Arjan van der Schaft
Arjan van der Schaft | |
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Van der Schaft and his portrait | |
| Born | Abraham Jan (Arjan) van der Schaft February 10, 1955 Vlaardingen, The Netherlands |
| Other names | A.J. van der Schaft |
| Citizenship | Dutch |
| Education | Ph.D. in Mathematics |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
| Known for | Port-Hamiltonian Systems, Nonlinear Control, Dissipative Systems, Nonlinear H∞ Control, Hybrid Systems |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Engineering |
| Institutions | University of Groningen (2005,-), University of Twente (1982, 2005) |
| Thesis | System theoretic descriptions of physical systems (1983) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jan Camiel Willems |
| Website | www |
Abraham Jan (Arjan) van der Schaft (born 1955) is an emeritus professor of systems and control theory at University of Groningen. He is most noted for his contributions to nonlinear control and port-Hamiltonian systems theory.