Publications

Journal Articles


  1. Sensor-Based Distributionally Robust Control for Safe Robot Navigation in Dynamic Environments
    K. Long, Y. Yi, Z. Dai, S. Herbert, J. Cortés and N. Atanasov
    International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 2025.
    [bib] [arXiv]
  2.           @article{Long_DRSafeNavigation_IJRR25,
                author = {Long, Kehan and Yi, Yinzhuang and Dai, Zhirui and Herbert, Sylvia and Cortés, Jorge and Atanasov, Nikolay},
                title = {{Sensor-Based Distributionally Robust Control for Safe Robot Navigation in Dynamic Environments}},
                journal = {International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), to appear},
                year = {2025},
                url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.18251}
              }
              
  3. 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]
  4.           @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}
              }
              
  5. 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]
  6.           @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}
              }
              
  7. 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]
  8.           @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}
              }
              
  9. 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]
  10.           @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


  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]
  2.           @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}          
              }
              
  3. 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]
  4.           @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}
              }
              
  5. 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]
  6.           @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}
              }
              
  7. 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]
  8.           @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}
              }
              

Workshop Papers


  1. A Shared-Autonomy Construction Robotic System for Overhead Works
    D. M. Kim, K. M. B. Lee, Y. H. Seo, N. Raicevic, R. B. Li, K. Long, C. S. Yoon, D. M. Kang, B. J. Lim, Y. P. Kim, N. Atanasov, T. Nguyen, S. W. Jun, Y. W. Kim
    Workshop on Future of Construction at ICRA 2025.
    Best Poster Award (3rd place)
    [video]