Doctoral projects

Ongoing

Advanced methods for multi-parametric optimization and energy-efficient control of heating and cooling systems in commercial buildings

Ivan Sukhanov; PhD; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Allan Hani, Anna Volkova

AI-Based Methods for Improving Scalability and Adaptability of Intelligent Control Algorithms in Smart Buildings

Azad Aliyev; PhD; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Ahmet Köse

Data-driven methods for improving buildings’ energy performance and flexibility

Konstantin Panfilov; PhD; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Dmitry Baimel

Data-driven methods for modelling the energy use in non-residential buildings for benchmarking, optimization and control

Sofia Vasman; PhD; sup. Martin Thalfeldt, Eduard Petlenkov

Dynamic Stability Enhancement of Deregulated Renewable Power Systems Using Advanced and Robust Control Techniques

Mahmoud Ahmed Ali Bakeer; PhD; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Komeil Nosrati

Fractional-Order Modelling and Control Methods for Industrial Systems

Majid Ghorbani; PhD; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Aleksei Tepljakov

Genetic Programming Based Control of Industrial Processes

Maksimilian Tarasevich; PhD; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Aleksei Tepljakov, Vitali Vansovitš

GNSS denied localization using visual odometry coupled with sensor fusion in a hybrid approach

Mohamed Nazrul Mohamed Nazeer; PhD; sup. Aleksei Tepljakov, Mairo Leier

Intelligent immersive environments with digital twins, generative ai, and llms for industrial and healthcare applications

Armin Remenyi; PhD; sup. Vladimir Kuts, Aleksei Tepljakov, Filippo Sanfilippo

Radar-based Navigation Approaches for Off-Road Autonomous Vehicles

Can Ersü; PhD; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Karl Johanson

Completed

Dynamics Modeling and Optimization of Locally Resonant Metastructures for Vibration Suppression and Energy Harvesting

Hossein Alimohammadi; PhD; defended on November 7, 2025; sup. Kristina Vassiljeva, Peeter Ellervee, Seyed Hassan Hossein Nia Kani

Efficient Deep Learning Model Optimization for Resource Constrained Devices

Olutosin Ajibola Ademola; PhD; defended on June 13, 2025; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Mairo Leier

Innovative Energy Services based on Behavioural-Reﬂective-Attributes and Intelligent Recommendation Systems

Abiodun Emmanuel Onile; PhD; defended on November 12, 2024; sup. Juri Belikov, Eduard Petlenkov

Digital Twin Based Computational Methods for XR Applications

Saleh Alsaleh; PhD; defended on April 26, 2024; sup. Aleksei Tepljakov, Mart Tamre

Improving Beam-Based Regulation for Continuous-Wave Linear Accelerators with a Disturbance Model-Based Design

Andrei Maalberg; PhD; defended on November 9, 2023; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Michael Kuntzsch

Virtual Inertia Control of Microgrids Using Deep Reinforcement Learning Methods

Vjatšeslav Škiparev; PhD; defended on September 14, 2023; sup. Juri Belikov, Eduard Petlenkov

Towards Dynamic Modeling in Immersive Environments with Assessment of User Experiences

Ahmet Köse; PhD; defended on November 10, 2020; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Aleksei Tepljakov

Robust PID Controller Design for Continuous-time Systems via Reduced Routh Parameters

Igor Artemtšuk; PhD; defended on September 5, 2019; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Juri Belikov, Ülo Nurges

Research and Development of Computational–Intelligence–Based Safety Systems for Ground Vehicles

Andrei Aksjonov; PhD; defended on June 27, 2019; sup. Valery Vodovozov, Eduard Petlenkov

Advanced Control of District Heating Processes in Estonia

Vitali Vansovitš; PhD; defended on August 30, 2018; sup. Eduard Petlenkov, Kristina Vassiljeva

Note that the list above covers completed doctoral projects since about 2017.