Talks

From Genetic Feedback Control to AI-Designed Biomolecular Networks

Keynote at the Information Engineering Division Conference 2026

University of Cambridge · 5 October 2026

Realizing Reduced and Sparse Biochemical Reaction Networks from Dynamics

Presented at the 64th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · December 2025

Engineering Genetic Controllers to Accelerate Adaptation and Attenuate Cellular Noise

Invited talk at the Control Group Seminar, University of Cambridge

Cambridge, UK · May 2025

Stability and Fragility in the Mammalian Cochlea: A Structured Stochastic Uncertainty Approach

Presented as part of a mini-course at the 26th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems

Cambridge, UK · August 2024

Mean-Square Stability Analysis with Distributed Stochastic Uncertainty

Presented as part of a mini-course at the 26th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems

Cambridge, UK · August 2024

Exploiting the Nonlinear Structure of the Antithetic Integral Controller to Enhance Dynamic Performance

Presented at the 61st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

Cancún, Mexico · December 2022

Optimal Parameter Tuning of Feedback Controllers with Application to Biomolecular Antithetic Integral Control

Presented at the 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

Nice, France · December 2019

A Block Diagram Approach to Stochastic Calculus with Application to Multiplicative Uncertainty Analysis

Presented at the 57th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

Miami, Florida, USA · December 2018

Function Space Approach for Gradient Descent in Optimal Control

Presented at the 2018 American Control Conference

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA · June 2018

Investigating Cochlear Instabilities Using Structured Stochastic Uncertainty

Presented at the 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

Melbourne, Australia · December 2017

Sensor Motion for Optimal Estimation in Distributed Dynamic Environments

Presented at the 2017 American Control Conference

Seattle, Washington, USA · May 2017

Possible Sources of Instabilities in the Cochlea

Presented at the 2015 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems

Snowbird, Utah · May 2015

PhD Dissertation Defense: Topics in Stochastic Stability, Optimal Control and Estimation Theory

UC Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California, USA · June 2018

Committee: Bassam Bamieh, Francesco Bullo, Igor Mezic, Joao Hespanha.
Best PhD Thesis Award, 2019

Grad Slam (3-Minute Presentation): Acoustic Tomography for Mobile Sensors

UC Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California, USA · 2016

Ranked 2nd in Grad Slam.