Control and Dynamical Systems (CDS)

The Control and Dynamical Systems program at Caltech is an interdisciplinary research program focused on developing the mathematical methods of control and dynamical systems theory and applying them to diverse applications in science and engineering. The primary theoretical areas of research include stochastic and nonlinear dynamical systems, multiscale modeling, optimal and decentralized control, system identification and estimation theory, Bayesian modeling and analysis, and communications and information theory. Active applications include networking and communication systems, embedded systems and formal verification, robotics and autonomy, molecular and systems biology, integrative biology, economic and financial systems, computing systems, physics of fluids, seismology and earthquake engineering, and space systems.