Ph.D. in Systems and Control,
Delft University of Technology, 2021-2025
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering,
Amirkabir University of Technology, 2017-2020
B.Sc. in Manufacturing and Production,
Amirkabir University of Technology, 2013-2017
Academic Experiences
Teaching assistant & guest lecturer in Modeling and Control of Hybrid Systems,
Delft Center for Systems and Control,
–– September 2021 to August 2023
Visiting research fellow at e-Mobility and Control Lab,
The University of Tokyo
–– February 2024 to April 2024
Chair of Innovative Vehicle Control session
at IEEE International Conference on Advanced Motion Control (AMC)
–– February 2024
Helper at SoftWare Carpentry (SWC) Workshop /
Python, Git, and Unix Shell
–– October 2022
Department representative at Faculty PhD Council
–– June 2021 to October 2022.
Teaching assistant in Control System Design,
Amirkabir University of Technology,
–– February 2020 to July 2020
Graduate research assistant at Soft Robotics Research Group,
New Technologies Research Center (NTRC)
–– October 2019 to May 2020
Undergraduate R&D intern at Turbine Engineering and Manufacturing Company (TUGA)
–– July 2015 to September 2020
Supervised MSc Students
Roald Bruinsma
––
Double M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Systems and Control,
Delft University of Technology, July 2024
Model Predictive Approaches for Automated Emergency Maneuvers:
A Comparative Analysis of Hybridization for Vehicle Control
Pietro Angaroni
––
M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering,
The Polytechnic University of Milan, April 2024
Integrated Moving-Horizon Estimator for Tire-Road Friction Coefficient and
Model Predictive Path Tracking Controller for an Aggressive Evasive Maneuver
Jelske Verkuijlen
––
M.Sc. degree in Systems and Control,
Delft University of Technology, April 2024
Advancing Safety in Highway Automated Driving:
A Stochastic Model Predictive Approach
Kenrick Trip
––
Double M.Sc. degree in Systems and Control and Embedded Systems,
Delft University of Technology, January 2024
Real-time Adaptive Nonlinear MPC for Collision Imminent Control and Planning in Automated Vehicles
Journal Publications
J. Verkuijlen, L. Gharavi, A. Dabiri, B. De Schutter, S. Baldi (2026).
Advancing Safety in Highway Automated Driving: a Stochastic Model Predictive Approach to Emergency Motion Planning.
Under review.
L. Gharavi, S. Baldi, Y. Hosomi, T Sato, B. De Schutter, B.M. Mguyen, H. Fujimoto (2026).
Dodging the Moose: Experimental Insights in Real-Life Automated Collision Avoidance.
Under review.
L. Gharavi, B. De Schutter, S. Baldi (2024).
Iterative Cut-Based PWA Approximation of Multi-Dimensional Nonlinear Systems.
Under review.
L. Gharavi, A. Dabiri, J. Verkuijlen, B. De Schutter, S. Baldi (2024).
Proactive Emergency Collision Avoidance for Automated Driving in Highway Scenarios.
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology early access.
L. Gharavi, C. Liu, B. De Schutter, S. Baldi (2024).
Sensitivity Analysis for Piecewise-Affine Approximations of Nonlinear Programs with Polytopic Constraints.
IEEE Control Systems Letters 8, pp. 1271-1276.
L. Gharavi, B. De Schutter, S. Baldi (2023).
Efficient MPC for Emergency Evasive Maneuvers, Part II: Comparative Assessment for Hybrid Control.
Under review.
L. Gharavi, B. De Schutter, S. Baldi (2023).
Efficient MPC for Emergency Evasive Maneuvers, Part I: Hybridization of the Nonlinear Problem.
Under review.
L. Gharavi, M. Zareinejad, A. Ohadi (2022).
Continuum Analysis of a Soft Bending Actuator Dynamics.
Mechatronics 83, p. 102739.
L. Gharavi, M. Zareinejad, A. Ohadi (2022).
Dynamic Finite-Element Analysis of a Soft Bending Actuator.
Mechatronics 81, p. 102690.
Conference Presentations
L. Gharavi, B. De Schutter, S. Baldi (2024).
H4MPC: A Hybridization Toolbox for Model Predictive Control in Automated Driving.
IEEE International Conference on Advanced Motion Control (AMC), pp. 1-6.
L. Gharavi, B. De Schutter, S. Baldi (2023).
Parametric Piecewise-Affine Approximation of Nonlinear Systems: A Cut-Based Approach.
IFAC-PapersOnLine 56(2), pp. 6666-66771.