CrIS UTC director Umit Ozguner was honored at the 53rd Conference on Decision and Control in Los Angeles, California, on December 15, 2014. Professor Ozguner was recognized for the many significant contributions he has made over a long and distinguished career in the fields of large scale systems, decentralized control, intelligent transportation systems and autonomous vehicles. He has been one of the pioneers in creating new courses and laboratories in the control curricula and has mentored younger researchers in their career development. He has more than 400 publications and has advised over 25 students on their PhD studies. Ozguner has been awarded The Ohio State University College of Engineering Lumley Research Award on several occasions.
“I consider Umit to be the architect of the control and systems group at Ohio State in electrical engineering; through his leadership – both professionally and socially – he was instrumental in the group’s rise to national prominence.”- Steve Yurkovich, professor, University of Texas Dallas, Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University