Dr. Prashant G. Mehta is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University in 2004. Prior to joining UIUC, he was a research engineer at the United Technologies Research Center (UTRC). At UTRC, he was recognized with an outstanding achievement award for his contributions in developing Dynamical Systems methods to obtain practical solutions to problems in aero-engines. His research interests are in Dynamical Systems and Control including its applications to stochastic dynamics and control of network problems, fundamental limitations in control of non-equilibrium dynamic behavior, and multi-scale and symmetry-aided analysis of interconnected systems.