From 84489f117d183503083a4d09b3bb8b2f3b094578 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kevinwoots <2kevinwu@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 10:40:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Kevin Wu picking class 21 --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 75718c1..7172ba6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Students must provide materials equivalent to those used in an in-person session | 18 | Lecture - Joe Ye | Robust control & min-max DDP (incl. PDE cases); chance constraints; Data-driven control & Model-Based RL-in-the-loop | | | 19 | Lecture - TBD | Contact Explict and Contact Implicit; Trajectory Optimization for Hybrid and Composed Systems; | | | 20 | Lecture - TBD | Probabilistic Programming; Bayesian numerical methods; Variational Inference; probabilistic solvers for ODEs/PDEs; Bayesian optimization in control; | | -| 21 | Lecture - TBD | Distributed optimal control & multi-agent coordination; Consensus, distributed MPC, and optimization over graphs (ADMM). | | +| 21 | Lecture - Kevin Wu | Distributed optimal control & multi-agent coordination; Consensus, distributed MPC, and optimization over graphs (ADMM). | | | 22 | Lecture - TBD | Dynamic Optimal Control of Power Systems; Generators swing equations, Transmission lines electromagnetic transients, dynamic load models, and inverters. | | ## Reference Material From 7525dfb8495dcff44e92c59e300e62a143b59094 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kevinwoots <2kevinwu@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:50:50 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update class08.md --- class08/class08.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/class08/class08.md b/class08/class08.md index 1c5c4ec..1b228a5 100644 --- a/class08/class08.md +++ b/class08/class08.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ # Class 8 — 10/10/2025 -**Presenter:** TBD +**Presenter:** Kevin Wu -**Topic:** Topic TBD +**Topic:** Distributed optimal control & multi-agent coordination; Consensus, distributed MPC, and optimization over graphs (ADMM) --- From 99afbda4dfd7ae9a16c512354d9bb2858c895bd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kevinwoots <2kevinwu@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:51:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Update README.md --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7172ba6..53baf15 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ This student-led course explores modern techniques for controlling — and learn | 5 | 09/19/2025 | Lecture - Guancheng "Ivan" Qiu | **Nonlinear** trajectory **optimization**; collocation; implicit integration | | | 6 | 09/26/2025 | **External seminar 2** - Henrique Ferrolho | Trajectory **optimization** on robots in Julia Robotics | | | 7 | 10/03/2025 | Lecture - Jouke van Westrenen | Stochastic optimal control, Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG), Kalman filtering, robust control under uncertainty, unscented optimal control; | | -| 8 | 10/10/2025 | **External seminar 3** TBD (speaker to be confirmed) | Topology **optimization** | | +| 8 | 10/10/2025 | Lecture - Kevin Wu | Distributed optimal control & multi-agent coordination; Consensus, distributed MPC, and optimization over graphs (ADMM) || | 9 | 10/17/2025 | **External seminar 4** — François Pacaud | GPU-accelerated optimal control | | |10 | 10/24/2025 | Lecture - Michael Klamkin | Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs): formulation & pitfalls | | |11 | 10/31/2025 | **External seminar 5** - Chris Rackauckas | Neural Differential Equations: PINNs + classical solvers | | From 554fe505163a29deeb3e03bc2a18020d9fa5a7ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kevinwoots <2kevinwu@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:41:05 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Update background materials --- class08/background_materials/README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/class08/background_materials/README.md b/class08/background_materials/README.md index ffde6da..2ef4b71 100644 --- a/class08/background_materials/README.md +++ b/class08/background_materials/README.md @@ -1 +1,21 @@ # Class 8 Background Material - 10/10/2025 + +Lecture structure is still under development. Tentative plan: + +## Introduction +Brief introduction of my research and background. + +## Topic 1: Consensus +"Algorithms that provide rapid agreement and teamwork between all participants" +Great foundational paper: +https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4118472 + +## Topic 2: ADMM (Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers) +Great foundational textbook: +https://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/papers/pdf/admm_distr_stats.pdf + +Perhaps introduce with the connection of progressive-hedging (in CEP research) to ADMM? + +## Topic 3: Model Predictive Control +Foundational paper (tentative?): +https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005109899002149?