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Advanced Control Theory and Applications Lab is involved in the research on stability and control of non-linear dynamic systems and in particular control of large-scale interconnected systems, cooperative control for multi-agent systems, hierarchical control of non-linear switching, hybrid and impulsive control for systems non-linear systems, thermodynamics of systems, thermodynamic modeling of mechanical and aerospace systems, and nonlinear analysis and control of biological and physiological systems. The laboratory is equipped with several experimental platforms for the verification of our theoretical findings. Recent research on the coordination of multiple vehicles supported by the Office of Naval Research and NAVSEA allowed the exploration of several approaches to the design of cooperative control, including the coordination in limited time and the design of hybrid control architectures. In addition, the laboratory carries out multidisciplinary research in emerging areas such as the analysis and control of biological systems, the theoretical characterization of chemical reaction network systems and the thermodynamics of large-scale systems.