Academic History:
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Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering: September 2012-present
Columbia University
• Postdoctoral Scholar in Electrical Engineering & Precourt Institute for Energy:
2011- 2012
Stanford University
• Ph.D. in Computing and Mathematical Sciences: 2007- 2011
California Institute of Technology
Thesis: Large-Scale Complex Systems: From Antenna Circuits to Power Grids
Advisors: John Doyle and Richard Murray
• M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering: 2005-2007
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Thesis: High-Performance Robust Decentralized Control of Interconnected Systems
• B.S. in Electronics Engineering: 1999-2003
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Selected Awards and Honors:
1. Finalist (as an advisor) for the best student paper award at the 53rd IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control 2014.
2. Invited to participate in National Academy of Engineering's 2014 US Frontiers of
Engineering Symposium, 2014.
3. Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 2014.
4. NSF CAREER Award, 2014.
5. Resonate Award, 2014 (given by Fortune Magazine and Caltech’s Resnick Sustainability
Institute to honor 5 innovators around the globe with breakthrough achievements in the
field of sustainability).
6. Google Faculty Research Award, 2013.
7. Milton and Francis Clauser Doctoral Prize (best university-wide Ph.D. thesis at Caltech),
2011.
8. New Face of Engineering, named by the National Engineers Week Foundation in the
United States, 2011.
9. Senior Member of IEEE, since July 2010.
10. Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Master's Thesis Award (best master's
thesis in the category of Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering in more than
120 universities including Cornell, Harvard, Yale, McGill, and University of Toronto
written in 2007-2009), 2010.
11. Governor General of Canada’s Gold Medal (best campus-wide master's/Ph.D. thesis at
Concordia University), 2008.
12. F. A. Gerard Prize (best master's thesis in the school of engineering at Concordia
University), 2008.
13. Postgraduate Scholarship of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
Canada, 2008-2010.
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14. Several scholarships including Power Corporation Fellowship and Engineering Graduate
Scholarship.
15. Best paper in session in CDC 2006, ACC 2007, ACC 2008, ACC 2010 (twice).
16. Silver Medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad, Romania, 1999.
17. Gold Medal in the National Mathematical Olympiad, Iran, 1998.
Professional Activities:
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Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
Guest Associate Editor for the special issue "Theory of Complex Systems with
Applications to Smart Grid Operations" for IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
Conference Editorial Board (CEB) Associated Editor for IEEE Control Systems Society
Conference Editorial Board (CEB) Associated Editor for European Control Association
Member of the program committee for Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control 2015
Associate Editor for European Control Conference 2015.
Associate Editor for American Control Conference 2015.
Co-chair of the symposium “Demand Response and Dynamic Pricing” for IEEE
SmartGridComm 2014
Member of the program committee for Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems
2014
Co-organizer of the invited panel “The Future of Optimal Power Flow” in IEEE Power &
Energy Society General Meeting 2014
Member of the program committee for Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control 2014.
Associate Editor for European Control Conference 2014
Associate Editor for Conference on Decision and Control 2014
Associate Editor for American Control Conference 2014
Organizer of the invited session “Control and Optimization for Smart Grid” in IEEE
Conference on Decision and Control 2013
Member of the Technical Program Committee for IEEE SmartGridComm 2013,
Symposium: Smart Grid Services and Management Models
Member of the Technical Program Committee for IEEE SmartGridComm 2013,
Symposium: Support for Storage, Renewable Resources and Micro-grids
Member of the Technical Program Committee for IEEE SmartGridComm 2013,
Symposium: The Whole Picture - Sense, Communicate, Compute, Control
Associate Editor for Systems Science & Control Engineering since 2012
Member of the International Program Committee of the European Control Conference
2013
Member of the International Program Committee of the 2013 IEEE Multi-Conference on
Systems and Control
Co-organizer of the invited panel "Distributed control – bringing together the power and
control communities" in 2012 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting
Member of the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE SmartGridComm 2012
Co-chair of Tutorials and Workshops in 25th IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical
and Computer Engineering 2012
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Member of the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE SmartGridComm 2011
Member of the International Program Committee of the 2011 IEEE Multi-Conference on
Systems and Control
Co-chair of the Control & Robotics Symposium in 24th IEEE Canadian Conference on
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2011
Co-chair of the Control & Robotics Symposium in 23rd IEEE Canadian Conference on
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2010
Reviewer for selected journals:
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica, International Journal of Control,
SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, Systems & Control Letters, IEEE
Transactions on Control Systems Technology, International Journal of Robust
andNonlinear Control, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Smart Grid, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, International Journal of
Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Operations Research, Journal of Selected
Topics in Signal Processing, Systems Man & Cybernetics, Journal of Optimal Control
Applications and Methods, Mathematical Reviews, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and
Distributed Systems, Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, Nonlinear
Dynamics, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Journal of Circuits Systems and Computers, IEEE
Power Engineering Letters, and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.
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Co-chair of the session “LMIs” in IEEE Conference on Decision and Control 2014
Co-chair of the session “Decentralized and Distributed Control” in 52nd Annual Allerton
Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing 2014
Chair of the session “Optimization II” in IEEE Conference on Decision and Control 2013
Chair of the session “Control and Optimization for Smart Grid” in IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control 2013
Chair of the session “Support for Storage, Renewable Resources and Micro-grids I” in
IEEESmartGridComm 2013
Co-chair of the session "Energy Markets" in American Control Conference 2012
Chair of the session "Biologically-Inspired Methods and Applications" in American
Control Conference 2011
Co-chair of the session "Power Systems II" in American Control Conference 2011
Co-chair of the session "Stability of Linear Systems" in American Control Conference
2009
Chair of the session "Stochastic Systems III" in IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control 2009
Vice chair of the Control Systems Chapter of the IEEE Montreal Section (2008-1010)
Publications:
Preprints: (PDF copies are available at http://www.ee.columbia.edu/~lavaei/)
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1. Ramtin Madani, Abdulrahman Kalbat and Javad Lavaei, “ADMM for Sparse
Semidefinite Programming with Applications to Optimal Power Flow Problem,” Preprint,
2015.
2. Morteza Ashraphijuo, Ramtin Madani and Javad Lavaei, “Inverse Function Theorem for
Polynomial Equations using Semidefinite Programming,” Preprint, 2015.
3. Salar Fatahi and Javad Lavaei, “Convex Analysis of Generalized Flow Networks,”
Preprint, 2015.
4. Ramtin Madani, Javad Lavaei and Ross Baldick, “Convexification of Power Flow
Problem over Arbitrary Networks,” Preprint, 2015.
5. Abdulrahman Kalbat and Javad Lavaei, “A Fast Distributed Algorithm for Decomposable
Semidefinite Programs,” Preprint, 2015.
6. Salar Fatahi, Ghazal Fazelnia and Javad Lavaei, “Transformation of Optimal Centralized
Controllers Into Near-Global Static Distributed Controllers,” Preprint, 2015.
7. Ramtin Madani, Ghazal Fazelnia, Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, “Finding Lowrank Solutions of Sparse Linear Matrix Inequalities using Convex Optimization,”
Preprint, 2014.
8. Ghazal Fazelnia, Ramtin Madani, Abdulrahman Kalbat and Javad Lavaei, “Convex
Relaxation for Optimal Distributed Control Problem — Part I: Time-Domain
Formulation”, Preprint, 2014
9. Ghazal Fazelnia, Ramtin Madani, Abdulrahman Kalbat and Javad Lavaei, “Convex
Relaxation for Optimal Distributed Control Problem — Part II: Lyapunov Formulation
and Case Studies,” Preprint, 2014.
10. Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, “Convexification of Generalized Network Flow
Problem,” Preprint, 2014.
11. Ramtin Madani, Ghazal Fazelnia, Javad Lavaei, “Rank-2 Solution for Semidefinite
Relaxation of Arbitrary Polynomial Optimization Problems,” Preprint, 2014.
12. Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, “Network Topologies Guaranteeing Zero Duality
Gap for Optimal Power Flow Problem,” Preprint, 2013.
Refereed Journal Papers:
1. Ramtin Madani, Morteza Ashraphijuo and Javad Lavaei, “Promises of Conic Relaxation
for Contingency-Constrained Optimal Power Flow Problem,” to appear in IEEE
Transactions on Power Systems, 2015.
2. Ramtin Madani, Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, "Convex Relaxation for Optimal
Power Flow Problem: Mesh Networks," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 30,
no.1, pp. 199-211, 2015.
3. Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, "Semidefinite Relaxation for Nonlinear
Optimization over Graphs with Application to Power Systems," SIAM Journal on
Optimization, vol.24, no. 4, pp. 1746–1778, 2014.
4. Javad Lavaei, David Tse and Baosen Zhang, "Geometry of Power Flows and
Optimization in Distribution Networks," IEEE Transactions on Power System, vol. 29,
no. 2, pp. 572-583, 2014.
5. Matt Kraning, Eric Chu, Javad Lavaei and Stephen Boyd, "Message Passing for Dynamic
Network Energy Management," Foundations and Trends in Optimization, vol. 1, no. 2,
pp. 70-122, 2013.
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6. Javad Lavaei and Steven Low, "Zero Duality Gap in Optimal Power Flow Problem,"
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 92-107, 2012.
7. Javad Lavaei and Richard M. Murray, "Quantized Consensus by Means of Gossip
Algorithm," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 19-32, 2012.
8. Javad Lavaei, Aydin Babakhani, Ali Hajimiri and John C. Doyle, "Solving Large-Scale
Hybrid Circuit-Antenna Problems," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol.
58, no. 2, pp. 374-387, Feb. 2011.
9. Javad Lavaei, "Decentralized Implementation of Centralized Controllers for
Interconnected Systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, , vol. 57, no. 7, pp.
1860-1865, 2012.
10. Javad Lavaei and Somayeh Sojoudi, “Time Complexity of Decentralized Fixed Mode
Verification,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 971-976,
Apr. 2010.
11. Javad Lavaei, Somayeh Sojoudi and Amir G. Aghdam, “Pole Assignment with Improved
Control Performance by Means of Periodic Feedback,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic
Control, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 248-252, Jan. 2010.
12. Javad Lavaei and Amir G. Aghdam, “Performance Improvement of Robust Controllers
for Polynomially Uncertain Systems,” Automatica, vol. 46, vol. 1, pp. 110-115, Jan.
2010.
13. Somayeh Sojoudi, Javad Lavaei and Amir G. Aghdam, “Robust Controllability and
Observability Degrees of Polynomially Uncertain Systems,” Automatica, vol. 45, no. 11,
pp. 2640-2645, Nov. 2009.
14. Javad Lavaei and Amir G. Aghdam, “Overlapping control design for multi-channel
systems,” Automatica, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 1326-1331, May 2009.
15. Javad Lavaei, Ahmadreza Momeni and Amir Aghdam, "LQ Suboptimal Decentralized
Controllers with Disturbance Rejection Property for Hierarchical Systems", International
Journal of Control, vol. 81, no. 11, pp. 1720-1732, Nov. 2008.
16. Javad Lavaei and Amir G. Aghdam, "Stabilization of decentralized control systems by
means of periodic feedback," Automatica, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 1120-1126, Apr. 2008.
17. Javad Lavaei and Amir G. Aghdam, "Robust Stability of LTI Systems over SemiAlgebraic Sets using Sum-of-Squares Matrix Polynomials," IEEE Transactions on
Automatic Control, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 417-423, Feb. 2008.
18. Javad Lavaei, Ahmadreza Momeni and Amir Aghdam, "A Model Predictive
Decentralized Control Scheme With Reduced Communication Requirement for
Spacecraft Formation", IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology, vol. 16, no.
2, pp. 268-278, Feb. 2008.
19. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "Control of Continuous-Time LTI Systems by Means of
Structurally Constrained Controllers," Automatica, vol. 44, no. 1, Jan. 2008.
20. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "A Graph Theoretic Method to Find Decentralized
Fixed Modes of LTI Systems," Automatica, vol. 43, no. 12, pp. 2129-2133, Dec. 2007.
21. Somayeh Sojoudi, Javad Lavaei and Amir G. Aghdam, "Robust Stabilizability
Verification of Polynomially Uncertain LTI Systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic
Control, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 1721-1726, Sep. 2007.
22. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "High-Performance Decentralized Control Design for
General Interconnected Systems with Applications in Cooperative Control," International
Journal of Control, vol. 80, no. 6, pp. 935-951, Jun. 2007.
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23. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "Simultaneous LQ Control of a Set of LTI Systems
using Constrained Generalized Sampled-Data Hold Functions," Automatica, vol. 43, no.
2, pp. 274-280, Feb. 2007.
24. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "Optimal Periodic Feedback Design for ContinuousTime LTI Systems with Constrained Control Structure," International Journal of
Control, vol. 80, no. 2, pp. 220-230, Feb. 2007.
Refereed Conference Papers:
1. Abdulrahman Kalbat, Ramtin Madani, Ghazal Fazelnia, and Javad Lavaei, “Efficient
Convex Relaxation for Stochastic Optimal Distributed Control Problem,” Allerton, 2014.
2. Ramtin Madani, Morteza Ashraphijuo and Javad Lavaei, “Promises of Conic Relaxation
for Contingency-Constrained Optimal Power Flow Problem,” Allerton, 2014.
3. Somayeh Sojoudi, Ramtin Madani, Ghazal Fazelnia and Javad Lavaei, “Graph-Theoretic
Algorithms for Solving Polynomial Optimization Problems,” IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control, 2014 (Tutorial paper).
4. Ramtin Madani, Ghazal Fazelnia, Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, “Low-Rank
Solutions of Matrix Inequalities with Applications to Polynomial Optimization and
Matrix Completion Problems,” IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2014.
5. Ghazal Fazelnia, Ramtin Madani and Javad Lavaei, “Convex Relaxation for Optimal
Distributed Control Problem,” IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2014.
6. Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, "On the Exactness of Semidefinite Relaxation for
Nonlinear Optimization over Graphs: Part I," IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
2013.
7. Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, "On the Exactness of Semidefinite Relaxation for
Nonlinear Optimization over Graphs: Part II," IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control, 2013.
8. Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, "Convexification of Generalized Network Flow
Problem with Application to Power Systems," IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control, 2013 (invited paper).
9. Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, “Study of Nonlinear Power Optimization Problems
using Algebraic Graph Theory", CAMSAP, 2013.
10. Javad Lavaei, "Optimal Decentralized Control Problem as A Rank-Constrained
Optimization" Allerton, 2013.
11. Ramtin Madani, Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, "Convex Relaxation for Optimal
Power Flow Problem: Mesh Networks," Asilomar, 2013 (invited paper).
12. Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, "Convexification of Optimal Power Flow Problem
by Means of Phase Shifters," IEEE SmartGridComm, 2013.
13. Somayeh Sojoudi, Ramtin Madani and Javad Lavaei, "Low-Rank Solution of Convex
Relaxation for Optimal Power Flow Problem," IEEE SmartGridComm, 2013.
14. Javad Lavaei, David Tse and Baosen Zhang, "Geometry of Power Flows in Tree
Networks," in IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, 2012.
15. Somayeh Sojoudi and Javad Lavaei, "Physics of Power Networks Makes Hard
Optimization Problems Easy to Solve," in IEEE Power & Energy Society General
Meeting, 2012.
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16. Javad Lavaei and Somayeh Sojoudi, "Competitive Equilibria in Electricity Markets with
Nonlinearities," in American Control Conference, 2012.
17. Javad Lavaei, Anders Rantzer and Steven Low, "Power Flow Optimization Using
Positive Programming," in 18th IFAC World Congress, 2011.
18. Javad Lavaei, "Zero Duality Gap for Classical OPF Problem Convexifies Fundamental
Nonlinear Power Problems," in American Control Conference, San Francisco, California,
2011.
19. Somayeh Sojoudi, Javad Lavaei and Richard M. Murray, "Fault-Tolerant Controller
Design with Applications in Power Systems and Synthetic Biology," in American
Control Conference, San Francisco, California, 2011.
20. Javad Lavaei and Steven Low, "Convexification of Optimal Power Flow Problem," in
Forty-Eighth Annual Allerton Conference, 2010 (invited).
21. Javad Lavaei and Steven Low, "Relationship Between Power Loss and Network
Topology in Power Systems," in Proc. 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
Atlanta, Georgia, 2010.
22. Javad Lavaei, Somayeh Sojoudi and Richard M. Murray, "Synthesis of Embedded
Control Systems with High Sampling Frequencies," in Proc. 49th IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control, Atlanta, Georgia, 2010.
23. Javad Lavaei, Aydin Babakhani, Ali Hajimiri and John C. Doyle, "'Passively Controllable
Smart Antennas," in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Miami,
Florida, 2010.
24. Aydin Babakhani, Javad Lavaei, John C. Doyle and Ali Hajimiri, "Finding Globally
Optimum Solutions in Antenna Optimization Problems," in IEEE International
Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Toronto, Canada, 2010.
25. Javad Lavaei, Aydin Babakhani, Ali Hajimiri and John C. Doyle, "Programmable
Antenna Design Using Convex Optimization," in 19th International Symposium on
Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Budapest, Hungary, 2010 (invited).
26. Javad Lavaei, Aydin Babakhani, Ali Hajimiri and John C. Doyle, "A Study of Near-Field
Direct Antenna Modulation Systems Using Convex Optimization," in American Control
Conference, Baltimore, 2010.
27. Javad Lavaei, Somayeh Sojoudi and Richard M. Murray, "Simple Delay-Based
Implementation of Continuous-Time Controllers," in American Control Conference,
Baltimore, 2010.
28. Javad Lavaei, John C. Doyle and Steven Low, "Utility Functionals Associated With
Available Congestion Control Algorithms," IEEE International Conference on
Computer Communications (INFOCOM), San Diego, California, 2010.
29. Javad Lavaei, "A New Decentralization Technique for Interconnected Systems," in Proc.
48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Shanghai, China, 2009.
30. Javad Lavaei and Richard M. Murray, "Quantized Consensus via Adaptive Stochastic
Gossip Algorithm," in Proc. 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Shanghai,
China, 2009.
31. Javad Lavaei, John C. Doyle and Steven Low, "Congestion Control Algorithms from
Optimal Control Perspective," in Proc. 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
Shanghai, China, 2009.
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32. Javad Lavaei, Aydin Babakhani, Ali Hajimiri and John C. Doyle, "Solving Large-Scale
Linear Circuit Problems via Convex Optimization," in Proc. 48th IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control, Shanghai, China, 2009.
33. Somayeh Sojoudi, Javad Lavaei and Amir G. Aghdam, "Controllability and
Observability of Uncertain Systems: A Robust Measure," in Proc. 48th IEEE Conference
on Decision and Control, Shanghai, China, 2009.
34. Javad Lavaei and Richard M. Murray, "On Quantized Consensus by Means of Gossip
Algorithm--Part I: Convergence Proof," American Control Conference, St. Louis, MO,
2009.
35. Javad Lavaei and Richard M. Murray, "On Quantized Consensus by Means of Gossip
Algorithm--Part II: Convergence Time," American Control Conference, St. Louis, MO,
2009.
36. Javad Lavaei and Somayeh Sojoudi, "Complexity of Checking the Existence of a
Stabilizing Decentralized Controller," American Control Conference, St. Louis, MO,
2009.
37. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "LQ Robust Controllers for Polynomially Uncertain
Systems," in Proc. 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Cancun, Mexico,
2008.
38. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "Decentralized Pole Assignment for Interconnected
Systems," in Proc. 2008 American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, 2008.
39. Javad Lavaei, Somayeh Sojoudi and Amir Aghdam, "Rational Optimization using Sumof-Squares Techniques," in Proc. 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New
Orleans, LA, 2007.
40. Javad Lavaei, Somayeh Sojoudi and Amir Aghdam, "Pole Assignment with Improved
Control Performance by Means of Periodic Feedback," in Proc. 46th IEEE Conference
on Decision and Control, New Orleans, LA, 2007.
41. Javad Lavaei, Ahmadreza Momeni and Amir Aghdam, "A Near-Optimal Decentralized
Servomechanism Controller for Hierarchical Interconnected Systems," in Proc. 46th
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New Orleans, LA, 2007.
42. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "Characterization of Decentralized and Quotient Fixed
Modes Via Graph Theory," in Proc. 2007 American Control Conference, New York, NY,
2007.
43. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "On Structurally Constrained Control Design with a
Prespecified Form," in Proc. 2007 American Control Conference, New York, NY, 2007.
44. Javad Lavaei, Somayeh Sojoudi and Amir Aghdam, "Stability Criterion for General
Proper Systems with Constrained Control Structure," in Proc. 2007 American Control
Conference, New York, NY, 2007.
45. Javad Lavaei, Ahmadreza Momeni and Amir Aghdam, "A Cooperative Model Predictive
Control Technique for Spacecraft Formation Flying," in Proc. 2007 American Control
Conference, New York, NY, 2007.
46. Somayeh Sojoudi, Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "Optimal Information Flow
Structure for Control of Interconnected Systems," in Proc. 2007 American Control
Conference, New York, NY, 2007.
47. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "Robust Stability of LTI Discrete-Time Systems using
Sum-of-Squares Matrix Polynomials,” in Proc. 2006 American Control Conference,
Minneapolis, MN, 2006.
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48. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "High-Performance Simultaneous Stabilizing Periodic
Feedback Control with a Constrained Structure," in Proc. 2006 American Control
Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 2006.
49. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "Optimal Generalized Sampled-Data Hold Functions
with a Constrained
Structure," in Proc. 2006 American Control Conference
, Minneapolis , MN, 2006.
50. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "Decentralized Control Design for Interconnected
Systems Based on A Centralized Reference Controller," in Proc. 45th IEEE Conference
on Decision and Control, San Diego, CA, 2006.
51. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "Elimination of Fixed Modes by Means of HighPerformance Constrained Periodic Control," in Proc. 45th IEEE Conference on Decision
and Control, San Diego, CA, 2006.
52. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "A Necessary and Sufficient Condition for Robust
Stability of LTI Discrete-Time Systems Using Sum-of-Squares Matrix Polynomials," in
Proc. 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, San Diego, CA, 2006.
53. Javad Lavaei and Amir Aghdam, "A Necessary and Sufficient Condition for the
Existence of a LTI Stabilizing Decentralized Overlapping Controller," in Proc. 45th
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, San Diego, CA, 2006.
54. Javad Lavaei, Ahmadreza Momeni and Amir Aghdam, "High-Performance
Decentralized Control for Formation Flying with Leader-Follower Structure," in Proc.
45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, San Diego, CA, 2006.
Books:
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Somayeh Sojoudi, Javad Lavaei and Amir G. Aghdam, “Structurally Constrained
Control: Analysis and Synthesis,” Springer, 2011.
Javad Lavaei and Amir G. Aghdam, "Decentralized Control of Interconnected Systems,"
VDM Verlag, 2008.
Javad Lavaei, Hossein Shafiee Zadeh and Masoud Shadnam, "Learning Advanced
Mathematics: Roadmap for Participation in Olympiad," Alavi Publication, 2003 (in
Persian).
Book Chapter:
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Javad Lavaei, Somayeh Sojoudi, and Amir G. Aghdam, “Robust Control of Large-Scale
Systems: Cost-Effective Information Flow Structure,” Efficient Modeling and Control of
Large-Scale Systems, Mohammadpour and Grigoriadis Editors, Springer, 2010.
Theses:
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Javad Lavaei, "Large-Scale Complex Systems: From Antenna Circuits to Power Grids",
Ph.D. Thesis, Control and Dynamical Systems, California Institute of Technology, May
2011.
Javad Lavaei, "High-Performance Robust Decentralized Control of Interconnected
Systems", M.A.Sc. Thesis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, October 2006.
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Software:
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Ramtin Madani, Morteza Ashraphijuo and Javad Lavaei, "Optimal Power Flow Solver",
http://www.ee.columbia.edu/~lavaei/Software.html, 2014
Ghazal Fazelnia and Javad Lavaei, "Optimal Distributed Control Solver",
http://www.ee.columbia.edu/~lavaei/Software.html, 2014
Recent Talks:
1. Tutorial for 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, “Graph-Theoretic
Algorithms for Polynomial Optimization Problems”, December 2014.
2. Carnegie Mellon University, "Graph-Theoretic Algorithm for Arbitrary Polynomial
Optimization Problems with Applications to Distributed Control, Power Systems, and
Matrix Completion", November 2014.
3. Georgia Institute of Technology, "Graph-Theoretic Algorithm for Arbitrary Polynomial
Optimization Problems with Applications to Distributed Control, Power Systems, and
Matrix Completion", November 2014.
4. University of Texas-Austin, "Control and Optimization Techniques for Future Energy
Systems", October 2014.
5. Texas A&M University, "Control and Optimization Techniques for Future Energy
Systems", October 2014.
6. Stanford, "Control and Optimization Techniques for Future Energy Systems", October
2014.
7. UC Berkeley, "Graph-Theoretic Algorithm for Arbitrary Polynomial Optimization
Problems with Applications to Distributed Control, Power Systems, and Matrix
Completion", October 2014.
8. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, "Graph-Theoretic Algorithm for Arbitrary
Polynomial Optimization Problems”, June 2014.
9. Google, “Redesign of the Brain of Power Systems using Global Optimization and
Distributed Control”, June 2014.
10. UC Berkeley, “Redesign of the Brain of Power Systems using Global Optimization and
Distributed Control”, June 2014.
11. New York Independent System Operator, “An Efficient Computational Method for
Nonlinear Power Optimization Problems”, May 2014.
12. IBM Ireland, “Convex Relaxation for Polynomial Optimization: Application to Power
Systems and Decentralized Control”, April 2014.
13. Iowa State University, “Convex Relaxation for Polynomial Optimization: Application to
Power Systems and Decentralized Control”, April 2014.
14. NYU, “Convex Relaxation for Polynomial Optimization: Application to Power Systems
and Decentralized Control”, February 2014.
15. IBM Watson, “Convex Relaxation for Polynomial Optimization: Application to Power
Systems and Decentralized Control”, November 2013.
16. University of California-Los Angeles, “Convex Relaxation for Polynomial
Optimization: Application to Power Systems and Decentralized Control”, October 2013.
17. Google, “Convex Relaxation for Polynomial Optimization: Application to Power
Systems and Decentralized Control”, October 2013.
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18. ABB, “An Efficient Computational Method for Nonlinear Power Optimization
Problems”, August 2013.
19. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, "Low-Rank Solution for Nonlinear
optimization over AC Transmission Networks", July 2013.
20. Electric Power Control Centers (EPCC) Workshop, Various Techniques for
Nonlinear Energy-Related Optimizations, June 2013.
21. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Optimization Seminar, "Low-Rank Solution for
Nonlinear Optimization over Graphs", March 2013.
22. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Departmental Seminar, "An Efficient Computational
Method for Large-Scale Operations Planning in Power Systems", March 2013.
23. Rutgers University, DIMACS Workshop on Energy Infrastructure: Designing for
Stability and Resilience, “Various Techniques for Nonlinear Energy-Related
Optimizations”, February 2013.
24. Stanford University, Information Systems Laboratory Seminar, "Optimization over
Graph with Application to Power Systems ", January 2013.
25. UC Berkeley, Networking Seminar, "Optimization over Graph with Application to
Power Systems", January 2013.
26. Caltech, Information Science and Technology Seminar, "Optimization over Graph with
Application to Power Systems", January 2013.
27. Energy Workshop in Conference on Decision and Control, Robust and Stochastic
Control Methods for Sustainable Engineering, “Optimization over Graph with
Application to Power Systems“, December 2012.
28. Concordia University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar, "An Efficient
Computational Method for Large-Scale Operations Planning in Power Grids", November
2012.
29. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, "An Efficient Computational Method for
Large-Scale Operations Planning", June 2012.
30. Los Alamos National Laboratory (Santa Fe), "Operation Planning for Electrical Power
Networks", May 2012.
31. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), "An Efficient Computational Method for
Large-Scale Operations Planning", May 2012.
32. TomKat Center's Smart Grid Workshop (Stanford University), "Operation Planning
for Electrical Power Networks", April 2012.
33. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Seminar on Directions in Systems and
Control, "Modernization of Electrical Power Networks", March 2012.
34. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Energy Seminar, "Modernization
of Electrical Power Networks", March 2012.
35. Georgia Institute of Technology, Computational Science and Engineering Seminar,
"Resource Allocation for Electrical Power Networks", March 2012.
36. Georgia Institute of Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar,
"Modernization of Electrical Power Networks", March 2012.
37. Columbia University, Joint Seminar for Electrical Engineering and Mechanical
Engineering, "Modernization of Electrical Power Networks", March 2012.
38. Princeton University, Joint Seminar for Electrical Engineering and Mechanical
Engineering, "Modernization of Electrical Power Networks", February 2012.
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39. UC San Diego, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar, "Modernization of
Electrical Power Networks", February 2012.
40. UC Berkeley, Networking Seminar, "Convexification of Nonlinear Optimizations
Associated With Power Networks", November 2011.
41. University of Pennsylvania, Market and Social Systems Engineering Seminar,
"Challenges in Modernization of Electrical Power Networks: Operation Planning and
Market Design", November 2011.
42. UC Berkeley, Energy Seminar for IEOR, "Challenges in Modernization of Electrical
Power Networks: Operation Planning & Market Design", November 2011.
43. Lund University, Workshop on Dynamics, Control and Pricing in Power Systems,
"Hidden Convexity in Fundamental Optimization Problems in Power Networks", May
2011.
44. Caltech, Social and Information Sciences Laboratory Seminar, "Hidden Convexity in
Fundamental Optimization Problems in Power Networks", April 2011.
45. Cornell University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar, "Complex LargeScale Systems: From Antenna Circuits to Electricity Grids", March 2011.
46. University of Michigan, Electrical Engineering Seminar, "Complex Large-Scale
Systems: From Antenna Circuits to Electricity Grids", March 2011.
47. MIT, Aeronautics and Astronautics Seminar, "Synthesis of Complex Large-Scale
Control Systems", March 2011.
48. Stanford University, Electrical Engineering & Precourt Institute for Energy Seminar,
"Complex Large-Scale Systems: From Antenna Circuits to Electricity Grids", February
2011.
49. Information Theory and Applications (ITA) Workshop, "Hidden Convexity in
Fundamental Optimization Problems in Power Networks", February 2011.
50. Caltech, RSRG Seminar, "Synthesis of Complex Large-Scale Control Systems", January
2011.
51. UIUC, Communications Seminar, "Optimal Wireless Protocol and Devices", November
2010.
52. UIUC, Decision and Control Seminar, "Hidden Convexity in Fundamental Optimization
Problems in Power Systems", November 2010.
53. Ohio State University, MURI meeting, "Optimal Wireless Protocols and Devices",
October 2010.
Media Coverage:
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Modernization of Electrical Power Grids: Opportunities and Challenges. Executive
Perspective from Javad Lavaei. Thomson Reuters, Sustainability, 2014.
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Resonate Award Ceremony, Fortune Magazine and CNN Money, 2014.
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Resonate Award: Thomson Reuters, Reuters, aNewDomain, Yahoo, etc.
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Interview with Resnick Institute: Video
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