Mahsa Karimi
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Mahsa Karimi is a control theorist whose work advances the robustness of nonlinear systems, with a particular focus on port-controlled Hamiltonian frameworks. Her research centers on bridging theoretical gaps in passivity-based control, especially for underactuated mechanical systems—a class of systems with fewer actuators than degrees of freedom, which poses fundamental challenges in stabilization and disturbance rejection. In her most cited work, a 2019 study with 12 citations, Karimi rigorously analyzed the robustness of interconnection and damping assignment passivity-based control (IDA-PBC) under both matched and unmatched uncertainties. She demonstrated how non-vanishing disturbances can destabilize such systems and proposed a systematic robust control approach to mitigate these effects, offering a more reliable design methodology for real-world applications like robotics and power systems. Though early in her citation impact, this contribution is notable for its theoretical depth and practical relevance, providing a foundation for future work on uncertainty-handling in Hamiltonian systems. Karimi’s research is particularly valuable for students and engineers seeking to understand how to maintain stability in complex, underactuated systems subject to real-world imperfections.
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