Alain SARLETTE -- Curriculum Vitae

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1 Alain Sarlette 30/01/2010 CV page 1/5 Alain SARLETTE -- Curriculum Vitae Systems & Modeling tel: Institut Montefiore (B28) alain.sarlette@ulg.ac.be University of Liège B Liège (Sart-Tilman) born 25/08/1982 in Belgium Belgium 1. Positions 10/ FNRS postdoctoral researcher ( chargé de recherches ) University of Liège (Prof. R.Sepulchre) / Mines ParisTech (Prof. P.Rouchon) Topic: Exploiting the geometric viewpoint on interaction algorithms and coordination in the framework of distributed systems and quantum control 10/ /2009 FNRS research fellow ( aspirant ) University of Liège, Systems & Modeling, Prof. R.Sepulchre Topic: Geometry and symmetries in coordination control (PhD thesis) 2. Education 10/ /2009 PhD in Systems Analysis and Control, University of Liège Supervisor: Prof. R. Sepulchre, Systems & Modeling, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Thesis : Geometry and Symmetries in Coordination Control (introducing geometric concepts and methods to design interaction-type controls for the coordination of a swarm of identical agents) 09/ /2005 Engineer in Space Physics & Technologies, University of Liège Master Thesis : Characterization of the spin and attitude of the ESA Huygens probe during its descent onto Titan using the engineering data set Internship at the European Space Agency, ESTEC Huygens team, Dr. J-P. Lebreton Highest honors & special congratulations of the Jury (PGDF)

2 Alain Sarlette 30/01/2010 CV page 2/5 3. International research experience 01/ Collaboration on "Control of cavity-quantumelectrodynamics experiments" Partners: - Mines ParisTech: Centre Automatique et Systèmes, Prof. Pierre Rouchon - INRIA Rocquencourt: SISYPHE research project, Dr. Mazyar Mirrahimi - Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris: Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel, Prof. Jean-Michel Raimond 09/ /2010 Visiting researcher at Mines ParisTech Centre Automatique et Systèmes, Prof. Pierre Rouchon Topic: Control in systems of interacting entities governed by quantum dynamics. 03/ /2010 Consulting for the European Southern Observatory (via University of Liège) Topic: study of second generation fringe trackers for the VLTI Function: back-up for automatic control & optimization questions -- mostly inactive :-) 07/ /2009 Consulting for the European Southern Observatory (via University of Liège) Topic: study of European Extremely Large Telescope primary mirror control strategies Function: principal academic researcher -- mostly very active :-) 09/ /2006 Visiting research student collaborator at Princeton University (USA) Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Prof. Naomi Leonard Topic: Autonomous attitude synchronization in satellite swarms. 01/ /2005 Student Internship at the European Space Agency / ESTEC (Netherlands) ESA Huygens mission team (Dr. J-P. Lebreton), RSSD Department. Topic: ESA Huygens-probe attitude and spin reconstruction from engineering data. 4. Teaching experience 09/ st Summer School of Automatic Control in Grenoble (France) chapter about Consensus and coordination on nonlinear spaces

3 Alain Sarlette 30/01/2010 CV page 3/5 08/2010 Tutorial pre- NOLCOS workshop, Bologna (Italy) about Consensus, synchronization, and coordination (with R.Sepulchre, J.Hendrickx) 07/2008 Tutorial pre- IFAC world congress, Seoul (South Korea) chapter about Coordinated motion: a geometric viewpoint 09/ /2009 Teaching assistant at University of Liège 5. Awards 03/2010: Prix scientifique AILg aux jeunes 2009 : University of Liège Engineering Alumni Prize for scientific achievement by a young researcher 12/2009: EECI PhD Award for the best PhD thesis in Europe in the field of Networked and Embedded Control (co-recipient) 10/2005: 1 st Odissea Prize attributed by the Belgian Senate for a Master Thesis related to Space 06/2005: Best student contribution award at the 3rd International Planetary Probe Workshop 06/2005: AILg Prize for the best Master Thesis in Applied Physics at University of Liège 6. Extra-curricular education 09/ /2006 Master in Music Performance, Maastricht Conservatory (Netherlands) 09/ Symphonic Orchestra Musician Occasional help-out in professional orchestras. Regular participation in semi- professional and international elite student orchestras. Languages French, German (native) English, Dutch (fluent) Spanish (ongoing work)

4 Alain Sarlette 30/01/2010 CV page 4/5 7. Publications Preprint A. Sarlette, J-M. Raimond, and P. Rouchon, "Nonclassical state stabilization in a cavity by reservoir engineering", submitted to Physical Review Letters. A. Sarlette, and Ch. Lageman "Synchronization with partial state coupling on SO(n)", submitted to SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization. J. Dai, Y. Phulpin, A. Sarlette, and D. Ernst, "Coordinated primary frequency control among non-synchronous systems connected by a multi-terminal HVDC grid", submitted to the International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. J. Dai, Y. Phulpin, A. Sarlette and D. Ernst, "Voltage control in an HVDC system to share primary frequency reserves between non-synchronous areas", submitted to the 17th Power Systems Computation Conference, Stockholm (Sweden), August A. Sarlette, Ch. Bastin, M. Dimmler, B. Sedghi, T. Erm, B. Bauvir, and R. Sepulchre, " Integral control from distributed sensing: an Extremely Large Telescope case study ", to be re-submitted. Book Chapter A. Sarlette, and R. Sepulchre, "Synchronization on the circle", chapter in book Complex dynamics to be published by Wiley, editor J. Dubbeldam, in press. Journal papers Z. Leghtas, A. Sarlette, and P. Rouchon, "Robust ensemble control of quantum ladder systems using adiabatic passage", Journal of Physics B special issue, in press. A. Sarlette, S. Bonnabel, and R. Sepulchre, "Coordinated motion design on Lie groups", IEEE Trans. Automatic Control, vol. 55 nr. 5, pp , 2010 A. Sarlette, R. Sepulchre, and N.E. Leonard, "Autonomous rigid body attitude synchronization", Automatica, vol. 45 nr. 2, pp , 2008 A. Sarlette, and R. Sepulchre, "Consensus Optimization on Manifolds", SIAM J. Control and Optimization, vol. 58 nr. 1, pp , 2009 L. Scardovi, A. Sarlette, and R. Sepulchre, "Synchronization and Balancing on the N-Torus", Systems and Control Letters, vol. 56 nr. 5, pp , 2007

5 Alain Sarlette 30/01/2010 CV page 5/5 International peer-reviewed conference papers M. Mirrahimi, A. Sarlette, and P. Rouchon, "Real-time synchronization feedbacks for single-atom frequency standards: V- and Lambda-structure systems", Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlanta GA, pp , December 2010 R. Sepulchre, A. Sarlette, and P. Rouchon, "Consensus in non-commutative spaces", Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlanta GA, pp , December 2010 J. Dai, Y. Phulpin, A. Sarlette and D. Ernst, "Impact of delays on a consensus-based primary frequency control scheme for AC systems connected by a multi-terminal HVDC grid", Proceedings of the IREP Symposium - Bulk Power Systems Dynamics and Control, Buzios (Brazil), August 2010 C. Lageman, A. Sarlette, and R. Sepulchre, "Synchronization with partial state feedback on SO(n)", Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Shanghai (China), pp , December 2009 A. Sarlette, and R. Sepulchre, "A PDE viewpoint on basic properties of coordination algorithms with symmetries", Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Shanghai (China), pp , December 2009 A. Sarlette, and R. Sepulchre, "Consensus on manifolds", Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (SIAM session), Shanghai (China), pp , December 2009 A. Sarlette, S. Bonnabel, and R. Sepulchre "Coordination on Lie groups", Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Cancún (Mexico), pp , December 2008 A. Sarlette, S.E. Tuna, V.D. Blondel, and R. Sepulchre, "Global synchronization on the circle", Proceedings of the 17th IFAC World Congress, Seoul (Korea), July 2008 A. Sarlette, R. Sepulchre, and N.E. Leonard, "Autonomous Rigid Body Attitude Synchronization", Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New Orleans LA, pp , December 2007 A. Sarlette, R. Sepulchre, and N.E. Leonard, "Cooperative Attitude Synchronization in Satellite Swarms: A Consensus Approach", Proceedings of the 17th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, Toulouse (France), June 2007 A. Sarlette, R. Sepulchre, and N.E. Leonard, "Discrete-Time Synchronization on the N-torus", Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Kyoto (Japan), July 2006 A. Sarlette, M. Pérez-Ayúcar, O. Witasse, and J.-P. Lebreton, "Comparison of the Huygens mission and the SM2 test flight for Huygens attitude reconstruction", Proceedings of the 3rd International Planetary Probe Workshop, Anavyssos (Greece), June 2005 (1st prize student poster award) M. Pérez-Ayúcar, A. Sarlette, P. Couzin, T. Blancquaert, O. Witasse, and J.-P. Lebreton, "Huygens attitude reconstruction based on flight engineering parameters", Proceedings of the 3rd International Planetary Probe Workshop, Anavyssos (Greece), June 2005