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Prof. Dr. Moritz Diehl,
Optimization in Engineering Center (OPTEC) and
Electrical Engineering Department ESAT , Division SCD (Room 02.82)
K.U.Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10,
3001 Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium
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Scientific Activities

Principal Investigator of K.U. Leuven's Optimization in Engineering Center (OPTEC) .
General research interests: Optimization and Control, in particular algorithms for embedded optimization and model predictive control (MPC), nonlinear-, convex-, and robust optimization.
Aim of our research at OPTEC is to develop tailored optimization algorithms for applications in mechanical, chemical, electrical and civil engineering, including real-world experiments.
Postdoc Promotor of:
- Dr. Carlo Savorgnan (State Space Approaches to Optimal Control and Distributed Optimization, since 2008)
PhD Supervisor and Main Promotor of:
- Hans Joachim Ferreau (Fast Model Predictive Control Algorithms, with Joos Vandewalle, since 2007)
- Boris Houska (Stability and Robustness Optimization for Periodic Systems, since 2007)
- Joel Andersson (Optimal Control of Solar Thermal Power Plants, since 2008)
- Quoc Tran Dinh (Sequential Convex Programming, since 2008)
- Yanna Stamati (Nonlinear Black-Box MPC, since 2009)
- Attila Kozma (Distributed Optimization and MPC, since 2009)
- Reinhart Paelinck (Design of High Altitude Wind Power Generators, since 2010)
- Milan Vukov (Microsecond Nonlinear MPC on Embedded Hardware, since 2010)
PhD Supervisor and Co-Promotor of:
- Niels Haverbeke (Moving Horizon State Estimation, with Bart De Moor, since 2006)
- Lieboud Van den Broeck (Mechatronic MPC, with Jan Swevers, since 2007)
- Julian Bonilla (Estimation and Optimal Control of Chemical Processes, with Bart De Moor and Jan Van Impe, since 2007)
- Bart Saerens (Automotive Model Predictive Control, with Erik Van den Bulck, since 2007)
- Marnix Volckaert (Nonlinear Iterative Learning Control, with Jan Swevers, since 2008)
- Tom Kraus (Combine Harvester Control, with Josse De Baerdemaeker, since 2008)
- Dirk Abbeloos (Periodic PDE Optimization, with Stefan Vandewalle and Michael Hinze, since 2009)
- Kurt Geebelen (Control of Tethered Airplanes, since 2010)
Leader of Dynamic and Embedded Optimization Working Group
Leader of Leuven Kite Power Group
Member of Virtual Institute of Central Receiver Solar Power Plants (VICERP)
Member of EU Project Hierarchical and Distributed Model Predictive Control (HD-MPC).
Member (and initiator) of EU Project EMBOCON - Embedded Optimization for Control
Academic Partner of Austrian Center of Competence in Mechatronics (ACCM)

Professional Activities

Editorial board memberships:
Organization of Conferences:
- Airborne Wind Energy Conference (AWEC 2011), 24-25 May 2011 (organizing chair)
- Belgian-French-German Conference on Optimization (BFG 09), 14-18 September 2009 (organizing chair)
- Czech-French-German Conference on Optimization (CFG07), 17-21 September 2007 (organizing chair)
Organization of International Workshops and Symposia:
Organization of Regular Lectures and Events:
- Simon Stevin Lecture Series on Optimization in Engineering (each quarter year, since 2006)
- K.U. Leuven Seminars on Optimization in Engineering and other OPTEC events

Teaching

July 2011: Nonlinear Dynamic Optimization course in TRENTO
Feb-May 2011: Numerical Optimal Control lecture course at ETH Zurich
Sep-Dec 2010: Numerical Optimization Course (H03E3a). Script (137 p.) as PDF or Hyperlink-PDF
June 2010: Course in Trondheim on "Numerical Optimal Control"
March 2010: ATHENS Course "Embedded and Convex Optimization for Control" (with S. Boyd, Y. Wang, J. Mattingley, B. Houska, H.J. Ferreau)
November 2009: ATHENS Course "Numerical Optimal Control Algorithms, and Applications in Renewable Energy Systems"
Winter 2009: Lecture "Numerical Optimization" (B-KUL-H03E3A Optimalisatie). Script (137 p.) as PDF or Hyperlink-PDF
Winter 2008: Lecture "Numerical Optimization" (B-KUL-H03E3A Optimalisatie)
November 2007: Graduate School Course "Numerical methods for nonlinear optimal control problems"
November 2007: ATHENS Course "Dynamic Process and System Optimization"
March 2007: ATHENS Course "Dynamic Process and System Optimization"
Winter 2007: Lecture "Numerical Optimization" (B-KUL-H03E3A Optimalisatie)
Winter 2006: Lecture "Numerical Optimization" (B-KUL-H03E3A Optimalisatie)
Summer 2006: Lecture "Modern Convex Optimization"
Summer 2005: Lecture "Numerical Mathematics II: Optimization with ordinary differential equations"
Winter 2004/2005: Lecture "Algorithmic Optimization I"
Industry Workshop "Dynamic Process Optimization", Ladenburg, October 7-8, 2004
Winter 2003: Lecture "Algorithmic Optimization I"
Summer 2003: Lecture "Mathematik B für die molekulare Biotechnologie", 4 hours a week (Script in German)
Winter 2002/2003: Lecture "Mathematik A für die molekulare Biotechnologie", 4 hours a week.
Summer 2002: Lecture "Introduction into Numerical Mathematics" , 4 hours a week, and organisation of exercises,

Short Curriculum Vitae

since 2006: Associate professor (with tenure), ESAT-SCD, K.U. Leuven, and PI of OPTEC
2001-2006: Scientific assistant (C1) at IWR, Heidelberg University
spring 2005: research stay at Univ. Paul Sabatier, Toulouse
spring 2003: Long term fellow at IMA, University of Minnesota, USA
spring 2002: research stay at INRIA Rocquencourt
1999-2001: PhD at IWR, Heidelberg University (summa cum laude, dissertation )
1993-99: Diploma of Physics at Heidelberg University (with distinction)
1995-96: Mathematical Tripos Part IIB at Cambridge University, UK (equiv. first class pass)
1992-93: Hamburg University of Fine Arts: one semester studies of Industrial Design
Civil Service, Umweltbehörde Hamburg: Environmental consulting.
Grammar School Gymnasium Lerchenfeld, Hamburg

Languages: German, English, Italian, French, Dutch

Publications Publication List in K.U. Leuven Database "Lirias"
Preprints:

PhD thesis 2001: Real-Time Optimization of Large-Scale Nonlinear Processes

Distributed direct multiple shooting with applications in hydro electricity production by C. Savorgnan, C. Romani, A. Kozma, M. Diehl

Control benchmark of an Hydro Power Plant by Carlo Savorgnan and Moritz Diehl

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