Biography

Alexey Bobtsov earned his Master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1996, his PhD – in 1999; and DSc (habilitation) – in 2007 from ITMO University. From November 1999 to December 2000, he was an assistant lecturer at the Department of Automation and Remote Control. From December 2000 to May 2007, Dr. Bobtsov worked as an associate professor at the Department of Control Systems and Informatics. In May 2007, Dr. Bobtsov was appointed a professor at the Department of Control Systems and Informatics. In September 2008, he was elected the dean of the Computer Technologies and Control Faculty. Currently, Alexey Bobtsov is a professor at the Faculty of Control Systems and Robotics and the dean of the School of Computer Science and Control.

Dr. Bobtsov co-authored over 400 journal and conference papers, 10 patents, 15 books and textbooks. His h-index in Scopus is 25.

Responsibilities:

• member of the General Assembly of European Control Association.
• member of the International Public Association “Academy of Navigation and Motion Control”.
• senior member of the IEEE.
• chairman of the Northwest Branch of the IEEE societies’ Section of Control Systems, Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Automation.
• member of the Subcommittee on Nonlinear Systems of the International Federation on Automatic Control (member of IFAC Technical Committee TC 2.3. Non-Linear Control Systems).
• editor-in-chief of Journal of Instrument Engineering.
• editorial board member of the journals Automation and Remote Control and Scientific and Technical Journal of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics.

His research interests are in the fields of nonlinear and adaptive control, control of oscillatory and chaotic systems and computer-aided control systems design with applications in mechanical and robotic systems.

Manuals

1. Bobtsov, A.A., Pyrkin, A.A., Furtat, I.B. Control of time-delay systems, Manual, St. Petersburg, ITMO University, 2014, p. 120 (in Russian).
2. Bobtsov, A.A., Pyrkin, A.A. Adaptive and robust control with compensation of uncertainties, Manual, NRU ITMO, 2013, p. 135 (in Russian).
3. Bobtsov, A.A., Nikiforov, V.O., Pyrkin, A.A., Slita, O.V., Ushakov, V.A. Methods of adaptive and robust control of nonlinear objects in engineering, Manual for higher educational institutions, St. Petersburg, NRU ITMO, 2013, p. 277 (in Russian).

Patents

1. Bobtsov, A.A., Bazylev, D.N., Zimenko, K.A., Ibrayev, D.D., Popchenko, F.A. Planning trajectories for a humanoid robot balancing in a standing position. The certificate of state registration of computer programs No. 2017618122 dated 07.24.2017.
2. Bobtsov A.A., Bazylev D.N., Ibraev D.D., Popchenko F.A. The "Surfer" program for assessing the position and stabilization of a humanoid robot on an inclined surface. The certificate of state registration of computer programs No. 2017618126 dated 07.24.2017.
3. Bobtsov A.A., Bazylev D.N., Margun A.A., Ibrayev D.D., Popchenko F.A. The program for assessing the angular position of a humanoid robot and the calculation of the coordinates of the centers of mass of its links. The certificate of state registration of computer programs No. 2017618116 dated 07.24.2017.
4. Bobtsov A.A., Chepinsky S.A., Wunder N.A., Khvostova K.A., Khvostov D.A. The program for managing mobile robots with gestures, voices and facial expressions. The certificate of state registration of computer programs No. 2015613905 dated 03.30.2015.
5. Borgul, A.S., Bobtsov, A.A., Vrajevskiy, S.A. Control system for group of small aircraft. The certificate of state registration of computer programs No. 2013615779 dated 20.06.2013.
6. Borgul, A.S., Bobtsov, A.A. Man-machine interface for control of the arm exoskeleton. The certificate of state registration of computer programs No. 2013615783 dated 20.06.2013.
7. Borgul, A.S., Bobtsov, A.A., Shmigelskiy, G., Gritsenko, P.A. Quadrocopter control system using the electroencephalogram signals. The certificate of state registration of computer programs No. 2013615846 dated 20.06.2013.
8. Borgul, A.S., Bobtsov, A.A., Kremlev, S.A., Margun, A.A., Zimenko, K.A. Multifunctional active hand prosthesis. RF patent for useful model №127620 dated 10.05.2013.
9. Pyrkin, A.A., Bobtsov, A.A., Kolubin, S.A., Vedyakov, A.A. Program for adaptive compensation of multi-sinusoidal perturbations for objects with delay control. The certificate of state registration of computer programs No. 2013614342 dated 29.04.2013.
10. Surov, M.O., Pyrkin, A.A., Bobtsov, A.A. Program to control a robot butterfly "Butterfly controller". The certificate of state registration of computer programs No. 2013613682 dated 15.04.2013.

Publications

1. Ortega R., Bobtsov A., Nikolaev N. Parameter identification with finite-convergence time alertness preservation // IEEE Control Systems Letters. 2022. Т. 6. С. 205-210.
2. Ortega R., Bobtsov A., Nikolaev N., Schiffer J., Dochain D. Generalized parameter estimation-based observers: application to power systems and chemical–biological reactors // Automatica. 2021. Т. 129. С. 109635.
3. Bobtsov A., Nikolaev N., Ortega R., Efimov D. State observation of ltv systems with delayed measurements: a parameter estimation-based approach with fixed convergence time // Automatica. 2021. Т. 129. С. 109674.
4. Aranovskiy S., Bobtsov A., Efimov D., Sokolov D., Wang J., Ryadchikov I. Switched observer design for a class of locally unobservable time-varying systems // Automatica. 2021. Т. 130. С. 109715.
5. Ortega R., Aranovskiy S., Pyrkin A.A., Astolfi A., Bobtsov A.A. New results on parameter estimation via dynamic regressor extension and mixing: continuous and discrete-time cases // IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2021. Т. 66. № 5. С. 2265-2272.
6. Ortega R., Bobtsov A., Nuno E. Distributed observers for lti systems with finite convergence time: a parameter-estimation-based approach // IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2021. Т. 66. № 10. С. 4967-4974.
7. Bobtsov A., Ortega R., Nikolaev N., Yi B. Adaptive state estimation of state-affine systems with unknown time-varying parameters // International Journal of Control. 2021.
8. Wang J., Efimov D., Bobtsov A.A. On robust parameter estimation in finite-time without persistence of excitation // IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2020. Т. 65. № 4. С. 1731-1738.
9. Ortega R., Bobtsov A., Nikolaev N., Dochain D. State observers for reaction systems with improved convergence rates // Journal of Process Control. 2019. Т. 83. С. 53-62.
10. Pyrkin A., Bobtsov A., Ortega R., Vedyakov A., Aranovskiy S. Adaptive state observers using dynamic regressor extension and mixing // Systems & Control Letters. 2019. Т. 133. С. 104519.
11. Choi J., Nam K., Bobtsov A.A., Ortega R. Sensorless control of ipmsm based on regression model // IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 2019. Т. 34. № 9. С. 9191-9201.
12. Bobtsov A.A., Pyrkin A.A., Vedyakov A.A., Ortega R. A state observer for sensorless control of magnetic levitation systems // Automatica. 2018. Т. 97. С. 263-270.
13. Choi J., Nam K., Bobtsov A.A., Pyrkin A., Ortega R. Robust adaptive sensorless control for permanent-magnet synchronous motors // IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. 2017. Т. 32. № 5. С. 3989-3997.
14. Aranovskiy S., Bobtsov A., Ortega R., Pyrkin A. Performance enhancement of parameter estimators via dynamic regressor extension and mixing // IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2017. Т. 62. № 7. С. 3546-3550.
15. Pyrkin A., Bobtsov A., Aranovskiy S., Mancilla-David F., Ortega R. Identification of photovoltaic arrays maximum power extraction point via dynamic regressor extension and mixing // International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing. 2017. Т. 31. № 9. С. 1337-1349.
16. Pyrkin A.A., Bobtsov A.A. Adaptive controller for linear system with input delay and output disturbance // IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2016. Т. 61. № 12. С. 4229-4234.
17. Bobtsov A.A., Pyrkin A.A., Panteley E.V., Ortega R., Vukosavic S.N., Stankovic A.M. A robust globally convergent position observer for the permanent magnet synchronous motor // Automatica. 2015. Т. 61. С. 47-54.
18. Ortega R., Bobtsov A., Pyrkin A., Aranovskiy S. A parameter Estimation approach to state observation of nonlinear systems // Systems & Control Letters. 2015. Т. 85. № 11. С. 8.
19. Bobtsov A.A., Pyrkin A.A., Kolyubin S.A. Simple output feedback adaptive control based on passification principle // International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing. 2014. Т. 28. № 7-8. С. 620-632.
20. Bobtsov A.A., Pyrkin A.A., Efimov D., Zolghadri A. Switched algorithm for frequency estimation with noise rejection // IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2012. Т. 57. № 9. С. 2400-2404.