Pramod P. Khargonekar

Doctoral Students

University of Florida (1981 – 1984)

1. Dr. A.B. Ozguler
   Co-Supervisor with Professor R.E. Kalman
   Thesis Title: Skew-Primeness in the Regulator Problem with Internal Stability
   Graduation Date: December 1982
2. Dr. T.T. Georgiou
   Co-Supervisor with Professor E.W. Kamen
   Thesis Title: Partial Realization Problem for Covariance Sequences
   Graduation Date: August 1983
3. Dr. K.R. Poolla
   Co-Supervisor with Professor E.W. Kamen
   Thesis Title: Linear Time-Varying Systems: Representation and Control via Transfer Function Matrices
   Graduation Date: August 1984

University of Minnesota (1984 – 1989)

4. Dr. A. M. Pascoal
   Thesis Title: Nonlinear Controllers for Robust Control of Linear Time-Invariant Plants
   Graduation Date: September 1987
5. Dr. J. Krause
   Co-Supervisor with Professor K.S.P. Kumar
   Thesis Title: Robust Identification and Adaptation
   Graduation Date: December 1987
6. Dr. K. Zhou
   Thesis Title: Robust Control of Uncertain Systems
   Graduation Date: June 1988
7. Dr. G. Gu
   Co-Supervisor with Professor E.B. Lee
   Thesis Title: An H_∞ Approach to the Control of Multivariable Systems with Time Delays
   Graduation Date: June 1988
8. Dr. K. Lenz
   Thesis Title: Topics in Applied H_∞-Optimal Control
   Graduation Date: August 1988
9. Dr. R. Ravi
   Thesis Title: Robust Control of Linear Time-Varying Systems
   Graduation Date: July 1990
10. Dr. M. Rotea
    Thesis Title: Multiple Objective Optimal Control of Linear Systems
    Graduation Date: May 1990

The University of Michigan (1989 – 2001)

11. Dr. P. M. Olin
    Co-Supervisor with Professor W.P. Ribbens
    Thesis Title: Fault Detection and Isolation in the Joint Time-Frequency Domain
    Graduation Date: May 1992
12. Dr. I. Kaminer
    Thesis Title: Application of H_∞ Synthesis to the Motion Control of Rigid Bodies and Related Theory
    Graduation Date: June 1992
13. Dr. H. Akcay
    Thesis Title: Robust Identification in H_∞
    Graduation Date: December 1992
14. Dr. W. Sun
    Thesis Title: H_∞ Filtering and Control for Sampled-Data Systems
    Graduation Date: April 1993
15. Dr. N. Sivashankar
    Thesis Title: Robust Sampled-Data Systems
    Graduation Date: December 1993
16. Dr. D. Shim
    Thesis Title: Analysis and Synthesis of Linear Time-Invariant Systems with Positive Real Uncertainty
    Graduation Date: December 1993
17. Dr. S. Lee
    Co-Supervisor with Professor J. Stein
    Thesis Title: A Study of Robust Control and Estimation for Systems with Real Parameter Uncertainties
    Graduation Date: December 1993
18. Dr. J. Friedman
    Thesis Title: Modeling, Identification and Control of Flexible Systems
    Graduation Date: April 1996
19. Dr. M. Hankinson
    Co-adviser with Professor K. Irani
    Thesis Title: Process Improvement Using Classification Trees for Run-to-Run Control of a Reactive Ion Etching Process
    Graduation Date: May 1997
20. Dr. C. Schumacher
    Thesis Title: Tactical Missile Autopilots: Gain Scheduled H_∞ Control and Dynamic Inversion
    Graduation Date: December 1997
21. Dr. T. Vincent
    Thesis Title: Nonlinear Estimation with Applications to In-Situ Etch Rate and Film Thickness Measurements in Reactive Ion Etching
    Graduation Date: December 1997
22. Dr. A. Yoon
    Thesis Title: Randomized Algorithms and Global Optimization for Optimal and Robust Control
    Graduation Date: December 1997
23. Dr. E. Hamby
    Co-adviser: Prof. P. Kabamba
    Thesis Title: A Bayesian Approach to Modeling and Control
    Graduation Date: June 1998
24. Dr. O. Patterson
    Thesis Title: A Methodology for Selection of Feedback Variables for the Control of Reactive Ion Etching
    Graduation Date: October 1998
25. Dr. C. Galarza
    Thesis Title: Learning and Estimation Theory for Manufacturing Systems Applied to Microelectronics Manufacturing
    Graduation Date: February 1999
26. Dr. E. Park
    Co-adviser with Professor D. Tilbury
    Thesis Title: Modular Logic Controllers for Reconfigurable Machining Systems
    Graduation Date: October 1999
27. Dr. D. Kalita
    Thesis Title: Formal Verification for Analysis and Synthesis of Logic Controllers for Reconfigurable Machining Systems
    Graduation Date: May 2001
28. Dr. J.-W. Lee
    Thesis Title: Nonlinear Filtering for Real-Time Sensing of Patterned Wafers
    Graduation Date: May 2002
29. Dr. R. E. Groff
    Co-adviser with Dr. D.E. Koditschek
    Thesis Title: Piecewise Linear Homeomorphisms for Approximation of Invertible Maps
    Graduation Date: April 2003