Daniel L. Zelazo - uni-stuttgart
Daniel L. Zelazo - uni-stuttgart
Daniel L. Zelazo - uni-stuttgart
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<strong>Daniel</strong> L. <strong>Zelazo</strong><br />
Institute for Systems Theory &<br />
Automatic Control Phone: +49 711 685 67747<br />
University of Stuttgart Fax: +49 711 685 67735<br />
Pfaffenwaldring 9<br />
daniel.zelazo@ist.<strong>uni</strong>-<strong>stuttgart</strong>.de<br />
70550 Stuttgart http://www.ist.<strong>uni</strong>-<strong>stuttgart</strong>.de/~zelazo/<br />
Germany<br />
Education<br />
University of Washington - Seattle, WA<br />
PhD September 2009<br />
Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering<br />
Thesis: Graph-theoretic Methods for the Analysis and Synthesis of Networked Dynamic Systems<br />
Advisor: Prof. Mehran Mesbahi<br />
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA<br />
Master of Engineering February, 2001<br />
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science<br />
Thesis: Study of a MEMS Laser Range Finder: Integration, Performance and Design of a 2-Axis<br />
Mirror Control System<br />
Advisors: Prof. Jeffery Lang (MIT) and Dr. Mark Mescher (Draper Laboratory)<br />
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA<br />
Bachelor of Science June, 1999<br />
Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science<br />
Academic Experience<br />
Post-doctoral Research Associate<br />
March 2010 - Present<br />
Institute for Systems Theory & Automatic<br />
University of Stuttgart<br />
Control<br />
Advisor: Prof. Dr. -Ing. Frank Allgöwer<br />
DFG Excellence Initiative - Lead proposal writer for University of Stuttgart cluster of excellence<br />
Post-doctoral Research Associate September 2009 - February 2010<br />
Distributed Space Systems Lab<br />
University of Washington<br />
Advisor: Prof. Mehran Mesbahi<br />
Next-generation power systems management and optimization for Boeing Corporation<br />
Research Assistant<br />
2005 - Present<br />
Distributed Space Systems Lab<br />
University of Washington<br />
Advisor: Prof. Mehran Mesbahi<br />
Networked dynamic systems, robust control, dynamics and controls, optimization theory<br />
Research Assistant September 1999 - February 2001<br />
Draper Laboratory - Autonomous Vehicles<br />
Cambridge, MA<br />
Group<br />
Draper Fellow<br />
Thesis project developed a prototype for a Micro-electromechanical System (MEMS) Laser Range<br />
Finder.
<strong>Daniel</strong> L. <strong>Zelazo</strong><br />
Teaching Experience<br />
Teaching Assistant, AA448, Control Systems Sensors and Actuators, Winter 2004<br />
Teaching Assistant, AA449, Design of Automatic Control Systems, Spring 2004<br />
Teaching Assistant, AA547, Linear Systems Theory, Fall 2005<br />
Employment<br />
Bellevue Montessori School<br />
Physical Science Specialist<br />
Physical Science curriculum development and teacher for grades 3 - 6<br />
Bellevue, WA<br />
2005 - Present<br />
Sagetech Corporation<br />
Hood River, OR<br />
Lead Control Systems Engineer June 2005 - January 2006<br />
Peregrine UAV Killer - DARPA<br />
Designed control laws and guidance and navigatoin algorithms for UAV along with software and<br />
hardware in the loop simulator<br />
Junshin Girls’ School<br />
Hiroo-Azabu, Tokyo, Japan<br />
English Teacher September 2003 - April 2004<br />
English conversation and literature teacher for grades 5-12<br />
Texas Instruments Japan Ltd.<br />
Tsukuba, Japan<br />
Research Engineer March 2001 - July 2003<br />
Conceived, researched, developed, and implemented TI Proprietary technology on Wavelet based<br />
perceptual compression of Audio Sample Sets<br />
Invited Talks<br />
TU München, August 13, 2010<br />
Edge-agreement: Graph-theoretic performance bounds and passivity analysis<br />
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, March 24, 2008<br />
Control & Systems Theory Seminar<br />
Networked Dynamic Systems<br />
Publications & Patents<br />
See attached list.<br />
Honors and Awards<br />
Finalist Best Student Paper - AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference April, 2009<br />
Best Presentation in Session - American Control Conference June, 2008<br />
Andris Vagners Memorial Fellowship 2006<br />
Draper Laboratory Fellow 1999-2001<br />
Language Proficiency<br />
English<br />
Hebrew<br />
Japanese
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