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Marine robotics, underwater robotics, formation control, autonomous towing |
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Experience: |
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Postdoctoral researcher, Multi-robot Systems Group, Czech Technical University in Prague, July 2026 - now |
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Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, December 2023 - May 2026 |
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PhD candidate, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, August 2020 - November 2023 |
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Education: |
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PhD, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, thesis. Recipient of the 2024 Chorafas prize. |
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Master's degree, Czech Technical University in Prague, thesis. |
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Bachelor's degree, Czech Technical University in Prague, thesis. |
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Publications: |
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Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, Damiano Varagnolo, Marius Sleire Rundhovde. Straight-Line Path Following for a Towed Marine System. In Proc. 24th European Control Conference, July 2026. link |
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Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, Damiano Varagnolo, Marius Sleire Rundhovde, Claudio Paliotta. Path Following Control of a Towed Marine System. Control Engineering Practice, vol. 170, May 2026. doi |
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Aurora Haraldsen, Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen. Hybrid Control Barrier Functions for Nonholonomic Multi-Agent Systems. In Proc. 64th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2025. doi |
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Simon Hoff, Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen. Delay- and Packet-Loss-Tolerant Null-Space-Based Control for Distributed Multi-Agent Systems. In Proc. 64th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2025. doi |
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Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, Damiano Varagnolo, Claudio Paliotta, Else-Line Ruud. Adaptive Hand Position for Underactuated Underwater Vehicles. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, vol. 50, issue 3, February 2025. doi |
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Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, Damiano Varagnolo, Claudio Paliotta. A Distributed NSB Algorithm for Formation Path Following. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 33, issue 1, January 2025. doi |
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Esteban Restrepo, Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen. Tracking Control of Cooperative Marine Vehicles Under Hard and Soft Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, vol. 11, issue 4, December 2024. doi |
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Josef Matouš, Claudio Paliotta, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, Damiano Varagnolo. The Hand Position Concept for Control of Underactuated Underwater Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 32, issue 6, November 2024. doi |
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Simon Hoff, Josef Matouš, Damiano Varagnolo, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen. Communication-aware formation control for networks of AUVs. European Journal of Control, vol. 80, part A, November 2024. doi |
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Erling Syversveen Lie, Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen. Formation Control of Underactuated AUVs Using the Hand Position Concept. In Proc. 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2023. doi |
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Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, Damiano Varagnolo, Claudio Paliotta. Singularity-free Formation Path Following of Underactuated AUVs. In Proc. 22nd IFAC World Congress, July 2023. doi |
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Josef Matouš, Damiano Varagnolo, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, Claudio Paliotta. Distributed MPC for Formation Path-Following of Multi-Vehicle Systems. In Proc. 8th IFAC Conference on Networked Systems, July 2022. doi |
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Esteban Restrepo, Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen. Tracking-in-Formation of Multiple Autonomous Marine Vehicles under Proximity and Collision-Avoidance Constraints. In Proc. 20th European Control Conference, July 2022. doi |
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Josef Matouš, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, Claudio Paliotta. Formation Path Following Control of Underactuated AUVs. In Proc. 20th European Control Conference, July 2022. doi |
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Josef Matouš, Erlend Andreas Basso, Emil Helseth Thyri, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen. Unifying Reactive Collision Avoidance and Control Allocation for Multi-Vehicle Systems. In Proc. 5th IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, August 2021. doi |
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Josef Matouš, Adam Kollarčík, Martin Gurtner, Tomáš Michálek, Zdeněk Hurák. Optimization-based Feedback Manipulation Through an Array of Ultrasonic Transducers. In Proc. 9th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems, July 2019. doi |
