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Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
89
Citations
74269
World Ranking
118
National Ranking
61

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
88
Citations
74197
World Ranking
313
National Ranking
150

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Rufus Oldenburger Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Jean-Jacques E. Slotine is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and computer science, with a predominant focus on control and systems engineering. Their research spans a broad range of topics including control and stability of dynamical systems, model reduction and neural networks, advanced control systems optimization, neural dynamics and brain function, advanced memory and neural computing, neural networks and applications, and robotic path planning algorithms.

The scientist has published numerous papers in various reputed venues. Some recent publications include:

  • Robust Adaptive Control Barrier Functions: An Adaptive and Data-Driven Approach to Safety, 2020, IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • Avoiding Dense and Dynamic Obstacles in Enclosed Spaces: Application to Moving in Crowds, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • Robust and brain-like working memory through short-term synaptic plasticity, 2022, PLoS Computational Biology
  • Adaptive Nonlinear Control With Contraction Metrics, 2020, IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • Robust feedback motion planning via contraction theory, 2023, The International Journal of Robotics Research

The researcher frequently collaborates with other scientists, including Brett T. Lopez, Leo Kozachkov, Lukas Huber, Aude Billard, and Nicholas M. Boffi. These collaborations have contributed to deepening the research impact in the areas of control theory, robotics, and computational neuroscience.

Publication outlets for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 2021 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • The International Journal of Robotics Research
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Jean-Jacques E. Slotine's research fields and subfields encompass:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Their work has been recognized with the Rufus Oldenburger Medal awarded by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Applied Nonlinear Control

    Jean-Jacques E. Slotine;Weiping Li

  • Gaussian networks for direct adaptive control

    R.M. Sanner;J.-J.E. Slotine

  • Controllability of complex networks

    Yang-Yu Liu;Jean-Jacques Slotine;Albert-László Barabási;Albert-László Barabási;Albert-László Barabási

  • On the adaptive control of robot manipulators

    J.-J. E. Slotine;W. Li

  • Tracking control of non-linear systems using sliding surfaces with application to robot manipulators

    J. J. Slotine;S. S. Sastry

  • Stable adaptive teleoperation

    G. Niemeyer;J.-J.E. Slotine

  • Robot analysis and control

    Jean-Jacques E. Slotine;H. Asada

  • Sliding controller design for non-linear systems

    Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

  • On contraction analysis for non-linear systems

    Winfried Lohmiller;Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

  • Adaptive manipulator control: A case study

    J.-J.E. Slotine;Li Weiping

  • On Sliding Observers for Nonlinear Systems

    J.-J. E. Slotine;J. K. Hedrick;E. A. Misawa

  • The Robust Control of Robot Manipulators

    Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

  • A general framework for managing multiple tasks in highly redundant robotic systems

    B. Siciliano;J.-J.E. Slotine

  • Adaptive sliding controller synthesis for non-linear systems

    J.-J. E. Slotine;J. A. Coetsee

  • Robust trajectory control of underwater vehicles

    D. Yoerger;J. Slotine

  • Composite adaptive control of robot manipulators

    J.-J. E. Slotine;W. Li

  • Telemanipulation with Time Delays

    Günter Niemeyer;Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

  • Cooperative Robot Control and Concurrent Synchronization of Lagrangian Systems

    Soon-Jo Chung;J.-J.E. Slotine

  • Observability of complex systems

    Yang-Yu Liu;Jean-Jacques E. Slotine;Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

  • On partial contraction analysis for coupled nonlinear oscillators

    Wei Wang;Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

  • Stable adaptive neural network controller

    Robert M. Sanner;Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert-László Barabási
Albert-László Barabási Northeastern University
Chien Chern Cheah
Chien Chern Cheah Nanyang Technological University
Soon-Jo Chung
Soon-Jo Chung California Institute of Technology
Ueli Rutishauser
Ueli Rutishauser Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Vikas Sindhwani
Vikas Sindhwani Google (United States)
Dana R. Yoerger
Dana R. Yoerger Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Mac Schwager
Mac Schwager Stanford University

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