2026 Antonella Ferrara: Electronics and Electrical Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering	59	1727	1654	32	32	442	14801

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to sliding mode control theory

Overview

Antonella Ferrara is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and specializes in the field of engineering. Their research primarily focuses on control and systems engineering, with particular contributions to electrical and electronic engineering, automotive engineering, transportation, and building and construction.

The scientist's main research topics include:

Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
Traffic control and management
Transportation Planning and Optimization
Advanced Control Systems Optimization
Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems

Their frequently published works appear in journals and conferences such as:

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
IEEE Control Systems Letters
IFAC-PapersOnLine
arXiv (Cornell University)
European Journal of Control

Antonella Ferrara has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

Gian Paolo Incremona
Michele Cucuzzella
Nikolas Sacchi
Magnus Egerstedt
Ian R. Petersen

Among the recent publications are:

"Vehicle state and tyre force estimation: demonstrations and guidelines" (2020) in Vehicle System Dynamics
"Self-Configuring Robot Path Planning With Obstacle Avoidance via Deep Reinforcement Learning" (2020) in IEEE Control Systems Letters
"Freeway traffic control: A survey" (2021) in Automatica
"A Survey on Event-Triggered Sliding Mode Control" (2021) in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics
"Predefined-Time Output Stabilization With Second Order Sliding Mode Generation" (2020) in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Antonella Ferrara was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2020 for contributions to sliding mode control theory.

Best Publications

Chattering avoidance by second-order sliding mode control

G. Bartolini;A. Ferrara;E. Usani

1467
Citations
On second order sliding mode controllers

Giorgio Bartolini;Antonella Ferrara;Arie Levant;Elio Usai

848
Citations
On multi-input chattering-free second-order sliding mode control

G. Bartolini;A. Ferrara;E. Usai;V.I. Utkin

449
Citations
Adaptive sliding mode control in discrete-time systems

G. Bartolini;A. Ferrara;V. I. Utkin

383
Citations
Integral Sliding Mode Control for Nonlinear Systems With Matched and Unmatched Perturbations

M. Rubagotti;A. Estrada;F. Castanos;A. Ferrara

334
Citations
CHATTERING AVOIDANCE BY SECONDORDER SLIDING MODE CONTROL

G Bartolini;A Ferrara;E Usai

328
Citations
Output tracking control of uncertain nonlinear second-order systems

G. Bartolini;G. Bartolini;A. Ferrara;E. Usai

277
Citations
Sliding Mode Control of Constrained Nonlinear Systems

Gian Paolo Incremona;Matteo Rubagotti;Antonella Ferrara

226
Citations
Design of an Integral Suboptimal Second-Order Sliding Mode Controller for the Robust Motion Control of Robot Manipulators

Antonella Ferrara;Gian Paolo Incremona

226
Citations
Robust Model Predictive Control With Integral Sliding Mode in Continuous-Time Sampled-Data Nonlinear Systems

Matteo Rubagotti;Davide Martino Raimondo;Antonella Ferrara;Lalo Magni

216
Citations
Wheel Slip Control via Second-Order Sliding-Mode Generation

M. Amodeo;A. Ferrara;R. Terzaghi;C. Vecchio

204
Citations
Vehicle Yaw Control via Second-Order Sliding-Mode Technique

M. Canale;L. Fagiano;A. Ferrara;C. Vecchio

188
Citations
MPC for Robot Manipulators With Integral Sliding Modes Generation

Gian Paolo Incremona;Antonella Ferrara;Lalo Magni

186
Citations
Higher Order Sliding Mode Controllers With Optimal Reaching

F. Dinuzzo;A. Ferrara

183
Citations
Manipulator Fault Diagnosis via Higher Order Sliding-Mode Observers

L. M. Capisani;A. Ferrara;Alejandra Ferreira de Loza;L. M. Fridman

183
Citations
AMADEUS: advanced manipulation for deep underwater sampling

D.M. Lane;J.B.C. Davies;G. Casalino;G. Bartolini

180
Citations
APPLICATIONS OF A SUB‐OPTIMAL DISCONTINUOUS CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR UNCERTAIN SECOND ORDER SYSTEMS

G Bartolini;A Ferrara;Elio Usai

177
Citations
A Robust Consensus Algorithm for Current Sharing and Voltage Regulation in DC Microgrids

Michele Cucuzzella;Sebastian Trip;Claudio De Persis;Xiaodong Cheng

173
Citations
Nonlinear optimization for freeway control using variable-speed signaling

A. Alessandri;A. di Febbraro;A. Ferrara;E. Punta

148
Citations
Integral Sliding Mode for the Torque-Vectoring Control of Fully Electric Vehicles: Theoretical Design and Experimental Assessment

Tommaso Goggia;Aldo Sorniotti;Leonardo De Novellis;Antonella Ferrara

140
Citations
OPTIMAL CONTROL OF FREEWAYS VIA SPEED SIGNALLING AND RAMP METERING

A. Alessandri;A. Di Febbraro;A. Ferrara;E. Punta

136
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Bartolini Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR

Elio Usai University of Cagliari

Lalo Magni University of Pavia

Christopher Edwards University of Exeter

Claudio De Persis University of Groningen

Vadim I. Utkin The Ohio State University

Riccardo Scattolini Polytechnic University of Milan

Leonid Fridman National Autonomous University of Mexico

Alessandro Pisano University of Cagliari

Matteo Corno Polytechnic University of Milan

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