Simone Formentin

Simone Formentin is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano. He has been with the university since 2014, initially as an assistant professor and promoted to associate professor. He heads the Learning to Control (L2C) Lab and chairs the IEEE Technical Committee on System Identification and Adaptive Control while serving as social media representative for the IFAC Technical Committee on Robust Control.

His educational background includes:

• B.Sc. and M.Sc. cum laude in Automation and Control Engineering from Politecnico di Milano (2006 and 2008)
• Ph.D. cum laude in Information Technology from Politecnico di Milano and Johannes Kepler University of Linz (2012)
• Postdoctoral appointments at EPFL and University of Bergamo

Professor Formentin's research focuses on data-driven control systems with dual emphasis on automotive and financial applications. He develops methodologies to enhance vehicle safety/sustainability through real-time data analytics while creating robust financial control frameworks for risk assessment and portfolio optimization under uncertainty. His work bridges theoretical control theory with industrial implementation, prioritizing solutions for complex real-world scenarios where traditional model-based approaches face limitations.

He currently supervises four active PhD students and has mentored four former students who now hold positions at institutions including TU Eindhoven and IDSIA. His editorial roles include Associate Editor for Automatica and the European Journal of Control, reflecting his standing in the control systems community.

The Learning to Control (L2C) Lab under his leadership operates within the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, conducting methodological research and experimental validation across automotive controls, financial feedback systems, and foundational data-driven control design.