Sophie TARBOURIECH
France
Biography
Sophie Tarbouriech, born in Carcassonne, France, is a prominent control theorist specializing in linear and nonlinear control systems, particularly those with constraints such as limited information. She earned her Ph.D. in Control Theory in 1991 and her Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches in 1998 from Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University. Currently, she serves as a Director of Research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), affiliated with the Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems (LAAS) in Toulouse. Her research interests encompass hybrid dynamical systems, with practical applications ranging from aircraft landing control to surgical anesthesia. Dr. Tarbouriech has held editorial roles, including Associate Editor positions for IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica, and the European Journal of Control, as well as Senior Editor for IEEE Control Systems Letters. In recognition of her significant contributions to nonlinear control systems, she was named an IEEE Fellow in 2024.