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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
57
Citations
15099
World Ranking
1943
National Ranking
767

Computer Science

D-Index
60
Citations
16049
World Ranking
3209
National Ranking
1560

John S. Baras publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John S. Baras sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 806 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

John S. Baras D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John S. Baras sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society For contributions to the mathematical foundations and applications of systems theory, stochastic systems, stochastic control, network security and trust, mentoring and academic leadership.
  • 2017 - IEEE Simon Ramo Medal “For exceptional contributions to the conception and commercialization of internet-over-satellite systems, and for leadership in model-based engineering, systems science, and engineering research.”
  • 2017 - Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award
  • 2015 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2014 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to systems theory, stochastic control, and communication networks.
  • 2014 - Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1984 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to distributed parameter systems theory, quantum and nonlinear estimation, and control of queuing systems.

Overview

John S. Baras is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans key domains within computer science and engineering, with a substantial output in topics related to control systems and networked communications.

Their work covers the following main fields of study:

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

Within these areas, their subfields of study include:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering

The main research topics they have addressed are:

  • Traffic control and management
  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
  • Distributed Sensor Networks and Detection Algorithms
  • Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems
  • Neural Networks and Applications
  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G

John S. Baras has published numerous papers in several venues, with a concentration in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • 2021 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
  • 2022 American Control Conference (ACC)

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Value of Information in Feedback Control: Quantification" (2021), IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Voice Interface Technology Adoption by Patients With Heart Failure: Pilot Comparison Study" (2021), JMIR mhealth and uhealth
  • "Value of Information in Feedback Control: Global Optimality" (2022), IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Online Deterministic Annealing for Classification and Clustering" (2022), IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
  • "Optimization-based Motion Planning and Runtime Monitoring for Robotic Agent with Space and Time Tolerances" (2020), IFAC-PapersOnLine

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Christos N. Mavridis
  • Erfaun Noorani
  • Nariman Torkzaban
  • Sandra Hirche
  • Karl Henrik Johansson

John S. Baras has also contributed to book literature with a publication titled "Decision and Game Theory for Security" (2020) published by Springer Science+Business Media.

The scientist has received several awards acknowledging their contributions, including:

  • Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2019): For contributions to the mathematical foundations and applications of systems theory, stochastic systems, stochastic control, network security and trust, mentoring and academic leadership.
  • IEEE Simon Ramo Medal (2017): For exceptional contributions to the conception and commercialization of internet-over-satellite systems, and for leadership in model-based engineering, systems science, and engineering research.
  • Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (2017)
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2015)
  • Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2014)
  • SIAM Fellow (2014): For contributions to systems theory, stochastic control, and communication networks.
  • IEEE Fellow (1984): For contributions to distributed parameter systems theory, quantum and nonlinear estimation, and control of queuing systems.

Best Publications

  • On trust models and trust evaluation metrics for ad hoc networks

    G. Theodorakopoulos;J.S. Baras

  • Modeling and control of hysteresis in magnetostrictive actuators

    Xiaobo Tan;John S. Baras

  • ATEMU: a fine-grained sensor network simulator

    J. Polley;D. Blazakis;J. McGee;D. Rusk

  • Toward a Science of Cyber–Physical System Integration

    J. Sztipanovits;X. Koutsoukos;G. Karsai;N. Kottenstette

  • On Trust Establishment in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks

    Laurent Eschenauer;Virgil D. Gligor;John S. Baras

  • Trust evaluation in ad-hoc networks

    George Theodorakopoulos;John S. Baras

  • Risk-sensitive control and dynamic games for partially observed discrete-time nonlinear systems

    M.R. James;J.S. Baras;R.J. Elliott

  • Adaptive identification and control of hysteresis in smart materials

    Xiaobo Tan;J.S. Baras

  • A Probabilistic Emergent Routing Algorithm for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

    John S. Baras;Harsh Mehta

  • Physical-Layer Authentication

    P.L. Yu;J.S. Baras;B.M. Sadler

  • Method and system for CELP speech coding and codebook for use therewith

    Yuhung Kao;John Baras

  • Adaptive Data Broadcast in Hybrid Networks

    Konstantinos Stathatos;Nick Roussopoulos;John S. Baras

  • Modeling and control of a magnetostrictive actuator

    Xiaobo Tan;J.S. Baras

  • A framework for MAC protocol misbehavior detection in wireless networks

    Svetlana Radosavac;John S. Baras;Iordanis Koutsopoulos

  • Detection and prevention of MAC layer misbehavior in ad hoc networks

    Alvaro A. Cárdenas;Svetlana Radosavac;John S. Baras

  • Consensus-based linear distributed filtering

    Ion Matei;John S. Baras

  • Dynamic observers as asymptotic limits of recursive filters: special cases

    John S. Baras;Alain Bensoussan;Matthew R. James

  • Robust H/sub /spl infin// output feedback control for nonlinear systems

    M.R. James;J.S. Baras

  • K competing queues with geometric service requirements and linear costs: The μc-rule is always optimal☆

    J.S. Baras;D.-J. Ma;A.M. Makowski

  • Performance Evaluation of the Consensus-Based Distributed Subgradient Method Under Random Communication Topologies

    Ion Matei;John S. Baras

  • A framework for the evaluation of intrusion detection systems

    A.A. Cardenas;J.S. Baras;K. Seamon

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaobo Tan
Xiaobo Tan Michigan State University
Carlos A. Berenstein
Carlos A. Berenstein University of Maryland, College Park
Alvaro A. Cardenas
Alvaro A. Cardenas University of California, Santa Cruz
Matthew R. James
Matthew R. James Australian National University
Karl Henrik Johansson
Karl Henrik Johansson Royal Institute of Technology
Nick Roussopoulos
Nick Roussopoulos University of Maryland, College Park
Sandra Hirche
Sandra Hirche Technical University of Munich
George V. Moustakides
George V. Moustakides University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael O. Ball
Michael O. Ball University of Maryland, College Park
Vijay Gupta
Vijay Gupta Purdue University West Lafayette

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