Farhad Farokhi

Contact Farhad Farokhi, PhD Student, Cell: +46 730 565 882
Information KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Tel: +46 08 790 73 22
Automatic Control Lab., Osquldas väg 10, E-mail: farokhi@ee.kth.se,farokhi@gmail.com
100 44 Stockholm, SWEDEN. Homepage: http://www.ee.kth.se/∼farakhi/

Research Networked and Distributed Control and Estimation

Interests Optimal Control, Optimal Stochastic Control and Stochastic Systems
Nonlinear Control, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory
Impulsive and Hybrid Dynamical Equations

Education Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, April 2010 - Present
• Thesis: “Networked Control in Complex Systems”
• Advisor: Prof. K. H. Johansson
• Co-Advisor: Dr. A. Gattami

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, September 2008 - February 2010
• Thesis: “Optimal Design of Partial State-Feedback Controllers”
• Advisor: Dr. M. Karimi-Ghartemani
• Co-Advisor: Dr. H. Karimi
• GPA: 18.80
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, September 2005 - September 2008
• Thesis: “Methods for Solving Fractional Order Differential Equations”
• Advisor: Prof. M. Haeri
• GPA: 18.35

YSC (the Center of Scientific Olympiads in Iran), Tehran, Iran

Silver Medal at 17th National Physics Olympiad, Summer 2004

Allameh Helli NODET High School, Arak, Iran

NODET is the National Organization for Talented and Gifted Students
Diploma on Physics and Mathematics, September 2001 - May 2005
• GPA: 18.84 overall

Honors and Ranked 1st Among 15 M.Sc. Students in Control Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering,
Awards Sharif University of Technology.
Ranked 1st Among 40 B.Sc. Students in Control Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering,
Sharif University of Technology.
Honorary Admission for Graduate Study in Control Systems, Electrical Engineering Department,
Sharif University of Technology.
Ranked 19th Among 170 B.Sc. Students in Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University
of Technology.
Ranked 19th in Whole of Iran Among More Than 400,000 Participants in the University Entrance
Exam for B.Sc. Degree.
Silver Medal at 17th National Physics Olympiad (About 10 Persons Succeed to Get This Medal
 Each Year Throughout the Country).

Journal Papers P. Mohajerin-Esfahani, F. Farokhi, M. Karimi-Ghartemani, “Optimal State-Feedback Design for

Nonlinear Feedback-Linearizable Systems”, IET Control Theory & Applications, 5(2), pp. 323-333,
2011.

Book Chapters F. Farokhi, M. Haeri, M. S. Tavazoei, “Comparing Numerical Methods for Solving Nonlinear
Fractional Order Differential Equations”, New Trends in Nanotechnology and Fractional Calculus
Applications, Springer, 2009, ISBN: 978-90-481-3292-8.

Submitted Papers F. Farokhi, C. Langbort, K. H. Johansson, “Optimal Control Design with Limited Model Informa-
tion”, Submitted.

F. Farokhi, H. Sandberg, “Robust Control-Design Using Bode’s Ideal Transfer Function”, Submit-
ted.

F. Farokhi, C. Langbort, K. H. Johansson, “Optimal Servomechanism Design with Limited Model

Information”, Submitted.

Technical F. Farokhi, C. Langbort, K. H. Johansson, “On Designing Optimal Controllers with Limited Model
Reports Information”, Tech. Rep. TRITA-EE 2010:039, 2010. https://eeweb01.ee.kth.se/upload/
publications/reports/2010/TRITA-EE_2010_039.pdf

F. Farokhi, C. Langbort, K. H. Johansson, “On Designing Optimal Servomechanism Controller

with Limited Model Information”, Tech. Rep. TRITA-EE 2010:029, 2011. https://eeweb01.ee.
kth.se/upload/publications/reports/2011/TRITA-EE_2011_029.pdf

Conference F. Farokhi, C. Langbort, K. H. Johansson, “Control Design with Limited Model Information”,
Papers Accepted for Presentation at American Control Conference 2011.

F. Farokhi, M. Haeri, M. S. Tavazoei, “On Comparison of Numerical Methods to Solve Nonlinear

Fractional Order Differential Equations”, Fractional Difference and its Application (FDA 2008),
November 15-17, 2008, Ankara, Turkey.

F. Farokhi, B. Farokhi, “Chaos Control by Non-feedback Methods in the Motion of Two Competing
Vehicles with Traffic Lights”, Chaotic Modelling and Simulation International Conference (CHAOS
2008), June 3-6, 2008, Chania Crete, Greece.

F. Farokhi, B. Farokhi, “Time Series Analysis in Chaotic Chua’s Circuit”, Chaotic Modelling and
Simulation International Conference (CHAOS 2008), June 3-6, 2008, Chania Crete, Greece.

F. Farokhi, B. Farokhi, “Synchronization of Two Different Chaotic Systems via Active Control”,
Chaotic Modelling and Simulation International Conference (CHAOS 2008), June 3-6, 2008, Chania
Crete, Greece.

Work Automatic Control Lab, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Experiences Researcher April 2010 - Present

Iran Tele-Communication Research Center (ITRC), Tehran, Iran

Researcher Summer 2007

Advanced Information Tech. and Tele-Communication Center (AICTC), Tehran, Iran

 Researcher Summer 2007

Advanced Control Systems Lab, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Researcher September 2006 - September 2008

Skills • Hardware: Analog Circuit Design and Implementation, PCB Design and Implementation, Mi-
crocontroller and Microprocessor Based System Design and Implementation, Motor Control Sys-
tems (Robotic Systems)
• Software: MATLAB, SIMULINK, Protel DXP, VHDL, C++, Visual Basic, Pascal, Fortran,
Code-Vision, Assembly (8085, 8051, AVR, 80x86), Proteus, PSpice, LATEX , Farsi TEX, TISEAN
• Languages: Farsi: Native, English: Fluent and French: Beginner

Teaching Teaching Assistant for Basic Control Course, Fall 2010, Dr. Sandberg
Experience Teaching Assistant for Basic Control Laboratory, Fall 2010, Dr. Sandberg
Teaching Assistant for Modern Control Course, Spring 2009, Dr. Karimi
Teaching Assistant for Linear Control Systems Laboratory, Spring 2009, Dr. Mubed
Teaching Assistant for Linear Control System Course, Fall 2008, Dr. Karimi-Ghartemani
Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Electrical Engineering Course, Fall 2008, Dr. Hadadi
Teaching Assistant for Electrical Measurement Course, Spring 2008, Dr. Fatemizadeh
Teaching Assistant for Electrical Measurement Course, Spring 2008, Dr. Hadadi

Extracurricular Playing Chromatic Harmonica and Piano (for more than 10 years)
Activities Mountain Climbing, Ping-Pong, and Swimming
Listening to Music, Reading Literature and Poems