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Jamal Daafouz is a leading figure in control theory and robotics, best known for his pioneering work in event-triggered control and robust stabilization of nonlinear systems. His research bridges fundamental theory and practical implementation, with a particular focus on mobile robotics and networked control. Daafouz’s most influential contribution is the development of event-triggered tracking controllers for unicycle mobile robots, a landmark paper with over 135 citations that demonstrates how to reduce communication and computation in feedback loops while maintaining stability and performance. He further advanced the field by designing output-based event-triggered laws for nonlinear systems, enabling efficient control when only partial state information is available. Earlier in his career, Daafouz made significant strides in robust control, applying quadratic d-stability methods to flexible robot arms—a problem involving time delays, nonminimum phase behavior, and lightly damped modes. His work has been validated through extensive experimental results, including trajectory tracking on actual mobile robots. More recently, he has explored robust trajectory planning for robotic communications under fading channels, addressing the intersection of control and wireless networks. With a career spanning theoretical rigor and hands-on experimentation, Daafouz’s research continues to shape how autonomous systems operate under resource constraints.