Discrete Event Systems: Modeling and Performance Analysis by Christos G. Cassandras (1993) 1999 Harold Chestnut Prize (IFAC Best Control Engineering Textbook)	Introduction to Discrete Event Systems, 2^nd Edition by Christos G. Cassandras and Stephane Lafortune (2008)

HIGHLY CITED JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. Cassandras, C.G., Pepyne D.L., and Wardi, Y., "Optimal Control of a Class of Hybrid Systems", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-46, 3, pp. 398-415, 2001. DOWNLOAD

2. Cassandras, C.G., and Li, W., "Sensor Networks and Cooperative Control", European Journal of Control, Vol. 11, 4-5, pp. 436-463, 2005. DOWNLOAD

3. Pepyne D.L., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Control of Hybrid Systems in Manufacturing", Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 88, 7, pp. 1108-1123, 2000. DOWNLOAD

4. Cassandras, C.G., Wardi, Y., Melamed, B., Sun, G., and Panayiotou, C.G., "Perturbation Analysis for On-Line Control and Optimization of Stochastic Fluid Models", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-47, 8, pp. 1234-1248, 2002. DOWNLOAD

5. Ho, Y.C., Cao, X., and Cassandras, C.G., "Infinitesimal and Finite Perturbation Analysis of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems", Automatica, Vol. 19, 4, pp. 439-445, 1983.

6. Ho, Y.C., and Cassandras, C.G., "A New Approach to the Analysis of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems", Automatica, Vol. 19, 2, pp. 149-167, 1983.

7. Pepyne, D.L., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Dispatching Control for Elevator Systems During Uppeak Traffic", IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Tech., Vol. 5, 6, pp. 629-643, 1997. DOWNLOAD

8. Cassandras, C.G., Sun, G., Panayiotou, C.G., and Wardi, Y., "Perturbation Analysis and Control of Two-Class Stochastic Fluid Models for Communication Networks", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-48, 5, pp. 770-782, 2003. DOWNLOAD

9. Ho, Y.C., Cassandras, C.G., Chen, C-H., and Dai, L., "Ordinal Optimization and Simulation", J. of Operational Research Society, Vol. 51, 4, pp. 490-500, 2000.

10. Cassandras, C.G., Abidi, M.V., and Towsley, D., "Distributed Routing with On-Line Marginal Delay Estimation", IEEE Trans. on Communications, COM-38, 3, pp. 348-359, 1990.

11. Wardi, Y., Melamed, B., Cassandras, C.G., and Panayiotou, C.G., "IPA Gradient Estimators in Single-Node Stochastic Fluid Models", J. of Optimization Theory and Applic., Vol. 115, 2, pp. 369-406, 2002.

SELECTED RECENT PAPERS

· Sun, G., Cassandras, C.G., and Panayiotou, C.G., "Perturbation Analysis and Optimization of Stochastic Flow Networks", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-49, 12, pp. 2113-2128, 2004. DOWNLOAD

· Li, W., and Cassandras, C.G., "A Cooperative Receding Horizon Controller for Multi-Vehicle Uncertain Environments", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-51, 2, pp. 242-257, 2006. DOWNLOAD

· Mao, J., Cassandras, C.G., and Zhao, Q., "Optimal Dynamic Voltage Scaling in Energy-Limited Nonpreemptive Systems with Real-Time Constraints", IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, Vol. 6, 6, pp. 678-688, 2007. DOWNLOAD

· Ning, X., and Cassandras, C.G., “Dynamic Sleep Time Control in Wireless Sensor Networks”, ACM Trans. on Sensor Networks, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 21-37, 2010. DOWNLOAD

· Zhong, M., and Cassandras, C.G., “Asynchronous Distributed Optimization with Event-Driven Communication”, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-55, 12, pp. 2735-2750, 2010. DOWNLOAD

· Cassandras, C.G., Wardi, Y., Panayotou, C.G., and Yao, C., “Perturbation Analysis and Optimization of Stochastic Hybrid Systems”, European Journal of Control, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 642-664, 2010. DOWNLOAD

· Yao, C, and Cassandras, C.G., “Resource Contention Games in Multiclass Stochastic Flow Models”, Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 301-319, 2011. DOWNLOAD

· Zhong, M., and Cassandras, C.G., “Distributed Coverage Control and Data Collection with Mobile Sensor Networks”, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-56, 10, pp. 2445-2455, 2011. DOWNLOAD

· Yao, C, and Cassandras, C.G., “A Solution to the Optimal Lot Sizing Problem as a Stochastic Resource Contention Game”, IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 250-264, 2012. DOWNLOAD

· Wang, T, and Cassandras, C.G., “Optimal Control of Batteries with Fully and Partially Available Rechargeability”, Automatica, Vol. 48, No. 8, pp. 1658-1666, 2012. DOWNLOAD

· Cassandras, C.G., Lin, X., and Ding X.C. “An Optimal Control Approach to the Multi-agent Persistent Monitoring Problem”, IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-58, 4, pp. 947-961, 2013.

· Geng, Y., and Cassandras, C.G., “A New “Smart Parking” System Based on Resource Allocation and Reservations”, IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 14, 3, pp. 1129-1139, 2013.

· Cassandras, C.G., Wang, T., and Pourazarm, S., “Optimal Routing and Energy Allocation for Lifetime Maximization of Wireless Sensor Networks with Non-ideal Batteries”, IEEE Trans. on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 1, 1, pp. 86-98, 2014.

· Cassandras, C.G., “The Event-driven Paradigm for Control, Communication, and Optimization”, Journal of Control and Decision, Vol. 1, 1, pp. 3-17, 2014.