Jorge Cortés

Professor

Cymer Corporation Endowed Chair



  1. Stability constrained voltage control in distribution grids with arbitrary communication infrastructure
    Z. Yuan, J. Feng, Y. Shi, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, submitted

  2. Gradient sampling algorithm for subsmooth functions
    D. Boskos, J. Cortés, S. Martínez
    SIAM Journal on Optimization, submitted

  3. Multi-agent Q-learning via best choice dynamics
    S. Addams, J. Cortés
    IEEE Access, submitted

  4. Controller design for bilinear neural feedback loops
    D. Shah, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters, submitted

  5. Safe control of second-order systems with linear constraints
    M. Alyaseen, N. Atanasov, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems Letters, submitted

  6. 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, submitted

  7. Safety-critical control of discontinuous systems with nonsmooth safe sets
    M. Alyaseen, N. Atanasov, J. Cortés
    Automatica, submitted

  8. Information structures for distributed k-dimensional agreement
    G. Bianchin, M. Vaquero, J. Cortés, E. Dall'Anese
    Automatica, submitted

  9. Safe and dynamically-feasible motion planning using control Lyapunov and barrier functions
    P. Mestres, Carlos Nieto-Granda, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics, submitted

  10. Willems' fundamental lemma for nonlinear systems with Koopman linear embedding
    X. Shang, J. Cortés, Y. Zheng
    IEEE Control Systems Letters 9 (2025), 3135-3140

  11. Equilibria and their stability do not depend on the control barrier function in safe optimization-based control
    Y. Chen, P. Mestres, J. Cortés, E. Dall'Anese
    Automatica, submitted

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

  13. Safe barrier-constrained control of uncertain systems via event-triggered learning
    A. Lederer, A. Begzadić, S. Hirche, J. Cortés, S. Herbert
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, submitted

  14. 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, submitted

  15. Converse theorems for certificates of safety and stability
    P. Mestres, J. Cortés
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, submitted

  16. 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, submitted

  17. 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 (2025), to appear

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

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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. Invariance proximity: closed-form error bounds for finite-dimensional Koopman-based models
    M. Haseli, J. Cortés
    Systems and Control Letters, submitted

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

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

  26. Anytime solvers for variational inequalities: the (recursive) safe monotone flows
    A. Allibhoy, J. Cortés
    Automatica (2025), to appear

  27. 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

  28. 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

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

  30. 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

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

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

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

  34. Modeling nonlinear control systems via Koopman control family: universal forms and subspace invariance proximity
    M. Haseli, J. Cortés
    Automatica, submitted

  35. Cautious optimization via data informativity
    J. Eising, J. Cortés
    Automatica, submitted

  36. 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

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

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

  39. 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), to appear

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

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

  44. 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

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

  46. 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

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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. 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

  52. 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

  53. 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

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

  55. 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

  56. 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

  57. 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

  58. Linear-threshold network models for describing and analyzing brain dynamics
    M. McCreesh, E. Nozari, J. Cortés
    IEEE Control Systems, submitted

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

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

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

  62. 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

  63. 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

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

  65. 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

  66. 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

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

  68. 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

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

  70. 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

  71. 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*

  72. 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

  73. 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

  74. 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

  75. 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

  76. 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

  77. 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

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

  79. 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

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

  81. 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

  82. 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

  83. 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

  84. 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

  85. 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

  86. 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

  87. 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

  88. 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

  89. 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

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

  91. 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

  92. 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

  93. 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

  94. 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

  95. 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

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

  97. 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

  98. 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

  99. 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

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

  101. 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

  102. 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

  103. 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*

  104. 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

  105. 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

  106. 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

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

  108. 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

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

  110. 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

  111. 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

  112. 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

  113. 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

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

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

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

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

  118. 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

  119. 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

  120. 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

  121. 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

  122. 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

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

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

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

  126. 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*

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

  128. 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

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

  130. 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

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

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

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

  134. 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

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

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

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

  138. 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

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

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

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

  142. 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

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

  144. 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

  145. 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

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

  147. 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

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

  149. 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

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

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

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

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

  154. 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

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

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

  157. 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

  158. 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

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

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

  161. 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

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

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

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

  165. 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

  166. 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

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

  168. 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

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

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

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

  172. 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

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

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

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

  176. 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

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

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

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

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

  181. 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

  182. 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

  183. 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*

  184. 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

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

  186. 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

  187. 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

  188. 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

  189. 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*

  190. 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

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

  192. 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*

  193. 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

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

  195. 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

  196. 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

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

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

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

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

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

  202. 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

  203. 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

  204. 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

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

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

  207. 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

  208. 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

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

  210. 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

  211. 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

  212. 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

  213. 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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