Xavier Bombois

### Directeur de Recherche CNRS (CNRS Research Director) **Laboratoire Ampère (UMR CNRS 5005)** Email: <xavier.bombois@ec-lyon.fr> **Biography** Xavier Bombois received the Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. degrees from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) in 1997 and 2000, respectively. After his PhD dissertation, he joined the Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) where he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in 2001. In January 2014, he received the Habilitation degree (HDR) from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon. Since February 2015, he has been a CNRS Research Director with Laboratoire Ampère (Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France) ### ### NEWS **2025 Spring School on System Identification (7-11 April 2025)**: the eighth edition will be held in a hybrid mode (both at Ecole Centrale de Lyon and on Zoom). See [here](https://spring-id-2025.sciencesconf.org/)  A software to perform **optimal identification experiment design** with Matlab is now available on HAL. More information [here](/hal-03175027/document) ### RESEARCH **Research interests**  System Identification  Identification for Control  Optimal identification experiment design  Robustness Analysis  LMI based Optimization **Short presentation of my research area:** see [here](https://sites.uclouvain.be/dysco/pmwiki/uploads/StudyDays/13h10-XavierBombois.pdf) **Publications** Publication list: a full list can be found [here](https://haltools.archives-ouvertes.fr/Public/afficheRequetePubli.php?auteur_exp=xavier%2Cbombois&CB_ref_biblio=oui&langue=Francais&tri_exp=typdoc&tri_exp2=date_publi&ordre_aff=TA&Fen=Aff&css=../css/VisuRubriqueEncadre.css) (see also below). Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches. *Travaux sur l’identification pour la commande et la synthèse optimale de l’expérience d’identification.* Ecole Centrale de Lyon, January 2014. [PDF](http://www.ampere-lyon.fr/IMG/pdf/dossier_hdr.pdf) PhD Thesis. Connecting Prediction Error Identification and Robust Control Analysis : a new framework. Université Catholique de Louvain. November 2000. [PDF](http://www.ampere-lyon.fr/IMG/pdf/thesis_x_bombois.pdf) **PhD Supervision** Alain Uwadukunze (Université de Lorraine). *Artificial intelligence techniques for aerodynamics and optimized steering*. Co-supervisor with M. Gilson and M. Albisser of this PhD project sponsored by the [Institut franco-allemand de recherches de Saint-Louis](https://www.isl.eu/) Meaghan Podlaski (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). *Modeling, System Identification, and Parameter Estimation for Electrified Aircraft Systems and Hydroelectric Power Plants*. Co-supervisor of this PhD project directed by L. Vanfretti ([Alset Lab)](https://alsetlab.github.io/). Thesis defense: 28 September 2022. Sponsored by the Chateaubriand fellowship program. Fabricio Saggin (Ecole Centrale de Lyon). *Robust control for MEMS gyroscopes*. PhD thesis mainly supervised by G. Scorletti and A. Korniienko. Thesis defense: 13 September 2021. Sponsored by BPI France. [Thesis](https://bibli.ec-lyon.fr/exl-doc/T2789_fsaggin.pdf) Federico Morelli (Ecole Centrale de Lyon). *Optimal identification experiment design: contributions to its robustification and to it use for dynamic network identification. Resonance frequency tracking.* Thesis defense: 27 January 2021. Sponsored by BPI France. [Thesis](https://bibli.ec-lyon.fr/exl-doc/TH_T2745_fmorelli.pdf) Kévin Colin (Ecole Centrale de Lyon). Data informativity for the Prediction Error Identification of MIMO Systems. Identification of a MEMS gyroscope. Thesis defense: 17 September 2020. Sponsored by BPI France. [Thesis](https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03114994/document) Sigurd H. Jakobsen (NTNU). *Frequency control and stability requirements on hydro power plants.*Thesis defense: 31 October 2019. Second supervisor of this PhD project directed by K. Ulhen (NTNU). [Thesis](https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2638757/Sigurd%20Hofsmo%20Jakobsen_PhD.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y) Peng Wang (Ecole Centrale de Lyon). *Active vibration control in a specific zone of smart structures.* Thesis defense: 25 March 2019. [Thesis](https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-02108253/document) Max Potters (TU Delft). *Experiment design for identification of structured linear systems*. Thesis defense : 28 June 2016. Sponsored by the EU-FP7 project Autoprofit. [Thesis](http://www.ampere-lyon.fr/IMG/pdf/thesis_final-2.pdf) Vedran Peric (KTH). *Non-intrusive methods for mode estimation in power systems using synchrophasors.* Thesis defense : 15 March 2016. Second supervisor of this PhD project directed by L. Vanfretti ([Alset Lab)](https://alsetlab.github.io/). [Thesis](http://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:903639/FULLTEXT01.pdf) Skander Taamallah (TU Delft). *Small-scale helicopter automatic rotation : modeling, guidance and control*. Thesis defense : 18 September 2015. Sponsored by the NLR. [Thesis](http://www.ampere-lyon.fr/IMG/pdf/phd_book_skandertaamallah_final.pdf) Marco Forgione (TU Delft). *Batch-to-batch learning for model-based control of process systems with application to cooling crystallization.* Thesis Defense : 1 July 2014. Sponsored by the ISPT. [Thesis](http://www.ampere-lyon.fr/IMG/pdf/thesis_marco.pdf) Amol Khalate (TU Delft). *Model-based feedforward control for inkjet printheads.* Thesis Defense : 17 December 2013. Sponsored by ESI. [Thesis](http://www.ampere-lyon.fr/IMG/pdf/amolkhalate_thesis.pdf) Robert Bos (TU Delft). *Monitoring of industrial processes using large-scale first-principles models.* Thesis Defense : 21 December 2006. Sponsored by TNO-TPD. [Thesis](http://www.ampere-lyon.fr/IMG/zip/bos-thesis-2006.zip) **Postdoc supervision**  Ali Mesbah (TU Delft), *Advanced autonomous model-based operation of industrial process systems*, August 2010-April 2012. Sponsored by the EU-FP7 project Autoprofit. **Editorial activities**  Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (since October 2022)  Associate Editor for the IFAC journal Control Engineering Practice (2012-2024)  Associate Editor for the Conference Editorial Board of the IEEE Control Systems Society (2012-2022) ### ### TEACHING **PhD course** Spring School on *Data-Driven Model Learning of Dynamical System*. The web site of the 2025-edition is available [here](https://spring-id-2025.sciencesconf.org/) **Teaching at Ecole Centrale de Lyon**  2017-...: Co-lecturer of the 3rd year course *Automatique Avancée* **Past teaching experience (DISC and Delft University of Technology)**  2002-2018 : PhD course *System Identification (for control)* (6 ECTS). Co-lecturer. Link to the [2018-edition](http://www.pvandenhof.nl/disc-course-sysid-2018/)  2002-2014 : MSc course *System Identification* (5 ECTS). Course manager. [Slides of the course](http://www.ampere-lyon.fr/IMG/pdf/sc4110slides.pdf)  2010-2014 : BSc course *Mechatronical Project* (10 ECTS). Course manager  2005-2009 : BSc course *Signal Analysis* (3 ECTS). Co-lecturer.