Lecture slides a.y. 2021/2022

Control over packet-drop networks and Security

Majority voting and function computation in unreliable networks

Assignments for a.a. 2020/2021 adn a.a. 2021/2022

Assignment 1 - Graph Theory

Assignment 2 - Non-negative matrix theory and Algebraic graph theory

Assignment 3 - Distributed discrete-time averaging systems

Assignment 4 - The Laplacian and Incidence matrices and their appplications

Assignment 5 - Coordination of robotic networks and nonlinear analysis

Assignment 6 - Unreliable networks and Security

The final examination for this course is an oral interview. The student chooses to discuss either the course assignments proposed during the lectures or a small scientific report (6 pages) written by the student (with numerical simulations developed with matlab on a topic of the course agreed with the lecturer).

The evaluation of the oral examination is quantified by a mark express in thirtieths.

The oral exam evaluates:
1. The knowledge of the topics of the course (40% final mark)
2. The application of the obtained knowledge (30% final mark)
3. The autonomy in making judgments in regard to design choices (20% final mark)
4. The use of technical language (10% final mark)

Teaching material 

The teaching material regarding the part related to networked control systems for a.a. 2020/2021 is based on the book (more than one version freely available online)

F. Bullo, Lectures on Network Systems, v0.85, 2017

and 

F. Bullo, Lectures on Network Systems , v1.4, 2020 http://motion.me.ucsb.edu/book-lns/

and corresponding lecture slides provided by the author.

The teaching material regarding the part related to security in networked control systems for a.a. 2020/2021 is based on the work by Prof. Shreyas Sundaram which can be found at

https://engineering.purdue.edu/~sundara2/misc/ft_control_lecture_notes.pdf

Other suggested readings:

Mehran Mesbahi and M. Egerstedt, Graph Theoretic Methods in Multi-agent Networks, Princeton University Press, 2010

Ishii, Hideaki, and Roberto Tempo. “The PageRank problem, multiagent consensus, and web aggregation: A systems and control viewpoint.” IEEE Control Systems 34.3 (2014): 34-53.

Other sources and scientific papers will be discussed and provided during the lectures.

Lectures notes/slides are provided. Five assignments and their solution is discussed during the lectures.

Up to 5 course assignments are proposed during the lecture and will be posted here.