PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Marco Fernandes dos Santos Xaud, Faculty of Science and Technology (REALTEK), will defend his PhD thesis "Mechanical Design, Modeling and Robust Control of Robotic Systems for Agricultural Applications: Theory and Experiments" on 16 December 2025.
Norwegian title of thesis:
"Mekanisk design, modellering og robust regulering av robotsystemer for landbruksapplikasjoner: teori og eksperimenter"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture:
"Safety-Critical Control in Robotics: From Model-Based Design to Learning-Enhanced Control"
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defence:
16 December 2025
10:15 Trial lecture
12:15 Public defence
Place: Festsalen (U215), Urbygningen, NMBU
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Professor Damiano Rotondo, University of Stavanger, Norway
Second opponent: Professor Arto Visala, Aalto University, Finland
Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Shailendra Singh, REALTEK, NMBU
Main supervisor: Associate Professor Antonio Candea Leite, REALTEK, NMBU
Co-supervisors: Professor Pål Johan From, Saga Robotics (former REALTEK, NMBU)
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 16 December 2025, after which the thesis will be made available in National Science Archive.