Georgia Tech Speaker Series sponsored by the Rome Georgia Tech Alumni Club will host guest speaker on robotics MAGNUS EGERSTEDT on Tuesday, June 12 at 5:30pm in the Heritage First Bank building (501 Broad Street, Rome, GA).
This event is FREE and OPEN to all interested GHC students and community members!
A short reception of finger foods will be held from 5:30-6pm, after which Magnus will discuss various topics about general robotics study and development, swarm robotics, and the future of the industry from 6-7:30pm, and the event will close with an open Q&A session with the audience. This is a huge opportunity to hear from one of the leading experts in this field of technology, and all interested GHC students are encouraged to attend!
Magnus Egerstedt is the newly elected Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and will embark on that role beginning August 1. He is currently the executive director for Georgia Tech’s Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, and hold the Julian T. Hightower Chair in Systems and Controls in the ECE, along with courtesy appointments in the School of Interactive Computing, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering. He received the M.S. degree in Engineering Physics and the Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, the B.A. degree in Philosophy from Stockholm University, and was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Harvard University. Dr. Egerstedt conducts research in the areas of control theory and robotics, with particular focus on control and coordination of complex networks, such as multi-robot systems, mobile sensor networks, and cyber-physical systems. Magnus Egerstedt is a Fellow of the IEEE, and has received a number of teaching and research awards, including the Ragazzini Award from the American Automatic Control Council, the Outstanding Doctoral Advisor Award and the HKN Outstanding Teacher Award from Georgia Tech, the Alumnus of the Year Award from the Royal Institute of Technology, and the CAREER Award from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
“Magnus is a distinguished investigator, world-class expert in his field and a respected mentor,” said Steve McLaughlin, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. “His unique combination of administrative and academic experience has prepared him well to transition to an academic leadership role. An award-winning teacher and researcher, Magnus has also been at the forefront of our online classes in robotics. His unique perspective in the delivery of coursework will certainly engage, challenge, and meet the needs of our future students.”