Sebastien Nicolas Gros

Prof. Sebastien Nicolas Gros is a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Cybernetics at NTNU (Norway). He holds a PhD from EPFL (2007) and has held positions at Strathclyde University, KU Leuven, and Chalmers University of Technology. His research focuses on Model Predictive Control (MPC), Reinforcement Learning, Stochastic Optimal Control, and their applications in energy systems, autonomous systems, and bioengineering.

Education:

• PhD in Control Systems, EPFL, Switzerland (2007)
• Postdoc at KU Leuven (2011-2013)
• Associate Professor at Chalmers University (2013-2017)

Research Interests: Safe Reinforcement Learning, Data-Driven MPC, Energy Management in Buildings, Wave Energy Conversion, Artificial Pancreas Systems. His work is applied to industries like Equinor, DNV, and CorPower Ocean.

Collaborations:

• Co-supervises PhD projects on Multi-Rotor Wind Turbine Control and Artificial Pancreas
• Industry partnerships with Volvo, SINTEF, and Pixii
• Labs: ITK Smart House, Hydroponics Units, Wave Energy Testbeds

Grants & Projects:

• MAIDOM project for smart home energy management
• AWEbox framework for Airborne Wind Energy
• National and industrial grants for control systems research