yacados

Optimization & control:
from research to real-time systems

We turn hard optimization and control problems into fast, reliable, real-world software — from problem formulation to embedded, real-time implementation.

In close collaboration with your R&D team, we develop tailored solutions for complex engineering challenges.

// about

Jonathan and Katrin build efficient solutions for real-world optimization and control problems, combining rigorous scientific computing with production-grade software engineering.

As core developers of acados, a widely-used open-source software for embedded optimization and optimal control, they bring state-of-the-art algorithms into production. They have collaborated on applications across robotics, automotive, aerospace, and renewable energy systems.

Their expertise covers powerful methods from optimization and control — from iterative learning control, nonlinear model predictive control, and reinforcement learning to differentiable optimization, robust control, and advanced numerical methods.

// services

  • Consulting on optimal control, MPC, embedded optimization, and numerical methods for your R&D challenges
  • Open-source development extending and tailoring acados and other open-source tools to your specific requirements: new features, performance and interface improvements
  • Integration & deployment implementing algorithms in your application-specific code and integrating them into your production tech stack
  • Training hands-on acados training, from getting started to advanced usage and deployment

// team

Jonathan Frey

  • acados developer since 2019
  • Freelance consultant since 2024
  • B.Sc. & M.Sc. in mathematics
  • PhD with Prof. Moritz Diehl at University of Freiburg, on “Efficient algorithms and differentiable solutions for optimal control” (defense planned 2026)

Katrin Baumgärtner

  • acados developer since 2020
  • Freelance consultant since 2024
  • B.Sc. & M.Sc. in computer science
  • PhD candidate with Prof. Moritz Diehl at University of Freiburg

// contact

info@yacados.org