Jorge Cortés

Professor

Cymer Corporation Endowed Chair



  1. Competition, stability, and functionality in excitatory-inhibitory neural circuits
    S. Betteti, W. Retnaraj, A. Davydov, J. Cortés, F. Bullo
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, submitted

  2. Subspace prunning via principal vectors for accurate Koopman-based approximations
    D. Shah, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, submitted

  3. Reachability-based design optimization for aircraft maneuverability
    S. Nguyen, N. Orndorff, J. Cortés, B. Kramer
    AIAA Journal, submitted

  4. On the existence of Koopman linear embeddings for controlled nonlinear systems
    X. Shang, M. Haseli, J. Cortés, Y. Zheng
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, submitted

  5. Safe feedback optimization through control barrier functions
    G. Delimpaltadakis, P. Mestres, J. Cortés, W. P. M. H. Heemels
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, submitted

  6. Visibility in polygonal environments with holes: finding best spots for hiding and surveillance
    N. Banzal, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, submitted

  7. Distributed time-varying coverage control via singular perturbations
    B. Bao, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, submitted

  8. Real-time distributed voltage regulation of the UCSD microgrid using the DERConnect testbed
    S. A. Sadat, B. Hwang, K. Murakami, J. Kleissl, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, submitted

  9. Two roads to Koopman operator theory for control: infinite input sequences and operator families
    M. Haseli, I. Mezić, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, submitted

  10. Universal formulas for safe control and their neural network approximations
    P. Mestres, J. Cortés, E. D. Sontag
    Systems & Control Letters 215 (2026) 106480

  11. Constrained variational inference via safe particle flow
    Y. Yi, J. Cortés, N. Atanasov
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 9 (2025), 2579-2584

  12. Off-policy reinforcement learning with anytime safety guarantees via robust safe gradient flow
    P. Mestres, A. Marzabal, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, submitted

  13. Learning to pursue AC optimal power flow solutions with feasibility guarantees
    D. Ajeyemi, Y. Chen, A. Colot, J. Cortés, E. Dall'Anese
    IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems 5 (2026), 211-226

  14. Variational formulation of particle flow
    Y. Yi, J. Cortés, N. Atanasov
    IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, submitted

  15. Data-driven stabilization of unknown linear-threshold network dynamics
    X. Wang, D. Duong-Tran, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, submitted

  16. Stability constrained voltage control in distribution grids with arbitrary communication infrastructure
    Z. Yuan, J. Feng, Y. Shi, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 17 (1) (2026), 351-362

  17. Gradient sampling algorithm for subsmooth functions
    D. Boskos, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    SIAM Journal on Optimization, to appear

  18. Multi-agent Q-learning via best choice dynamics
    S. Addams, J. Cortés
    IEEE Access 13 (2025), 172736-172747

  19. Controller design for bilinear neural feedback loops
    D. Shah, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 9 (2025), 1712-1717

  20. Safe control of second-order systems with linear positional constraints
    M. Alyaseen, N. Atanasov, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 9 (2025), 1279-1284

  21. Control barrier function-based safety filters: characterization of undesired equilibria, unbounded trajectories, and limit cycles
    P. Mestres, Y. Chen, E. Dall'Anese, J. Cortés
    Journal of Nonlinear Science 36 (2026), 41

  22. Safety-critical control of discontinuous systems with nonsmooth safe sets
    M. Alyaseen, N. Atanasov, J. Cortés
    Automatica 185 (2026), 112780

  23. Information structures for distributed k-dimensional agreement
    G. Bianchin, M. Vaquero, J. Cortés, E. Dall'Anese
    Automatica 185 (2026), 112753

  24. Safe and dynamically-feasible motion planning using control Lyapunov and barrier functions
    P. Mestres, Carlos Nieto-Granda, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics 41 (2025), 6440-6459

  25. Willems' fundamental lemma for nonlinear systems with Koopman linear embedding
    X. Shang, J. Cortés, Y. Zheng
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 8 (2025), 3135-3140

  26. Independence of closed-loop equilibria and stability from the choice of control barrier function for a given safe set
    Y. Chen, P. Mestres, J. Cortés, E. Dall'Anese
    Automatica 191 (2026), 113105

  27. Recursive forward-backward EDMD: guaranteed algebraic search for Koopman invariant subspaces
    M. Haseli, J. Cortés
    IEEE Access 13 (2025), 61006-61025

  28. Safe event-triggered Gaussian process learning for barrier-constrained control
    A. Lederer, A. Begzadić, S. Hirche, J. Cortés, S. Herbert
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 71 (9) (2026), to appear

  29. Koopman operators in robot learning
    L. Shi, M. Haseli, G. Mamakoukas, D. Bruder, I. Abraham, T. Murphey, J. Cortés, K. Karydis
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics 42 (2026), 1088-1107

  30. Converse theorems for certificates of safety and stability
    P. Mestres, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 70 (12) (2025), 8016-8028

  31. Sensor-based distributionally robust control for safe robot navigation in dynamic environments
    K. Long, Y. Yi, Z. Dai, S. Herbert, J. Cortés, N. Atanasov
    International Journal of Robotics Research 45 (2) (2026), 328-351

  32. Online event-triggered switching for frequency control in power grids with variable inertia
    J. Feng, W. Cui, J. Cortés, Y. Shi
    IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 40 (4) (2025), 3347-3360

  33. Distributionally robust policy and Lyapunov-certificate learning
    K. Long, J. Cortés, N. Atanasov
    IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems (3) (2024), 375-388

  34. Control of linear-threshold brain networks via reservoir computing
    M. McCreesh, J. Cortés
    IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems 3 (2024), 325-341

  35. Continuous approximations of projected dynamical systems via control barrier functions
    G. Delimpaltadakis, J. Cortés, W. P. M. H. Heemels
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 70 (1) (2025), 681-688

  36. Distributed safe navigation of multi-agent systems using control barrier function-based controllers
    P. Mestres, C. Nieto-Granda, J. Cortés
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 9 (7) (2024), 6760-6767

  37. Optimal power flow pursuit via feedback-based safe gradient flow
    A. Colot, Y. Chen, B. Cornélusse, J. Cortés, E. Dall'Anese
    IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 33 (2) (2025), 658-670

  38. The geometry behind invariance proximity: tight error bounds for Koopman-based approximations
    M. Haseli, J. Cortés
    Asian Journal of Control, submitted

  39. On the minimum-energy control of neural populations with rectified activation function
    T. Menara, J. Cortés
    Chaos, submitted

  40. Regularity properties of optimization-based controllers
    P. Mestres, A. Allibhoy, J. Cortés
    European Journal of Control 81 (2025), 101098

  41. Anytime solvers for variational inequalities: the (recursive) safe monotone flows
    A. Allibhoy, J. Cortés
    Automatica 177 (2025), 112287

  42. Feasibility analysis and regularity characterization of distributionally robust safe stabilizing controllers
    P. Mestres, K. Long, N. Atanasov, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 8 (2024), 91-96

  43. Performance-barrier-based event-triggered boundary control of a class of reaction-diffusion PDEs
    B. Rathnayake, M. Diagne, J. Cortés, M. Krstic
    Automatica 174 (2025), 112181

  44. Unsupervised learning for equitable DER control
    Z. Yuan, G. Cavraro, A. Zamzam, J. Cortés
    Electric Power Systems Research 234 (2024), 110634

  45. Online regulation of dynamical systems to solutions of constrained optimization problems
    Y. Chen, L. Cothren, J. Cortés, E. Dall'Anese
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 7 (2023), 3789-3794

  46. Learning decentralized frequency controllers for energy storage systems
    Z. Sun, Z. Yuan, C. Zhao, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 7 (2023), 3459-3464

  47. Symmetry preservation in Hamiltonian systems: simulation and learning
    M. Vaquero, J. Cortés, D. Martín de Diego
    Journal of Nonlinear Science (34) (2024), 115

  48. Efficient reconstruction of neural mass dynamics modeled by linear-threshold networks
    X. Wang, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 70 (5) (2025), 2843-2858

  49. Modeling nonlinear control systems via Koopman control family: universal forms and subspace invariance proximity
    M. Haseli, J. Cortés
    Automatica 185 (2026), 112722

  50. Cautious optimization via data informativity
    J. Eising, J. Cortés
    IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems 4 (2025), 400-417

  51. Data-driven distributed spectrum estimation for linear time-invariant systems
    S. Liu, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 12 (1) (2025), 1125-1136

  52. Continuity and boundedness of minimum-norm CBF-safe controllers
    M. Alyaseen, N. Atanasov, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 70 (6) (2025), 4148-4154

  53. Sufficient conditions for oscillations in competitive linear-threshold brain networks
    M. McCreesh, T. Menara, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 7 (2023), 2886-2891

  54. Data-driven mode detection and stabilization of unknown switched linear systems
    J. Eising, S. Liu, S. Martínez, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 70 (6) (2025), 3830-3845

  55. Bridging transient and steady-state performance in voltage control: a reinforcement learning approach with safe gradient flow
    J. Feng, W. Cui, J. Cortés, Y. Shi
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 7 (2023), 2845-2850

  56. Constraints on OPF surrogates for learning stable local Volt/Var controllers
    Z. Yuan, G. Cavraro, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 7 (2023), 2533-2538

  57. When sampling works in data-driven control: informativity for stabilization in continuous time
    J. Eising, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 70 (1) (2025), 1558-2523

  58. Feasibility and regularity analysis of safe stabilizing controllers under uncertainty
    P. Mestres, J. Cortés
    Automatica 167 (2024), 111800

  59. Learning provably stable local Volt/Var controllers for efficient network operation
    Z. Yuan, G. Cavraro, M. K. Singh, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 39 (1) (2024), 2066-2079

  60. Gramian-based characterization of network vulnerability to nodal impulse inputs
    P. V. Chanekar, B. K. Poolla, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters, submitted

  61. k-dimensional agreement in multiagent systems
    G. Bianchin, M. Vaquero, J. Cortés, E. Dall'Anese
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 69 (12) (2024), 8978-8985

  62. Data-driven stabilization of switched and constrained linear systems
    M. Bianchi, S. Grammatico, J. Cortés
    Automatica 171 (2025), 111974

  63. Temporal forward-backward consistency, not residual error, measures the prediction accuracy of extended dynamic mode decomposition
    M. Haseli, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 7 (2023), 649-654

    *2025 IEEE Control Systems Letters Outstanding Paper Award*

  64. Selective inhibition and recruitment in linear-threshold thalamocortical networks
    M. McCreesh, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 11 (1) (2024), 375-388

  65. Control barrier function-based design of gradient flows for constrained nonlinear programming
    A. Allibhoy. J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 69 (6) (2024), 3499-3514

  66. Stable reinforcement learning for optimal frequency control: a distributed averaging-based integral approach
    Y. Jiang, W. Cui, B. Zhang, J. Cortés
    IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems 1 (2022), 194-209

  67. Optimal network interventions to control the spreading of oscillations
    A. Allibhoy, F. Celi, F. Pasqualetti, J. Cortés
    IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems 1 (2022), 141-151

  68. Stabilization of linear cyber-physical systems against attacks via switching defense
    S. Liu, S. Martínez, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 68 (12) (2023), 7326-7341

  69. Optimization-based safe stabilizing feedback with guaranteed region of attraction
    P. Mestres, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 7 (2023), 367-372

  70. Reinforcement learning for distributed transient frequency control with stability and safety guarantees
    Z. Yuan, C. Zhao, J. Cortés
    Systems and Control Letters 185 (2024), 105753

  71. Learning constant-gain stabilizing controllers for frequency regulation under variable inertia
    P. Srivastava, P. Hidalgo-Gonzalez, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 6 (2022), 3056-3061

  72. Safe control synthesis with uncertain dynamics and constraints
    K. Long, V. Dhiman, M. Leok, J. Cortés, N. Atanasov
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 7 (3) (2022), 7295-7302

  73. Linear-threshold network models for describing and analyzing brain dynamics
    M. McCreesh, E. Nozari, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems 46 (3) (2026), 34-67

  74. Data-driven optimal control of bilinear systems
    Z. Yuan, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 6 (2022), 2479-2484

  75. Nonsmooth control barrier function design of continuous constraints for network connectivity maintenance
    P. Ong, B. Capelli, L. Sabattini, J. Cortés
    Automatica 156 (2023), 111209

  76. Agent-supervisor coordination for decentralized event-triggered optimization
    P. Srivastava, G. Cavraro, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 6 (2022), 1970-1975

  77. Performance-barrier-based event-triggered control with applications to network systems
    P. Ong, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 69 (7) (2024), 4230-4244

  78. Online stochastic optimization for unknown linear systems: data-driven controller synthesis and analysis
    G. Bianchin, M. Vaquero, J. Cortés, E. Dall'Anese
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 69 (7) (2024), 4411-4426

  79. Generalizing dynamic mode decomposition: balancing accuracy and expressiveness in Koopman approximations
    M. Haseli, J. Cortés
    Automatica 153 (2023), 111001

  80. Encoding impact of network modification on controllability via edge centrality matrix
    P. V. Chanekar, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 9 (4) (2022), 1899-1910

  81. Iterative algorithms for assessing network resilience against structured perturbations
    S. Liu, S. Martínez, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 9 (4) (2022), 1816-1827

  82. Solving linear equations with separable problem data over directed networks
    P. Srivastava, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 6 (2022), 596-601

  83. Optimization of average dwell-time lower bound for switched systems via sequential convex programming
    S. Liu, S. Martínez, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 6 (2022), 1076-1081

  84. Structural characterization of oscillations in brain networks with rate dynamics
    E. Nozari, R. Planas, J. Cortés
    Automatica 146 (2022), 110653

  85. High-confidence data-driven ambiguity sets for time-varying linear systems
    D. Boskos, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 69 (2) (2024), 797-812

  86. Time-varying optimization of LTI systems via projected primal-dual gradient flows
    G. Bianchin, J. Cortés, J. I. Poveda, E. Dall'Anese
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 9 (1) (2022), 474-486

    *2023 IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems Outstanding Paper Award*

  87. Enabling DER participation in frequency regulation markets
    P. Srivastava, C.-Y. Chang, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 30 (6) (2022), 2391-2405

  88. Learning barrier functions with memory for robust safe navigation
    K. Long, C. Qian, J. Cortés, N. Atanasov
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 6 (3) (2021), 4931-4938

  89. Resource-aware discretization of accelerated optimization flows: the heavy-ball dynamics case
    M. Vaquero, P. Mestres, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 68 (4) (2023), 2109-2124

  90. Linear-threshold dynamics for the study of epileptic events
    F. Celi, A. Allibhoy, F. Pasqualetti, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 5 (4) (2021), 1405-1410

  91. Frequency regulation with heterogeneous energy resources: a realization using distributed control
    T. Anderson, M. Muralidharan, P. Srivastava, H. Valizadeh Haghi, J. Cortés, J. Kleissl, S. Martínez, B. Washom
    IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 12 (5) (2021), 4126-4136

  92. Parallel learning of Koopman eigenfunctions and invariant subspaces for accurate long-term prediction
    M. Haseli, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 8 (4) (2021), 1833-1845

  93. Temporal sampling annealing schemes for receding horizon multi-agent planning
    A. Ma, M. Ouimet, J. Cortés
    Robotics and Autonomous Systems 143 (2021), 103823

  94. Energy-transfer edge centrality and its role in enhancing network controllability
    P. V. Chanekar, E. Nozari, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering 8 (1) (2021), 331-346

  95. Data-based receding horizon control of linear network systems
    A. Allibhoy, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 5 (4) (2021), 1207-1212

  96. Safety-critical event triggered control via input-to-state safe barrier functions
    A. J. Taylor, P. Ong, J. Cortés, A. Ames
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 5 (3) (2021), 749-754

  97. Nesterov acceleration for equality-constrained convex optimization via continuously differentiable penalty functions
    P. Srivastava, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 5 (2) (2021), 415-420

  98. Dynamics of data-driven ambiguity sets for hyperbolic conservation laws with uncertain inputs
    F. Boso, D. Boskos, J. Cortés, S. Martínez, D. M. Tartakovsky
    SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing 43 (3) (2021), A2102-A2129

  99. Learning Koopman eigenfunctions and invariant subspaces from data: Symmetric Subspace Decomposition
    M. Haseli, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 67 (7) (2022), 3442-3457

  100. Network optimization via smooth exact penalty functions enabled by distributed gradient computation
    P. Srivastava, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 8 (3) (2021), 1430-1441

  101. Distributed multi-agent deployment for full visibility of 1.5D and 2.5D polyhedral terrains
    A. Ma, J. Cortés
    Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems 100 (3-4) (2020), 1111-1127

  102. Tracking control by the Newton-Raphson method with output prediction and controller speedup
    Y. Wardi, C. Seatzu, J. Cortés, M. Egerstedt, S. Shivam, I. Buckley
    International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control 34 (1) (2024), 397-422

  103. Exploiting bias for cooperative planning in multi-agent tree search
    A. Ma, M. Ouimet, J. Cortés
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 5 (2) (2020), 1819-1826

  104. Data-driven ambiguity sets with probabilistic guarantees for dynamic processes
    D. Boskos, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 66 (7) (2021), 2991-3006

  105. Opportunistic robot control for interactive multiobjective optimization under human performance limitations
    P. Ong, J. Cortés
    Automatica 123 (2021), 109263

  106. Distributed bilayered control for transient frequency safety and system stability in power grids
    Y. Zhang, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 7 (3) (2020), 1476-1488

  107. A nonsmooth approach to controller synthesis for Boolean specifications
    P. Glotfelter, J. Cortés, M. Egerstedt
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 66 (11) (2021), 5160-5174

  108. Global controllability tests for geometric hybrid control systems
    M. Barbero Liñan, J. Cortés, D. Martín de Diego, S. Martínez, M. C. Muñoz Lecanda
    Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems 38 (2020), 100935

  109. Aerial slung-load position tracking under unknown wind forces
    P. Pereira, J. Cortés, D. V. Dimarogonas
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 66 (9) (2021), 3952-3968

  110. Saddle-flow dynamics for distributed feedback-based optimization
    C.-Y. Chang, M. Colombino, J. Cortés, E. Dall'Anese
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 3 (4) (2019), 948-953

  111. Model predictive control for transient frequency regulation of power networks
    Y. Zhang, J. Cortés
    Automatica 123 (2021), 109335

  112. Hierarchical selective recruitment in linear-threshold brain networks. Part II: Inter-layer dynamics and top-down recruitment
    E. Nozari, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 66 (3) (2021), 965-980

  113. Hierarchical selective recruitment in linear-threshold brain networks. Part I: Intra-layer dynamics and selective inhibition
    E. Nozari, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 66 (3) (2021), 949-964

  114. Exploiting timing information in event-triggered stabilization of linear systems with disturbances
    M. J. Khojasteh, M. Hedayatpour, J. Cortés, M. Franceschetti
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 8 (1) (2021), 15-27

  115. Distributed transient frequency control for power networks with stability and performance guarantees
    Y. Zhang, J. Cortés
    Automatica 105 (2019), 274-285

  116. Hierarchical reinforcement learning via dynamic subspace search for multi-agent planning
    A. Ma, M. Ouimet, J. Cortés
    Autonomous Robots 44 (3-4) (2020), 485-503

  117. Hybrid interconnection of iterative bidding and power network dynamics for frequency regulation and optimal dispatch
    T. Stegink, A. Cherukuri, C. De Persis, A. J. van der Schaft, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 6 (2) (2019), 572-585

  118. Tutorial on dynamic average consensus: the problem, its applications, and the algorithms
    S. S. Kia, B. Van Scoy, J. Cortés, R. Freeman, K. Lynch, S. Martínez
    IEEE Control Systems 39 (3) (2019), 40-72

    *2021 IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award*

  119. Virtual-voltage partition-based approach to optimal transmission switching
    C.-Y. Chang, S. Martínez, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 29 (3) (2021), 1246-1256

  120. Frequency-driven market mechanisms for optimal dispatch in power networks
    A. Cherukuri, T. Stegink, C. De Persis, A. J. van der Schaft, J. Cortés
    Automatica 133 (2021), 109861

  121. Characterizing tolerable disturbances for transient-state safety in power networks
    Y. Zhang, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering 6 (3) (2019), 210-224

  122. Cooperative data-driven distributionally robust optimization
    A. Cherukuri, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 65 (10) (2020), 4400-4407

  123. Distributed sliding mode control for nonlinear heterogeneous platoon systems with positive definite topologies
    Y. Wu, S. E. Li, J. Cortés, K. Poolla
    IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 28 (4) (2020), 1272-1283

  124. Event-triggered communication and control of networked systems for multi-agent consensus
    C. Nowzari, E. Garcia, J. Cortés
    Automatica 105 (2019), 1-27

  125. Scheduled-asynchronous distributed algorithm for optimal power flow
    C.-Y. Chang, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 6 (1) (2019), 261-275

  126. Coordinated control of multi-robot systems: a survey
    J. Cortés, M. Egerstedt
    SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration 10 (6) (2017), 495-503

  127. Stokes drift of plankton in linear internal waves: Cross-shore transport of neutrally buoyant and depth-keeping organisms
    P. J. S. Franks, J. C. Garwood, M. Ouimet, J. Cortés, R. Musgrave, A. J. Lucas
    Limnology and Oceanography 65 (6) (2020), 1286-1296

  128. The value of timing information in event-triggered control
    M. J. Khojasteh, P. Tallapragada, J. Cortés, M. Franceschetti
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 65 (3) (2020), 925-940

  129. Event-triggered stabilization of nonlinear systems with time-varying sensing and actuation delay
    E. Nozari, P. Tallapragada, J. Cortés
    Automatica 113 (2020), 108754

  130. Nonsmooth barrier functions with applications to multi-robot systems
    P. Glotfelter, J. Cortés, M. Egerstedt
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 1 (2) (2017), 310-315

  131. Iterative bidding in electricity markets: rationality and robustness
    A. Cherukuri, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering 7 (3) (2020), 1265-1281

  132. Hierarchical-distributed optimized coordination of intersection traffic
    P. Tallapragada, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 21 (5) (2020), 2100-2113

  133. Distributed control of vehicle strings under finite-time and safety specifications
    P. Tallapragada, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 5 (3) (2018), 1399-1411

  134. Network identification with latent nodes via auto-regressive models
    E. Nozari, Y. Zhao, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 5 (2) (2018), 722-736

  135. Heterogeneity of central nodes explains the benefits of time-varying control scheduling in complex dynamical networks
    E. Nozari, F. Pasqualetti, J. Cortés
    Journal of Complex Networks 7 (5) (2019), 659-701

  136. Event-triggered second-moment stabilization of linear systems under packet drops
    P. Tallapragada, M. Franceschetti, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 63 (8) (2018), 2374-2388

  137. The role of convexity on saddle-point dynamics: Lyapunov function and robustness
    A. Cherukuri, E. Mallada, S. Low, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 63 (8) (2018), 2449-2464

  138. Distributed coordination for nonsmooth convex optimization via saddle-point dynamics
    J. Cortés, S. K. Niederländer
    Journal of Nonlinear Science 29 (4) (2019), 1247-1272

  139. Distributed coordination of DERs with storage for dynamic economic dispatch
    A. Cherukuri, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 63 (3) (2018), 835-842

  140. Differentially private average consensus: obstructions, trade-offs, and optimal algorithm design
    E. Nozari, P. Tallapragada, J. Cortés
    Automatica 81 (2017), 221-231

  141. Differentially private distributed convex optimization via functional perturbation
    E. Nozari, P. Tallapragada, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 5 (1) (2018), 395-408

    *2019 IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems Outstanding Paper Award*

  142. Distributed saddle-point subgradient algorithms with Laplacian averaging
    D. Mateos-Nuñez, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 62 (6) (2017), 2720-2735

  143. Event-triggered control under time-varying rates and channel blackouts
    P. Tallapragada, M. Franceschetti, J. Cortés
    IFAC Journal of Systems and Control 9 (2019), 100064

  144. Gramian-based reachability metrics for bilinear networks
    Y. Zhao, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 4 (3) (2017), 620-631

  145. Saddle-point dynamics: conditions for asymptotic stability of saddle points
    A. Cherukuri, B. Gharesifard, J. Cortés
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 55 (1) (2017), 486-511

  146. Asymptotic convergence of constrained primal-dual dynamics
    A. Cherukuri, E. Mallada, J. Cortés
    Systems and Control Letters 87 (2016), 10-15

  147. Initialization-free distributed coordination for economic dispatch under varying loads and generator commitment
    A. Cherukuri, J. Cortés
    Automatica 74 (2016), 183-193

  148. Distributed event-triggered coordination for average consensus on weight-balanced digraphs
    C. Nowzari, J. Cortés
    Automatica 68 (2016), 237-244

  149. Noise-to-state exponentially stable distributed convex optimization on weight-balanced digraphs
    D. Mateos-Nuñez, J. Cortés
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 54 (1) (2016), 266-290

  150. Robust coordinated rendezvous of depth-actuated drifters in ocean internal waves
    M. Ouimet, J. Cortés
    Automatica 69 (2016), 265-274

  151. Distributed bargaining in dyadic-exchange networks
    D. Richert, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 3 (3) (2016), 310-321

  152. Event-triggered stabilization of linear systems under bounded bit rates
    P. Tallapragada, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 61 (6) (2016), 1575-1589

  153. Distributed online convex optimization over jointly connected digraphs
    D. Mateos-Nuñez, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering 1 (1) (2014), 23-37

  154. Distributed linear programming with event-triggered communication
    D. Richert, J. Cortés
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 54 (3) (2016), 1769-1797

  155. Distributed event-triggered communication for dynamic average consensus in networked systems
    S. S. Kia, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    Automatica 59 (2015), 112-119

  156. Distributed convex optimization via continuous-time coordination algorithms with discrete-time communication
    S. S. Kia, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    Automatica 55 (2015), 254-264

  157. Distributed generator coordination for initialization and anytime optimization in economic dispatch
    A. Cherukuri, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 2 (3) (2015), 226-237

  158. Robust distributed linear programming
    D. Richert, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 60 (10) (2015), 2567-2582

  159. Dynamic average consensus under limited control authority and privacy requirements
    S. S. Kia, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control 25 (13) (2015), 1941-1966

  160. pth moment noise-to-state stability of stochastic differential equations with persistent noise
    D. Mateos-Nuñez, J. Cortés
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 52 (4) (2014), 2399-2421

  161. Collective estimation of ocean nonlinear internal waves using robotic underwater drifters
    M. Ouimet, J. Cortés
    IEEE Access 1 (2013), 418-427

  162. Team-triggered coordination for real-time control of networked cyberphysical systems
    C. Nowzari, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 61 (1) (2016), 34-47

  163. Hedonic coalition formation for optimal deployment
    M. Ouimet, J. Cortés
    Automatica 49 (11) (2013), 3234-3245

  164. Robust, distributed estimation of internal wave parameters via inter-drogue measurements
    M. Ouimet, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 22 (3) (2014), 980-994

  165. Stealthy deception in hypergames under informational asymmetry
    B. Gharesifard, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems 44 (6) (2014), 785-795

  166. Optimal leader allocation in UAV formation pairs ensuring cooperation
    D. Richert, J. Cortés
    Automatica 49 (11) (2013), 3189-3198

  167. Self-triggered optimal servicing in dynamic environments with acyclic structure
    C. Nowzari, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 58 (5) (2013), 1236-1249

  168. Distributed convergence to Nash equilibria in two-network zero-sum games
    B. Gharesifard, J. Cortés
    Automatica 49 (6) (2013), 1683-1692

  169. Simultaneous input and state estimation for nonlinear systems with applications to flow field estimation
    H. Fang, R. A. de Callafon, J. Cortés
    Automatica 49 (9) (2013), 2805-2812

  170. Distributed continuous-time convex optimization on weight-balanced digraphs
    B. Gharesifard, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 59 (3) (2014), 781-786

  171. Self-triggered coordination of robotic networks for optimal deployment
    C. Nowzari, J. Cortés
    Automatica 48 (6) (2012), 1077-1087

  172. Statistical properties and robustness of biological controller-target networks
    J. D. Feala, J. Cortés, P. M. Duxbury, A. D. McCulloch, C. Piermarocchi, G. Paternostro
    PLoS ONE 7 (1) (2012), e29374

  173. Distributed consensus on robot networks for dynamically merging feature-based maps
    R. Aragüés, J. Cortés, C. Sagüés
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics 28 (4) (2012), 840-854

  174. Evolution of players' misperceptions in hypergames under perfect observations
    B. Gharesifard and J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 57 (7) (2012), 1641-1656

  175. Deployment of an unreliable robotic sensor network for spatial estimation
    J. Cortés
    Systems and Control Letters 61 (1) (2012), 41-49

  176. Distributed consensus algorithms for merging feature-based maps with limited communication
    R. Aragüés, J. Cortés, C. Sagüés
    Robotics and Autonomous Systems 59 (3-4) (2011), 163-180

  177. Adaptive information collection by robotic sensor networks for spatial estimation
    R. Graham, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 57 (6) (2012), 1404-1419

  178. Cooperative detection of areas of rapid change in spatial fields
    J. Cortés
    Automatica 48 (4) (2012), 673-681

  179. Distributed strategies for generating weight-balanced and doubly stochastic digraphs
    B. Gharesifard, J. Cortés
    European Journal of Control 18 (6) (2012), 539-557

  180. Cooperative adaptive sampling of random fields with partially known covariance
    R. Graham, J. Cortés
    International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control 22 (5) (2012), 504-534

  181. A catalog of inverse-kinematics planners for underactuated systems on matrix groups
    S. Martínez, J. Cortés, F. Bullo
    Journal of Geometric Mechanics 1 (4) (2009), 445-460

  182. Distributed tree rearrangements for reachability and robust connectivity
    M. Schuresko, J. Cortés
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 50 (5) (2012), 2588-2620

  183. Systems approaches and algorithms for discovery of combinatorial therapeutics
    J. Feala, J. Cortés, P. Duxbury, C. Piermarocchi, A. McCulloch, G. Paternostro
    Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology 2 (2) (2010), 181-193

  184. Global and robust formation-shape stabilization of relative sensing networks
    J. Cortés
    Automatica 45 (12) (2009), 2754-2762

  185. Nonsmooth coordination and geometric optimization via distributed dynamical systems
    J. Cortés, F. Bullo
    SIAM Review 51 (1) (2009), 163-189

  186. Coverage optimization and spatial load balancing by robotic sensor networks
    J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 55 (3) (2010), 749-754

  187. Distributed motion constraints for algebraic connectivity of robotic networks
    M. Schuresko, J. Cortés
    Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems 56 (1-2) (2009), 99-126

  188. Coverage control by multi-robot networks with limited-range anisotropic sensory
    K. Laventall, J. Cortés
    International Journal of Control 82 (6) (2009), 1113-1121

  189. Asymptotic optimality of multicenter Voronoi configurations for random field estimation
    R. Graham, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 54 (1) (2009), 153-158

  190. Distributed Kriged Kalman filter for spatial estimation
    J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 54 (12) (2009), 2816-2827

  191. Exploring landmark placement strategies for self-localization in wireless sensor networks
    F. Benbadis, K. Obraczka, J. Cortés, A. Brandwajn
    EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing 2008 (2008), Article ID 275658

  192. Discontinuous dynamical systems - a tutorial on solutions, nonsmooth analysis, and stability
    J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems 28 (3) (2008), 36-73

  193. Multirobot rendezvous with visibility sensors in nonconvex environments
    A. Ganguli, J. Cortés, F. Bullo
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics 25 (2) (2009), 340-352

  194. Distributed algorithms for reaching consensus on general functions
    J. Cortés
    Automatica 44 (3) (2008), 726-737

  195. Notes on averaging over acyclic digraphs and discrete coverage control
    C. Gao, J. Cortés, F. Bullo
    Automatica 44 (8) (2008), 2120-2127

  196. A crash course in feedback control - a MATLAB-based introduction with one prerequisite: high school algebra
    J. Cortés, W. B. Dunbar
    IEEE Control Systems 27 (3) (2007), 79-89

  197. Nonholonomic Lagrangian systems on Lie algebroids
    J. Cortés, M. de León, J.C. Marrero, E. Martínez
    Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A 24 (2) (2009), 213-271

  198. Motion coordination with distributed information
    S. Martínez, J. Cortés, F. Bullo
    IEEE Control Systems 27 (4) (2007), 75-88

    *2008 IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award*

  199. A survey of Lagrangian Mechanics and control on Lie algebroids and groupoids
    J. Cortés, M. de León, J. C. Marrero, D. Martín de Diego, E. Martínez
    International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics 3 (3) (2006), 509-558

  200. Finite-time convergent gradient flows with applications to network consensus
    J. Cortés
    Automatica 42 (11) (2006), 1993-2000

  201. On synchronous robotic networks - Part II: Time complexity of rendezvous and deployment algorithms
    S. Martínez, F. Bullo, J. Cortés, E. Frazzoli
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 52 (12) (2007), 2214-2226

  202. On synchronous robotic networks - Part I: Models, tasks and complexity
    S. Martínez, F. Bullo, J. Cortés, E. Frazzoli
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 52 (12) (2007), 2199-2213

  203. Maximizing visibility in nonconvex polygons: nonsmooth analysis and gradient algorithm design
    A. Ganguli, J. Cortés, F. Bullo
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 45 (5) (2006), 1657-1679

  204. Robust rendezvous for mobile autonomous agents via proximity graphs in arbitrary dimensions
    J. Cortés, S.Martínez, F. Bullo
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 51 (8) (2006), 1289-1298

    *Google Scholar's "Classic Papers: Articles That Have Stood The Test of Time", top 3 in Automation & Control Theory, June 2017*

  205. Spatially-distributed coverage optimization and control with limited-range interactions
    J. Cortés, S. Martínez, F. Bullo
    ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations 11 (4) (2005), 691-719

  206. Hamiltonian theory of constrained impulsive motion
    J. Cortés, A.M. Vinogradov
    Journal of Mathematical Physics 47 (2006), 042905 (1-30)

  207. Coordination and geometric optimization via distributed dynamical systems
    J. Cortés, F. Bullo
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 44 (5) (2005), 1543-1574

    *SIAM Review SIGEST selection from the SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization*

  208. Characterization of gradient control systems
    J. Cortés, A.J. van der Schaft, P.E. Crouch
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 44 (4) (2005), 1192-1214

  209. Mechanical control systems on Lie algebroids
    J. Cortés, E. Martínez
    IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information 21 (4) (2004), 457-492

  210. Coverage control for mobile sensing networks
    J. Cortés, S. Martínez, T. Karatas, F. Bullo
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation 20 (2) (2004), 243-255

  211. General symmetries in optimal control
    M. de León, J. Cortés, D. Martín de Diego, S. Martínez
    Reports on Mathematical Physics 53 (1) (2004), 55-78

  212. The consistency problem in optimal control: the degenerate case
    J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    Reports on Mathematical Physics 51 (2/3) (2003), 171-186

  213. Energy-conserving nonholonomic integrators
    J. Cortés
    Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, added volume (2003), 189-199

  214. Analysis and design of oscillatory control systems
    S. Martínez, J. Cortés, F. Bullo
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 48 (7) (2003), 1164-1177

  215. Motion control algorithms for mechanical systems with symmetry
    S. Martínez, J. Cortés
    Acta Applicandae Mathematicae 76 (3) (2003), 221-264

  216. Configuration controllability for mechanical systems underactuated by one control
    J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 41 (6) (2003), 1901-1921

  217. Geometric description of vakonomic and nonholonomic dynamics. Comparison of solutions
    J. Cortés, M. de León, D. Martín de Diego, S. Martínez
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 41 (5) (2003), 1389-1412

  218. Simple mechanical control systems with constraints and symmetry
    J. Cortés, S. Martínez, J.P. Ostrowski, H. Zhang
    SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization 41 (3) (2002), 851-874

  219. On nonlinear controllability and series expansions for Lagrangian systems with dissipative forces
    J. Cortés, S. Martínez, F. Bullo
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 47 (8) (2002), 1396-1401

  220. Skinner-Rusk approach to time-dependent mechanics
    J. Cortés, S. Martínez, F. Cantrijn
    Physics Letters A 300 (2/3) (2002), 250-258

  221. Cosymplectic reduction of constrained systems with symmetry
    F. Cantrijn, J. Cortés
    Reports on Mathematical Physics 49 (2/3) (2002), 167-182

  222. On the geometry of generalized Chaplygin systems
    F. Cantrijn, J. Cortés, M. de León, D. Martín de Diego
    Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 132 (2002), 323-351

  223. Optimal gaits for dynamic robotic locomotion
    J. Cortés, S. Martínez, J.P. Ostrowski, K.A. McIsaac
    International Journal of Robotics Research 20 (9) (2001), 707-728

  224. Nonholonomic integrators
    J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    Nonlinearity 14 (2001), 1365-1392

  225. Symmetries in vakonomic dynamics. Applications to optimal control
    S. Martínez, J. Cortés, M. de León
    Journal of Geometry and Physics 38 (3-4) (2001), 343-365

  226. Mechanical systems subject to generalized nonholonomic constraints
    J. Cortés, M. de León, D. Martín de Diego, S. Martínez
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 457, numb. 2007 (2001), 651-670

  227. The geometric theory of constraints applied to the dynamics of vakonomic mechanical systems. The vakonomic bracket
    S. Martínez, J. Cortés, M. de León
    Journal of Mathematical Physics 41 (2000), 2090-2120

  228. Reduction and reconstruction of the dynamics of nonholonomic systems
    J. Cortés, M. de León
    Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 32 (1999), 8615-8645

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