Summary: Through challenging examples for research with great socioeconomic impact, spanning diverse areas from solar energy to patients undergoing anesthesia, this seminar presents a non-specialist perspective on some great ideas regarding the dichotomy between uncertainty and optimality. These ideas form the foundation of automatic control in dynamic systems, with emphasis on adaptive and optimal control.

Bio: João Miranda Lemos holds a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering, earned through research conducted at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Florence and Imperial College London. He is a full professor at the University of Lisbon, where he serves in the Scientific Area of Systems, Decision, and Control within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico. Dr. Lemos is a researcher at INESC-ID, a senior researcher at IEEE, and a member of the Order of Engineers. Over the course of his professional life, he has authored approximately 200 articles on research topics within his expertise, along with 4 books. His interests focus on the modeling and control of uncertain systems, with an emphasis on predictive and adaptive control, applied to diverse systems ranging from biomedical to technical systems such as solar collector fields, water distribution channels, boilers for electricity generation, and space launchers. He has been involved in numerous research projects in collaboration with universities and industrial companies in these areas.

The presentation will be in the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, Rua da Academia das Ciências, 19, Lisboa.

The entrance is free.