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Leila Bridgeman

Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
219 North Building, Box 103957, Durham, NC 27708
North Building, Office 129, 304RESEARCH Dr-Box 103957, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests


Robust and optimal control, linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), model predictive control (MPC), delayed systems, input-output stability, passivity.

Selected Grants


Collaborative Research: Direct Data-Driven Positive, Control, and Contractive Invariant Sets

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2026

Title: NRT-FW-HTF: NSF Traineeship in the Advancement of Surgical Technologies

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2026

Robust, Distributed Control for Coordinating Aerial Vehicles

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2022 - 2025

Automated Vascular Access for Spaceflight

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2020 - 2021

Pfizer

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Pfizer, Inc. · 2018 - 2021

Collaborative Research: Direct Data-Driven Positive, Control, and Contractive Invariant Sets

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2026

Title: NRT-FW-HTF: NSF Traineeship in the Advancement of Surgical Technologies

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2026

Robust, Distributed Control for Coordinating Aerial Vehicles

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2022 - 2025

Automated Vascular Access for Spaceflight

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2020 - 2021

Pfizer

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Pfizer, Inc. · 2018 - 2021

New Investigator Program for Faculty

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2018 - 2019

External Relationships


  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Control Systems Society
  • UC San Diego

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