Hamza Adjerid
PhD Student in Applied Mathematics
About me
I am a Ph.D. student in Applied Mathematics at Virginia Tech, with a prior Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. My research focuses on control theory, model reduction, numerical analysis, and numerical linear algebra. I am currently working on developing polynomial approximations for nonlinear controllers in nonlinear dynamical systems.
Education
- Ph.D. candidate in Applied Mathematics
Virginia Tech, USA – 2021–present - M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics
Virginia Tech, USA – 2021–2023 - Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Boumerdes, Algeria – 2017–2021 - M.Sc. in Control Engineering
University of Boumerdes, Algeria – 2014–2016 - B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Boumerdes, Algeria – 2011–2014
Publications
Journal & Conference Papers
- H. Adjerid, A.R. Maouche. Multi-agent system-based decentralized state estimation method for active distribution networks. Computers & Electrical Engineering, Volume 86, 106652, 2020. [DOI]
- H. Adjerid, J. Borggaard. Sum of Squares Approximations to Energy Functions. American Control Conference (ACC), Toronto, ON, Canada, 2024, pp. 3308–3315. [DOI]
Preprints
- H. Adjerid, J. Borggaard. Energy function approximations for differential algebraic polynomial systems of Stokes-type. 2025. [arXiv]
Research Talks
- “Sum of squares approximations to energy functions”, Nonlinear Model Reduction for Control Workshop and Conference, May 22–26, 2023 at Virginia Tech.
- “Nonlinear feedback control for Stokes-type DAEs”, Applied Numerical Analysis Seminar, March 29th, 2024 at Virginia Tech.
- “Nonlinear feedback control for Stokes-type DAEs”, The Eleventh Graduate Student Conference, April 20–21, 2024 at Clemson University.
- “Nonlinear feedback control for Stokes-type DAEs”, 42nd Southeastern-Atlantic Regional Conference on Differential Equations, November 9–10, 2025 at West Virginia University.
- “Nonlinear balanced truncation and Nonlinear feedback control for Stokes-type DAEs”, AMS Southeastern Sectional Meeting, March 8–9, 2025 at Clemson University.
- “Approximation of Control Energy Functions for Nonlinear DAEs of Stokes-type”, Applied Numerical Analysis Seminar, April 7th, 2025 at Virginia Tech.