The current research objectives in the Department of Control Theory are in the analysis and design of control systems.
Interest is focused on both theoretical studies and computer implementation of the results obtained.
The research in linear control theory has a long tradition at the Institute. During the 1970s and the 1980s members of the Department, lead by Professor Kucera, obtained significant results which launched an entirely new area of research worldwide. In the 1990s, the research activities of the department range from robust control to nonlinear systems. Application research in the Department concentrates on numerical methods for control system simulation and design. This results in various original software packages for control and simulation.