The Petar V. Kokotovic Distinguished Visiting Professorship in UC Santa Barbara's Center for Control, Dynamical Systems & Computation (CCDC) was established to honor and recognize Professor Kokotovic’s incredible contributions to UC Santa Barbara students, the UCSB campus, and the academic community. Professor Kokotovic joined the faculty of the College of Engineering in 1991 and subsequently founded the CCDC, serving as its director from 1991-2003. The Petar V. Kokotovic Distinguished Visiting Professorship is awarded annually to a visiting professor who will participate at the CCDC, giving lectures and interacting with students and faculty. This fund functions as an endowment and provides support in perpetuity for the expenses related to the visiting professorship, including program expenses.