Personal profile
Academic background
Valentina Breschi received her B.Sc. in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering and her M.Sc. in Electrical and Automation Engineering from the University of Florence (Italy) in 2011 and 2014, respectively. She received her Ph.D. in Control Systems from IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (Italy) in 2018, being a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan (USA). From 2018 to 2023, she was with Politecnico di Milano (Italy), first as a post-doctoral researcher and then as a junior assistant professor from 2020 to 2023. In 2023, she joined the Control Systems Group at TuE as an Assistant Professor.
Research profile
Valentina is an Assistant Professor in the Control Systems (CS) Group at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology. Her main research interests include data-driven control, jump model and mixtures learning from data, collaborative and meta-learning for system identification and control design, and human-centered policy design, focusing on mobility systems.
Education/Academic qualification
Software, algorithms, control systems, Doctor, Model learning from data: from centralized multi-model regression to distributed cloud-aided single model estimation, IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Nov 2014 → Feb 2018
Award Date: 22 Feb 2018
Software, algorithms, control systems, Master, University of Florence
Sept 2011 → Apr 2014
Award Date: 3 Apr 2014
Software, algorithms, control systems, Bachelor, University of Florence
Dec 2011 → Sept 2018
Award Date: 5 Dec 2011
External positions
Junior Assistant Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Mar 2020 → Mar 2023
Post-Doctoral fellow, Politecnico di Milano
Apr 2018 → Mar 2020
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Novel One-Class Classification Framework for Highly Imbalanced Binary Outcomes
Fassio, F., Leoni, J., Fattore, R., Scaglione, G., De Capitani, G., Borgonovo, F., Conflitti, C., Zizzo, D., Gidaro, A., Calloni, M., Casella, F., Cogliati, C., Gori, A., Foschi, A., Colaneri, M. & Breschi, V., 8 Sept 2025, In: Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Public Health. 20, suppl. 1, p. 377-379 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A Scenario-Based Model Predictive Control Scheme for Pandemic Response Through Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions
Herceg, D., Dell'Oro, M., Bertollo, R., Miura, F., de Klaver, P., Breschi, V., Krishnamoorthy, D. & Salazar, M., 11 Sept 2025, 2025 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, CCTA 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 139-144 6 p. 11151333Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Bias correction and instrumental variables for direct data-driven model-reference control
Mejari, M. (Corresponding author-nrf), Breschi, V., Dehkordi, M. B., Formentin, S. & Piga, D., Nov 2025, In: European Journal of Control. 86, Part A., 9 p., 101327.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Burden and Outcomes of Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Infections with Unknown Etiology: A Retrospective Observational Study on Epidemiological Trends Over an 8-Year Period (2016–2024)
Scaglione, G., Canuti, M., Offer, M., Breschi, V., Piralla, A., Baldanti, F., Del Castillo, G., Scovenna, F., Buoro, S., Morani, F., Cereda, D., Bandera, A., Gori, A. & Colaneri, M. (Corresponding author), May 2025, In: Infectious Diseases and Therapy. 14, 5, p. 1075-1087 13 p., 104638.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Data-Driven Sustainable In Vitro Campaigns to Decipher Invasive Breast Cancer Features
Shah, L., Breschi, V. & Tirella, A. (Corresponding author), 11 Aug 2025, In: ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. 11, 8, p. 5107-5121 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition
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60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2021
Breschi, V. (Organiser) & Bianchi, F. (Organiser)
11 Dec 2021 → 12 Dec 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
Courses
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Selected topics in systems and control
Breschi, V., van den Hof, D. & Butler, H. 1/09/15 → 31/08/26
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Stochastic Processes, filtering and estimation
Tóth, R., Schoukens, M. & Breschi, V. 1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Course
Press/Media
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Data from Eindhoven University of Technology Provide New Insights into Information Technology (Auto-tuning of Reference Models In Direct Data-driven Control)
31/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
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European Talent Academy: Polimi, TUM and Imperial College London
18/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
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The Polimi team wins a challenge promoted by Leonardo
22/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Leonardo awards prizes to the winning projects in the Solvers Wanted 2021 challenges
21/02/22
2 items of Media coverage
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