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Control Systems Professors and Supervisors in Switzerland
Professors in control systems in switzerland
83 professors found
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Control System
Flight Dynamics
Optimal Control
Robust Control
Nonlinear Programming
Istituto dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale
Switzerland
Research Interests
Control System
Systems Neuroscience
Model Predictive Control
Discrete-time Systems
Reinforcement Learning
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
Switzerland
Research Interests
Control System
Flight Dynamics
Optimal Control
Robust Control
Continuous-time Systems
Associate Professor
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
Research Interests
Control System
Energy Engineering
Robust Control
Distributed Energy
Discrete-time Systems
Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) IDSIA-SUPSI
Switzerland
Research Interests
Human-robot Interaction
Control System
Mobile Robotics
Reinforcement Learning
Intelligent Control
Professor
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
Research Interests
Control System
Energy Engineering
Robust Control
Discrete-time Systems
Distributed Energy
Professor
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Energy Engineering
Control System
Microgrid Technology
Power Generation
Power Transmission
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Switzerland
Research Interests
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Accelerator Physics
Particle Dynamics
Intelligent Control
Professor
University of Applied Sciences and Arts, HES-SO Valais Wallis
Switzerland
Research Interests
Computational Linguistics
Control System
Adaptation
Adaptive Algorithms
Optimal Control
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Switzerland
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The CREATE Lab at EPFL is hiring for multiple research positions in soft robotics, manipulation, and robot design, including PhD and postdoctoral opportunities. Applications are reviewed continuously, with a stated deadline of November 13, 2026. PhD projects include continuum body robots for modular, variable-stiffness robotic bodies; soft robotic simulation of human organs using soft lattice structures and integrated actuation; and morphing compliant and cellular-inspired robotic systems involv...
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
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ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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2 weeks ago
ETH Zurich’s Advanced Manufacturing Lab (am|z), led by Prof. Markus Bambach, is recruiting a Doctoral Researcher in humanoid robotics , 3D perception , and embodied AI for autonomous manufacturing. The project focuses on enabling humanoid robots to perceive, understand, and interact with complex manufacturing environments using novel RGB-D sensing technologies. Research topics include robot perception , semantic segmentation , 3D scene understanding , simulation-to-real transfer , autonomous man...
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
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ETH Zurich
Switzerland
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1 month ago
ETH Zurich is offering the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) for outstanding Master's students (no MAS). The programme provides a scholarship that covers the full study and living costs during the Master's degree course, together with mentorship and access to the ETH Foundation network . Institution: ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Eligibility: excellent Master's applicants; the page notes that the scholarship is not for MAS programmes. Application window: November 1 to November 30,...
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Living costs in Switzerland
Estimated costs in Switzerland.
MonthlyYearly | Switzerland |
|---|---|
 Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | CHF132 $150/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | CHF9.5k $10,800/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
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ETH Zürich
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Research Interests
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ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Biostatistics
Flight Dynamics
Uncertainty Analysis
Parametric Modeling
Global Sensitivity Analysis
Prof. at ETH Zürich
ETH Zürich
Switzerland
Research Interests
Materials Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
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