Selected Publications

Games & Optimization in Networks

• Gadjov, Dian, and Lacra Pavel. "A passivity-based approach to Nash equilibrium seeking over networks." IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol 64, no 3, pp. 1077-1092, March 2019.

• Salehisadaghiani, Farzad, Shi, Wei and Lacra Pavel, "Distributed Nash equilibrium seeking under partial-decision information via the alternating direction method of multipliers."  Automatica, vol 103, pp. 27 - 35, 2019.

• Yi, Peng and Lacra Pavel, "An operator splitting approach for distributed generalized Nash equilibria computation," Automatica, vol 102, pp. 111 -121, 2019.
  

• Yi, Peng, and Lacra Pavel. "Distributed generalized Nash equilibria computation of monotone games via double-layer preconditioned proximal-point algorithms." IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, vol 6, no 1, pp. 299-311, March 2019.

• Salehisadaghiani, Farzad, and Lacra Pavel. "Distributed Nash equilibrium seeking in networked graphical games." Automatica, vol 87, pp. 17 - 24, 2018.

• Salehisadaghiani, F, and L. Pavel, "Distributed Nash Equilibrium Seeking: A Gossip-Based Algorithm," Automatica, (72), 209-216, 2016.

• Kvaternik, K., Llorca J., Kilper D. and L. Pavel, "A Methodology for the Design of Self-Optimizing, Decentralized Content-Caching Strategies," IEEE Trans. on Networking, to appear, 2016.

• Pashaie, A, Pavel, L. and C. J. Damaren, "A Population Game Approach for Dynamic Resource Allocation Problems," International Journal of Control, vol 90 no. 9, pp. 1957-1972, 2017.
  

• Das Gupta, S., J. K. Tobin and L. Pavel, "A Two-Step Linear Programming Model for Energy-Efficient Timetables in Metro Railway Networks,"  Transportation Research Part B, (93), 57-74, 2016.

• Kvaternik, K. and L. Pavel, "Lyapunov analysis of a distributed optimization scheme," in Proc. Networks, Games and Optimization (NETGCOOP) 2011, Paris, Oct. 2011.

• Alpcan T., L. Pavel and N. Stefanovic, "A control theoretic approach to noncooperative game design," in Proc. 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 8575-8580, Shanghai, Dec. 2009.

• Alpcan, T. and L. Pavel, "Nash equilibrium design and optimization," in Proc. 1st Int. Conference on Games in Networks, 164 - 170, Istanbul, May 2009.

• Pavel, L., "An extension of duality to a game-theoretic framework," Automatica, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 226-237, Feb. 2007.

• Pavel, L., "A noncooperative game approach to OSNR optimization in optical networks, " IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 848-852, May 2006.

Optical Networks

• Tsai, J., Wang, Z., Pan, Y. Kilper D. and L. Pavel, "Stability Analysis in a ROADM-based multi-channel quasi-ring optical network," Opt. Fiber Technology, vol. 21, 40-50, 2015.

• Wang, Z., Tsai, J., Pan, Y. Kilper D. and L. Pavel, "Control for Suppression of Channel Power Excursions in ROADM-based WDM Chain Networks," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 293-302, Jan. 2014.

• Pan, Y. and L. Pavel, "OSNR Game Optimization with Link Capacity Constraints in General Topology WDM Networks," Optical Switching and Networking, vol. 11, Part A, pp. 1-15, Jan. 2014.

• Pan, Y. , Alpcan T. and L. Pavel, "A System performance approach to OSNR optimization in optical networks," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 1193-1200, April 2010.

• Zhu, Q. and L. Pavel, "Enabling differentiated services using generalized power control model in optical networks," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 57, no 9, pp. 2570-2575, Sept. 2009.

• Akhtar, A., L. Pavel and S. Kumar, "Modeling inter-channel FWM with walk-off in RZ-DPSK single span links," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol., no. 14, pp. 2142 - 2154, July, 2008.

Control & Stability Analysis

• Pavel, L., "Classical Solutions in Sobolev Spaces for A Class of Hyperbolic Lotka-Volterra Systems," SIAM J. on Control and Optimization, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 2132-2151, 2013.

• Stefanovic, N. and L. Pavel, "Robust power control of multi-link single-sink optical networks with time-delays," Automatica, vol. 49, issue 7, pp. 2261-2266, 2013.

• Pavel, L. and L. Chang,"Lyapunov-based boundary control for a class of hyperbolic Lotka-Volterra systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 701-714, March 2012.

• Binette, M. R., Damaren C. J. and L. Pavel, "Nonlinear H1 Attitude Control using Modified Rodrigues Parameters," Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Sept. 2014, DOI: 10.2514/1.G000511.

• Beauchamp, D. and L. Pavel, "Lyapunov-based Boundary Control for a MIMO Counter-Propagating Raman Amplifier," in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, Cape Town, Aug. 2014.

• Stefanovic, N. and L. Pavel, "A Lyapunov-Krasovskii stability analysis for game-theoretic based power control in optical links," J. of Telecommunications Systems, vol. 47, no. 1, pp.19-33, 2011.

• Stefanovic, N. and L. Pavel, "A stability analysis with time-delay of primal-dual power control in optical links," Automatica, vol. 45, issue 5, pp. 1319-1325, May 2009.

• Kuntze, S. B., B. Zhang, L. Pavel and J. S. Aitchison, "Impact of feedback delay on closed-loop stability in semiconductor optical amplifier control circuits," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 27, issue 9, pp. 1095-1107, May 2009.

• Stefanovic, N. and L. Pavel, "An analysis of stability with time-delay of link level power control in optical networks," Automatica, vol. 45, issue 1, pp. 149-154, January 2009.

• Kuntze, S. B., A. J. Zilkie, L. Pavel and J. S. Aitchison, "Nonlinear state-space model semiconductor optical amplifiers with gain compression for system design and analysis," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 26, no. 14, pp. 2274 - 2281, July 2008.