Eytan Canzini

Eytan Canzini

Research Associate in Systems & Control

University of Sheffield

Biography

I am a Research Associate in Systems & Control at the University of Sheffield in the School of Mehcanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering where I am part of the Digital Manufacturing Group. I obtained a Masters of Engineering (1st Class Honours, 4.0 GPA) in Aerospace Engineering with a Year in Industry, where I worked as an Automation Engineer and Robotics deployment specialist. I am currently finishing my PhD in systems & control, examining the use of physics-informed methods for planning and control in robotics.

My current research is focused around using learning-based methods for planning and control, with applications in manufacturing systems for aerospace. I am interested in applications involving control theory, game theory and reinforcement learning to build autonomous agents that can make decisions in uncertain environments.

I am one of the co-leads of the Robotics And Autonomous Manufacturing Systems Lab (RAMS Lab) where my research is focused on robust control for manipulation.

In my free time, my hobbies surround the outdoors (fishing, hiking, watersports etc.) and tinkering with electronics. I’ll periodically upload photos and videos that I take on my various adventures, along with my ongoing projects.

Interests
  • Space Systems
  • Machine Learning
  • Control Theory
  • Game Theory
  • Differential Geometry
Education
  • PhD in Systems & Control, 2021-Present

    School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering, University of Sheffield

  • MEng Aerospace Engineering w/ Year In Industry, 2016-2021

    Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Sheffield

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Research Associate
October 2024 – Present Sheffield, UK

Working as a research associate in systems and control. Part of the Digital Manufacturing Group (DMG), where I work at the intersection of several projects.

  • Supervising multiple students in fields such as computer vision for manufacturing, dynamics estimation for in-orbit operations and large structure assembly
  • Research looks at physics-informed planning and control within complex systems such as manufacturing processes and robotics
  • Research interests include differential geometry, optimal transport, control-theoretic methods for robotics and applied physics & optimization
 
 
 
 
 
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Engineering, University of Sheffield
August 2021 – October 2024 Sheffield, UK

Working as a GTA during PhD studies, acquiring Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Modules include:

  • First year MATLAB teaching and help with lab sessions
  • Embedded system programming and software design
  • Optimal control methods for aerospace applications
  • Group project work on reinforcement learning for legged robots and final year aerospace engineers
 
 
 
 
 
Research Intern
July 2024 – October 2023 Didcot, UK
Worked as a research intern at a space start-up company. During my time there, I focused on the development and testing of embedded state estimation and control algorithms that would be used on future in-orbit missions for cubesats and larger satellites.
 
 
 
 
 
Research Scientist
Airbus Robotics R&T
January 2021 – July 2024 Didcot, UK
As part of my PhD scholarship, I have worked directly with Airbus Robotics in the research and development of autonomous robotic systems for manufacturing purposes. During this time, I helped develop the multi-robot assembly rig and was part of the team working on the precise assembly of aerostructure components.
 
 
 
 
 
Visiting Researcher
Robotics Systems Lab (RSL), ETH Zurich
July 2022 – July 2022 Zurich, Switzerland
Joined RSL as a Visiting Researcher and took part in the Robotics Summer School
 
 
 
 
 
Robotics & Automation Engineer
ASM Assembly Systems Ltd.
July 2019 – July 2021 Weymouth, UK

Responsibilities included:

  • Developing autonomous manipulation methods for semiconductor manufacturing
  • Using machine learning for prediction of parts failure during assembly
  • Deploying a variety of robotic platforms including mobile robots, manipulators and CNC machines
 
 
 
 
 
Systems Engineer
CAV Ice Protection Systems Inc.
June 2017 – September 2017 Durham, UK
Worked on developing autonomous test systems for aerospace systems

Accomplish­ments

Fellow of HEA (FHEA)
Joined as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of RAeS (MRAeS)
Joined as a Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Member of IEEE (MIEEE)
Joined as a Member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Projects

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Decision Making For Autonomous Agents
Learning dynamics between multiple agents in a team for robust decision making
Decision Making For Autonomous Agents
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External Project

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Recent Publications

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(2024). Decision Making For Multi-Robot Fixture Planning Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning. IEEE T-ASE.

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(2022). A novel sensing template using data fusion for large volume assembly. In IMS 2022.

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Contact

If you want to collaborate or have questions about my research, please feel free to reach out. You can send me an email or reach out to me on Twitter/X.