About Me
I'm a Control systems engineer with expertise in MPC and machine learning. Experienced in
academic research. Passionate about autonomous driving and robotics.
Co-Founder of the first robotics student association at Politecnico di Milano.
Italian mother tongue, fluent in English and Spanish.
Experience
- Jan 2024-present: Tenured Researcher RSE Spa, Milan, Italy
- Developed advanced models and simulation tools (DAEs, PDEs) within the Multi Energy System library, supporting national and EU energy policy decisions
- Designed ML solution for the estimation of friction in pipes, reducing computational time (10 times faster).
- Held internal seminars on Dynamic modeling and Model Predictive Control.
- Tools: Modelica, Dymola, Python, TensorFlow, Git.
- Sep 2023 - Dec 2023: Design Release Engineer Maserati on behalf of Teoresi Spa, Modena, Italy
- Worked on ADAS front camera system for Maserati and Alfa Romeo vehicle programs.
- Coordinated with suppliers and validation teams to ensure design feasibility, safety compliance, and production readiness.
- Sep 2020 - May 2022: Co-Founder and Vicepresident Automation Engineering Association, Milan, Italy
- Managed a founding team of over 20 people, 20\% of course students were member in one year (200 people).
- Management of university calls for proposals to receive funds.
- Member of the selection process comitee for project team creation.
- 15+ events organizer, 2+ projects coordinator.
Education
- 2022-2023: Guest Researche for Master Thesis Institute of Automotive Technology, TUM, Munich, Germany
- Developed and validated nonlinear vehicle dynamic models with parameter estimation. Improved state of the art implementing a load-transfer algorithm.
- Designed a combined lateral-longitudinal controller using Robust Tube NMPC, reducing mean trajectory error by 38%.
- Tools: Python, Acados, Matlab, Simulink, Git.
- 2021-2022: Erasmus+ Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
- Courses: Mobile Robots (Python, C++, ROS, Gazebo), Manufacturing processes.
- 2020-2023: MSc Automation and Control Engineering Politecnico di Milano
- Courses: Model Identification and Data Analysis (Python), Advanced and Multivariable Control, Control in Autonoous Vehicles, Automation of energy systems (Modelica), Software Engineering, Mobile Robots (ROS, C++), Control laboratory (Matlab, Simulink)
- 2017-2020: BSc Automation and control Engineering Politecnico di Milano
- August 1998 I was born in a small city in the center of Italy.
Skills
Control Systems and Robotics
- Matlab / Simulink
- ROS (Rviz, Gazebo)
- Modelica (OpenModelica, Dymola)
- Git and Linux everyday user
- Arduino
- C and C++
Data Science and Machine Learning
- Python (numpy matplotlib, scikit-learn, pandas)
- Tensorflow / Keras
Projects
I love tinkering with personal projects, especially around robotics, control and machine learning. I won't list them all here, but you can find everything I've been working on over on my GitHub
Publications and Summer Schools
September 2025 Summer School at Freiburg University: Robust Model Predictive Control with CasADi. Lecturers: J. B. Rawlings (UC Santa Barbara), J. Andersson (CasADi), S. Lucia (TU Dortmund), M. Diehl (UFR)
Muro M., Sassaroli G., Lazzari R., MultiEnergySystem: A Modelica Library for Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of District Heating and Gas Network, 16th International Modelica & FMI Conference, 2025, Link
Sassaroli G., Muro M., Casamassima V., Dynamic modeling and simulation of gas distribution networks with decentralized hydrogen injection, IFAC SENSYS 2025, Link
August 2024 PhD School at Aalborg University in Copenaghen: Modelica-based simulation of building and district energy systems.
Contact
Social or email: guidosassaroli@gmail.com