Dr. Claudio Altafini

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Biography

Claudio Altafini is a Professor at Linköping University, specializing in automatic control and nonlinear dynamical systems. He received his Laurea degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Padova, Italy, in 1996, and completed his PhD in Optimization Systems Theory at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, in 2001. Subsequently, he worked at the SISSA (International School for Advanced Studies) in Trieste, Italy, until 2013. In 2014, he joined Linköping University as a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. His research interests primarily lie in modeling and controlling nonlinear dynamical systems, with a focus on applications in robotics, quantum mechanics, biological systems, and complex networks. Altafini has contributed significantly to the fields of complex networks and systems biology, co-authoring papers that delve into consensus problems in signed networks and the dynamics of biological systems. He is actively involved in teaching Control Theory and Nonlinear Control courses at the graduate level.

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Experience

Professor

— Present

Linköping University • Linköping, Sweden

Teaching courses and conducting research in automatic control and nonlinear dynamical systems.

Requirements for Linköping University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with a major relevant to the program At least 30 ECTS credits in mathematics/applied mathematics and/or application of mathematics
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Faculty of Science and Engineering (Institute of Technology) for international Master's programs.