Publications


Journal Articles


  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]
  2.             @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}
                }
                
  3. 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]
  4.             @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}
                }
                
  5. 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]
  6.             @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}
                }
                
  7. 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]
  8.             @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] [arXiv]
  2.             @inproceedings{Mestres_CBFStabilization_CDC24,
                  author = {Pol Mestres and Kehan Long and Melvin Leok and Nikolay Atanasov and Jorge Cortés},
                  title = {{Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems through Control Barrier Functions}},
                  booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
                  year = {2024},
                  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.00273}
                }
                
  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}
                }