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control, communication, and sensing, along with an overAuthors
view of recent progress in each of these disciplines. In parRobert Hult (robert.hult@chalmers.se) received his B.S.
ticular, the theory of distributed optimal control is deemed
degree in mechanical engineering in 2011 and M.S. degree in
promising to further develop coordination algorithms that
systems, control, and mechatronics in 2013 from Chalmers
simultaneously accommodate safety and performance. MoreUniversity, where he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree.
over, uncertainties due to pedestrians and legacy vehicles can
His current research interests include distributed and cooperabe included in such formulations. Nevertive control of automated vehicles and
theless, scalability and robustness are still
other control topics within intelligent
We believe that joint
challenging problems that deserve further
transport systems.
design of control,
study, in particular, with respect to inherGabriel R. Campos (gabriel.rodrigues
communication and
ently unreliable exchange of information
decampos@polimi.it) received his B.S.
and limited sensing of the surroundsensing systems will pave degree in electrical engineering in 2007
ing environment.
from the Instituto Superior de Engenharia
the way for a safer, more
Joint design paradigms, where control,
de Coimbra, Portugal, and from the
efficient, and sustainable
sensing, and communications are simultaUniversité de Reims-Champagne Ardenne,
road transportation,
neously designed, are a promising path forFrance. In 2009, he received the M.S.
and that algorithmic
ward. While communication-aware control
degree in electrical engineering from the
aspects associated
design paradigms exist (i.e., networked
same university. In 2012, he received his
control design frameworks), control- and
Ph.D. degree in automatic control from
with signal processing
sensing-aware communications need to be
implementations can help the Université de Grenoble, France. He is
further developed to facilitate the solution
currently a postdoctoral research associaddress the associated
of the coordination problem. In particular,
ate with the DEIB Department at
real-world challenges.
control-aware communication and sensing
Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Previously,
systems can establish relationships between
he was with the Department of Signals
the vehicles' mathematical models and the minimal commuand Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
nication and sensing resources necessary to guarantee converHis research interests include cooperative control and
gence, stability, and feasibility of the coordination algorithm.
autonomous systems.
Hence, algorithms could be designed so that the coordination
Erik Steinmetz (estein@chalmers.se) received his M.S.
plan and the communication or sensing resource allocation are
degree in electrical engineering from Chalmers University of
simultaneously decided, thus inherently prioritizing the inforTechnology, Sweden, in 2009. He is currently a research and
mation exchange of critical vehicles (e.g., vehicles close to the
development engineer with SP Technical Research Institute of
intersection or vehicles that are most likely to be involved in
Sweden. He is also affiliated with the Department of Signals
a predicted collision). We believe that joint design of control,
and Systems at Chalmers University of Technology, where he
communication and sensing systems will pave the way for safer,
is working toward his Ph.D. degree. His research interests
more efficient, and sustainable road transportation, and that
include positioning, sensor fusion, communication and
algorithmic aspects associated with signal processing implecontrols applied within the fields of intelligent vehicles, coopmentations can help address the associated real-world chalerative automated driving, and active safety.
lenges. Proposing and analyzing such joint design frameworks
Lars Hammarstrand (lars.hammarstrand@chalmers.se)
are formidable and long-term research challenges, which will
received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering
require cooperation among signal processing, communication,
from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in 2004
and control communities.
and 2010, respectively. Between 2004 and 2011, he was with
the Active Safety and Chassis Department at Volvo Car
Corporation, Gothenburg, conducting research on tracking and
Acknowledgments
sensor fusion methods for active safety systems. Currently, he
This work has been supported by the Swedish Research
is an assistant professor with the Signal Processing group at
Council under grant 2012-4038; Chalmers' Area of Advance
Chalmers University of Technology where his main research
in Transportation; SAFER; the National Metrology Institute
interests are in the fields of estimation, sensor fusion, and selfhosted at the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, which
localization and mapping, especially with application to selfin turn is partly funded by VINNOVA under the program for
driving vehicles.
national metrology (project 2015-06478); COPPLAR (CamPaolo Falcone (paolo.falcone@chalmers.se) received the
pusShuttle Cooperative Perception and Planning Platform),
Laurea degree in 2003 from the University of Naples
funded under Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation grant
"Federico II." He received his Ph.D. degree in information
2015-04849; the European Research Council under grant
technology in 2007 from the University of Sannio, Benevento,
258418 (COOPNET); the EU Horizon 2020 project HIGHTS
Italy. He is an associate professor with the Department of
(High-Precision Positioning for Cooperative ITS Applications)
Signals and Systems of the Chalmers University of
MG-3.5a-2014-636537; and the grant AD14VARI02-Progetto
Technology, Sweden. He is an associate editor of Control
ERC BETTER CARS-Sottomisura B.
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