularly addressing challenges in limited sensor fields of view, distributed task allocation, and noise-robust navigation. The research shows increasing integration of formal methods like Signal Temporal Logic with learning-based approaches.

Tron received his Ph.D. from The John Hopkins University and previously conducted post-doctoral research at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. His work demonstrates significant contributions to provably safe autonomous systems through frameworks like the Control Barrier Function Toolbox.