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Sanjoy K. Mitter

Sanjoy K. Mitter

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
61
Citations
19733
World Ranking
1998
National Ranking
638

Sanjoy K. Mitter publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sanjoy K. Mitter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 262 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Sanjoy K. Mitter D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sanjoy K. Mitter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award “For contributions to the unification of communications and control.”
  • 2011 - Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
  • 2007 - Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award
  • 2000 - IEEE Control Systems Award “For contributions to optimization, optimal control, and nonlinear filtering, and for interdisciplinary research that has expanded the boundaries of control theory.”
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For outstanding contributions to the theory and applications of automatic control and nonlinear filtering.
  • 1979 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to optimization computation and control theory.
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Sanjoy K. Mitter is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of computer science and engineering, with a focus on control and systems engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and artificial intelligence. Their work spans multiple subfields including computer networks and communications, emphasizing control and systems engineering applications.

Mitter's research concentrates on core topics such as distributed sensor networks and detection algorithms, energy-efficient wireless sensor networks, target tracking and data fusion in sensor networks, smart grid energy management, indoor and outdoor localization technologies, microgrid control and optimization, and smart grid security and resilience.

Among their most recent publications are:

  • Toward carbon-neutral electricity and mobility: Is the grid infrastructure ready? (2021, Joule)
  • On an Information and Control Architecture for Future Electric Energy Systems (2022, Proceedings of the IEEE)
  • Communication-Efficient Distributed Learning Over Networks-Part I: Sufficient Conditions for Accuracy (2023, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications)
  • Communication-Efficient Distributed Learning Over Networks-Part II: Necessary Conditions for Accuracy (2023, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications)
  • Continuous-Time Distributed Filtering With Sensing and Communication Constraints (2023, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory)

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of Mitter's research. Frequent co-authors include Zhenyu Liu, Andrea Conti, Moe Z. Win, Le Xie, and Tong Huang. Their publications are often featured in respected venues such as the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Joule, Proceedings of the IEEE, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory, and IEEE Control Systems Letters.

Mitter's contributions have been recognized by several awards and honors, including the IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award in 2015 for contributions to the unification of communications and control, election as a Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) in 2011, the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award in 2007, and the IEEE Control Systems Award in 2000 for work involving optimization, optimal control, and nonlinear filtering. They were elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1988 for contributions to automatic control and nonlinear filtering and became an IEEE Fellow in 1979 for advances in optimization computation and control theory. Mitter is also a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Best Publications

  • Stabilization of linear systems with limited information

    N. Elia;S.K. Mitter

  • Control under communication constraints

    S. Tatikonda;S. Mitter

  • A unified framework for hybrid control: model and optimal control theory

    M.S. Branicky;V.S. Borkar;S.K. Mitter

  • Probabilistic Solution of Ill-Posed Problems in Computational Vision

    Jose Marroquin;S Mitter;Tomaso Poggio

  • Representation and Control of Infinite Dimensional Systems

    Alain Bensoussan;Michel C. Delfour;Giuseppe Da Prato;Sanjoy K. Mitter

  • The conjugate gradient method for optimal control problems

    L. Lasdon;S. Mitter;A. Waren

  • Representation and Control of Infinite Dimensional Systems, 2nd Edition

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  • Stochastic linear control over a communication channel

    S. Tatikonda;A. Sahai;S. Mitter

  • The Necessity and Sufficiency of Anytime Capacity for Stabilization of a Linear System Over a Noisy Communication Link—Part I: Scalar Systems

    A. Sahai;S. Mitter

  • Control over noisy channels

    S. Tatikonda;S. Mitter

  • Volatility of Power Grids Under Real-Time Pricing

    M. Roozbehani;M. A. Dahleh;S. K. Mitter

  • A unified framework for hybrid control

    M.S. Branicky;V.S. Borkar;S.K. Mitter

  • Recursive stochastic algorithms for global optimization in R d

    Saul B. Gelfand;Sanjoy K. Mitter

  • The Capacity of Channels With Feedback

    S. Tatikonda;S. Mitter

  • A theory of modal control

    J. D. Simon;Sanjoy K. Mitter

  • Controllability, Observability and Optimal Feedback Control of Affine Hereditary Differential Systems

    M. C. Delfour;S. K. Mitter

  • Control of LQG systems under communication constraints

    S. Tatikonda;A. Sahai;S. Mitter

  • A control perspective on recent trends in manufacturing systems

    S. B. Gershwin;R. R. Hildebrant;R. Suri;S. K. Mitter

  • Stability and the Infinite-Time Quadratic Cost Problem for Linear Hereditary Differential Systems

    M. C. Delfour;C. McCalla;S. K. Mitter

  • Dynamic Pricing and Stabilization of Supply and Demand in Modern Electric Power Grids

    Mardavij Roozbehani;Munther Dahleh;Sanjoy Mitter

  • Sample Complexity of Testing the Manifold Hypothesis

    Hariharan Narayanan;Sanjoy Mitter

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel C. Delfour
Michel C. Delfour University of Montreal
Alain Bensoussan
Alain Bensoussan The University of Texas at Dallas
Vivek S. Borkar
Vivek S. Borkar Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Anant Sahai
Anant Sahai University of California, Berkeley
Giuseppe Da Prato
Giuseppe Da Prato Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Sanjeev R. Kulkarni
Sanjeev R. Kulkarni Princeton University
Michael S. Branicky
Michael S. Branicky University of Kansas
Tom Richardson
Tom Richardson Qualcomm (United States)
Thomas Kailath
Thomas Kailath Stanford University

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