Lennart Ljung (engineer)

Summary

Lennart Ljung is a Swedish professor in the Chair of Control Theory at Linköping University since 1976. He is known for his pioneering research in system identification, and is regarded as a leading researcher in control theory.[1][2][3]

Lennart Ljung
Born (1946-09-13) 13 September 1946 (age 77)
NationalitySwedish
CitizenshipSweden
Alma materLund University
Known forSystem Identification
AwardsIEEE Fellow
IEEE Control Systems Award
Scientific career
FieldsControl Theory
InstitutionsLinköping University
Lund University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
Doctoral advisorKarl Johan Åström

Education edit

Lennart Ljung received the B.A. in Russian Language and Mathematics 1967, the M.Sc. (first degree) in Engineering Physics 1970, and the Ph.D.[4] in Control Theory 1974, all from Lund University.

Background, Present Appointments and Scientific Contributions edit

Following a position as a research associate at Stanford University 1974–1975 and a position as an associate professor (docent) in control theory at Lund University in 1975–1976, Lennart Ljung was elected as a professor in the chair of control theory at Linköping University in 1976. He was a visiting researcher at Stanford University 1980–1981 and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1985–1986. He was also Department Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Linköping University between 1981 and 1990. He is currently the Director of the MOVIII Strategic Research Center at Linköping University. He has made extensive contributions to control theory, particularly in the area of system identification. He has authored 10 books, over 150 international journal articles, over 200 international conference papers, and a widely used commercial software package for MATLAB called the System Identification Toolbox.[5]

Lennart Ljung is ranked 84 in the world (1st within Sweden) in the field of Engineering and Technology.[6]

Notable honors and awards edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Honorary Doctoral Degree for Professor Lennart Ljung and Workshop on System Identification". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  2. ^ IEEE Control Systems Award
  3. ^ IEEE Names Dr. Lennart Ljung for 2007 Control Systems Award Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Mathematics Genealogy Project
  5. ^ Prof. Ljung's vita Archived 2008-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Research.com - Leading Academic Research Portal". Research.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  7. ^ "IEEE Control Systems Award Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  8. ^ "IEEE Control Systems Award". IEEE Control Systems Society. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  9. ^ "The 20th Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees at TKK on 2 April 2008". Aalto University. Retrieved July 18, 2012.

External links edit

  • Lennart Ljung's personal web page
  • MOVIII Strategic Research Center at Linköping University
  • System Identification Toolbox Product page at MathWorks