MARC: Mälardalen University Automation Research Center
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The research profile Mälardalen University Automation Research Center (MARC) is dedicated to advancing digitalisation and automation in industry through a comprehensive approach involving multiple research areas and industrial partnerships. The expected scientific achievements include the development of innovative solutions in portable and smart automation, robotics and control, as well as digital infrastructure. These advancements will enable significantly enhanced production flexibility, responsiveness, and sustainability, aligning with the vision of creating a leading research and education environment.
From Passive Monitoring to Active Defense: Resilient Control of Manipulators Under Cyberattacks (Jun 2026) Gabriele Gualandi, Alessandro Papadopoulos 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2026)
Resource-Aware Self-Triggered Control with Discrete-Time Control Barrier Functions (May 2026) Marcello Domenighini, Paolo Pazzaglia , Christoph Mark , Kevin Schmidt , Laura Beermann , Alessandro Papadopoulos 2026 American Control Conference (ACC 2026)
Prescriptive watering: Data-driven optimization of water consumption in kiwifruit orchards (Jan 2026) Alex Baiardi , Matteo Francia , Matteo Golfarelli , Alessandro Papadopoulos Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (COMPAG)
Conditions for Mean and First-Moment Stability of Positive Markov Jump Linear Systems with Time-Varying Subsystems (Dec 2025) Vittorio De Iuliis , Mojtaba Kaheni, Alessandro Papadopoulos, Costanzo Manes 64th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) (CDC 2025)
A Modified Adaptive Data-Enabled Policy Optimization Control to Resolve State Perturbations (Dec 2025) Mojtaba Kaheni, Niklas Persson, Vittorio De Iuliis , Costanzo Manes , Alessandro Papadopoulos 64th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) (CDC 2025)
Container Orchestration in Edge Computing with Fluctuating Green Energy: A Multi-Armed Bandit Approach (Nov 2025) Václav Struhár, Alessandro Papadopoulos, Inmaculada Ayala, Mercedes Amor , Lidia Fuentes 17th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence (UCAmI 2025)
| Partner | Type |
|---|---|
| ABB AB | Industrial |
| Alfa Laval | Industrial |
| Ericsson AB | Industrial |
| Hitachi Energy | Industrial |
| MITC AB | Industrial |
| Skanska AB | Industrial |
| Volvo Construction Equipment AB | Industrial |
| Automation Region | Municipalities and others |
| Robotdalen | Municipalities and others |
