Dr. Frank Lewis stands as a preeminent electrical engineer and distinguished academic leader at the forefront of control systems research. He currently serves as Professor of Electrical Engineering, Moncrief-O'Donnell Endowed Chair, and head of the Advanced Controls and Sensors Group at The University of Texas at Arlington. With an impressive educational foundation including bachelor's and master's degrees in physics and electrical engineering from Rice University, a master's in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida, and a doctoral degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, he established himself as a leading expert in his field. Dr. Lewis further distinguishes himself as a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas and a Chartered Engineer certified by the United Kingdom Engineering Council, demonstrating his commitment to both theoretical excellence and practical application.
Dr. Lewis has made seminal contributions to the fields of feedback control, reinforcement learning, and intelligent systems through his extensive scholarly output including 20 influential books such as Optimal Control and Robot Manipulator Control. His research impact is quantifiably extraordinary as evidenced by his recognition as a Thomson Reuters Web of Science highly cited researcher and his ranking as number 23 globally and 12th in the United States among all scientists in Electronics and Electrical Engineering according to Research.com. With an impressive catalog of 8 U.S. patents, 420 journal papers, 426 conference papers, 20 books, and 48 book chapters, his work has established foundational frameworks that continue to guide research in autonomous systems and control theory. His scholarly contributions have been instrumental in advancing the theoretical underpinnings and practical implementations of distributed control systems that power modern robotics and automation technologies.
As a member of the National Academy of Inventors and a Fellow of multiple prestigious organizations including IEEE, IFAC, AAAS, and the UK Institute of Measurement and Control, Dr. Lewis has significantly shaped the trajectory of control systems engineering worldwide. He plays a vital leadership role in academia as a member of both the UTA Academy of Distinguished Teachers and the UTA Academy of Distinguished Scholars, mentoring generations of engineers while maintaining rigorous scholarly standards. Dr. Lewis co-founded the Mediterranean Control Association, demonstrating his commitment to fostering international collaboration in his field. Currently, he continues to pioneer advancements in Autonomous Systems Control and Optimization, maintaining his position at the cutting edge of research after more than four decades of dedicated scholarly work that continues to influence both academic and industrial applications of control theory.
