Regular biography
Munther A. Dahleh is the William A. Coolidge Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the Director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) and affiliated with MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS). Dahleh has served as a Visiting Professor at the California Institute of Technology and has held consulting positions with various companies. His research focuses on finance, with interests in networked systems, social networks, systemic risk, and transportation systems. He received his BS in electrical engineering from Texas A & M University and his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Rice University.
Scholar-generated biography
Munther Dahleh is a scholar specializing in system and control theory, networks, and learning. His research explores advanced control methodologies for autonomous systems, including motion planning for agile vehicles and trajectory tracking for helicopters. Dahleh also investigates Bayesian learning in social networks and distributed control of spatially invariant systems. His work addresses robust control under uncertainty, hybrid control for autonomous vehicles, and dynamic pricing in power grids. Additionally, he contributes to system identification and optimal control strategies for energy storage and renewable integration. His research emphasizes theoretical foundations and practical applications in complex systems.