Faculty
Alejandro Dominguez-Garcia
Assistant Professor
341 Everitt Lab, MC-702
1406 W. Green
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-3953
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
Research Statement:
My research lies at the interface of system reliability theory and control theory, with special emphasis on applications to power electronics, electric power systems, and safety-critical/fault-tolerant aircraft, aerospace and automotive systems.
Research Interests:
- Reliability theory.
- Fault-tolerant system design for power electronics, aircraft, aerospace and automotive applications.
- Fault Detection, Isolation, and Reconfiguration Mechanisms.
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Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical an Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008-Present.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Oviedo, 2001-2002.
Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements
- Student Best Paper, Digital Avionics Systems Conference (2006)
- Presidential Fellow, MIT (2002)
- Industrial Engineering Valedictorian, School of Engineering, University of Oviedo (2001)
Journal Articles
- A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, J. G. Kassakian, J. E. Schindall, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 58, no. 3, pp 553-567, September 2009. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 58, no. 3, pp 553-567, September 2009.
- A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, J. G. Kassakian, and J. E. Schindall, and J. J. Zinchuk, "An integrated methodology for the dynamic performance and reliability evaluation of fault-tolerant systems," Journal of Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 93, no. 11, pp 1628-1649, Nov 2008.
- A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, J. G. Kassakian, and J. E. Schindall, "Reliability evaluation of the power supply of an electrical power net for safety-relevant applications," Journal of Reliability Engineering and System Safety, vol. 91, no. 5, pp 505-514, May 2006.
Articles in Conference Proceedings
- E. Hope and A. D. Domínguez-García, “Design Verification of Power Electronics Systems Subject to Bounded Uncertain Inputs,” in Proceedings of the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, San Jose, CA, September 2009.
- S. V. Dhople, A. Davoudi, P. L. Chapman and A. D. Domínguez-García, “Reliability Assessment of Fault-Tolerant DCDC Converters for Photovoltaic Applications,” in Proc. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, San Jose, CA, September 2009
- A. D. Dominguez-Garcia and P. T. Krein, "A Framework for Multi-Level Reliability Evaluation of Electrical Energy Systems," IEEE Conference on Global Sustainable Infrastructure, Atlanta, GA, November 2008.
- A. D. Dominguez-Garcia and P. T. Krein, "Integrating Reliability into the Design of Fault-Tolerant Power Electronic Systems," in Proceeding of the 39th IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, Rodhes, Greece, June 2008.
- A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, G. Z. Hanuschak, S. R. Hall, E. F. Crawley, "A Comparison of Guidance, Navigation and Control Architectural Approaches for Robotic and Human-Rated Spacecraft," in Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC, August 2007.
- A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, J. G. Kassakian, J. E. Schindall, and J. J. Zinchuk, "On the Use of Behavioral Models for the Integrated Performance and Reliability Performance Evaluation of Fault-Tolerant Avionics Systems," in Proceedings of the IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Portland, OR, October 2006. Awarded Best Student Paper.
- A. D. Dominguez-Garcia, J. G. Kassakian, and J. E. Schindall, "A Backup System for Automotive Steer-by-Wire, Actuated by Selective Braking," in Proceedings of the 35th IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, Aachen, Germany, June 2004.