BOOKS
[B1] "Introduction to Discrete Event
Systems", 2nd Edition, (with
[B2] "Stochastic Hybrid Systems", (C.G. Cassandras, and J. Lygeros (Ed’s)), Taylor and Francis, 2006.
[B3] "Introduction to Discrete Event Systems", (with S. Lafortune), Kluwer Academic Publ., 1999.
[B4] "Discrete Event Systems: Modeling and Performance Analysis", Irwin Publ., 1993.(1)
[B5] Contributor to "Modern Electrical Communications: Theory and Systems" by Tuteur and Stark, 1977.
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS
AND BOOKS
[A1] 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.
[A2] 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.
[A3] Cassandras, C.G., and Ho, Y.C., "An Event Domain Formalism for Sample Path Perturbation Analysis of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-30, 12, pp. 1217-1221, 1985.
[A4] Cassandras, C.G., "Dynamic Material Handling for a Class of Flexible Manufacturing Systems", Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 3, pp. 427-447, 1986.
[A5] Cassandras, C.G., "Autonomous Material Handling in Computer Integrated Manufacturing", in "Flexible Manufacturing Systems: Methods and Studies", Elsevier Publ., pp. 81-98, 1986.
[A6] Cassandras, C.G., "On-Line Optimization for a Flow Control Strategy", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-32, 11, pp. 1014-1017, 1987.
[A7] Cassandras, C.G., and Strickland, S.G., "Perturbation Analytic Methodologies for Design and Optimization of Communication Networks", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 6, 1, pp. 158-171, 1988.
[A8] Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Transmission and Jamming Strategies in a Communication Channel", Journal of Optimal Control Applications and Methods, Vol. 9, pp. 19-36, 1988.
[A9] Cassandras, C.G., and Strickland, S.G., "On-Line Sensitivity Analysis of Markov Chains", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-34, 1, pp. 76-86, 1989.
[A10] Cassandras, C.G., and Strickland, S.G., "Sample Path Properties of Timed Discrete Event Systems", Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 77, 1, pp. 59-71, 1989.
[A11] Cassandras, C.G., and Strickland, S.G., "Observable Augmented Systems for Sensitivity Analysis of Markov and Semi-Markov Processes", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-34, 10, pp. 1026-1037, 1989.
[A12] Ho, Y.C., and Cassandras, C.G., "A New Approach to the Analysis of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems", in "Modeling and Control of Automated Manufacturing Systems" (A.A. Desrochers, Ed.), pp. 206-224, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1989.(2)
[A13] Cassandras, C.G., and Ho, Y.C., "An Event Domain Formalism for Sample Path Perturbation Analysis of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems", in "Modeling and Control of Automated Manufacturing Systems" (A. A. Desrochers, Ed.), pp. 225-229, IEEE Computer Society Press, 1989.(2)
[A14] 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.
[A15] Cassandras, C.G., and Ramadge, P.J. (Ed's), Special Issue on Discrete Event Systems, Control Systems Mag., Vol. 10, 4, 1990.
[A16] Cassandras, C.G., and Ramadge, P.J., "Toward a Control Theory for Discrete Event Systems", Control Systems Mag., Vol. 10, 4, pp. 66-68, 1990.
[A17] Cassandras, C.G., Lee, J.I., and Ho, Y.C., "Efficient Parametric Analysis of Performance Measures for Communication Networks", IEEE J. on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 8, 9, pp. 1709-1722, 1990.
[A18] Gong, W-B., Cassandras, C.G., and Pan, J., "Perturbation Analysis of a Multiclass Queueing System with Admission Control", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-36, 6, pp. 707-723, 1991.
[A19] Cassandras, C.G., Gong, W-B., and Lee, J.I., "On the Robustness of Perturbation Analysis Estimators for Queueing Systems with Unknown Distributions", Vol. 30, 3, pp. 491-519, J. of Optimization Theory and Applic., 1991.
[A20] Suk, J.B., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Scheduling of Two Competing Queues with Blocking", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-36, 9, pp. 1086-1091, 1991.
[A21] Cassandras, C.G., and Strickland, S.G., "Sample Path Properties of Timed Discrete Event Systems", in "Discrete Event Dynamic Systems" (Y.C. Ho, Ed.), pp. 21-33, IEEE Press, 1991.(2)
[A22] Gong, W-B., Pan, J., and Cassandras, C.G., "Obtaining Derivatives of Stationary Queue Length Probabilities through the Matrix-Geometric Solution Method", Applied Math. Letters, Vol. 5, 1, pp. 69-73, 1992.
[A23] Sparaggis, P., and Cassandras, C.G., "Monotonicity of Cost Functions in a General Class of Queueing Networks", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 1, 3, pp. 315-327, 1992.
[A24] Wardi, Y., Gong, W-B., Cassandras, C.G., and Kallmes, M.H., "Smoothed Perturbation Analysis for a Class of Piecewise Constant Sample Performance Functions", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 1, 4, pp. 393-414, 1992.
[A25] Cassandras, C.G., and Han, Y.N., "Optimal Inspection Policies for a Manufacturing Station", Eur. J. of Oper. Res., Vol. 63, pp. 35-53, 1992.
[A26] Towsley, D., Sparaggis, P., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Routing and Buffer Allocation for a Class of Finite Capacity Queueing Systems", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-37, 9, pp. 1446-1451, 1992.
[A27] Gong, W-B., Yan, A., and Cassandras, C.G., "The M/G/1 Queue with Queue-Length Dependent Arrival Rate", Stochastic Models, Vol. 8, 4, pp. 733-741, 1992.
[A28] Wardi, Y., Kallmes, M.H., Cassandras, C.G., and Gong, W-B., "Perturbation Analysis Algorithms for Estimating the Derivatives of Occupancy-Related Functions in Serial Queueing Networks", Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 39, pp. 269-293, 1992.
[A29] Ho, Y.C., Cassandras, C.G., and Makhlouf, M., "Parallel Simulation of Real-Time Systems via the Standard Clock Approach", J. of Math. and Comp. in Simulation, Vol. 35, pp. 33-41, 1993.
[A30] Mohanty, B.P., and Cassandras, C.G., "The Effect of Model Uncertainty on Some Optimal Routing Problems", J. of Optimization Theory and Applic., Vol. 77, 2, pp. 257-290, 1993.
[A31] Sparaggis, P., Towsley, D., and Cassandras, C.G., "Extremal Properties of the Shortest Non-Full Queue and the Longest Non-Full Queue Policies in Finite Capacity Systems with State-Dependent Service Rates", J. of Applied Probability, Vol. 30, pp. 223-236, 1993.
[A32] Sparaggis, P., Cassandras, C.G., and Towsley, D., "On the Duality Between Routing and Scheduling Systems with Finite Buffer Space", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-38, 9, pp. 1440-1446, 1993.
[A33] Cassandras, C.G., "Perturbation Analysis and "Rapid Learning" in the Control of Manufacturing Systems", in "Dynamics of Discrete Event Systems", (C.T. Leondes, Ed.), pp. 243-284, Vol. 51, Academic Press, 1994.
[A34] Sparaggis, P., Towsley, D., and Cassandras, C.G., "Sample Path Criteria for Weak Majorization", Adv. in Applied Probability, Vol. 26, pp. 155-171, 1994.
[A35] Sparaggis, P., Towsley, D., and Cassandras,
C.G., "Routing with
[A36] Pan, J., and Cassandras, C.G., "Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis of a Queueing System with Bursty Traffic", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 4, 4, pp. 325-358, 1994.
[A37] Kallmes, M.H., and Cassandras, C.G., "Two Approaches to Optimal Routing and Flow Control in Systems with Real-Time Traffic", J. of Optimization Theory and Applic., Vol. 84, 2, pp. 311-338, 1995.
[A38] Mohanty, B.P., and Cassandras, C.G., "Asymptotic Analysis of the Effect of Arrival Model Uncertainties on Some Optimal Routing Problems", J. of Optimization Theory and Applic., Vol. 86, 1, pp. 199-222, 1995.
[A39] Cassandras, C.G. (Ed.), Special Issue on Parallel Simulation and Optimization of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 5, 2/3, 1995.
[A40] Cassandras, C.G., and Pan, J., "Parallel Sample Path Generation for Discrete Event Systems and the Traffic Smoothing Problem", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 5, 2/3, pp. 187-217, 1995.
[A41] Cassandras, C.G., Lafortune, S., and Olsder, G.J., "Introduction to the Modelling, Control, and Optimization of Discrete Event Systems", in "Trends in Control" (A. Isidori, Ed.), pp. 217-292, Springer-Verlag, 1995.
[A42] Cassandras, C.G., and Julka, V., "Scheduling Policies Using Marked/Phantom Slot Algorithms", Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications, Vol. 20, pp. 207-254, 1995.
[A43] Sparaggis, P., Towsley, D., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Control of Multiclass Parallel Systems", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 6, 2, pp. 139-158, 1996.
[A44] Cassandras, C.G., and Dai. L. (Ed's.), Special Issue on Recent Advances in Discrete Event Systems, J. of Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Vol. 23, 11/12, 1996.
[A45] Gandhi, A., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Control of Polling Models for Transportation Applications", J. of Mathematical and Computer Modelling, pp. 1-23, Vol. 23, 11/12, 1996.
[A46] Bao, G., and Cassandras, C.G., "A Stochastic Comparison Algorithm for Continuous Optimization with Estimation", J. of Optimization Theory and Applic., Vol. 91, 3, pp. 585-615, 1996.
[A47] Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Policies for the 'Yield Learning' Problem in Manufacturing Systems", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-41, 8, pp. 1210-1213, 1996.
[A48] Bao, G., Cassandras, C.G., and Zazanis, M. "First and Second Derivative Estimators for Cyclic Closed Queueing Networks", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-41, 8, pp. 1106-1124, 1996.
[A49] Ho, Y.C., and Cassandras, C.G., "Perturbation Analysis for Control and Optimization of Queueing Systems: An Overview and the State of the Art", in "Frontiers in Queueing" (J. Dshalalow, Ed.), CRC Press, pp. 395-420, 1997.
[A50] Suk, J.B., and Cassandras, C.G., "Analysis and Optimization of Pacing Window Flow Control with Admission Delay", IEICE Trans. on Information and Systems, Vol. E79-D, 12, pp. 1663-1675, 1996.
[A51] Bao, G., Cassandras, C.G., and Zazanis, M., "First and Second Derivative Estimators for Closed Jackson-Like Queueing Networks Using Perturbation Analysis Techniques", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 7, 1, pp. 29-67, 1997.
[A52] 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
[A53] Vazquez-Abad, F.J., Cassandras, C.G., and Julka, V., "Centralized and Decentralized Asynchronous Optimization of Stochastic Discrete Event Systems", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-43, 5, pp. 631-655, 1998. DOWNLOAD
[A54] Pepyne D.L., and Cassandras, "Modeling, Analysis, and Optimal Control of a Class of Hybrid Systems", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 8, 2, pp. 175-201, 1998.
[A55] Cassandras, C.G., Dai, L., and Panayiotou, C.G., "Ordinal Optimization for Deterministic and Stochastic Resource Allocation", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-43, 7, pp. 881-900, 1998. DOWNLOAD
[A56] Pepyne, D.L., and Cassandras, C.G., "Design and Implementation of an Adaptive Dispatching Controller for Elevator Systems During Uppeak Traffic", IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Tech., Vol. 6, 5, pp. 635-650, 1998. DOWNLOAD
[A57] Pepyne D.L., and Cassandras, C.G., "Performance Optimization of a Class of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems Using Calculus of Variations Techniques", J. of Optimization Theory and Applic., Vol. 100, 3, pp. 599-622, 1999.
[A58] Cassandras, C.G., and Panayiotou, C.G., "Concurrent Sample Path Analysis of Discrete Event Systems", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 9, 2, pp. 171-195, 1999. DOWNLOAD
[A59] Cassandras, C.G., and Lafortune, S., "Discrete Event Systems: The State of the Art and New Directions", Applied and Comput. Control, Signals, and Circuits, Vol. 1, 1999.
[A60] Panayiotou, C.G., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimization of Kanban-Based Manufacturing Systems", Automatica, Vol. 35, pp. 1521-1533, 1999. DOWNLOAD
[A61] 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.
[A62] Dai, L., Cassandras, C.G., and Panayiotou, C.G., "On the Convergence Rate of Ordinal Optimization for a Class of Stochastic Discrete Resource Allocation Problems", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-45, 3, pp. 588-591, 2000. DOWNLOAD
[A63] 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
[A64] Wardi, Y., Cassandras, C.G., and Pepyne D.L., "A Backward Algorithm for Computing Optimal Controls for Single-Stage Hybrid Manufacturing Systems", Intl. J. of Production Research, Vol. 39, 2, pp. 369-394, 2001.
[A65] Gokbayrak, K., and Cassandras, C.G., "An On-Line ‘Surrogate Problem’ Methodology for Discrete Stochastic Resource Allocation Problems”, J. of Optimization Theory and Applic., Vol. 108, 2, pp. 349-376, 2001. DOWNLOAD
[A66] 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
[A67] Panayiotou, C.G., and Cassandras, C.G., "A Sample Path Approach for Solving the Ground Holding Policy Problem in Air Traffic Control", IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Tech., Vol. 9, 3, pp. 510-523, 2001. DOWNLOAD
[A68] Cho, Y.C., Cassandras, C.G., and Pepyne D.L., "Forward Decomposition Algorithms for Optimal Control of a Class of Hybrid Systems", Intl. J. of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 11, 5, pp. 497-513, 2001. DOWNLOAD
[A69] Gokbayrak, K., and Cassandras, C.G., "A Generalized ‘Surrogate Problem’ Methodology for On-Line Stochastic Discrete Optimization”, J. of Optimization Theory and Applic., Vol. 114, 1, pp. 97-132, 2002. DOWNLOAD
[A70] Gokbayrak, K., and Cassandras, C.G., "Adaptive Call Admission Control in Circuit-Switched Networks", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-47, 6, pp. 1004-1015, 2002. DOWNLOAD
[A71] 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
[A72] Zhang, P., and Cassandras, C.G., "An Improved Forward Algorithm for Optimal Control of a Class of Hybrid Systems", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-47, 10, pp. 1735-1739, 2002. DOWNLOAD
[A73] 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.
[A74] Cassandras, C.G., and Gokbayrak, K., "Optimal Control for Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems", in Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Complex Systems, (W. Gong and L. Shi, Ed’s), pp. 285-304, Kluwer, 2002. DOWNLOAD
[A75] 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
[A76] Cassandras, C.G., "Discrete Event Systems", in Control Systems, Robotics, and Automation, edited by H. Unbehauen in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, UK, 2003.
[A77] Paschalidis, I.C., Y., Liu, Y., Cassandras, C.G., and Panayiotou, C.G., "Inventory Control for Supply Chains with Service Level Constraints: A Synergy between Large Deviations and Perturbation Analysis", Annals of Operations Research, 126, pp. 231-258, 2004.
[A78] Yu, H., and Cassandras, C.G., "Perturbation Analysis for Production Control and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems", Automatica, Vol. 40, pp. 945-956, 2004. DOWNLOAD
[A79] Sun, G., Cassandras, C.G., and Panayiotou, C.G., "Perturbation Analysis of Multiclass Stochastic Fluid Models", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 14, 3, pp. 267-307, 2004. DOWNLOAD
[A80] Cho, Y.C., Cassandras, C.G., and Kwon, Y.H., "Optimal Control for Steel Annealing Processes as Hybrid Systems", Control Engineering Practice, Vol. 12, 10, pp. 1319-1328, 2004.
[A81] Yu, H., and Cassandras, C.G., "Perturbation Analysis of Feedback-Controlled Stochastic Flow Systems", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-49, 8, pp. 1317-1332, 2004. DOWNLOAD
[A82] Panayiotou, C.G., Cassandras, C.G., Sun, G., and Wardi, Y., "Control of Communication Networks Using Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis of Stochastic Fluid Models", in Advances in Communication Control Networks, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, Vol. 308, pp. 1-26, (S. Tarbouriech, C.T. Abdallah, and J. Chiasson, Ed’s), Springer-Verlag, 2004. DOWNLOAD
[A83] Sun, G., Cassandras, C.G., and Panayiotou, C.G., "Perturbation Analysis and Optimization of Stochastic Flow Networks", AC-49, 12, pp. 2113-2128, 2004. DOWNLOAD
[A84] Yu, H., and Cassandras, C.G., "A New Paradigm for On-Line Management of Communication Networks with Multiplicative Feedback Control", in Performance Evaluation and Planning Methods for the Next Generation Internet, (A. Girard, B. Sanso, and F. Vazquez-Abad, Ed’s), pp. 297-332, Springer-Verlag, 2005. DOWNLOAD
[A85] Cassandras, C.G., "Discrete Event Systems", in Handbook of Networked and Embedded Control Systems, (W. Levine, and D. Hristu, Ed’s), pp. 71-89, Birkhauser, 2005.
[A86] Miao, L., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimality of Static Control Policies in Some Discrete Event Systems", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-50, 9, pp. 1427- 1431, 2005.
[A87] Cassandras, C.G., and Li, W., "Sensor Networks and Cooperative Control", European Journal of Control, Vol. 11, 4-5, pp. 436-463, 2005. DOWNLOAD
[A88] Panayiotou, C.G., and Cassandras, C.G., "Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis for Make-To-Stock Manufacturing Systems Based on Stochastic Fluid Models", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, pp. 109-142, 2006.
[A89] 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
[A90] Li, W., and Cassandras, C.G., "Centralized and Distributed Cooperative Receding Horizon Control of Autonomous Vehicle Missions", J. of Mathematical and Computer Modeling, Vol. 43, 9-10, pp. 1208-1228, 2006.
[A91] Yu, H., and Cassandras, C.G., "Perturbation Analysis and Feedback Control of Communication Networks Using Stochastic Hybrid Models", Nonlinear Analysis, Vol. 65, 6, pp. 1251-1280, 2006.
[A92] Katayama, T., McKelvey, T., Sano, A., Cassandras, C.G., and Campi, M.C., "Trends in Systems and Signals", Annual Reviews in Control, Vol. 30, 1, pp. 5-17, 2006.
[A93] Zaytoon, J. and Cassandras, C.G., (Ed's.), Special Issue on Discrete Event Systems, Control Engineering Practice, Vol. 14, 10, 2006.
[A94] Cassandras, C.G., and Lygeros, J.,
"Stochastic Hybrid Systems: Research Issues and Areas", in Stochastic
Hybrid Systems, (C.G. Cassandras, and J. Lygeros, Ed’s), pp. 1-14,
[A95] Cassandras, C.G., "Stochastic Flow
Systems: Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis", in Stochastic Hybrid Systems,
(C.G. Cassandras, and J. Lygeros, Ed’s), pp. 139-167,
[A96] Miao, L., and Cassandras, C.G., "Receding Horizon Control for a Class of Discrete Event Systems with Real-Time Constraints", IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, AC-52, 5, pp. 825-839, 2007. DOWNLOAD
[A97] Mao, J., Cassandras, C.G., and Zhao, Q.,
"Optimal Dynamic Voltage Scaling in Power-Limited Systems with Real-Time
Constraints", IEEE Trans. on
[A98] Cassandras, C.G., "Queueing System Models", in Handbook on Dynamic System Modeling, (P. Fishwick, Ed), CRC Press, 2007.
[A99] Mao, J., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Control of Two-Stage Discrete Event Systems with Real-Time Constraints", J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Vol. 17, 4, pp. 505-529, 2007.
[A100] Cassandras, C.G., and Li, W., "Optimization Problems in the Deployment of Sensor Networks", to appear in Modeling and Control of Complex Systems (P. Ioannou and A. Pitsillides, Ed’s), 2007.
[A101] Wesselowski, K., and Cassandras, C.G., "A Cooperative Receding Horizon Approach to the Elevator Dispatching Problem", subm. to IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering, 2007.
[A102] Mao, J., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Control of Multi-Stage Discrete Event Systems with Real-Time Constraints", subm. to IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, 2007.
[A103] Zhuang, S., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Control of Discrete Event Systems with Weakly Hard Real-Time Constraints", subm. to J. of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, 2007.
REFEREED
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
[C1] Ho, Y.C., and Cassandras, C.G., "Computing Costate Variables for Discrete Event Dynamic Systems", Proc. 19th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 697-700, December 1980.
[C2] Cassandras, C.G., and Ho, Y.C., "Optimal Control of a Production Line with Adjustable Service Rates", Proc. 4th IFAC/IFIP Symp. Information Control Problems in Manufacturing Technology, pp. 180-191, November 1982.
[C3] Ho, Y.C., Cao, X., and Cassandras, C.G., "Zeroth and First Order Perturbation Analysis of Queueing Networks", Proc. 21st IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1982.
[C4] Cassandras, C.G., "A Hierarchical Routing Control Scheme for Material Handling Systems", Proc. 1st ORSA/TIMS Conf. Flexible Manufacturing Systems, pp. 397-402, August 1984.
[C5] Cassandras, C.G., "Efficient Simulation Techniques for Performance Evaluation of Queueing Networks", Proc. IASTED Intl. Symp. Applied Identification, Modelling and Simulation, pp. 89-92, November 1984.
[C6] Cassandras, C.G., "On-Line Decision Aids in Computer Integrated Manufacturing", 3rd IFAC Symp. Computer-Aided Design in Control and Engin. Systems, pp. 408-412, July 1985.
[C7] Cassandras, C.G., and Strickland, S.G., "Perturbation Analysis Techniques for Communication Networks", Proc. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conf., pp. 390-394, December 1985.
[C8] Cassandras, C.G., "Sensitivity Analysis of a Simple Routing Strategy", Proc. 24th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 2022-2027, December 1985.
[C9] Cassandras, C.G., "Optimizing Recirculation in Flexible Manufacturing Systems", Proc. 2nd ORSA/TIMS Conf. Flexible Manufacturing Systems, pp. 381-392, August 1986.
[C10] Cassandras, C.G., "On-Line Optimization for a Flow Control Strategy", Proc. 25th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1708-1712, December 1986.
[C11] Cassandras, C.G., "A Differential Game Model for Transmission and Jamming of Information", Proc. 25th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1856-1857, December 1986.
[C12] Strickland, S.G., and Cassandras, C.G., "Augmented Chain Analysis of Markov and Semi-Markov Processes", Proc. 25th Allerton Conf., pp. 287-296, October 1987.
[C13] Cassandras, C.G., and Strickland, S.G., "An "Augmented Chain" Approach for On-Line Sensitivity Analysis of Markov Processes", Proc. 26th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1873-1878, December 1987.
[C14] Cassandras, C.G., and Kallmes, M.H., "Flow Control Problems in Distributed Processing for High Performance Tracking", Proc. 26th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 673-674, December 1987.
[C15] Cassandras, C.G., Abidi, M.V., and Towsley, D., "Distributed Routing with On-Line Marginal Delay Estimation", Proc. IEEE INFOCOM '88, pp. 603-612, March 1988.
[C16] Suk, J.B., and Cassandras, C.G., "Analysis and Optimization of Pacing Window Flow Control with Admission Delay", Proc. IEEE INFOCOM '88, pp. 391-400, March 1988.
[C17] Cassandras, C.G., and Strickland, S.G., "Perturbation Analysis and Augmented Markov Chains for Discrete Event Systems", Proc. 8th Intl. Conf. Analysis and Optimization of Systems, pp. 939-950, June 1988.
[C18] Cassandras, C.G., and Lee, J.I., "Applications of Perturbation Techniques to Optimal Resource Sharing in Discrete Event Systems", Proc. 1988 American Control Conf., pp. 450-455, June 1988.
[C19] Cassandras, C.G., "Computer-Aided Control of Resource Contention Systems", Proc. 4th IFAC Symp. Computer-Aided Design in Control Systems, pp. 323-327, August 1988.
[C20] Suk, J.B., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Scheduling of Two Competing Queues with Blocking", Proc. 27th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1102-1107, December 1988.
[C21] Cassandras, C.G., Strickland, S.G., and Lee, J.I., "Discrete Event Systems with Real-Time Constraints: Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis", Proc. 27th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 220-225, December 1988.
[C22] Cassandras, C.G., and Lee, J.I., "Discrete Event Systems with Real-Time Constraints: A Distributed Algorithm for Optimal Resource Sharing", Proc. 27th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1508-1513, December 1988.
[C23] Strickland, S.G., and Cassandras, C.G., "A Decomposition Approach for Sensitivity Analysis of Discrete Event Systems", Proc. 26th Allerton Conf., October 1988.
[C24] Cassandras, C.G., Kallmes, M.H., and Towsley, D., "Optimal Routing and Flow Control in Networks with Real-Time Traffic", Proc. IEEE INFOCOM '89, pp. 784-791, April 1989.
[C25] Lee, J.I., Cassandras, C.G., and Ho, Y.C., "Real-Time Parametric Analysis of Discrete Event System Trajectories", Proc. 28th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 2024-2025, December 1989.
[C26] Kallmes, M.H., Towsley, D., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimality of the Last-In-First-Out (LIFO) Service Discipline in Queueing Systems with Real-Time Constraints", Proc. 28th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1073-1074, December 1989.
[C27] Suk, J.B., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Control of a Storage-Retrieval Queueing System", Proc. 28th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1093-1098, December 1989.
[C28] Strickland, S.G., and Cassandras, C.G., "Sensitivity Analysis of Discrete Event Systems with Non-Markovian Event Processes", Proc. 28th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 111-116, December 1989.
[C29] Gong, W-B., Pan, J., and Cassandras, C.G., "Derivative Estimation through the Matrix Geometric Solution Method", Proc. 1990 American Control Conference, June 1990.
[C30] Cassandras, C.G., and Gong, W-B., "On-Line Control of Discrete Event Systems: Some Extensions of Perturbation Analysis", Proc. 11th IFAC World Congress, Vol. 6, pp. 259-263, August 1990.
[C31] Mohanty, B.P., Cassandras, C.G., and Towsley, D., "Performance Comparison of Routing Algorithms in Packet Switched Networks", Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM '90, pp. 327-331, December 1990.
[C32] Suk, J.B., and Cassandras, C.G., "Performance Comparison of Two Window Flow Control Schemes with Admission Delay", Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM '90, pp. 892-896, December 1990.
[C33] Towsley, D., Sparaggis, P., and Cassandras, C.G., "Stochastic Ordering and Optimal Routing Control for a Class of Finite Capacity Queueing Systems", Proc. 29th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 658-663, December 1990.
[C34] Gong, W-B., Cassandras, C.G., and Pan, J., "Perturbation Analysis of a Multiclass Queueing System with Admission Control", Proc. 29th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 885-890, December 1990.
[C35] Sparaggis, P., and Cassandras, C.G., "Monotonicity of Cost Functions in a General Class of Queueing Networks", Proc. 29th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 925-930, December 1990.
[C36] Cassandras, C.G., Gong, W-B., and Lee, J.I., "Robustness Properties of Perturbation Analysis Estimators for Discrete Event Systems with Unknown Distributions", Proc. 29th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 2855-2856, December 1990.
[C37] Gong, W-B., Cassandras, C.G., Kallmes, M.H., and Wardi, Y., "A New Class of Gradient Estimators for Queueing Systems with Real-Time Constraints", Proc. 29th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 891-896, December 1990.
[C38] Sparaggis, P., and Cassandras, C.G., "Throughput Monotonicity in Communication Networks with Blocking: Properties and Counterexamples", Proc. IEEE INFOCOM '91, pp. 101-110, April 1991.
[C39] Kallmes, M.H., and Cassandras, C.G., "The Gradient Estimation Problem in Discrete Event Dynamic Systems with Discontinuous Performance Measures", Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, August 1991.
[C40] Mohanty, B.P., and Cassandras, C.G., "The Effect of Model Uncertainty on Some Optimal Routing Problems", Proc. 30th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 2180-2185, December 1991.
[C41] Sparaggis, P., Towsley, D., and Cassandras, C.G., "Extremal Properties of the Shortest Non-Full Queue and the Longest Non-Full Queue Policies in Finite Capacity Systems with State-Dependent Service Rates", Proc. 30th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 829-830, December 1991.
[C42] Sparaggis, P., Towsley, D., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimality of Static Routing Policies in Queueing Systems with Blocking", Proc. 30th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 809-814, December 1991.
[C43] Cassandras, C.G., and Pan, J. "Perturbation Analysis of Queueing Systems with Time-Varying Arrival Rate", Proc. 30th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1159-1160, December 1991.
[C44] Wardi, Y., Kallmes, M.H., Cassandras, C.G., and Gong, W-B., "Perturbation Analysis Algorithms for Estimating the Derivatives of Occupancy-Related Functions in Serial Queueing Networks", Proc. 30th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1523-1524, December 1991.
[C45] Julka, V., Cassandras, C.G., and Gong, W-B., "Sample Path Techniques for Admission Control in Multiclass Queueing Systems with General Arrival Processes", Proc. 1992 Conf. on Info. Sci. and Systems, pp. 227-232, March 1992.
[C46] Cassandras, C.G., and Julka, V. "Marked Phantom/Slot Algorithms for a Class of Scheduling Problems", Proc. 31st IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 3215-3220, December 1992.
[C47] Mohanty, B.P., and Cassandras, C.G., "The Effect of Arrival Model Uncertainties on Some Optimal Routing Problems", Proc. 31st IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 2342-2347, December 1992.
[C48] Bao, G., and Cassandras, C.G., "First and Second Derivative Estimators for a Closed Queueing Network Throughput Using Perturbation Analysis Techniques", Proc. 31st IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 3197-3202, December 1992.
[C49] Sparaggis, P., Cassandras, C.G., and Towsley, D., "On the Duality Between Routing and Scheduling Systems with Finite Buffer Space", Proc. 31st IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 2364-2365, December 1992.
[C50] Sparaggis, P., Towsley, D., and Cassandras, C.G., "Very Weak, P-Weak Majorization and their Application", Proc. 31st IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 3193-3194, December 1992.
[C51] Cassandras, C.G., "'Rapid Learning' Techniques for Discrete Event Systems: Some Recent Results and Applications to Traffic Smoothing", Proc. 12th IFAC World Congress, Vol III, pp. 323-326, July 1993.
[C52] Cassandras, C.G., and Julka, V., "A New Approach for Some Combinatorially Hard Stochastic Optimization Problems", Proc. 31st Allerton Conf. on Communication, Control, and Computation, pp. 667-676, September 1993.
[C53] Cassandras, C.G., and Julka, V., "Optimal Scheduling in Systems with Delay-Sensitive Traffic", Proc. 32nd IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1685-1691, December 1993.
[C54] Bao, G., and Cassandras, C.G., "First and Second Derivative Estimators for Closed Jackson-Like Queueing Networks Using Perturbation Analysis Techniques", 32nd IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 698-703, December 1993.
[C55] Ho, Y.C., and Cassandras, C.G., "Parallel Computation in the Design and Stochastic Optimization of Discrete Event Systems", Proc. 32nd IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 2199-2204, December 1993.
[C56] Sparaggis, P., Towsley, D., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Control of Multiclass Parallel Systems with and without State Information", pp. 1686-1691, Proc. 32nd IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, December 1993.
[C57] Cassandras, C.G., "The Tradeoff Between Performance and Learning in Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems", Proc. 1994 Conf. on Info. Sci. and Systems, pp. 396-401, March 1994.
[C58] Cassandras, C.G., "Sample-Path-Based Continuous and Discrete Optimization of Discrete Event Systems: From Gradient Estimation to 'Rapid Learning'", Proc. 11th Intl. Conf. on Analysis and Optimization of Systems, pp. 387-400, June 1994.
[C59] Cassandras, C.G., and Ho, Y.C., "Yield Learning and Production Planning for Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems", Proc. 4th Intl. Conf. on Computer Integrated Manuf. and Automation Technology, October 1994.
[C60] Bao, G., and Cassandras, C.G., "A Stochastic Comparison Algorithm for Continuous Optimization with Estimation", Proc. 33rd IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 676-677, December 1994.
[C61] Julka, V., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Call Admission in Circuit-Switched Networks", Proc. 33rd IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 2077-2078, December 1994.
[C62] Cassandras, C.G., and Julka, V., "Descent Algorithms for Discrete Resource Allocation Problems", Proc. 33rd IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 2639-2644, December 1994.
[C63] Pan, J., and Cassandras, C.G., "Parallel Sample Path Construction Techniques for Discrete Event Systems: K-Constructability and Applications", Proc. 33rd IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 1978-1983, December 1994.
[C64] Cassandras, C.G., Gong, W.B., Ho, Y.C., Hu, J.Q., and Vakili, P., "Analysis, Control, and Optimization of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems", Proc. 1995 American Control Conf., pp. 1065-1068, June 1995.
[C65] Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Control Problems in Hybrid Systems with Some Manufacturing Applications", Proc. Workshop on Verification and Control of Hybrid Systems., October 1995.
[C68] Vazquez-Abad, F.J., Cassandras, C.G., and Julka, V., "Centralized and Decentralized Asynchronous Optimization of Stochastic Discrete Event Systems", Proc. 34th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 3632-3637, December 1995.
[C69] Cassandras, C.G., and Pan, J., "Some New Approaches to Discrete Stochastic Optimization Problems", Proc. 34th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 573-578, December 1995.
[C70] Bao, G., and Cassandras, C.G., "A Rational Approximation Approach to Rare Event Probability Estimation for High-Performance Systems", Proc. 34th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 865-870, December 1995.
[C71] Pepyne, D.L., Looze, D.P., Cassandras, C.G., and Djaferis, T.E., "Application of Q-Learning to Elevator Dispatching", Proc. of 13th IFAC World Congress, June 1996.
[C72] Panayiotou, C., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimization of Kanban-Based Production Systems", Proc. of 1996 Intl. Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, pp. 39-44, August 1996.
[C73] Cassandras, C.G., and Panayiotou, C., "Concurrent Sample Path Analysis of Discrete Event Systems", Proc. of 35th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 3332-3337, December 1996.
[C74] Cassandras, C.G., and W. Shi, "Perturbation Analysis of Multiclass Multiobjective Queueing Systems with 'Quality-of-Service' Guarantees", Proc. of 35th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 3322-3327, December 1996.
[C75] Pepyne D.L., and Cassandras, C.G., "Optimal Dispatching Control for Elevator Systems During Uppeak Traffic", Proc. of 35th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 3837-3842, December 1996.
[C76] Cassandras, C.G., and Gong, W-B., "New Directions Towards Real-Time Simulation", Proc. of SPIE 11th Annual Intl. Symposium, pp. 136-147, April 1997.
[C77] Panayiotou, C., and Cassandras, C.G., "Dynamic Resource Allocation in Discrete Event Systems", Proc. of 5th IEEE Medit. Conference on New Directions in Control and Automation, July 1997.
[C78] Cassandras, C.G., Dai, L., and Panayiotou, C.G., "Ordinal Optimization for a Class of Combinatorially Hard Problems", Proc. of 1997 Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Systems and Semiotics, pp. 173-174, September 1997.
[C79] Ho, Y.C., Gong, W.B., Cassandras, C.G., Hu, J.Q., and Vakili, P., "Experience with Developing and Dispensing Research Results and Advanced Course Materials on the World Wide Web of the Internet", Proc. of 36th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, p. 3804, December 1997.
[C80] Pepyne D.L., and Cassandras, C.G., "A Calculus of Variations Approach to the Optimal Control of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems", Proc. of 36th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 3550-3555, December 1997.
[C81] Cassandras, C.G., Dai, L., and Panayiotou, C.G., "Ordinal Optimization for Deterministic and Stochastic Resource Allocation", Proc. of 36th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 662-667, December 1997.
[C82] Cassandras, C.G., and Pepyne D.L., "Optimal Control of a Class of Hybrid Systems", Proc. of 36th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, pp. 133-138, December 1997.
[C83] Pepyne, D.L., and Cassandras, C.G., "Adaptive Dispatching Control for Elevator Systems During Uppeak Traffic", Proc. of 36th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control,