{"id":5,"date":"2012-01-06T09:43:08","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/home\/"},"modified":"2022-04-13T00:10:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T04:10:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Control and Optimization of Discrete Event Systems (CODES) Laboratory<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Recent posts<\/h4>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/codes\/files\/2021\/02\/merging_curve_heavy_OCBF-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/files\/2021\/02\/merging_curve_heavy_OCBF-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/files\/2021\/02\/merging_curve_heavy_OCBF-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1712'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"codes\/2021\/02\/17\/optimal-merging-control-for-cavs\/\">New paper on Optimal Merging Control!<\/a><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/codes\/files\/2019\/03\/Rui-Chen-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/files\/2019\/03\/Rui-Chen-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/files\/2019\/03\/Rui-Chen.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1129'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"codes\/2020\/10\/08\/ph-d-defense-rui-chen\/\"> Rui defended his Ph.D. thesis!<\/a><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/codes\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_5115-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_5115-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_5115-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_5115.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1078'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"codes\/2020\/08\/21\/arians-thesis-defense\/\"> Arian&#8217;s Doctoral Defense<\/a><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/codes\/files\/2015\/09\/rswas-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-452\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-452'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/2019\/09\/19\/rebeccas-thesis-defense\/\"> Rebecca&#8217;s Thesis Defense<\/a><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Overview<\/h4>\n<p>We\u00a0model, design, analyze, evaluate, control, and optimize discrete event and hybrid systems with applications on\u00a0<span>Communication and Sensor Networks, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Transportation Networks, and a variety of Multi-Agent Systems. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/research\/des\/\">read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Recent Journal Publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Xu, H., Xiao, W., Cassandras, C.G., Zhang, Yi., and Li, L., \u201cA General Framework for Decentralized Safe Optimal Control of Connected and Automated Vehicles in Multi-Lane Intersections\u201d, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, To appear, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Meng, X., Cassandras, C.G., Sun, X. Xu, K., \u201cThe Price of Decentralization in Cooperative Coverage Problems with Energy-Constrained Agents\u201d, IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, To appear, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Pinto, S.C., Andersson, S.B., Hendrickx, J.M. and Cassandras C.G., \u201cMulti-Agent Persistent Monitoring of Targets with Uncertain States\u201d, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, To appear, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Wollenstein-Betech, S., Salazar, M., Houshmand, A., Pavone, M., Paschalidis, I. C., and Cassandras, C.G., \u201cRouting and Rebalancing Intermodal Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand Systems in Mixed Traffic\u201d, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, To appear, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Xiao, W., Cassandras, C.G., and Belta, C. \u201cBridging the Gap between Optimal Trajectory Planning and Safety-Critical Control with Applications to Autonomous Vehicles\u201c. Automatica, 2021, To appear.<\/li>\n<li>Houshmand, A., Cassandras, C.G., Zhou, N., Hashemi, N., Li, B., and Peng, H., \u201cCombined Eco-Routing and Power-Train Control of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Transportation Networks\u201d, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, To appear, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Xiao, W., Belta, C., and Cassandras, C.G., \u201cAdaptive Control Barrier Functions\u201d, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, To appear, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Xu, H., Cassandras, C.G., Li, L., and Zhang, Y., \u201cComparison of Cooperative Driving Strategies for CAVs at Signal-Free Intersections\u201d, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, To appear, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Xiao, W., Belta, C., and Cassandras, C.G., \u201cSufficient Conditions for Feasibility of Optimal Control Problems Using Control Barrier Functions\u201d, Automatica, Vol. 135, pp. 1-11, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Welikala, S., and Cassandras C.G., \u201cGreedy Initialization for Distributed Persistent Monitoring in Network Systems\u201d, Automatica, Vol. 134, pp. 1-16, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Xiao, W., and Cassandras, C.G., \u201cDecentralized Optimal Merging Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles with Safety Constraint Guarantees\u201c, Automatica, Volume 123, 109333, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Chen, R., and Cassandras, C.G., \u201cOptimal Assignments in Mobility-on-Demand Systems Using Event-driven Receding Horizon Control\u201c, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, pp. 1-15, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Recent Conference Publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Queeney, J., Paschalidis I., and Cassandras, C.G., Generalized Proximal Policy Optimization with Sample Reuse Proc. of NeurIPS 2021, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>Welikala, S., and Cassandras, C.G., Event-Driven Receding Horizon Control For Distributed Persistent Monitoring on Graphs, to appear in\u00a059th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Wollenstein-Betech, Paschalidis, I. Ch., and Cassandras, C.G., Joint Pricing and Rebalancing of Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand Systems, to appear in\u00a0Proc. of\u00a059th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Xiao, W., Belta, C., and Cassandras, C.G., Feasibility-Guided Learning for Constrained Optimal Control Problems, to appear in\u00a0Proc. of\u00a059th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/publications\/\">more publications<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Contact<\/h4>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Address<\/span>: PHO 416 and PHO 446<br \/>\n8 Saint Mary&#8217;s Street, Boston, MA, 02215<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tel<\/span>: \u00a0(617) 353-7154.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Email<\/span>: <a href=\"mailto:cgc@bu.edu\">cgc@bu.edu<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:salomonw@bu.edu\">salomonw@bu.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<td><iframe style=\"border: 0px solid #fff; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; height: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.bu.edu\/?id=647#!m\/400410?ce\/29708?bm\/\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Control and Optimization of Discrete Event Systems (CODES) Laboratory Recent posts Overview We\u00a0model, design, analyze, evaluate, control, and optimize discrete event and hybrid systems with applications on\u00a0Communication and Sensor Networks, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Transportation Networks, and a variety of Multi-Agent Systems. read more Recent Journal Publications Xu, H., Xiao, W., Cassandras, C.G., Zhang, Yi., [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1301,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1760,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/1760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/codes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}