Publications

• Journal Articles
• Conference Proceedings

Journal Articles

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1. Distributionally Robust Policy and Lyapunov-Certificate Learning
   K. Long, J. Cortés and N. Atanasov
   IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems (OJ-CSYS), 2024.
   [bib] [doi] [arXiv]

          @article{Long_DROCLFControl_OJCSYS24,
            author = {Long, Kehan and Cortes, Jorge and Atanasov, Nikolay},
            title = {{Distributionally Robust Policy and Lyapunov-Certificate Learning}},
            journal = {IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems (OJ-CSYS)},
            year = {2024},
            url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03017},
            doi = {https://doi.org/10.1109/OJCSYS.2024.3440051}
          }
          

2. Feasibility Analysis and Regularity Characterization of Distributionally Robust Safe Stabilizing Controllers
   P. Mestres, K. Long, N. Atanasov and J. Cortés
   IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS), Vol. 8, pp. 91-96, 2024.
   [bib] [doi] [arXiv]

          @article{Mestres_DROFeasibility_LCSS24,
            author = {Pol Mestres and Kehan Long and Nikolay Atanasov and Jorge Cortés},
            title = {{Feasibility Analysis and Regularity Characterization of Distributionally Robust Safe Stabilizing Controllers}},
            journal = {IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS)},
            year = {2024},
            volume = {8},
            pages = {91-96},
            doi = {https://doi.org/10.1109/LCSYS.2023.3348688}
          }
          

3. Safe Control Synthesis With Uncertain Dynamics and Constraints
   K. Long, V. Dhiman, M. Leok, J. Cortés and N. Atanasov
   IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), Vol. 7(3), pp. 7295-7302, 2022.
   [bib] [doi] [arXiv]

          @article{Long_SafeControl_RAL22,
            author = {Long, Kehan and Dhiman, Vikas and Leok, Melvin and Cortés, Jorge and Atanasov, Nikolay},
            title = {{Safe Control Synthesis With Uncertain Dynamics and Constraints}},
            journal = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)},
            year = {2022},
            volume = {7},
            number = {3},
            pages = {7295-7302},
            doi = {https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3182544}
          }
          

4. Learning Barrier Functions with Memory for Robust Safe Navigation
   K. Long, C. Qian, J. Cortés and N. Atanasov
   IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), Vol. 6(3), pp. 4931-4938, 2021.
   [bib] [doi] [arXiv]

          @article{Long_LearningCBF_RAL21,
            author = {Kehan Long and Cheng Qian and Jorge Cortés and Nikolay Atanasov},
            title = {{Learning Barrier Functions with Memory for Robust Safe Navigation}},
            journal = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)},
            year = {2021},
            volume = {6},
            number = {3},
            pages = {4931-4938},
            doi = {https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2021.3070250}
          }
          

Conference Proceedings

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1. Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems through Control Barrier Functions
   P. Mestres, K. Long, M. Leok, N. Atanasov and J. Cortés
   IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 2024.
   [bib] [doi] [arXiv]

          @inproceedings{Mestres_CBFStabilization_CDC24,
            author={Mestres, Pol and Long, Kehan and Leok, Melvin and Atanasov, Nikolay and Cortés, Jorge},
            booktitle={2024 IEEE 63rd Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)}, 
            title={Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems through Control Barrier Functions}, 
            year={2024},
            volume={},
            number={},
            pages={8858-8863}          
          }
          

2. Safe Stabilizing Control for Polygonal Robots in Dynamic Elliptical Environments
   K. Long, K. Tran, M. Leok and N. Atanasov
   American Control Conference (ACC), 2024.
   [bib] [doi] [arXiv]

          @inproceedings{long2024safe_polygonal,
            title={Safe Stabilizing Control for Polygonal Robots in Dynamic Elliptical Environments},
            author={Long, Kehan and Tran, Khoa and Leok, Melvin and Atanasov, Nikolay},
            booktitle={2024 American Control Conference (ACC)},
            pages={312--317},
            year={2024},
            organization={IEEE}
          }
          

3. Distributionally Robust Lyapunov Function Search Under Uncertainty
   K. Long, Y. Yi, J. Cortés and N. Atanasov
   Learning for Dynamics and Control (L4DC), pp. 864-877, 2023.
   [bib] [doi] [arXiv]

          @inproceedings{Long_LFSearch_L4DC23,
            author = {Kehan Long and Yinzhuang Yi and Jorge Cortés and Nikolay Atanasov},
            title = {{Distributionally Robust Lyapunov Function Search Under Uncertainty}},
            booktitle = {Learning for Dynamics and Control (L4DC)},
            year = {2023},
            pages = {864-877},
            doi = {https://proceedings.mlr.press/v211/long23a.html}
          }
          

4. Safe and Stable Control Synthesis for Uncertain System Models via Distributionally Robust Optimization
   K. Long*, Y. Yi*, J. Cortés and N. Atanasov
   American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 4651-4658, 2023.
   [bib] [doi] [arXiv]

          @inproceedings{LongYi_DRCCP_ACC23,
            author = {Kehan Long* and Yinzhuang Yi* and Jorge Cortés and Nikolay Atanasov},
            title = {{Safe and Stable Control Synthesis for Uncertain System Models via Distributionally Robust Optimization}},
            booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
            year = {2023},
            pages = {4651-4658},
            doi = {https://doi.org/10.23919/ACC55779.2023.10156525}
          }