Matthias Pezzutto

University of Padua, Université Libre de Bruxelles

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Matthias Pezzutto is a control systems researcher whose work sits at the intersection of wireless communications and feedback control, with a particular focus on enabling high-frequency remote control over standard wireless protocols such as Wi-Fi. His research addresses one of the fundamental challenges in networked control systems: reliably stabilizing dynamic, potentially unstable systems when communication is subject to delays, packet loss, and interference inherent to wireless channels. Pezzutto's most significant contributions center on demonstrating that off-the-shelf Wi-Fi technology can support demanding control applications operating at rates on the order of 1 kHz — a milestone illustrated through his model-based control framework and real-world experiments with a balancing robot. These works, accumulating over 13 citations, have helped reframe assumptions about the suitability of commercial wireless standards for industrial automation. His 2024 survey on wireless control provides broader historical context and maps open research challenges, reflecting a growing recognition of the field's expanding scope across smart homes, autonomous vehicles, and robot swarms. Pezzutto's experimental rigor, combining theoretical modeling with hardware-in-the-loop validation, makes his work a valuable reference for researchers seeking practical pathways to deploying wireless networked control systems in real environments.