Christopher Nielsen, PEng

Dr. Christopher Nielsen is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

Dr. Nielsen’s research focuses on nonlinear control systems, motion control for nonlinear systems, methods for stabilizing sets in the state space of a system, output feedback control, geometric control, and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) for nonlinear controllers. His research is supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Dr. Nielsen has authored or co-authored numerous journal articles published in prestigious journals, including IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica, and the SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, among others.

• Nonlinear control systems

• Motion control

• Geometric control

• Multi-agent systems

• Mechatronics & Control

• Advanced robotics

• Controls and precision tooling

• Autonomous vehicles

• 2009, Doctorate Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Ontario

• 2004, Master's Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Ontario

• 2002, Bachelor's Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario

• ECE 380 - Analog Control Systems
  • Taught in 2025
• ECE 484 - Digital Control Applications
  • Taught in 2021
• ECE 682 - Multivariable Control Systems
  • Taught in 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
• ECE 688 - Nonlinear Systems
  • Taught in 2023, 2025

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