Ph.D. in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni , 38th cycle (2022-2025)
Ph.D. obtained in 2026
Dissertation:
Physics-informed identification of nonlinear dynamical systems - A unified framework combining domain knowledge and data-driven sparse modeling (Abstract)
Tutors:
Carlo Novara Fabrizio Dabbene Giuseppe Carlo CalafioreProfile
Research topic
A structured approach to multi-step and physics-based system identification
Research interests
Teaching
Teachings
Master of Science
- Convex optimization and engineering applications. A.A. 2022/23, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Collaboratore del corso
- Convex optimization and engineering applications. A.A. 2023/24, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Collaboratore del corso
- Optimization for machine learning. A.A. 2024/25, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Collaboratore del corso
- Optimization for machine learning. A.A. 2025/26, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Collaboratore del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Laboratorio di Automazione industriale. A.A. 2022/23, TECNOLOGIE PER L'INDUSTRIA MANIFATTURIERA. Collaboratore del corso
- Laboratorio di Automazione industriale. A.A. 2023/24, TECNOLOGIE PER L'INDUSTRIA MANIFATTURIERA. Collaboratore del corso
- Laboratorio di Automazione industriale. A.A. 2024/25, TECNOLOGIE PER L'INDUSTRIA MANIFATTURIERA. Collaboratore del corso
Publications
Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Donati, Cesare (2026)
Physics-informed identification of nonlinear dynamical systems - A unified framework combining domain knowledge and data-driven sparse modeling. relatore: NOVARA, CARLO; DABBENE, FABRIZIO; , 38. XXXVIII Ciclo, P.: 144
Doctoral Thesis - Donati, Cesare; Mammarella, Martina; Calafiore, Giuseppe C.; Dabbene, Fabrizio; Lagoa, ... (2026)
A kernel-based approach to physics-informed nonlinear system identification. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL, vol. 71, pp. 4921-4928. ISSN 0018-9286
Contributo su Rivista - Donati, Cesare; Mammarella, Martina; Dabbene, Fabrizio; Novara, Carlo; Lagoa, Constantino (2025)
Recovering nonlinear dynamics from non-uniform observations: A physics-based identification approach with practical case studies. In: CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE, vol. 164, pp. 1-14. ISSN 0967-0661
Contributo su Rivista - Donati, Cesare; Mammarella, Martina; Dabbene, Fabrizio; Novara, Carlo; Lagoa, ... (2025)
Combining off-white and sparse black models in multi-step physics-based systems identification. In: AUTOMATICA, vol. 179, pp. 1-10. ISSN 0005-1098
Contributo su Rivista - Donati, Cesare; Mammarella, Martina; Dabbene, Fabrizio; Novara, Carlo; Lagoa, Constantino (2025)
A Scalable, Gradient-Stable Approach to Multi-Step, Nonlinear System Identification Using First-Order Methods. In: 6th IFAC Workshop on Linear Parameter Varying Systems LPVS 2025, Porto (Por), 2-4 July 2025, pp. 37-42. ISSN 2405-8971
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Mammarella, Martina; Donati, Cesare; Dabbene, Fabrizio; Novara, Carlo; Lagoa, Constantino (2024)
A blended physics-based and black-box identification approach for spacecraft inertia estimation. In: 2024 IEEE 63rd Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Milano (ITA), December, 16-19 2024, pp. 8282-8287. ISBN: 979-8-3503-1634-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Donati, Cesare; Mammarella, Martina; Dabbene, Fabrizio; Novara, Carlo; Lagoa, Constantino (2024)
One-shot backpropagation for multi-step prediction in physics-based system identification. In: SYSID 2024 - 20th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, Boston (USA), July 17-18, 2024, pp. 271-276. ISSN 2405-8963
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Donati, Cesare; Mammarella, Martina; Dabbene, Fabrizio (2023)
Single-state weighted particle filter with application to Earth Observation missions. In: IFAC 2023 - 22nd World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, Yokohama, Japan, 9-14 July, 2023, pp. 6024-6029. ISSN 2405-8963
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Mammarella, M; Donati, C; Shimizu, T; Suenaga, M; Comba, L; Biglia, A; Uto, K; Hatanaka, ... (2022)
3D Map Reconstruction of an Orchard using an Angle-Aware Covering Control Strategy. In: 7th IFAC Conference on Sensing, Control and Automation Technologies for Agriculture AGRICONTROL 2022, Monaco, Germania, 14-16 Settembre 2022, pp. 271-276. ISSN 2405-8963
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Donati, Cesare; Mammarella, Martina; Comba, Lorenzo; Biglia, Alessandro; Gay, Paolo; ... (2022)
3D Distance Filter for the Autonomous Navigation of UAVs in Agricultural Scenarios. In: REMOTE SENSING, vol. 14, pp. 1-18. ISSN 2072-4292
Contributo su Rivista