John Baillieul Awarded IEEE Controls System Society’s Bode Prize
By Mark Dwortzan
Professor John Baillieul (ME/SE/CISE) has been selected for the IEEE Control Systems Society’s 2011 Hendrik W. Bode Lecture Prize, which recognizes distinguished contributions to control systems science or engineering. As part of the honor, Baillieul has been invited to deliver a plenary lecture evaluating a significant contribution to control systems science or engineering at the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control in December in Orlando, Florida.
“Professor Baillieul’s results on mathematical system theory and information-based control have had a fundamental impact on the field,” said Roberto Tempo, past president of the Control Systems Society.
“I was both surprised and honored to be chosen as the 2011 recipient of the Bode Prize,” said Baillieul. “My plan for the Bode Lecture is to present research that reflects the substantial influence that numerous mentors, colleagues and students have had on my work, and focuses on the interplay between information and the control of things in the physical world.”
An international scientific, engineering and professional organization founded in 1954, the Control Systems Society is dedicated to the advancement of research, development and practice in automation and control systems. Society activities include publishing journals and a magazine, holding conferences and sponsoring committees in various areas of technical specialization.
A fellow of the IEEE and former editor-in-chief of the journal IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Baillieul focuses on robotics, the control of mechanical systems, and mathematical system theory.