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Richard M. Murray Thomas E. and Doris Everhart Professor of Control & Dynamical Systems and Bioengineering California Institute of Technology Papers Research Group Teaching Contact

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Research

My group's research is in the application of feedback and control to networked systems, with applications in biology and autonomy. Current projects include work on biomolecular feedback systems, novel architectures for control systems, and networked control systems (see my research overview for more details).

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Active projects:

• Synthesizing flight software (FSW) discrete controllers from formal specifications (JPL)
• Robust Multi-Layer Control Systems for Cooperative Cellular Behaviors (DARPA)
• Rapid, Reliable and Repeatable Platforms for Cell-Free Prototyping (Synvitrobio)
• VeHICaL: Verified Human Interfaces, Control, and Learning for Semi-Autonomous Systems (NSF)
• Temporal Logic Specifications for Control System Design in Automotive Systems (DENSO)
• Establishing microfluidic cell-free systems for the rapid prototyping of synthetic genetic networks (Human Frontiers Science Program)
• Biomolecular Circuits for Rapid Detection and Response to Environmental Events (Army Research Office)
• Theory-Based Engineering of Biomolecular Circuits in Living Cells (Air Force Office of Scientific Research)
• Molecular Programming Architectures, Abstractions, Algorithms, and Applications (NSF)
• Model-guided Discovery and Optimization of Cell-based Sensors (Office of Naval Research)
• The TerraSwarm Research Center (STARnet)
• Programmable Molecular Technology Initiative (Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation)

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Group

George Artavanis (Bio) Ania Baetica (CDS) Karena Cai (CDS) Richard Cheng* (ME) Samuel Clamons (BE) Sumanth Dathathri (CMS) Ioannis Filippidis (CDS) Anthony Fragoso* (Ae) Leopold Green (BBE)

Shaobin Guo (BMB) Sofie Haesaert (CMS) Andrew Halleran (BE) Shan Huang° (Ch) Reed McCardell (BE) Andrew Montequin† (BE) James Parkin (BE) Tung Phan (ME) William Poole* (CNS)

Mark Prator# (EAS) Xinying (Cindy) Ren (CDS) Namita Sarraf° (BE) Andrey Shur (BE) Vipul Singhal (CNS) Anandh Swaminathan (CDS) Anu Thubagere* (BE) Yong Wu (ChE) Miki Yun# (EAS)

* co-advised students

+ visiting researchers

° rotation students

† undergraduates

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Former graduate students:

• Benson Christalin - MS in Control and Dynamical Systems, June 2016
• Ivan Papusha - PhD in Control and Dynamical Systems, June 2016
• Victoria Hsiao - PhD in Bioengineering, May 2016
• Enoch Yeung - PhD in Control and Dynamical Systems, Jan 2016
• Scott Livingston - PhD in Control and Dynamical Systems, Dec 2015

Dionysios Barmpoutis (thesis) Robert Behnken (thesis) Julia Badger (Braman) (thesis) Francesco Bullo (thesis) Robert Bodenheimer* John Carson (thesis) Andrea Censi (thesis) Tim Chung* Lars Cremean (thesis) Nadine Dabby* Raff D'Andrea* Samantha (Feakins) Daly# Emzo de los Santos (thesis) Domitilla Del Vecchio (thesis) Mary Dunlop (thesis) William Dunbar (thesis) Michael Epstein (thesis) Alex Fax (thesis) Sawyer Fuller (thesis) Melvin Flores (thesis)

Elisa Franco (thesis) Jimmy Fung (thesis) Marcella Gomez (thesis) Martha Grover (Gallivan) (thesis) Vijay Gupta (thesis) Sonja Glavaski* Shuo Han (thesis) Adam Hayes* Sean Humbert (thesis) Ali Jadbabaie* (thesis) Zhipu Jin (thesis) Vanessa Jonsson (thesis) Scott Kelly (thesis) Dmitriy Kogan# Javad Lavaei* (thesis) Andrew Lewis (thesis) Robert M'Closkey (thesis) Mark Milam (thesis) Michiel van Nieuwstadt (thesis) Muruhan Rathinam (thesis)

Clancy Rowley* Ben Shapiro (thesis) Ling Shi (thesis) Demetri Spanos (thesis) Zachary Sun (thesis)/ Sudipto Sur (thesis) Amber Thweatt# Jorge Tierno* Abhishek Tiwari (thesis) Pete Trautman (thesis) Stephanie Tsuei# David van Gogh# Tony Vanelli# (thesis) Ophelia Venturelli (thesis) Yong Wang (thesis) Steve Waydo* (thesis) Eric Wolff (thesis) Nok Wongpiromsarn (thesis) Huan (Mumu) Xu (thesis) Simon Yeung (thesis)

# Masters or Engineers degree    * Co-advised student

Former postdocs:

• Catherine McGhan (2014-2016) - CMS Postdoctoral Fellow
• Yutaka Hori (2013-2016) - CMS Postdoctoral Fellow
• Samira Farahani (2014-15) - CMS Postdoctoral Fellow
• Yilin Mo (2013-15) - CMS Postdoctoral Fellow

Raktim Bhattacharya (2002-04) Brianno Coller (1995-97) Noel du Toit (2011) Tamer Inanc (2002-04) Jongmin Kim (2010-14) Eric Klavins* (2001-03) Feng-Li Lian (2001-02) Jun Liu (2011-2012) Kristi Morgansen (1999-2001)

Pascal Morin (1996-97) Yasamin Mostofi (2004-06) Reza Olfati-Saber (2001-04) Yizhar Or (2007-09) Necmiye Ozay (2010-13) Pavithra Prabhakar (2011-12) Nicolas Petit (2001-02) Vasu Raman (2013-15)

Henrik Sandberg (2005-07) Shaunak Sen (2011-12) B. N. Shashikanth* (1998-2000) Dan Siegal (2012-15) Andrew Straw* (2010) Willem Sluis (1994-96) Herbert Streumper (1997-99) Ufuk Topcu (2008-12)

Additional group alumni:   SURF    Senior thesis    Visitors

Teaching

The list below is the courses that I have taught at Caltech (or at least most of them). The course links will take you to the (current) course homepage, where you can find the syllabus, handouts, and homework sets. The links for specific terms take you to the course homepage for that term. Links to older courses are available on a separate page.

• ACM/EE 116 - Probability and Random Processes (Fa11)
• BE 107 - Exploring Biological Principles Through Bio-Inspired Design (Sp15, Sp16)
• BE 150/Bi 250b - Systems Biology (Wi11, Wi12, Wi13, Sp14)
• CS/EE/ME 75 - Introduction to Multi-Disciplinary Systems Engineering (04-05, 06-07, 10-11, 15-16)
• CDS 90 - Senior Thesis in Control and Dynamical Systems (2004-2014)
• CDS 101/110 - Analysis and Design of Feedback Systems (Fa97, Fa01, Fa02, Fa03, Fa04, Fa06, Fa07, Fa08, Fa12, Fa15)
• CDS 112 - Optimization-Based Control (Wi98, Wi02, Wi03, Wi04, Wi06, Wi07, Wi08)
• CDS 140 - Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems (Wi11, Wi13, Wi14, Wi15)
• CDS 240 - Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (Sp14, Sp16)
• CDS 202 - Geometry of Nonlinear Systems (Wi93, Wi94, Wi04, Wi09, Sp13)
• Older courses (not taught in the last 5 years)
• Guest lectures - some individual lectures I have given in various courses

Contact

Mailing Address Richard M. Murray Control and Dynamical Systems 107-81 California Institute of Technology 1200 E. California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125 USA	Contact information E-mail: murray@cds.caltech.edu Office: 109 Steele Lab, (626) 395-6460 Asst: Nikki Fauntleroy, x4140 Labs: 12 Steele, 136 Keck
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