Containing a Star: A Control Problem?

Guest: Simon van Mulders; Host: Aaron Ho

Episode 7 of the CoffeeBreakDown podcast, hosted by Aaron Ho, Luca Vialetto, titled "Containing a Star: A Control Problem?" was published on August 29, 2023 and runs 55 minutes.

August 29, 2023 ·55m · CoffeeBreakDown

Summary

This episode features Dr. Simon van Mulders, a recent graduate from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) who specialized in model-based optimization of tokamak plasma scenarios. After the release of the DeepMind article about using ML models for plasma shape control, a new wave of interest has surged into the development of advanced plasma control algorithms, which take advantage of model-based techniques for plasma state estimation. Join us as we delve into the world of control engineering, the application of plasma physics models within, and its contributions towards the goal of harnessing the power of the sun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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