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Michael M. Zavlanos

Michael M. Zavlanos

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Computer Science

D-Index
41
Citations
6906
World Ranking
8860
National Ranking
3777

Overview

Michael M. Zavlanos is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in computer science and engineering. Their work spans several subfields, with a strong focus on artificial intelligence, management science and operations research, computer networks and communications, computational theory and mathematics, and control and systems engineering.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas including advanced bandit algorithms research, reinforcement learning in robotics, formal methods in verification, distributed control of multi-agent systems, machine learning and algorithms, stochastic gradient optimization techniques, and robotic path planning algorithms.

Michael M. Zavlanos has authored numerous papers, some of the most recent include:

  • STyLuS*: A Temporal Logic Optimal Control Synthesis Algorithm for Large-Scale Multi-Robot Systems, 2020, The International Journal of Robotics Research
  • An Abstraction-Free Method for Multirobot Temporal Logic Optimal Control Synthesis, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • Temporal Logic Task Allocation in Heterogeneous Multirobot Systems, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • A new one-point residual-feedback oracle for black-box learning and control, 2021, Automatica
  • Distributed Constrained Online Learning, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Their publications frequently appear in key scientific venues including arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, and IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

Michael M. Zavlanos collaborates regularly with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include Karl Henrik Johansson, Xusheng Luo, Zifan Wang, Miroslav Pajić, and Scott Nivison.

Best Publications

  • Distributed Connectivity Control of Mobile Networks

    M.M. Zavlanos;G.J. Pappas

  • Graph-theoretic connectivity control of mobile robot networks

    M. M. Zavlanos;M. B. Egerstedt;G. J. Pappas

  • Potential Fields for Maintaining Connectivity of Mobile Networks

    M.M. Zavlanos;G.J. Pappas

  • A feedback stabilization and collision avoidance scheme for multiple independent non-point agents

    Dimos V. Dimarogonas;Savvas G. Loizou;Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos;Michael M. Zavlanos

  • Distributed multi-robot task assignment and formation control

    N. Michael;M.M. Zavlanos;V. Kumar;G.J. Pappas

  • A distributed auction algorithm for the assignment problem

    M.M. Zavlanos;L. Spesivtsev;G.J. Pappas

  • Hybrid Control for Connectivity Preserving Flocking

    M.M. Zavlanos;H.G. Tanner;A. Jadbabaie;G.J. Pappas

  • Flocking while preserving network connectivity

    M.M. Zavlanos;A. Jadbabaie;G.J. Pappas

  • Controlling Connectivity of Dynamic Graphs

    M.M. Zavlanos;G.J. Pappas

  • An augmented Lagrangian method for distributed optimization

    Nikolaos Chatzipanagiotis;Darinka Dentcheva;Michael M. Zavlanos

  • Dynamic Assignment in Distributed Motion Planning With Local Coordination

    M.M. Zavlanos;G.J. Pappas

  • Maintaining Connectivity in Mobile Robot Networks

    Nathan Michael;Michael M. Zavlanos;Vijay Kumar;George J. Pappas

  • STyLuS*: A Temporal Logic Optimal Control Synthesis Algorithm for Large-Scale Multi-Robot Systems:

    Yiannis Kantaros;Michael M Zavlanos

  • Distributed communication-aware coverage control by mobile sensor networks

    Yiannis Kantaros;Michael M. Zavlanos

  • Distributed Intermittent Connectivity Control of Mobile Robot Networks

    Yiannis Kantaros;Michael M. Zavlanos

  • Network Integrity in Mobile Robotic Networks

    M. M. Zavlanos;A. Ribeiro;G. J. Pappas

  • Control Synthesis from Linear Temporal Logic Specifications using Model-Free Reinforcement Learning

    Alper Kamil Bozkurt;Yu Wang;Michael M. Zavlanos;Miroslav Pajic

  • Genetic network identification using convex programming

    A Julius;Michael Zavlanos;S Boyd;George J Pappas

  • Decentralized motion control of multiple holonomic agents under input constraints

    D.V. Dimarogonas;M.M. Zavlanos;S.G. Loizou;K.J. Kyriakopoulos

  • Distributed control of robotic networks

    George J. Pappas;Michael Myron Zavlanos

  • Graph-Theoretic Connectivity Control of Mobile Robot Networks This paper develops an analysis for groups of vehicles connected by a communication network; control laws are formulated to accomplish tasks requiring rendezvous, and swarm in group formations.

    Michael M. Zavlanos;Magnus B. Egerstedt;George J. Pappas

  • Genetic network identification using convex

    M. Zavlanos;S. Boyd

Frequent Co-Authors

George J. Pappas
George J. Pappas University of Pennsylvania
Miroslav Pajic
Miroslav Pajic Duke University
Alejandro Ribeiro
Alejandro Ribeiro University of Pennsylvania
Athina P. Petropulu
Athina P. Petropulu Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd Stanford University
Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos
Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos National Technical University of Athens
Dimos V. Dimarogonas
Dimos V. Dimarogonas Royal Institute of Technology
Vahid Tarokh
Vahid Tarokh Duke University
Carlos Sagues
Carlos Sagues University of Zaragoza

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