ep27 - Munther Dahleh: L1 control, agile robotic maneuvering, abstractions, cascaded failures, markets, data and systems for societal problems
Outline 00:00 - Intro 02:14 - Early steps in control 05:36 - L1 control 17:09 - Relay feedback systems 24:32 - Agile robotic maneuvers 29:31 - Abstractions and models 41:59 - Causality 49:35 - Markets and power grids 1:00:20 - Role of network structure 1:05:03 - Data, systems, and society 1:16:17 - On writing 1:22:57 - Cascaded failures in networks 1:30:40 - Information design 1:34:29 - Data markets 1:42:27 - On economics and engineering 1:48:18 - Systems thinking for societal problems 1:58:24 - Advice to future students Links Website: https://dahleh.lids.mit.edu/ Data Nation podcast: https://tinyurl.com/2fxwxw2d S. Bhattacharyya: https://tinyurl.com/4z93f6n7 Wonham’s geometric control: https://tinyurl.com/mrxxkrv9 B. Pearson: https://tinyurl.com/3vaz9yc9 L1-optimal control: https://t.ly/NuXp8 M. Vidyasagar: https://tinyurl.com/4z3zamh6 Relay feedback systems: https://tinyurl.com/47tr23a4 J. Tsitsilkis: https://tinyurl.com/yc7jmzm6 Maneuver-based motion planning: https://tinyurl.com/bdduu2ea Nutonomy: https://tinyurl.com/426s7stv Feedback control with noisy channels: https://tinyurl.com/2yschy2s Bode’s integral: https://tinyurl.com/2s47rjmp Fundamental limits and molecular fluctuations: https://tinyurl.com/5n8k4maa Volatility of power grids: https://tinyurl.com/2vfpjfy7 Bayesian learning in social networks: https://tinyurl.com/3mk9p486 D. Acemoglu: https://tinyurl.com/3nphek9h A. Ozdaglar: https://tinyurl.com/yvdnddh9 Cascade failures in networks: https://tinyurl.com/u2ckx94v A marketplace for data: https://tinyurl.com/esvbtprb Support the show Podcast info Podcast website: https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n84j85j Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4rwztj3c RSS: https://tinyurl.com/yc2fcv4y Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/bdbvhsj6 Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3z24yr43 Twitter: https://twitter.com/IncontrolP Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/35cu4kr4 Acknowledgments and sponsors This episode was supported by the National Centre of Competence in Research on «Dependable, ubiquitous automation» and the IFAC Activity fund. The podcast benefits from the help of an incredibly talented and passionate team. Special thanks to L. Seward, E. Cahard, F. Banis, F. Dörfler, J. Lygeros, ETH studio and mirrorlake . Music was composed by A New Element.