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Claire Tomlin is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, where she holds the Charles Desoer Chair. Her research focuses on hybrid systems, distributed decentralized optimization, and control theory, with an emphasis on applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles and air traffic control. She has a strong academic background, having taught at Stanford University from 1998 to 2007 and served as the director of the Hybrid Systems Laboratory. Tomlin has received significant recognition for her work, including the MacArthur Genius Grant in 2006 and the IEEE Transportation Technologies Award in 2017, which acknowledged her contributions to air transportation systems and collision avoidance protocols. She has published extensively in the field and has collaborated on numerous projects concerning control theory, intelligent systems, and robotics, with a focus on innovative techniques in biological processes as well.
The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.