Dr. Erik Verriest

Biography

Erik Verriest received his degree 'Burgerlijk Electrotechnisch Ingenieur' from the State University of Ghent, Belgium in 1973, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University in 1975 and 1980, respectively. He worked at the Control Systems Laboratory and Hybrid Computation Centre in Ghent, Belgium, focusing on process simulation and control from 1973 to 1974. His doctoral research at Stanford involved algebraic theory and balancing time-varying linear systems with array algorithms. He joined the faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech in 1980, and has committed his academic career to various areas of applied mathematics. Furthermore, he spent the academic years 1991-92, 1993-94, and 1994-95 at Georgia Tech Lorraine. His research contributions are significant in the application of theory in systems over finite fields, including cryptography, data compression, and sensitivity analysis. He has also made substantial advancements in the theory of periodic hybrid systems, delay-differential systems, nonlinear systems, and control with communication constraints. Additionally, he has been a member of the IPC's IFAC Committee on Linear Systems.

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