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Overview

Robert Shorten is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with specific focus in subfields such as Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Automotive Engineering, and Information Systems.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics including:

  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Numerical methods for differential equations
  • Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering
  • Traffic control and management

Robert Shorten has been a frequent contributor to several publication venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Automatica
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • PLoS ONE
  • International Journal of Control

Recent papers authored by or coauthored with Robert Shorten include:

  • Post-lockdown abatement of COVID-19 by fast periodic switching, 2021, PLoS Computational Biology
  • On the Resilience of DAG-Based Distributed Ledgers in IoT Applications, 2020, IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • Decentralized Assignment of Electric Vehicles at Charging Stations Based on Personalized Cost Functions and Distributed Ledger Technologies, 2021, CINECA IRIS Institutional research information system (University of Pisa)
  • Boundary feedback stabilization of a reaction-diffusion equation with Robin boundary conditions and state-delay, 2020, Automatica
  • An Optimized Decentralized Power Sharing Strategy for Wind Farm De-Loading, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Frequent collaborators in Robert Shorten's research include Jakub Mareček, Hugo Lhachemi, Pietro Ferraro, and Emanuele Crisostomi, reflecting sustained partnerships over numerous publications.

Best Publications

  • Stability Criteria for Switched and Hybrid Systems

    Robert Shorten;Fabian Wirth;Oliver Mason;Kai Wulff

  • A positive systems model of TCP-like congestion control: asymptotic results

    Robert Shorten;Fabian Wirth;Douglas Leith

  • On the interpretation and identification of dynamic Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy models

    T.A. Johansen;R. Shorten;R. Murray-Smith

  • On Linear Copositive Lyapunov Functions and the Stability of Switched Positive Linear Systems

    O. Mason;R. Shorten

  • On the Stability of Switched Positive Linear Systems

    L. Gurvits;R. Shorten;O. Mason

  • Brief paper: On linear co-positive Lyapunov functions for sets of linear positive systems

    Florian Knorn;Oliver Mason;Robert Shorten

  • Experimental evaluation of TCP protocols for high-speed networks

    Yee-Ting Li;Douglas Leith;Robert N. Shorten

  • A result on common quadratic Lyapunov functions

    R. Shorten;K.S. Narendra;O. Mason

  • On common quadratic Lyapunov functions for pairs of stable LTI systems whose system matrices are in companion form

    R.N. Shorten;K.S. Narendra

  • A Nonconservative LMI Condition for Stability of Switched Systems With Guaranteed Dwell Time

    G. Chesi;P. Colaneri;J. C. Geromel;R. Middleton

  • On the stability and existence of common Lyapunov functions for stable linear switching systems

    R.N. Shorten;K.S. Narendra

  • Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a common quadratic Lyapunov function for a finite number of stable second order linear time-invariant systems

    Robert N. Shorten;Kumpati S. Narendra

  • Issues in the design of switched linear control systems: A benchmark study

    Douglas J. Leith;Robert N. Shorten;Robert N. Shorten;William Leithead;Oliver Mason

  • A flexible distributed framework for realising electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle charging policies

    Sonja Stüdli;Emanuele Crisostomi;Richard H. Middleton;Robert Shorten

  • On the interpretation of local models in blended multiple model structures.

    Robert N. Shorten;Roderick Murray-Smith;Roger Bjørgan;Henrik Gollee

  • Plug-and-Play Distributed Algorithms for Optimized Power Generation in a Microgrid

    Emanuele Crisostomi;Mingming Liu;Marco Raugi;Robert Shorten

  • Distributed Ledger Technology for Smart Cities, the Sharing Economy, and Social Compliance

    Pietro Ferraro;C. King;Robert Shorten

  • Stratus: Load Balancing the Cloud for Carbon Emissions Control

    Joseph Doyle;Robert Shorten;Donal O'Mahony

  • Technical communique: Analysis and design of AIMD congestion control algorithms in communication networks

    R. N. Shorten;D. J. Leith;J. Foy;R. Kilduff

  • A Methodology for the Design of Robust Rollover Prevention Controllers for Automotive Vehicles with Active Steering

    Selim Solmaz;Martin J. Corless;Robert Shorten

  • A Google-like model of road network dynamics and its application to regulation and control

    Emanuele Crisostomi;Stephen Kirkland;Robert Shorten

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabian Wirth
Fabian Wirth University of Passau
Martin Corless
Martin Corless Purdue University West Lafayette
Douglas J. Leith
Douglas J. Leith Trinity College Dublin
Patrizio Colaneri
Patrizio Colaneri Polytechnic University of Milan
Kumpati S. Narendra
Kumpati S. Narendra Yale University
Richard H. Middleton
Richard H. Middleton University of Newcastle Australia
Christophe Prieur
Christophe Prieur Grenoble Alpes University
Roderick Murray-Smith
Roderick Murray-Smith University of Glasgow
Thomas Parisini
Thomas Parisini University of Trieste
Jose C. Geromel
Jose C. Geromel State University of Campinas

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