An Introduction to Optimal Control

Yury Shestopalov is a professor of mathematics at the University of Gävle, Sweden and the Russian Technological University MIREA. He received his PhD and Doctor of Science degrees in mathematics and physics from M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and has accomplished a full university career, from teaching assistant to professor and a department head, at MSU, Karlstad University, Sweden, and the University of Gävle. Elena Pronina is Associate Professor at the Russian Technological University MIREA’s Department of Applied Mathematics. He graduated from the Russian University of Transport, where he specialized in applied mathematics, and M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics’ Department of Economical Cybernetics. He holds a PhD in economical sciences. His research focuses on mathematical modeling of natural and economical systems. Roman Dzerzhinsky is Associate Professor at the Russian Technological University (RTU) MIREA. He graduated from RTU where he specialized in electro-physics, and the Department of Mechanics and Mathematics of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, where he specialized in fundamental mathematics. His main research interest is mathematical modeling of complex systems.