Buildings are a center point in our lives. We spend more than 20 hours per day inside them, and buildings consume more than 40 % of the energy of our cities. Those figures mean that even small improvements in the  operation or in the interaction with humans could have large impacts on society. Higher energy efficiency, increased comfort for the humans that live and work inside buildings, as well as lower emissions are some of the goals of Smart Buildings.

Thanks to the ubiquity of sensors, actuators, intelligence and communication, the Internet of Things offers a perfect opportunity to make buildings truly smarter, which is the focus of our laboratory. The work in our group has a strong interdisciplinary character. New aspects of Cybernetics, Informatics, Electrical Engineering, but also human-machine-interactions will be researched and developed in order to shape the buildings of the future.

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[01.10.20] The chair Internet of Things for Smart Buildings has left TU Berlin and no teaching activities will be carried out in the coming semesters by this group.
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[01.12.19] How to deal with imperfect information in automatic decision making? especially when there are many uncertainties? The DFG will fund our project "New methods for robust MPC with high-dimensional uncertainty" during the next three years to research new methods that can answer this complex question. Stay tuned for the exciting upcoming results! -------------
[27.12.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia joins as a keynote speaker the CAPE Forum 2019 in Liège. More info about the CAPE Forum here [2].
------------- [25.06.19] Benjamin Karg and Sergio Lucia join the European Control Conference 2019 in Naples, Italy to present the paper "Learning-based approximation of robust nonlinear predictive control with state estimation applied to a towing kite" . More info here. [3] ------------- 
[15.04.19] Prof. Sergio Lucia joins the 5th IEEE World Forum in Limerick, Ireland, to present the paper "Smart Hot Water Control with Learned Human Behavior for Minimal Energy Consumption". More info here. [4] -------------
[18.02.19] Prof. Sergio Lucia joins the 90th annual meeting of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM) in Vienna as Section Organizer in charge of Section 20: Dynamics and Control. More information about the conference here [5].
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[27.12.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia joins the editorial board of the Journal of Process Control as Associate Editor. More info about the journal here [6].
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[01.12.18] Our paper "Dual robust nonlinear model predictive control: a multi-stage approach" has been published online. Check the paper here [7].
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[01.10.18] Felix Fiedler joins the group. Welcome!
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[03.09.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia is invited speaker at the EU H2020 Industrial Training Network PRONTO within the workshop "Optimization under Uncertainty" at TU Dortmund. More info here. [8]
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[19.08.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia joins the NMPC Conference in Madison, WI, USA to present the paper "A deep learning-based approach to robust nonlinear model predictive control". More info here. [9]
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[25.07.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia joins the ADCHEM Conference in Shenyang, China, as a speaker and co-organizer of a pre-conference workshop entitled "Towards industrial model predictive control". More info here.
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[12.06.18] Benjamin Karg and Sergio Lucia join the European Control Conference 2018 in Cyprus to present the paper "Deep learning-based embedded mixed-integer model predictive control" . More info here.
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[14.05.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia speaks at the Science Match Digital Future 2018. More info here. [12]
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[08.05.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia speaks at the Berlin Energy Days. More info here. [13]
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[19.04.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia co-organizes the meeting of the Activity Group "Dynamics and control theory" of the International Association for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM). The meeting takes place at the Einstein Center Digital Future. More info here. [14]
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[20.03.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia speaks at the meetup from the group "The energy market revolution. Be part of it!": Cloud vs Edge: IoT in Smart Buildings. More info here.
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[12.03.18] Our paper "Model Predictive Control for Resonant Power Converters Applied to Induction Heating" has been accepted for publication at the 27th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics in Cairns, Australia. More info here. [16]
------------- [05.03.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia hosts a DFG Network Meeting at the Einstein Center Digital Future. More info here. [17]
------------- [20.02.18] Our paper "Deep learning-based embedded mixed-integer model predictive control" has been accepted for presentation at the European Control Conference in Limassol, Cyprus. More info here. [18]
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[05.02.18] Prof. Sergio Lucia joins the 4th IEEE World Forum in Singapore. More info here. [19]
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[20.12.17] Our paper "Towards low-energy, low-cost and high-performance IoT-based operation of interconnected systems" has been accepted for presentation at the 4th IEEE World Forum on the Internet of Things in Singapore. More info here. [20]
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[02.11.17] Prof. Sergio Lucia speaks at the Berlin Science Week. More info here. [21]
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[29.09.17] Prof. Sergio Lucia gives a talk at the day of the department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering of the TU Dortmund entitled "Process control of the future: the role of sensors and models". More info here [22].
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[22.09.17] Prof. Sergio Lucia gives a seminar at the Institute of Information Engineering, Automation and Mathematics of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.
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[03.09.17] Prof. Sergio Lucia joins the DFG scientific network meeting on Model Predictive Control at Chalmers University in Gothenburg. More info here [23].
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[10.07.17] First TU Berlin and ECDF publication is online!
Ever wondered how to easily and efficiently implement advanced optimization-based control algorithms in FPGA? --> Check our paper here!
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[09.07.17] Prof. Sergio Lucia participates at the IFAC World Congress [25] in Toulouse with three publications
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[01.07.17] Benjamin Karg joins the group. Welcome!
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[24.06.17] ECDF participates in the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaft [26]
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[24.05.17] Prof. Sergio Lucia participates at the American Control Conference [27] in Seattle with three publications
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[12.05.17] Prof. Sergio Lucia talks at Digital Science Match Berlin 2017 (see the talk here [28])
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[01.05.17] Prof. Sergio Lucia joins TU Berlin and Einstein Center Digital Future as a Junioprofessor
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[03.04.17] The Einstein Center Digital Future is inaugurated. More info here [29]
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[03.04.17] Prof. Sergio Lucia is interviewed for the Berliner Zeitung. Check it here
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