Open Loop Control of Higher Order Systems -- Bilinear Differential Forms and the Loewner Framework for Rational Interpolation -- Noninteraction and Triangular Decoupling Using Geometric Control Theory and Transfer Matrices -- Simultaneous Stabilization Problem in a Behavioral Framework -- New Properties of ARE Solutions for Strictly Dissipative and Lossless Systems.- Stochastic Almost Output Synchronization for Time-Varying Networks of Non-Identical and Non-Introspective Agents Under External Stochastic Disturbances and Disturbances with Known Frequencies -- A Characterization of Solutions of the ARE and ARI -- Implementation of Behavioral Systems.- Synchronization of Linear Multi-Agent Systems with Input Nonlinearities via Dynamic Protocols.- Strong Structural Controllability of Networks.- Physical Network Systems and Model Reduction.- Interconnections of L2-Behaviors - Lumped Systems.- On State Observers - Take 2.- When is a Linear Complementarity System Disturbance Decoupled?.

This treatment of modern topics related to mathematical systems theory forms the proceedings of a workshop, Mathematical Systems Theory: From Behaviors to Nonlinear Control, held at the University of Groningen in July 2015. The workshop celebrated the work of Professors Arjan van der Schaft and Harry Trentelman, honouring their 60th Birthdays. The second volume of this two-volume work covers a variety of topics related to behavioral systems and robust control. After giving a detailed account of the state of the art in the related topic, each chapter presents new results and discusses new directions. As such, this volume provides a broad picture of the theory of behavioral systems and robust control for scientists and engineers with an interest in the interdisciplinary field of systems and control theory. The reader will benefit from the expert participants' ideas on exciting new approaches to control and system theory and their predictions of future directions for the subject that were discussed at the workshop.