Doctoral
Dissertations Supervised at
University of
Massachusetts/Amherst
1. "Stochastic Sample Path Analysis of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems"
2. "Analysis and Optimization of Flow Control and Dynamic Scheduling
Problems in Queueing Systems"
Jung-Bong Suk, 1989
3. "A Dynamic Load Balancing Approach to the Control of Multi-Server
Polling Systems with Applications to Elevator System Dispatching"
James
Lewis, 1991
4. "Sensitivity Analysis and Control of Queueing Systems with Real-Time
Constraints and Discontinuous Performance Measures"
Michelle H. Kallmes, 1992
5. "Modeling and Performance Issues in Routing Problems"
Bibhu Mohanty, 1993
6. "Sample Path Analysis and Control of Finite Capacity Queueing Systems"
Panayotis Sparaggis, 1993
7. "Sample Path Based Sensitivity Analysis Techniques in Flow Control
Problems"
Jie Pan, 1993
8. "Performance Response Surface Estimation Using Perturbation Analysis
Techniques"
Gang Bao, 1994
9. "Analysis and Control of Multiple Server Multiple Queue Polling Models"
Asif
Gandhi, 1995
10. "Sample Path Techniques for Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks"
Vibhor Julka, 1995
11. "Performance Optimization Strategies for Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems"
David Pepyne, 1998
12. "Sample Path Optimization Techniques for Dynamic Resource Allocation
in Discrete Event Systems"
Christos
Panayiotou, 1999
13. “New Optimization Methods for Some Complex Systems”
Kagan Gokbayrak, 2000
14. “Perturbation
Analysis and On-Line Control for Discrete Event
Systems via Stochastic Fluid Models”
Gang
Sun, 2003
15. “Perturbation Analysis of Feedback-Controlled Stochastic Flow Systems”
Haining Yu,
2004
16. “Cooperative Control and Application to Multi-Vehicle Systems
and Sensor Networks”,
Wei Li, 2006
17. “System and Control Engineering Approaches to Some Network
Vulnerability Problems”,
Xiaoyi Wu, 2006
18. “Energy-Latency Tradeoffs in Real-Time Wireless Sensor Networks”,
Lei Miao, 2006
19. “Receding Horizon Methods in Cooperative Control for Stochastic
Transportation Applications on Graphs”,
Kirk Wesselowski, 2007
20. “Optimization Approaches for Reducing Energy Consumption in Wireless
Sensor Nodes and Networks”,
Shixin (Brenda) Zhuang, 2007
21. “Dynamic Energy Management in Resource Limited Systems with
Real-Time
Constraints”,
Jianfeng Mao, 2008
22. “Control and Optimization Approaches for Power Management in Wireless
Sensor Networks”,
Ning Xu, 2009
23. “Distributed Control and
Optimization in Energy Limited Cooperative Systems”
Minyi Zhong, 2010
24. “Perturbation Analysis, Optimization and Resource Contention Games
in Stochastic Hybrid
Systems”
25. “Scheduling, Optimization and Perturbation Analysis in Stochastic Hybrid
Systems”
Ali Kebarighotbi, 2012
26. “Optimization
Methods for Intelligent Transportation Systems in Urban Settings”
Yanfeng Geng,
2013
27. “Control and Optimization Approaches for Power Management in Energy-Aware
Battery-Powered Systems”
Tao Wang, 2013
28. “Optimal
Control Approaches for Persistent Monitoring Problems”
Xuchao Lin, 2014
29. “An Event-Driven Approach to Control and Optimization of Multi-Agent
Systems”
Yasaman Khazaeni, 2016
30. “Topics
in Perturbation Analysis for Stochastic Hybrid Systems”
Julia Lima
Fleck, 2016
in
progress:
Sepideh Pourazarm, Xinmiao Sun, Yue Zhang, Nan Zhou