International research and didactic

VISITING POSITIONS:

- Chargé de Recherche » of the french CNRS – « Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique » , at the Laboratory of Signal and Systems (L2S) in Gif-sur-Yvette for several months in 1983, 1985 and 1988;
- « Professeur Associé » at the « Université de Paris Sud-Orsay » in 1987
- “ Directeur de Recherche ”, Lab. des Signaux et Systèmes (CNRS. Paris), of the CNRS in 1991, 1993 and 1996.

RESEARCH COORDINATION

1987 - 1991, Co-responsable, with D. Normand-Cyrot, of European Networks on Digital Control and on Hybrid Systems in 1991 and 1998, respectively

Member of the International Program Committee of several international Conferences. Chairman of the Organizing Commettee of the First IFAC Symposium on “ Nonlinear Control Systems Design ” (Capri, 1989). Chairman and organizer of sessions on nonlinear control, digital systems and applications in International Conferences.

1991 - 1997, Member of the Executive Council of the European Control Community Association (E.U.C.A.).

COORDINATION AND INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION

Member of the SEFI, « Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs », representing the University of l'Aquila – from 1986 to 1989 -, he promoted since the eighties exchanges of students in the framework of European Programmes for the mobility. Member of the Commission ERASMUS-SOCRATES of the University of Rome « La Sapienza », he promoted mobilities and agreements for the achievement of double titles between the University of Rome and some french « Grandes Ecoles ».

From 2000, he coordinates a project supported by the italian MURST, for potentiating the mobility between Italy and France at the different levels of the universitary education and for designing curricula which can be recognized in the two countries.

Nominated Member of the Scientific Committee of the University « franco-italienne/italo-francese », an inter-governamental institution for coordinating exchanges and cultural initiatives between France and Italy, he has been elected Chairman in march 2001.

INITIATIVES IN THE AREA OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Membership of the International Mars Exploration Working Group from 1993 to 1996.

NOT UNIVERSITARY POSITIONS

- Scientific advisor, in 1995, to the Director of the Joint Research Center – JRC -, the international research center of the European Union ;
- Member of the Commissions for the evaluation of national projects for the italian participation to the International Space Station in 1999 and 2000 ;

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

From 1978 he teachs courses on System and Control Theory and their applications in different area : from civil engineering, through bioengineering to mechanical engineering and space technologies.

Advanced courses on “ Systèmes Linéaires Avancés ” and “ Eléments de commande des systèmes non linéaires ” in the framework of the “ D. E. A. en Automatique et Traitement du Signal ”, University of Paris Sud (Orsay), in 1987 and from 1988 to 1995 ; “ Commande Optimale ” at the “ Maitrise en Electronique ” University of Paris Sud Orsay, in 1987; “ Une introduction à la théorie des systèmes non linéaires ”, at the “ Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité ” in Gif-sur-Yvette from 1995 to 1997 ; “ Analyse et commande des systèmes non linéaires ”, at the “ Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité " from 1998 to present.

He has been co-director of nearly ten french doctoral theses in the area of system and control theory and electrotecnical applications ; he served as « rapporteur » of eight doctoral theses and one « thèse d’Habilitation», participated and chaired several « jury » of doctoral theses.

“ Systèmes Linéaires Avancés ” at the “ D. E. A. en Automatique et Traitement du Signal ”, University of Paris Sud (Orsay), Academic Year 1987-88.

“ Commande Optimale ” at the “ Maitrise en Electronique ” University of Paris Sud (Orsay), Academic Year 1987-88.

“ Eléments de commande des systèmes non linéaires ” at the “ D. E. A.en Automatique et Traitement du Signal ”, University of Paris Sud (Orsay), Academic Years: from 1988-89 to 1994-95.

“ Une introduction à la théorie des systèmes non linéaires ”, at the “ Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité ”, Plateau du Moulon, France. Academic Year: 1995-96, 1996-97.

“ Analyse et commande des systèmes non linéaires ”, at the “ Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité ”, Plateau du Moulon, France. Academic Year: 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03.