{"id":570,"date":"2019-12-09T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/?p=570"},"modified":"2019-12-16T09:41:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T09:41:37","slug":"thulasi-mylvaganam-lecturer-in-control-and-multi-agent-systems-department-of-aeronautics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/imperial-people\/2019\/12\/09\/thulasi-mylvaganam-lecturer-in-control-and-multi-agent-systems-department-of-aeronautics\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Thulasi Mylvaganam, Lecturer in Control and Multi-Agent Systems, Department of Aeronautics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Being Norwegian, I have a great love for the outdoors and I will search for any excuse to be on a mountain! I like to spend my time hiking, running, rock climbing and traveling\u2026 and I absolutely love snow \u2013 it\u2019s magical!” \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I first came to Imperial to complete my undergraduate degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering<\/a> (EEE) back in 2006. I\u2019ve always had a special interest in mathematics, so once I got my first introduction to control engineering in my second year, I was smitten. I completed my PhD in nonlinear control with Professor Alessandro Astolfi<\/a> in EEE, and I am now a lecturer in the Department of Aeronautics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My job involves doing and supervising research on various topics in control engineering. We follow an abstract approach: we describe a system (any system!) with a mathematical model and develop systematic methods to design feedback to make the system behave in a desired manner. The abstract approach makes control engineering very powerful, which is why it is everywhere!<\/p>\n

While I like my field for the maths, my team has recently also been given the opportunity to play around with robots, which is fun! In particular, my brilliant PhD students and I have a collection of robots on which we can experimentally validate the control methods we develop. In addition to this, I teach various modules related to control and numerical analysis to undergraduate and Master\u2019s students, and I also have some administrative roles in the department.<\/p>\n

One of my favourite things about Imperial is the people. I have been lucky to meet amazing people since joining the College, and I value the international community here a lot.<\/p>\n

I also like teaching \u2018Systems\u2019 as part of one of the second year modules. I essentially introduce our undergraduate students to concepts which are crucial in control engineering, and it\u2019s very rewarding and exciting when students show interest in my field!<\/p>\n

Being Norwegian, I have a great love for the outdoors and I will search for any excuse to be on a mountain! I like to spend my time hiking, running, rock climbing and traveling \u2026 and I absolutely love snow \u2013 it\u2019s magical! \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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