Control of Discrete Event Systems (CODES) Laboratory

Recent Publications

Journals

Xu, H., Xiao, W., Cassandras, C.G., Zhang, Yi., and Li, L., “A General Framework for Decentralized Safe Optimal Control of Connected and Automated Vehicles in Multi-Lane Intersections”, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, To appear, 2022.
Meng, X., Cassandras, C.G., Sun, X. Xu, K., “The Price of Decentralization in Cooperative Coverage Problems with Energy-Constrained Agents”, IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, To appear, 2022.
Pinto, S.C., Andersson, S.B., Hendrickx, J.M. and Cassandras C.G., “Multi-Agent Persistent Monitoring of Targets with Uncertain States”, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, To appear, 2022.
Wollenstein-Betech, S., Salazar, M., Houshmand, A., Pavone, M., Paschalidis, I. C., and Cassandras, C.G., “Routing and Rebalancing Intermodal Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand Systems in Mixed Traffic”, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, To appear, 2022.
Houshmand, A., Cassandras, C.G., Zhou, N., Hashemi, N., Li, B., and Peng, H., “Combined Eco-Routing and Power-Train Control of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Transportation Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, To appear, 2022.
Xiao, W., Belta, C., and Cassandras, C.G., “Adaptive Control Barrier Functions”, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, To appear, 2022.
Xu, H., Cassandras, C.G., Li, L., and Zhang, Y., “Comparison of Cooperative Driving Strategies for CAVs at Signal-Free Intersections”, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, To appear, 2021.
Xiao, W., Belta, C., and Cassandras, C.G., “Sufficient Conditions for Feasibility of Optimal Control Problems Using Control Barrier Functions”, Automatica, Vol. 135, pp. 1-11, 2022.
Welikala, S., and Cassandras C.G., “Greedy Initialization for Distributed Persistent Monitoring in Network Systems”, Automatica, Vol. 134, pp. 1-16, 2021.
Xiao, W., Cassandras, C.G., and Belta, C., “Safety-Critical Optimal Control for Autonomous Systems”, Journal of Systems Science & Complexity, Vol. 34, pp. 1723–1742, 2021.
Zhou, N., Cassandras C.G., Yu, X., and Andersson, S.B., “The Price of Decentralization: Event-Driven Optimization Algorithms for Multi-Agent Persistent Monitoring Tasks”, IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 8, 2, pp. 976-986, 2021.
Welikala, S., and Cassandras C.G., “Distributed Non-Convex Optimization of Multi-Agent Systems Using Boosting Functions to Escape Local Optima”, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, Vol. 6, 11, pp. 5175 – 5190, 2021.
Xiao, W., Cassandras, C.G., and Belta, C. “Bridging the Gap between Optimal Trajectory Planning and Safety-Critical Control with Applications to Autonomous Vehicles”. Automatica, 2021, to appear.
Xiao, W., and Cassandras, C.G., “Decentralized Optimal Merging Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles with Safety Constraint Guarantees“. Automatica, Volume 123, 109333, 2021.
Meng, X., and Cassandras, C.G., “Eco-driving of Autonomous Vehicles for Non-stop Crossing of Signalized Intersections“. IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering, To appear, 2020.
Chen, R., and Cassandras, C.G., “Optimal Assignments in Mobility-on-Demand Systems Using Event-driven Receding Horizon Control“. IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, pp. 1-15, 2020.
Wollenstein-Betech, S., Silva, A.A.B., Fleck, J.L., Cassandras, C.G., and Paschalidis, I.C., “Physiological and Socioeconomic Characteristics Predict COVID-19 Mortality and Resource Utilization in Brazil“. PLOS One, pp. 1-15, 2020.
Xu, H., Zhang, Y., Cassandras, C.G., and Feng, S., “A Bi-Level Cooperative Driving Strategy Allowing Lane Changes“. Transportation Research Part C Vol. 120, pp. 1-17, 2020.
Wollenstein-Betech, S., Cassandras, C.G., and Paschalidis, I.C., “Personalized Predictive Models for Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients Using Basic Preconditions: Hospitalizations, Mortality, and the Need for an ICU or Ventilator“. Intl. Journal of Medical Informatics, Vol. 142, pp. 1-8, 2020.
Meng, X., and Cassandras, C.G., “Trajectory Optimization of Autonomous Agents with Spatio-Temporal Constraints”, to appear in IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, 2020.
Sun, C., Welikala, S., and Cassandras, C.G., “Optimal Composition of Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Teams for Coverage Problems with Performance Bound Guarantees”, Automatica, Vol. 117, pp. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2020.108961, 2020.
Feng, Z., Hu, G., and Cassandras, C.G., “Finite-Time Distributed Convex Optimization for Continuous-Time Multi-Agent Systems with Disturbance Rejection”, IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 7, 2, pp. 686-698, https://doi.org/10.1109/TCNS.2019.2939642, 2020.
Wang, Y-W., Zhao, M-J., Yang, W., Zhou, N., and Cassandras, C.G., “Collision-Free Trajectory Design for 2D Persistent Monitoring Using Second-Order Agents”, IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 7, 2, pp. 545-557, https://doi.org/10.1109/TCNS.2019.2954970, 2020.
Yu, X., Andersson, S.B., Zhou, N., and Cassandras C.G., “Scheduling Multiple Agents in a Persistent Monitoring Task Using Reachability Analysis”, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, Vol. 65, 4, pp. 1499-1513, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8735881, 2020.
Swaszek, R. M. A., and Cassandras, C.G., “Receding Horizon Control for Station Inventory Management in a Bike Sharing System”, IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 17, 1, pp. 407-417, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8792385, 2020.
Chen, R., and Cassandras, C.G., “Stochastic Flow Models with Delays, Blocking and Applications to Multi-Intersection Traffic Light Control”, J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10626-019-00298-6, Vol. 30, 1, pp. 1-29, 2020.
Fleck, J.L., Pavel, A.B., and Cassandras, C.G., “A Pan-Cancer Analysis of Progression Mechanisms and Drug Sensitivity in Cancer Cell Lines”, Molecular Omics, https://doi.org/10.1039/c9mo00119k, Vol. 15, pp. 399 – 405, 2019.
Zhang, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., “An Impact Study of Integrating Connected Automated Vehicles with Conventional Traffic”, Annual Reviews in Control, Vol. 48, pp. 347-356, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcontrol.2019.04.009, 2019.
Zhang, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., “Decentralized Optimal Control of Connected Automated Vehicles at Signal-Free Intersections Including Comfort-Constrained Turns and Safety Guarantees”, Automatica, Vol. 109, pp. 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2019.108563, 2019.
Zhang, Y., Cassandras, C.G., Li, W., and Mosterman, P.J., “A Discrete-Event and Hybrid Traffic Simulation Model Based on SimEvents for Intelligent Transportation System Analysis in Mcity”, J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 29, 3, pp. 265-295, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10626-019-00286-w, 2019.
Wang, Y-W., Wei, Y-W., Liu, X-K., Zhou, N., and Cassandras C.G., “Optimal Persistent Monitoring Using Second-Order Agents with Physical Constraints”, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, Vol. 64, 8, pp. 3239-3252, 2019.
Zhang, Y., Su, R., Sandamali, G.G.N., Zhang Y., Cassandras, C.G., and Xie, L., “A Hierarchical Heuristic Approach for Solving Air Traffic Scheduling and Routing Problem with a Novel Air Traffic Model”, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 20, 9, pp. 3421-3434, 2019.
Sun, X., Cassandras C.G., and Meng, X., “Exploiting Submodularity to Quantify Near-Optimality in Multi-Agent Coverage Problems”, Automatica, Vol. 100, 2, pp. 349-359, 2019.
Zhou, N., Yu, X., Andersson, S.B., and Cassandras C.G., “Optimal Event-Driven Multi-Agent Persistent Monitoring of a Finite Set of Data Sources”, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, Vol. 63, 12, pp. 4204-4217, 2018.
Khazaeni, Y., and Cassandras C.G., “Event-driven Trajectory Optimization for Data Harvesting in Multi-Agent Systems”, IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 1335-1348, 2018.
Brittain, K., Kamp, K., Cassandras C.G., Salaysay, Z., and Gómez-Márquez, J., “A Mobile App to Increase Informed Decisions About Colorectal Cancer Screening Among African American and Caucasian Women: A Pilot Study”, Gastroenterology Nursing, Vol. 41, 4, pp. 297-303, 2018.
Pourazarm, S., and Cassandras C.G., “Optimal Routing of Energy-aware Vehicles in Transportation Networks with Inhomogeneous Charging Nodes”, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 18, 8, pp. 2515-2527, 2018.
Nenchev, V., Cassandras, C.G., and Raisch, J., “Optimal Control for a Robotic Exploration, Pick-up and Delivery Problem”, Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, Vol. 30, pp. 266-284, 2018.
Cassandras, C.G., and Giua, A., (Ed’s.), Special Issue on Diagnosis, Opacity and Supervisory Control of Discrete Event Systems, Journal on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 28, 2, 2018.
Wardi, Y. Cassandras, C.G., and Cao, X.R., “Perturbation Analysis: A Framework for Data-Driven Control and Optimization of Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems”, Annual Reviews in Control, Vol. 45, pp. 267-280, 2018.
Malikopoulos, A.A., Cassandras C.G., and Zhang, Y.J., “A Decentralized Energy-Optimal Control Framework for Connected Automated Vehicles at Signal-Free Intersections”, Automatica, Vol. 93, 7, pp. 244-256, 2018.
Zhang, J., Pourazarm, S., Cassandras C.G., and Paschalidis, I. Ch., “The Price of Anarchy in Transportation Networks: Data-Driven Evaluation and Reduction Strategies”, Vol. 106, 4, Proceedings of the IEEE, pp. 538-553, 2018.
Nucci, C.A., Cassandras C.G., and Bettis, G., (Ed’s.), Special Issue on Smart Cities, Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 106, 4, 2018.
Mao, J., and Cassandras, C.G., “Solving A Class of Discrete Event Simulation-based Optimization Problems Using “Optimality in Probability””, J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 28, 1, pp. 35-61, 2018.
Cassandras, C.G., and Giua, A., (Ed’s.), Special Issue on Performance Analysis and Optimization of Discrete Event Systems, Journal on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 28, 1, 2018.
Khazaeni, Y., and Cassandras C.G., “Event-Driven Cooperative Receding Horizon Control for Multi-agent Systems in Uncertain Environments”, IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 409-422, 2018.
Malikopoulos, A.A., Cassandras C.G., and Zhang, Y.J., A decentralized Energy-Optimal Control Framework for Connected Automated Vehicles at Signal-Free Intersections Automatica, Vol. 93, No. 7, pp. 244-256, 2018.
Zhang, J., Pourazarm, S., Cassandras C.G., and Paschalidis, I. Ch., The Price of Anarchy in Transportation Networks: Data-Driven Evaluation and Reduction StrategiesProceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 106, No. 4, pp. 538-553, 2018.
Nucci, C.A., Cassandras C.G., and Bettis, G., (Ed’s.), Special Issue on Smart Cities Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 106, No. 4, 2018.
Mao, J., and Cassandras, C.G., Solving A Class of Discrete Event Simulation-based Optimization Problems Using “Optimality in Probability” J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 35-61, 2018.
Cassandras, C.G., and Giua, A., (Ed’s.), Special Issue on Performance Analysis and Optimization of Discrete Event Systems Journal on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2018.
Khazaeni, Y., and Cassandras C.G., Event-Driven Cooperative Receding Horizon Control for Multi-agent Systems in Uncertain EnvironmentsIEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 409-422, 2018.
Pourazarm, S., and Cassandras C.G., Optimal Routing for Lifetime Maximization of Wireless Sensor Networks with a Mobile Source Node IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 793-804, 2017.
Miao, L., Mao, J., and Cassandras C.G., Optimal Energy-Efficient Downlink Transmission Scheduling for Real-Time Wireless Networks IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 692-706, 2017.
Cassandras C.G., Automating Mobility in Smart Cities Annual Reviews in Control, Vol. 44, pp. 1-8, 2017.
Zhang, Y., Su, R., Li, Q., Cassandras, C.G., and Xie, L., Distributed Flight Routing and Scheduling for Air Traffic Flow Management, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 18, 10, pp. 2681-2692, 2017.
Fleck, J.L., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Design of Personalized Prostate Cancer Therapy using Infinitesimal Perturbation AnalysisNonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, Vol. 25, pp. 246-262, 2017.
Pourazarm, S., and Cassandras, C.G., Energy-based Lifetime Maximization and Security of Wireless Sensor Networks with General Non-ideal Battery Models IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 323-335, 2017.
Sun, X., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Dynamic Formation Control of Multi-Agent Systems in Constrained Environments Automatica,Vol. 73, No. 11, pp. 169-179, 2016.
Cassandras, C.G., On-line Control and Optimization for Cyber-Physical Systems Cyber-Physical Systems: Foundations, Principles and Applications (H. Song, D.B. Rawat, S. Jeschke, C. Brecher, Eds.), pp. 31-54, Elsevier, 2016.
Cassandras C.G., Smart Cities as Cyber-Physical Social Systems Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 156-158, 2016.
Brisimi, T.S., Cassandras, C.G., Osgood, C., Paschalidis, I.C., and Zhang, Y., Sensing and Classifying Roadway Obstacles in Smart Cities: The ‘Street Bump’ System IEEE Access, 4, pp. 1301-1312, 2016.
Bilgin, E., Caramanis, M.C., Paschalidis, I.C., and Cassandras, C.G., Provision of Regulation Service by Smart Buildings IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 1683-1693, 2016.
Fleck, J.L., Cassandras, C.G., and Geng, Y., Adaptive Quasi-Dynamic Traffic Light Control IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 830-842, 2016.
Pourazarm, S., Cassandras C.G., and Wang, T., Optimal Routing and Charging of Energy-Limited Vehicles in Traffic Networks Intl. J. of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 26, 6, pp. 1325-1350, 2016.
Fleck, J.L., Pavel, A.B., and Cassandras, C.G., Integrating Mutation and Gene Expression Cross-sectional Data to Infer Cancer Progression BMC Systems Biology 10:12, 2016.
Cassandras, C.G., Event-driven Control and Optimization in Hybrid Systems Event-based Control and Signal Processing (M. Miskowicz, Ed.), pp. 21-36, CRC Press/Taylor and Francis, 2015.
Cassandras, C.G., New Transportation Systems for Smart Cities Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in the Development of Smart Cities (A. Vesco, F. Ferrero, Eds), IGI Global, pp. 213-238, 2015.
Wardi, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., Perturbation Analysis of Discrete Event Systems Encyclopedia of Systems and Control (J. Baillieul, T. Samad, Eds), Springer, pp. 1044-1053, 2015.
Cassandras, C.G., Models for Discrete Event Systems: An Overview Encyclopedia of Systems and Control (J. Baillieul, T. Samad, Eds), Springer, pp. 760-769, 2015.
Lin, X., and Cassandras, C.G., An Optimal Control Approach to the Multi-Agent Persistent Monitoring Problem in Two-Dimensional Spaces IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, Vol. 60, 6, pp. 1659-1664, 2015.
Geng, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., Multi-intersection Traffic Light Control with Blocking J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 25, 1, pp. 7-30, 2015.
Wang, T, Cassandras, C.G., and Pourazarm, S., Optimal Motion Control for Energy-aware Electric Vehicles Control Engineering Practice Vol. 38, pp. 37-45, 2015.
Zhong, M., and Cassandras, C.G., Distributed Optimization of Autonomous UAVs with Event-Driven Communication Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (K. Valavanis, G. Vachtsevanos, Eds), Springer, pp. 1749-1773, 2014.
Mao, J., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Control of Multi-layer Discrete Event Systems with Real-Time Constraint Guarantees IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Vol. 44, 10, pp. 1425-1434, 2014.
Adacher, L, and Cassandras, C.G., Lot Size Optimization in Manufacturing Systems: The Surrogate Method International J. of Production Economics Vol. 155, pp. 418-426, 2014.
Cassandras, C.G., The Event-driven Paradigm for Control, Communication, and Optimization Journal of Control and Decision, Vol. 1, 1, pp. 3-17, 2014.
Cassandras, C.G., Wang, T., and Pourazarm, S., Optimal Routing and Energy Allocation for Lifetime Maximization of Wireless Sensor Networks with Non-ideal Batteries IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 1, 1, pp. 86-98, 2014.
Cassandras, C.G., and Yao, C., Hybrid Models for the Control and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems Formal Methods in Manufacturing (C. Seatzu, J. Campos, X. Xie, Eds), pp. 105-134, CRC Press, 2014.
Cassandras, C.G., M. Fanti, C. Hadjicostis, S. Reveliotis, C. Seatzu, (Ed’s.), Special Issue on Advances in Discrete Event Systems for Automation IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering Vol. 11, 1, 2014.
Geng, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., A New “Smart Parking” System Based on Resource Allocation and Reservations IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 14, 3, pp. 1129-1139, 2013.
Wang, T, and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Control of Multi-Battery Energy-aware Systems IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Tech. Vol. 21, 5, pp. 1874-1888, 2013.

Conferences

Queeney, J., Paschalidis I., and Cassandras, C.G., Generalized Proximal Policy Optimization with Sample Reuse Proc. of NeurIPS 2021, 2021.
Xiao, W., Belta, C., and Cassandras, C.G., Event-Triggered Safety-Critical Control for Systems with Unknown Dynamics Proc. of 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 540-545, 2021.
Xiao, W., and Cassandras, C.G., Decentralized Optimal Merging Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles on Curved Roads Proc. of 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2677-2682, 2021.
Welikala, S., and Cassandras, C.G., Event-Driven Receding Horizon Control of Energy-Aware Dynamic Agents for Distributed Persistent Monitoring Proc. of 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 1898-1904, 2021.
Abduljabbar, M., Meskin, N., and Cassandras, C.G., Control Barrier Function-based Lateral Control of Autonomous Vehicle for Roundabout Crossing Proc. of 2021 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, pp. 859-864, 2021.
Xu, K., Cassandras, C.G., and Xiao, W., Decentralized Time and Energy-Optimal Control of Connected and Automated Vehicles in a Roundabout Proc. of 2021 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, pp. 681-686, 2021.
Wollenstein-Betech, Paschalidis, I. Ch., and Cassandras, C.G., Planning Strategies for Lane Reversals in Transportation Networks Proc. of 2021 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, pp. 2131-2136, 2021.
Pinto, S.C., Andersson, S.B., Hendrickx, J.M., and Cassandras, C.G., A Semidefinite Programming Approach to Discrete-time Infinite Horizon Persistent Monitoring Proc. of 2021 European Control Conference, 2021.
Xiao, W., Belta, C., and Cassandras, C.G., High Order Control Lyapunov-Barrier Functions for Temporal Logic Specifications Proc. of 2021 American Control Conference, pp. 4874-4879, 2021.
Welikala, S., and Cassandras, C.G., Event-Driven Receding Horizon Control for Distributed Estimation in Network Systems Proc. of 2021 American Control Conference, pp. 1555-1560, 2021.
Pinto, S.C., Andersson, S.B., Hendrickx, J.M., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Minimax Mobile Sensor Scheduling Over a Network Proc. of 2021 American Control Conference, pp. 1177-1182, 2021.
Queeney, J., Paschalidis I., and Cassandras, C.G., Uncertainty-Aware Policy Optimization: A Robust, Adaptive Trust Region Approach Proc. of 35th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2021.
Meng, X., Sun, X., Cassandras, C.G., and Xu, K., Comparison of Centralized and Decentralized Approaches in Cooperative Coverage Problems with Energy-Constrained Agents Proc. of 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 30-35, 2020.
Welikala, S., and Cassandras, C.G., Event-Driven Receding Horizon Control For Distributed Persistent Monitoring on Graphs, to appear in 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2020.
Wollenstein-Betech, Paschalidis, I. Ch., and Cassandras, C.G., Joint Pricing and Rebalancing of Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand Systems, to appear in Proc. of 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2020.
Xiao, W., Belta, C., and Cassandras, C.G., Feasibility-Guided Learning for Constrained Optimal Control Problems, to appear in Proc. of 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2020.
Wollenstein-Betech, S., Houshmand, A., Salazar, M., Pavone, M., Cassandras, C.G, and Paschalidis, I. Ch., Congestion-aware Routing and Rebalancing of Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand Systems in Mixed Traffic, to appear in Proc. of 23rd IEEE Intl. Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2020.
Wollenstein-Betech, S., Muise, S. Cassandras, C.G, Paschalidis, I. Ch., and Khazaeni, Y., Explainability of Intelligent Transportation Systems Using Knowledge Compilation: a Traffic Light Controller Case, to appear in Proc. of 23rd IEEE Intl. Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2020.
Xiao, W., Cassandras, C.G., and Belta, C., Decentralized Optimal Control in Multi-lane Merging for Connected and Automated Vehicles, to appear in Proc. of 23rd IEEE Intl. Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2020.
Pinto, S.C., Andersson, S.B., Hendrickx, J.M., and Cassandras, C.G., Multi-Agent Infinite Horizon Persistent Monitoring of Targets with Uncertain States in Multi-Dimensional Environments, to appear in Proc. of 21st IFAC World Congress, 2020.
Welikala, S., and Cassandras, C.G., Asymptotic Analysis for Greedy Initialization of Threshold-Based Distributed Optimization of Persistent Monitoring on Graphs, to appear in Proc. of 21st IFAC World Congress, 2020.
Chen, R. and Cassandras, C.G., Optimization of Ride Sharing Systems Using Event-driven Receding Horizon Control, to appear in Proc. of 2020 Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, 2020.
Xiao, W., and Cassandras, C.G., Decentralized Optimal Merging Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles with Optimal Dynamic Resequencing, Proc. of 2020 American Control Conference, pp. 4090-4095, 2020.
Pinto, S.C., Andersson, S.B., Hendrickx, J.M., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Periodic Multi-Agent Persistent Monitoring of a Finite Set of Targets with Uncertain States, to appear in Proc. of 2020 American Control Conference, pp. 5207-5212, 2020.
Welikala, S., and Cassandras, C.G., Distributed Non-convex Optimization of Multi-agent Systems Using Boosting Functions to Escape Local Optima, Proc. of 2020 American Control Conference, pp. 2723-2728, 2020.
Pinto, S.C., Andersson, S.B., Hendrickx, J.M., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Multi-Agent Persistent Monitoring of the Uncertain State of a Finite Set of Targets, Proc. of 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 4280-4285, 2019.
Xiao, W., and Cassandras, C.G., Conditions for Improving the Computational Efficiency of Decentralized Optimal Merging Controllers for Connected and Automated Vehicles, Proc. of 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 3158-3163, 2019.
Zhang, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., Joint Time and Energy-Optimal Control of Connected Automated Vehicles at Signal-Free Intersections with Speed-Dependent Safety Guarantees, Proc. of 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 329-334, 2019.
Chen, R., Cassandras, C.G., and Tahmasbi-Sarvestani, A., Time and Energy-Optimal Lane Change Maneuvers for Cooperating Connected and Automated Vehicles, Proc. of 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2220-2225, 2019.
Salazar, M., Houshmand, A., Cassandras, C.G., and Pavone, M., Optimal Routing and Energy Management Strategies for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Proc. of 22nd IEEE Intl. Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, pp. 733-739, 2019.
Houshmand, A., Wollenstein, S., and Cassandras, C.G., The Penetration Rate Effect of Connected and Automated Vehicles in Mixed Traffic Routing, Proc. of 22nd IEEE Intl. Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, pp. 1755-1760, 2019.
Swaszek, R., and Cassandras, C.G., Load Balancing in Mobility-on-Demand Systems: Reallocation Via Parametric Control Using Concurrent Estimation, Proc. of 22nd IEEE Intl. Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, pp. 2148-2153, 2019.
Xiao, W., Cassandras, C.G., and Belta, C., Decentralized Merging Control in Traffic Networks with Noisy Vehicle Dynamics: a Joint Optimal Control and Barrier Function Approach, Proc. of 22nd IEEE Intl. Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, pp. 3162-3167, 2019.
Zhou, N., Cassandras, C.G., Yu, X., and Andersson S.B., Optimal Threshold-Based Distributed Control Policies for Persistent Monitoring on Graphs, Proc. of 2019 American Control Conference, pp. 5544-5549, 2019.
Xiao, W., and Cassandras, C.G., Decentralized Optimal Merging Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles, Proc. of 2019 American Control Conference, pp. 3315-3320, 2019.
Meng, X., and Cassandras, C.G., A Real-Time Optimal Eco-driving for Autonomous Vehicles Crossing Multiple Signalized Intersections, in Proc. of 2019 American Control Conference, pp. 3593-3598, 2019.
Xiao, W., Belta, C. and Cassandras, C.G., Decentralized Optimal Merging at an Intersection: a Control Barrier Function Approach, in Proc. of 10th ACM/IEEE Intl. Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, pp. 270-279, 2019.
Meng, X., Houshmand, A., and Cassandras, C.G., Multi-Agent Coverage Control with Energy Depletion and Repletion, Proc. of 57th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2101-2106, 2018.
Meng, X., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Control of Autonomous Vehicles for Non-Stop Signalized Intersection Crossing, Proc. of 57th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 6988-6993, 2018.
Zhang, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., A Decentralized Optimal Control Framework for Connected Automated Vehicles at Urban Intersections with Dynamic Resequencing, Proc. of 57th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 217-222, 2018.
Houshmand, A., and Cassandras, C.G., Eco-Routing of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Transportation Networks, Proc. of 21st IEEE Intl. Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, pp. 1508-1513, 2018.
Zhang, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., The Penetration Effect of Connected Automated Vehicles in Urban Traffic: an Energy Impact Study, Proc. of 2018 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, pp. 620-625, 2018.
Meng, X., Houshmand, A., and Cassandras, C.G., Hybrid System Modeling of Multi-Agent Coverage Problems with Energy Depletion and Repletion, Proc. of 6th IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems, pp. 223-228, 2018.
Yu, X., Andersson S.B., Zhou, N. and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal visiting schedule search for persistent monitoring of a finite set of targets, Proc. of 2018 American Control Conference, pp. 4032-4037, 2018.
Zhang, Y., Cassandras, C.G., Li, W., and Mosterman, P., A Discrete-Event and Hybrid Simulation Framework Based on SimEvents for Intelligent Transportation System Analysis, Proc. of 2018 Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, pp. 323-328, 2018.
Chen, R. and Cassandras, C.G., Stochastic Flow Models with Delays and Applications to Multi-Intersection Traffic Light Control, Proc. of 2018 Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, pp. 50-55, 2018.
Zhang, Y., Malikopoulos A.A., and Cassandras, C.G., Decentralized Optimal Control for Connected Automated Vehicles at Intersections Including Left and Right Turns Proc. of 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 4428-4433, 2017.
Zhang, Y., Su, R., Sandamali, N., and Cassandras, C.G., A Hierarchical Approach for Air Traffic Routing and Scheduling Proc. of 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 6277-6282, 2017.
Zhou, N., Cassandras, C.G., Yu, X., and Andersson S.B., Decentralized Event-Driven Algorithms for Multi-Agent Persistent Monitoring Proc. of 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 4064-4069, 2017.
Sun, X., Cassandras, C.G., and Meng, X., A Submodularity-Based Approach for Multi-Agent Optimal Coverage Problems Proc. of 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 4082-4087, 2017.
Zhang, Y., Cassandras, C.G., Li, W., and Mosterman, P.J., A SimEvents Model for Hybrid Traffic Simulation Proc. of 2017 Winter Simulation Conference, pp. 1455-1466, 2017.
Swaszek, R.M.A., and Cassandras, C.G., A Receding Horizon Routing Controller for Inventory Replenishment Agents in Bike Sharing Systems with Time-Varying Demand” Proc. of 2017 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, pp. 1587-1592, 2017.
Cassandras, C.G., Automating Mobility in Smart Cities Proc. of 20th IFAC World Congress, pp. 7194-7197, 2017.
Zhou, N., Cassandras, C.G., Yu, X., and Andersson S.B., Optimal Event-Driven Multi-Agent Persistent Monitoring with Graph-Limited Mobility Proc. of 20th IFAC World Congress, pp. 2217-2222, 2017.
Wardi, Y. Cassandras, C.G., and Cao, X.R., Perturbation Analysis: A Framework for Data-Driven Control and Optimization of Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems Proc. of 20th IFAC World Congress, pp. 3083-3093, 2017.
Zhang, J., Pourazarm, S., Cassandras, C.G., and Paschalidis, I.C., Data-driven Estimation of Origin-Destination Demand and User Cost Functions for the Optimization of Transportation Networks Proc. of 20th IFAC World Congress, pp. 10090-10095, 2017.
Cassandras, C.G., Complexity Made Simple (at a Small Price) Proc. of 38th Intl. Conference Petri Nets 2017, pp. 12-18, 2017.
Yu, X., Andersson S.B., Zhou, N. and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Dwell Times for Persistent Monitoring of a Finite Set of Targets Proc. of 2017 American Control Conference, pp. 5544-5549, 2017.
Zhang, Y., Cassandras, C.G., and Malikopoulos A.A., Optimal Control of Connected Automated Vehicles at Urban Traffic Intersections: A Feasibility Enforcement Analysis Proc. of 2017 American Control Conference, pp. 3548-3553, 2017.
Zhang, Y., Su, R., Li, Q., Cassandras, C.G., and Xiew, L., Distributed Flight Routing and Scheduling in Air Traffic Flow Management Proc. of 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 1080-1085, 2016.
Zhang, J., Pourazarm, S., Cassandras, C.G., and Paschalidis, I.C., The Price of Anarchy in Transportation Networks by Estimating User Cost Functions from Actual Traffic Data Proc. of 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 789-794, 2016.
Zhou, N., Yu, X., Andersson, S.B., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Event-Driven Multi-Agent Persistent Monitoring of a Finite Set of Targets Proc. of 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 1814-1819, 2016.
Fleck, J.L., and Cassandras, C.G., Personalized Cancer Therapy Design: Robustness vs. Optimality Proc. of 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 5041-5046, 2016.
Zhang, Y., Malikopoulos A.A., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Control and Coordination of Connected and Automated Vehicles at Urban Traffic IntersectionsProc. of 2016 American Control Conference , pp. 6227-6232, 2016.
Mao, J., and Cassandras, C.G., Solving A Class of Discrete Event Simulation-based Optimization Problems Using “Optimality in Probability” Proc. of 2016 Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems , pp. 129-134, 2016.
Zhang, Y., Malikopoulos A.A., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Control and Coordination of Connected and Automated Vehicles at Urban Traffic IntersectionsProc. of 2016 American Control Conference, pp. 6227-6232, 2016.
Khazaeni, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., Event excitation for event-driven control and optimization of multi-agent systems Proc. of 2016 Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems , pp. 197-202, 2016.
Pourazarm, S., and Cassandras, C.G., Lifetime Maximization of Wireless Sensor Networks with a Mobile Source Node Proc. of 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , pp. 7398-7403, 2015.
Khazaeni, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., An Optimal Control Approach for the Data Harvesting Problem Proc. of 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , pp. 5136-5141, 2015.
Nenchev, V., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal exploration and control for a robotic pick-up and delivery problem in two dimensions Proc. of 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , pp. 258-263, 2015.
Sun, X., and Cassandras, C.G., Optimal Dynamic Formation Control of Multi-Agent Systems in Environments with Obstacles Proc. of 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , pp. 2359-2364, 2015.