Any researcher from an institution affiliated with the NCCR Automation is eligible to supervise projects at REAL. Visit the NCCR Automation website to see the full list of people involved.

Claudia has a Dr. sc. in automatic control and almost a decade of experience working in industry.

The one thing she loves more than control systems are intriguing stories and good presentations. That is why she has started REAL.

Jan joined REAL in its very first cohort as a master student. Now a PhD candidate at ETH’s Power Systems Laboratory, he remains engaged with the REAL community and enjoys sharing his experience with the next generation of students.

Cara was a member of our spring 2024 master students cohort, exploring how to coordinate multi-energy properties to enable reduced energy costs. Now she is a PhD student at IfA at ETH and has joined our REAL teaching team.

Salma is a member of our Spring 2025 cohort. She explores how control systems can learn to adapt quickly to new situations using meta-learning techniques.

Zheyu is a member of our spring 2025 cohort. He studies how to make robust decisions under uncertainty.

Yannick is a member of our spring 2025 cohort. In collaboration with EWZ, he is optimizing battery storage solutions paired with a Run-of-River power plant.

Michelle is part of our Spring 2025 cohort. She is searching for influencers in social networks.

Ioannis is part of our ppring 2025 cohort. He works with Swissgrid to develop algorithms that detect early warning signs of power grid instability.

Boxuan is a member of our spring 2025 cohort. She studies how to integrate users’ behavior into flexibility quantification.

Panagiotis is a doctoral researcher at NCCR Automation. He wants to balance studying and the joys of life. At least in theory.

Nicholas is a master’s student in the Spring 2025 cohort. He wants to keep machines safe without killing their curiosity.

Jonas is a doctoral researcher at NCCR Automation. He devises a game plan for the future of power grids.

Patrick is a member of our fall 2024 cohort. He is applying control theory to optimise curling strategies.

Seraina is helping SBB to make quantitative decisions when balancing climate goals and technical requirements in battery-electric train.

Junan is a member of our fall 2024 cohort. He studies how to leverage long-term planning solutions to improve short-term planning.

Caro is a member of our fall 2024 cohort. Her research interests are in robust control using SoS optimisation.

Emma is a member of our fall 2024 cohort. She wants to design sustainable electricity grids that do not compromise on reliability.

Anastasis is a member of our fall 2024 cohort. He studies how to track moving targets under real-life constraints.

Jonathan is a member of our spring 2024 cohort. He is teaching autonomous systems to handle risks.

Philippe is a member of our spring 2024 cohort. He wants to make sure you never get stuck in traffic again.

Raul is a member of our spring 2024 cohort. He is giving robots a sense of touch.

Anne-Laure is a member of our spring 2024 cohort. Her research interests are in energy systems to help fight climate change.