Hello, I'm Zeyad.

I am a doctoral researcher in the Mechanical Engineering Department at TU/e, within the Dynamics and Control group. I recently completed my master's degree at King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), KSA, where my thesis applied data-driven learning techniques for modeling, and control for dynamical systems. Prior to this, I completed my bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from my beloved Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt.

I like calligraphy and typography, something I do to relax and to be present at the moment. You can see sample of my work here. I also like history, and anthropology. Especially, how human evolved and invented many constructs to survive. I also, sometimes, wirte articles in Arabic.

Recently, my research focus is on getting better models to build better controllers for dynamical systems using data-driven modeling and control methods, particularly using the Koopman operator for global linearization. I am also developing event-triggered control frameworks and exploring adaptive and model predictive control techniques. Additionally, I have worked on the data-driven discovery of UAV dynamics through sparse identification methods.

Keywords: Data-driven modeling, Control theory, Optimization, Model reduction.

News

[Mar. 24-26, 2026] I presented my work at the Benelux Meeting on Systems and Control 2026 in Lommel, Belgium!
[Jun. 03-06, 2025] Attended the DISC summer school on "Estimation and Control under Coarse Information".
[May 15, 2025] I joined TU/e as a PhD researcher!
[May 01, 2025] Received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award for introducing a new research direction at the Aerospace Eng. Dept. and the Interdisc. Res. Ctr. for Aviation & Space Expl.! 🏆
[Dec. 31, 2024] Successfully defended my Master’s thesis and awarded the Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering! 🎓
[Sep. 18, 2024] I presented out paper Koopman-LQR Controller for Quadrotor UAVs From Data at OntarioTech University, Canada!
[Aug. 26, 2024] Our paper Novel airfoil for improved supersonic aerodynamic performance got published in the International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow! 🥳
[Jul. 17, 2024] Our paper Koopman-LQR Controller for Quadrotor UAVs From Data got accepted for presentation at IEEE International Conference on Smart Mobility! 🥳
[Jun. 09, 2024] We submitted our manuscript: Novel airfoil for improved supersonic aerodynamic performance to the International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow.
[Apr. 14, 2024] Our patent titled: Optimal Airfoil for Improved Supersonic Performance for Specific Predefined Flight Conditions got filed under ID: 550544US.
[Aug. 25, 2023] Our paper got accepted at AIAA SciTech Forum 2024!
[Jan. 22, 2023] Received the Research Assistance Scholarship for international students from KFUPM, Aerospace Department!
[Jan. 15, 2023] Started my study as a graduate student at KFUPM!