Edi Kurniawan

About

Dr. Edi Kurniawan, S.T., M.Eng. received his B.Eng. degree (cumlaude) from Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia (2003), M.Eng. from the University of Adelaide, Australia (2009), and PhD from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (2013) in control systems — with thesis: “Robust Repetitive Control and its Applications.”

He is currently a Research Professor (Peneliti Ahli Utama) at the Control and Precision Measurement Research Group, Research Center for Photonics-BRIN, Serpong. His research interests include learning control, robust control, machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence for photonics.

He is a 2018 Fulbright Scholar at Northern Arizona University (USA), a 2016/2017 US-ASEAN Science & Technology Fellow placed at the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (Menristekdikti), and an Asian Science Diplomat (ASD) 2021. He received the BRIN Best Researcher Award 2023 for research achievements in 2022, representing the Nanotechnology and Materials Research Organization.

During his academic career, he spent time as a visiting research fellow at CERN (2014, Switzerland), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (2015, Australia), Swinburne University of Technology (2015, Australia), and Technische Universität Berlin (2015, Germany).

He currently serves as a guest editor and reviewer for more than 35 top-tier journals indexed by Web of Science, and contributes as a committee member for several international conferences. With research interests spanning control theory, machine learning, and AI for photonics, he continues to explore AI-driven solutions for sustainable agriculture, advanced sensing, and next-generation control systems — while actively mentoring students and fostering international collaborations.

Control SystemMachine LearningArtificial IntelligencePhotonicsRepetitive ControlSliding Mode ControlDeep LearningFiber Optic SensingSignal ProcessingPrecision Agriculture

Career timeline

2023 – present
Research Professor (Peneliti Ahli Utama)
Research Center for Photonics-BRIN
2022 – 2023
Senior Researcher (Peneliti Ahli Madya)
Research Center for Photonics-BRIN
2016 – 2021
Senior Researcher (Peneliti Ahli Madya)
Research Center for Physics, LIPI
2014 – 2016
Junior Researcher (Peneliti Ahli Muda)
Research Center for Informatics, LIPI
2006 – 2013
Research Assistant (Peneliti Ahli Pertama)
Research Center for Informatics, LIPI
2003 – 2004
R&D Staff
PT. LG Electronics Display Devices Indonesia

Education

Ph.D. · 2013
Control System — “Robust Repetitive Control and its Applications”
Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia
M.Eng. · 2009
Sensor System and Signal Processing
University of Adelaide, Australia
B.Eng. · 2003
Electrical Engineering
Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia

Research Topics 2026

Open for S1 (BSc) / S2 (MSc) / S3 (PhD) students. Contact: edik004@brin.go.id

Topic 01 — 2026

AI-Enhanced Optical Sensing

Intelligent Processing of Photonics Data
S1 (BSc) / S2 (MSc) / S3 (PhD)
Photonics Data
Optical images (RGB, microscopy, hyperspectral)Spectroscopy (FTIR, Raman, NIR, LSPR)Interferometry & LiDARDistributed sensing (FBG, DAS)
Role of AI
Regression: physical parameter estimationClassification: material identificationDenoising & signal enhancementFeature extractionPhysics-informed & data-efficient learning
Topic 02 — 2026

Precision Control Systems

Learning, Robust, and Safety — Advanced Control for High-Accuracy and Disturbance Rejection
S1 (BSc) / S2 (MSc) / S3 (PhD)
Control Objectives
Model-based & data-driven high-precisionPeriodic & aperiodic disturbance rejectionCompensation of nonlinear uncertaintiesIntegrated precision and safety
Modern Approaches
Adaptive & robust controlRepetitive & iterative learningFractional-order controlML/DL-augmented modelsControl barrier functions
Topic 03 — 2026

ML-Based Precision Agriculture

Agricultural Image and Spectral Data Analysis
S1 (BSc) / S2 (MSc)
Focus Areas
Plant disease monitoring (image-based)Product quality grading (image & spectrum)
Key Approaches
ML for classification & regressionTransformer-based representation learningFew-shot & self-supervised learning
Data Types
Field & product imagesFTIR-NIR spectral data
Topic 04 — 2026

Edge ML for Precision Agriculture

Real-Time and Deployment-Oriented Intelligent Systems
S1 (BSc) / S2 (MSc)
Focus Areas
Real-time plant disease monitoringOn-site agricultural product quality grading
Edge Devices
NVIDIA Jetson (Orin NX)Raspberry Pi + AI acceleratorGoogle Coral
Key Approaches
MobileNet-Lite, EfficientNet-LiteYOLOv8-nano / YOLOv11-nano1D-CNN for spectral dataCompact transformer models

Selected Publications

Full list: Google Scholar · 150+ publications · h-index 14 · 820+ citations

E. Kurniawan, E. B. Pratiwi, S. Hafiz, P. Purwowibowo, S. Wijonarko, et al., “Enhanced Fractional Multi-Period Repetitive Controller with Fractional Time-Delay for High-Precision Servo Systems,” Journal of Vibration and Control, 2026.
E. Kurniawan, E. B. Pratiwi, S. Hafiz, P. Purwowibowo, S. Wijonarko, et al., “Odd-Harmonic Repetitive Controller with Extreme Learning Machine Approach for Precise Tracking and Robust Disturbance Rejection in Servo Systems,” Engineering Research Express, 8(8), 085309, 2026.
A. Rahmatillah, A. S. Aisjah, Suyanto, E. Kurniawan, “Enhanced General Modified Repetitive Control Design for 1-DOF Lower Limb Exoskeleton,” Journal of Robotics and Control, 7(2), 3598–3610, 2026.
R. Edward, Rahmadwati, M. A. Muslim, A. Rahmatillah, E. Kurniawan, “Safe Periodic Tracking via a Repetitive Controller with Control Barrier Function Constraints: A Servomotor Simulation Study,” International Journal of Robotics and Control Systems, 6(1), 92–114, 2026.
N. Adiguna Nugraha, N. Widyati, N. M. N. B. Surya Dewi, R. Wardoyo, I. W. E. Dharmawan, I. N. Surana, S. Nuralifah, D. S. Adillah, A. N. Asyah, E. Kurniawan, and F. Sidik, “Mangrove species identification using Convolutional Neural Network,” Taiwania, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 402–402, Mar. 2025.
U. S. Ibadurohman, E. Kurniawan, A. Az-Zukhruf, E. B. Pratiwi, H. Adinanta and M. Yunianto, “Comparative Analysis of Deep Learning Models for Accurate Detection of Rice Leaf Diseases,” 2024 IEEE ICSMech, Yogyakarta, 2024, pp. 123–128.
E. Kurniawan, A. M. Burrohman, P. Purwowibowo, S. Wijonarko, T. Maftukhah, H. A. Prakosa, D. Rustandi, E. B. Pratiwi, A. Az-Zukhruf, “Discrete-Time Design of Fractional Delay-Based Repetitive Controller with Sliding Mode Approach for Uncertain Linear Systems with Multiple Periodic Signals,” Fractal and Fractional, 2025, 9(1):41.
E. Kurniawan, H. Wang, J. A. Prakosa, P. Purwowibowo, E. B. Pratiwi, “An Improved Repetitive Controller with Fractional Time-Delay for Discrete-Time Linear Systems: Synthesis and Comparison Study,” ISA Transactions, 146, 511–527, 2024.
E. Kurniawan, E. B. Pratiwi, H. Adinanta, Suryadi, J. A. Prakosa, P. Purwowibowo, S. Wijonarko, T. Maftukhah, D. Rustandi, Mahmudi, “A Performance Evaluation of Repetitive and Iterative Learning Algorithms for Periodic Tracking Control of FES System,” Journal of Robotics and Control (JRC), Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 205–216, 2024.
E. Kurniawan, H. Wang, H. Septanto, et al., “Design and analysis of higher-order sliding mode controller for uncertain linear systems with time-varying periodic disturbances,” Trans. Inst. Measurement and Control, 2023.
Edi Kurniawan, E. B. Pratiwi, H. G. Harno, et al., “Low-order repetitive control for linear systems perturbed by band-limited periodic disturbances,” Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng., Part I: J. Systems and Control Engineering, 2023.
E. Kurniawan, H. Adinanta, S. Suryadi, et al., “Deep neural network-based physical distancing monitoring system with TensorRT optimization,” Int. J. Advances in Intelligent Informatics, vol. 8, pp. 185–198, 2022.
E. Kurniawan, H. Harno, and H. Adinanta, “High-order repetitive model reference controller for linear systems with uncertain periodic references and disturbances,” Int. J. Systems Science, vol. 53, 2022.
E. Kurniawan, H. Harno, H. Wang, et al., “Robust adaptive repetitive controller for unknown linear systems with odd-harmonic periodic disturbances,” Science China Information Sciences, vol. 65, 2022.
E. Kurniawan, J. Prakosa, H. Wang, et al., “Design of fractional-order odd-harmonics repetitive controller for discrete-time linear systems with experimental validations,” Sensors, vol. 22, 2022.
E. Kurniawan, H. Wang, B. H. Sirenden, J. A. Prakosa, H. Adinanta, and S. Suryadi, “Discrete-time modified repetitive sliding mode control for uncertain linear systems,” Int. J. Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, vol. 35, pp. 2245–2258, 2021.
E. Kurniawan, H. Harno, S. Wijonarko, et al., “Variable-structure repetitive controller for discrete-time linear systems with multiple-period exogenous signals,” Int. J. Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, vol. 30, pp. 207–218, 2020.
E. Kurniawan, Z. Cao, and Z. Man, “Design of robust repetitive control with time-varying sampling periods,” IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, vol. 61, pp. 2834–2841, 2014.
E. Kurniawan, Z. Cao, and Z. Man, “Digital design of adaptive repetitive control of linear systems with time-varying periodic disturbances,” IET Control Theory Appl., vol. 08, pp. 1995–2003, 2014.

Research Interests

Spanning advanced control theory, photonics sensing, and AI-driven engineering systems.

Advanced Control Systems

Methods
SMC / NTSMCRepetitive ControlFractional-orderELM-based adaptiveIterative learning
Applications
Servo-based systems

Photonics & Fiber Optic Sensing

Sensing
DASLSPRLiDARFBG
AI Integration
Event classificationParameter estimationPhysics-informed ML

Deep Learning & Computer Vision

Frameworks
YOLOv8 / YOLOv11TensorRTCUDATensorFlow
Applications
Object detectionAI inverse design (PICs)Coffee gradingPlant disease

Precision Agriculture

Approaches
Spectroscopy (FTIR, NIR)Hyperspectral imagingEdge ML deploymentTransformer models

Awards & Fellowships

BRIN Best Researcher Award 2023

For research achievements in 2022, representing the Nanotechnology and Materials Research Organization

Asian Science Diplomat (ASD) 2021

ASEAN Science Diplomats Assembly — recognized for contributions to science diplomacy

Fulbright Research Scholar 2018

Northern Arizona University, Arizona, USA

US-ASEAN Science & Technology Fellow 2016/2017

Placed at Menristekdikti, Jakarta — contributing to STI policy-making for the ASEAN region

Visiting Research Fellow — CERN 2014

European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland

Visiting Fellow — TU Berlin & RMIT 2015

Technische Universität Berlin (Germany) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia)

Student Supervision

Active and past student supervision. Open for joint supervision under BRIN Degree by Research Program and any other schemes.

Doctoral (S3)

NameUniversityYearThesis Title
Samsul HafizFisika MIPA, Universitas Indonesia2022–2025Pengembangan Metode Penyeimbang Tegangan Sel Baterai Terhubung Seri Berbasis Metode Parallel Switched Capacitor
Akif RahmatillahTeknik Fisika, ITS2024–nowDesain Finite Time Generalized Feedback Repetitive Controller pada Pengendalian Lower Limb Exoskeleton 1-DOF

Master (S2)

NameUniversityYearThesis Title
Ronald EricUniversitas Airlangga2022–2023Pemodelan Sistem Kontrol 2-DOF Lower Limb Robotic Exoskeleton (LLRE) Menggunakan Metode Kontrol High Order Repetitive Control
Enggar B. PratiwiFisika MIPA, Universitas Indonesia2023–2025Repetitive Control Berbasis Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) untuk Pelacakan dan Gangguan Sinyal Periodik dengan Ketidakpastian Frekuensi
Ronald EdwardTeknik Elektro, Universitas Brawijaya2024–2025Perancangan Metode Repetitive Controller dengan Control Barrier Function untuk Penjejakan Sinyal Periodik

Bachelor (S1)

NameUniversityYearThesis Title
Nizarrachman HadiUIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta2017Analysis of Repetitive Control System for Disturbance Rejection with Multiple Uncorrelated Frequencies
Nurhanifiyah AzuraUIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta2017Analysis of Repetitive Control System for Tracking Reference with Multiple Uncorrelated Frequencies
Fawzan G. A. K. BawahabUIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta2018Performance Evaluation and Mathematical Analysis of Direct Sequence and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Systems
Qalisha Putri SyahnaUIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta2018Analysis of Two-Axis Camera Gimbal Tracking Control with LQR Control Method
Fani Sasmita SimbolonUniversitas Sumatera Utara – Medan2020Analisis dan Simulasi Sistem Kontrol Proporsional Derivatif dan Proporsional Integral Derivatif Menggunakan Xcos Scilab
Regina Sri Rezeki SimbolonUniversitas Sumatera Utara – Medan2020Analisis dan Simulasi Sistem Kontrol PI dan PID Menggunakan Xcos Scilab
Dimas Widianto RamadhanUIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta2021Pola Desain dan Analisis Simulasi Iterative Learning Control untuk Sistem Linier Fase Minimum dan Non-Minimum Menggunakan Python
Daniel Cahya SaputraUniversitas Gadjah Mada2022Desain Teknik Kendali Repetitive Controller untuk Aplikasi 3 DOF Helikopter
Fariz Bagus SuryawanUIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta2022Studi Analisis Simulasi Feedback Linearization Model Predictive Control Pada Quadcopter Menggunakan Python
Amaliyah Az-ZukhrufUIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang2023Design and Simulation Notch Filter-Based Repetitive Controller (RC)
Ronald EdwardUniversitas Brawijaya Malang2024Pola Desain dan Analisis Simulasi Repetitive Control untuk Sistem Linear dengan Menggunakan Python
JusvitaUIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta2025Deteksi Kualitas Benih Kedelai Berbasis Deep Learning
Umar Shidiq IbadurrohmanUniversitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta2025Sistem Deteksi Penyakit Daun Padi Berbasis Deep Learning dengan Menggunakan Algoritma YOLOv6
Fitria RoziUniversitas Andalas2025Implementasi Sistem Klasifikasi Penyakit Daun Tomat Berbasis Deep Learning pada Raspberry Pi 5

Research Assistant (RA)

NameLevelUniversityYearTitle
Nurhanifiyah AzuraRA (S1)UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta2018Sliding Mode Repetitive Controller for a Plant with Time-Varying Sampling Times
Enggar B. PratiwiRA (S1)UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta2022Discrete-Time Design of Dual Internal Model-Based Repetitive Control Systems
Enggar B. PratiwiRA (S2)Fisika MIPA, Universitas Indonesia2023–2025Repetitive Control Berbasis ELM untuk Pelacakan dan Gangguan Sinyal Periodik dengan Ketidakpastian Frekuensi
Amaliyah Az-ZukhrufRA (S1)Prodi Fisika, UIN Malang2024Design and Simulation Notch Filter-Based Repetitive Controller (RC)

Postdoctoral (PD) / Visiting Researcher (VR)

NameTypeUniversityYearTitle
Dr. Geetika SrivastavaVRDr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University2022Real Time Implementation of Electromyography Based Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy Severity Classifier Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System
Mr. Sandeep Kumar PandeyVRDr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University2022Optimized Hardware Implementation of Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy Severity Classifier using FPGA
Dr. Azka Muji BurohmanPDUniversity of Groningen2023/2024Data-driven reduced-order modelling for predictive digital twin

Professional Activities

Reviewer for more than 35 reputable international journals indexed in Web of Science, editorial board member, and organizing committee for international conferences.

IEEE

IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics
IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems
IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics
IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology
IEEE Access
IEEE J. Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics
IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs
IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering
IEEE Trans. on Cybernetics
IEEE Trans. on Transportation Electrification
IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement

Elsevier

Computers and Electrical Engineering
Applied Mathematics and Computation
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
Control Engineering Practice
ISA Transactions

MDPI

Mathematics
Fractal and Fractional
Electronics
Applied Sciences
Machines
Actuators

Wiley & Sons

Int. J. of Robust and Nonlinear Control
Asian Journal of Control
Int. J. of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing
IET Control Theory & Applications

Taylor & Francis

Int. J. of Systems Science
Automatika
Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers

Others

Nonlinear Dynamics (Springer)
Neural Computing and Applications (Springer)
Int. J. of Aerospace Engineering (Hindawi)
Nonlinear Engineering (De Gruyter)
J. of Systems and Control Engineering (Sage)
Engineering Computations (Emerald)

Editorial roles

Editorial Board — IJRS (2026–now)

International Journal of Robotics and Simulation

Guest Editor — MDPI Actuators (2025)

Feature Papers in Actuators for Surface Vehicles section

Guest Editor — IET Control Theory and Applications (2024)

Wiley & Sons

Datasets & Open Resources

Mangrove Budeng Bali 2023 Dataset

Mangrove leaf dataset from Desa Budeng, Jembrana, Bali, comprising 11 species. In collaboration with Dr. Frida Sidik. Published on RIN Dataverse.

Coffee Grading Image Dataset (In progress)

AI-based coffee bean quality grading. In collaboration with research group at Research Center for Photonics-BRIN.

LSPR Sensing Dataset (In progress)

Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance for biosensing & material characterization. In collaboration with research group at Research Center for Photonics-BRIN.

DAS Event Classification Dataset (In progress)

Distributed Acoustic Sensing for fiber optic event detection. In collaboration with research group at Research Center for Photonics-BRIN.