CURRICULUM VITAE. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 2009-present Director of Studies in Engineering, University of Cambridge (Clare College).

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE NAME Ioannis Lestas ADDRESS Clare College, Trinity Lane, GENDER Male Cambridge CB2 1TL, UK. TELEPHONE ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 2009-present Director of Studies in Engineering, (Clare College) present 2008-present Fellow of Clare College (). (Junior Research Fellow , Official Fellow from Oct 2009) One stipendiary position in sciences and one in humanities were awarded, after an international competition across all disciplines, with more than 500 applicants per year. Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship ( USD award) Visiting Fellow at Harvard University (June, July 2011). Visiting Associate at Caltech (Control and Dynamical Systems division, July 2011) (Trinity College), UK. Ph.D. Control Theory. Scholarships: Gates Scholar, ORS award. Dissertation Title: On the analysis of Scalable Heterogeneous Networks. Supervisor: Dr Glenn Vinnicombe. Thesis examiners: Prof Keith Glover, Prof Anders Rantzer Accepted for graduate study (PhD in Information Engineering): MIT (Kanellakos fellowship award), Caltech (fellowship award), Stanford, Berkeley, University of Cambridge (Trinity College), UK. BA and MEng in Electrical Engineering and Information Sciences (June 2002) and MA (May 2005). Scholarships: Commonwealth Trust, Trinity College Overseas Trust. PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS Date Examination Result June 2002 MEng Distinction June 2001 BA First Class with Distinction (Starred First) June 2000, 1999 Engineering Part IB, IA First Class Ranked each year in the top 1-3% 2009 General chairs recognition award for paper that appeared at the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control Elected to an official Fellow of Clare College (member of the governing body) Elected to a Junior Research Fellow of Clare College Trinity College Rouse Ball research award Gates Scholar (awarded to less than 1% of applicants) Trinity College Research Scholar Kanellakos Fellowship award from MIT for graduate study Graduate Fellowship award from Caltech Trinity College prize for excellence in MEng exams Gnanalingham prize for excellence in BA exams.

2 PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS (continued) Junior (1999) and Senior Scholar ( ) of Trinity College BRONZE MEDAL award in the 1997 International Chemistry Olympiad BRONZE MEDAL award in the 1996 International Chemistry Olympiad Represented Cyprus in the 1996 International Physics Olympiad and the 1996 and 1995 Balkan mathematics Olympiads Chosen to participate in the 1996 International Mathematics Olympiad Ranked first in the Cyprus National Mathematics Olympiads (1996, 1994, 1993 respectively) and in the 1996 National Physics Olympiad Medallion awarded by the University of London Examinations and Assessment council for excellence in the 1995 GCE exams. RESEARCH AND TEACHING RESEARCH INTERESTS: Analysis, modeling and control of large scale engineering networks comprised of heterogeneous dynamical systems and biological networks at the molecular level. Theory: Control of large scale systems, Decentralized control. Interface between Control Theory and Information Theory, Fundamental limitations in feedback performance. Nonlinear systems (Lyapunov methods, input/output approaches, IQC s), Robust control, time-delayed systems, control of jump Markov processes, stochastic control. Convex optimization, operator theory, graph theory, random point processes, probability theory. Applications: Gene regulatory networks, molecular signaling in the cell, noise in biochemical reaction networks. Control of networks, group agreement protocols, Stability in power distribution networks, Vehicle platoons. Decentralized resource allocation problems, Power control in wireless networks, Pricing in Electricity markets, Multipath routing, Internet congestion control. REVIEWER for IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, Systems and Control Letters IET Control Theory and Applications, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, American Control Conference, European Control Conference, Mediterranean Control Conference, International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Norwegian research council for energy research, Cambridge University Press. Chair of session: Network flow and congestion control in 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. Co-Chair of session: Networks I in 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference. Co-Chair of session: Large-scale Systems in 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference.

3 TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Lecturer for the following courses at the : Signals and systems ( ). Third year Engineering course (z-transforms, impulse/frequency responses, convolution, Nyquist stability). Mathematical modeling and analysis of networks ( ). Graduate course in Natural Sciences (stochastic models for biological networks, master equations, fluctuation dissipation theorem). Nonlinear Systems ( ) Graduate/MEng course (Lyapunov stability, LaSalle s invariance principle, small gain theorems, passivity, circle and Popov criteria, describing functions). Systems Biology ( ) Graduate/MEng course (deterministic/stochastic models for gene regulatory networks). Interviewer for undergraduate admissions in Engineering at Cambridge University (Clare College). Supervisor for Post-Doc Ze Zhang (Control of large scale networked systems). Supervisor for PhD student Eoine Devane (Stability of interconnections of nonlinear systems with applications in wireless networks - Mathematical Analysis DTC). Supervisor for PhD student Bernd Kuhlenschmidt (Information theory and fundamental limitations of feedback - Mathematical Analysis DTC). Advisor for PhD student David Hayden (Quantification of information for network reconstruction). Advisor for PhD student Peyman Gifani (Excitability in cellular regulatory and signaling networks). Advisor for PhD student Kris Parag (Poisson channels and biological networks). Advisor for PhD student Amy Koh (Propagation of instability in large scale networks). Co-supervisor for PhD student Rob Tonita (Multisector models in economics with stochastic foundations). Supervisor for MEng student Kesar Breen (Electricity markets and dynamic pricing). Supervisor for MEng student Ian McDonnel (Distributed optimization with applications in power systems). Supervisor for MEng student John Hong (From economics and game theory to distributed control). Examiner for the Master in Engineering thesis of: William Collins (Modeling of a cardiovascular/respiratory system from data), Sang Han (Network reconstruction with applications to biology and finance), Mengmeng Wang (How plants keep track of time: understanding circadian rhythms), Cathy Wu (Black-box modeling of fuel injector temperature), Richard Blaine (EGR valve position control). Supervisor for the courses: Robust and Multivariable Control (optimal control, H 2 and H control theory) Systems and Control (state space approaches, root locus), Mathematical methods (Fourier series, probability, Laplace transforms). Linear Systems and Control (linear systems theory, frequency response methods), Linear Circuits and Devices (linear circuit theory, field effect transistors, amplifiers) Lab instructor for Control Systems (control system design for an industrial evaporator model), Systems and Control (control system implementation for an inverted pendulum). INDEPENDENT FUNDING AS PI Source of funds Title of Project Start Date Duration Value of support (USD) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Scalability and robustness in large scale networks and fundamental performance limits. May years

4 Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship Clare College, Cambridge, JRF Trinity College, Cambridge, Rouse Ball award Analysis of complex heterogeneous networks: scalability robustness and fundamental limits On the analysis of scalable heterogeneous networks Stochastic models in gene regulatory networks Dec years Sep years Oct year Gates Cambridge Control of networks Oct years Trust, ORS (graduate scholarship) REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS 1. Lestas I. Large scale heterogeneous networks, the Davis-Wielandt shell and graph separation. In press for publication in SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, Lestas I. Power control in wireless networks: stability and delay independence for a general class of distributed algorithms. In press for publication in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Lestas I., Vinnicombe G. and Paulsson J. Fundamental limits on the suppression of molecular fluctuations. Nature, Volume 467, Number 7312, pages , September The paper was published as a full article (was upgraded by the editors during the review process to one of the two full articles that appear in the issue). It is also described in a separate news and views item in the same issue, and is highlighted in the cover. 4. Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. Heterogeneity and scalability in group agreement protocols: beyond small gain and passivity approaches. Automatica, Volume 46, Number 7, pages , July Lestas I., Paulsson J., Ross N.E. and Vinnicombe G. Noise in gene regulatory networks. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Volume 53, pages , January 2008 (joint issue with IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I). 6. Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. Scalable robust stability for nonsymmetric heterogeneous networks, Automatica, Volume 43, Number 4, pages , April Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. Scalable decentralized robust stability certificates for networks of interconnected heterogeneous dynamical systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Volume 51, Number 10, pages , October Lestas I., Vinnicombe G. and Paulsson J. Fundamental limitations in gene regulatory networks: delays, causality and capacity constraints. CUED/F-INFENG/TR.595. An extended version will be submitted for publication in Nature. 9. Devane E. and Lestas I. Stability of a general class of distributed control algorithms for power control in time-dependent wireless networks. To be submitted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 10. Lestas I. On the stability of large scale heterogeneous networks: graph separation, interconnection structure and convex shells. CUED/F-INFENG/TR.662. To be submitted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 11. Tonita R., Lestas I and Gonclaves J. Heterogeneous Agent Models in Economics: A study of fluctuations in heterogeneous sector models with delays. To be submitted for publication in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 12. Tonita R. and Lestas I. Oscillations and agent dynamics in a microeconomic network. To be submitted for publication in Games and Economic Behavior.

5 REFEREED CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS 13. Devane E. and Lestas I. Stability of distributed power control algorithms for time-dependent wireless networks. In Proceedings of 20th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, July Zhang Z. and Lestas I. On the stability of interconnections of linear uncertain systems. In Proceedings of 20th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, July Lestas I. On network stability, graph separation, interconnection structure and convex shells. In Proceedings of 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, December Tonita R. and Lestas I. Oscillations in a Decentralized Economic Network. In Proceedings of 18 th International Federation of Automatic Control World Congress, August Tonita R. and Lestas I. Demand dynamics and oscillations in decentralized markets. In Proceedings of 16th International Economic Association World Congress, July Lestas I. Analysis and control of large scale networks, the Davis-Wielandt shell and graph separation. In Proceedings of 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December Lestas I. Scalable decentralized control and the Davis-Wielandt shell. In Proceedings of 19 th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, July Tonita R., Lestas I., Goncalves M. and Vinnicombe G. Fluctuations and limitations in a multi-sector model of the economy with delays. In Proceedings of 29th American Control Conference, June Lestas I. Distributed power control in wireless networks: stability and delay independence. In Proceedings of 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December General chairs recognition award. 22. Charalambous T., Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. On the stability of the Foschini-Miljanic algorithm with delays. In Proceedings of 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December Lestas I., Paulsson J., Ross N.E. and Vinnicombe G. On the analysis of noise in gene regulatory networks. In Proceedings of 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. The S-hull approach to consensus. In Proceedings of 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. Scalability in heterogeneous vehicle platoons. In Proceedings of 26th American Control Conference, July Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. On the scalable stability of nonsymmetric heterogeneous networks. In Proceedings of 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, December Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. A distributed Nyquist criterion for heterogeneous networks. In Proceedings of 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, December Lestas I., Vinnicombe G. and Bishop T. Tradeoffs in gene regulatory networks: the plasmid replication control problem. In Proceedings of 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, December Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. Scalable robustness for consensus protocols with heterogeneous dynamics. In Proceedings of 16th International Federation of Automatic Control world congress, July Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. Are optimization based Internet congestion control models fragile with respect to TCP structure and symmetry? In Proceedings of 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. How good are deterministic models for analyzing congestion control in delayed stochastic networks? In Proceedings of 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2004.

6 32. Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G. Combined control of routing and flow: a multipath routing approach. In Proceedings of 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December THESES-REPORTS 33. On the analysis of Scalable Heterogeneous Networks. PhD Dissertation, June Combined Control of routing and flow: a multipath routing approach with stochastic extensions.1st year report, September Optimal Strategic driver modeling for dynamic lap simulation. MEng Thesis, May A project done in association with McLaren International under the supervision of Prof Keith Glover. REFERENCES Professor Keith Glover, FRS, FREng Department of Engineering (Head of Department, ) Trumpington Street Cambridge CB21PZ, UK. kg@eng.cam.ac.uk Tel: Professor Johan Paulsson Harvard Medical School 200 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115, US. johan_paulsson@hms.harvard.edu Tel: Professor Frank Kelly, FRS Master of Christ s College Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics Centre for Mathematical Sciences Wilberforce Road Cambridge CB3 0WB, UK. F.P.Kelly@statslab.cam.ac.uk Tel: Professor Anders Rantzer, prefekt Automatic Control LTH Lund University Box 118, SE Lund, Sweden. anders.rantzer@control.lth.se Tel:

7 Dr Glenn Vinnicombe Department of Engineering Trumpington Street Cambridge CB21PZ, UK. Tel: Professor Malcolm Smith Head of Control Group Department of Engineering Trumpington Street Cambridge CB21PZ, UK. mcs@eng.cam.ac.uk Tel: