Prague, Czechia
Experienced control engineer with ability to design and apply advanced control solutions. Innovating control algorithms from theoretical concepts to numerical implementation issues. Solid domain knowledge in different application areas. Technical lead of multiple projects. Proof of concept projects and field testing with customers.
• Design and application of advanced control solutions (Model predictive control, Kalman filtering, Set-point optimization, Scheduling, Fault detection and isolation, ...) • Design of innovative control algorithms (Kalman filtering for models with uncertain parameters, Decentralized model predictive control, Subspace identification, …) • Proof of concept projects with customers, field testing • Project and application domains: o Hydrogen fuel balance of plant for aviation (fuel cell and balance of plant control oriented modeling, component sizing, operation point optimization, control system design) o Control moment gyroscope (vibration isolation system design, momentum control system steering algorithms) o Li-ion batteries (internal state monitoring, semi-empirical modeling, battery management system) o Hybrid electric power trains (optimal control of energy flows, component modeling) o Heat-pumps, roof-top units (model predictive control, set-point optimization, evaporator defrosting optimal scheduling) o Multi-phase heat exchangers (modeling, superheat control) o Permanent magnet synchronous motors (model predictive vector control) o Hydronic heating networks (decentralized model predictive control) o Water distribution networks (distributed model predictive control) o Refineries (large scale optimization engineering tool) o Industrial coal and biomass co-firing (model predictive control) o PVC polymerization (optimal scheduling) • On-site customer facing: Automotive (Europe, China), Vapor compression cycles (Czech Republic), Industrial control (Czech Republic) • Technical lead and reporting of multiple government subsidized long-term projects • Design of complex Matlab/Simulink toolboxes for internal use • Product owner role in an agile team of 10 research engineers • Mentoring junior research engineers