A rendezvous algorithm for multi-agent systems in disconnected network topologies

R Ribeiro, D Silvestre, C Silvestre - 2020 28th Mediterranean …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses the problem of having a multi-agent system converging to a
rendezvous location for networks of agents without any type of localization sensor. A central …

[HTML][HTML] A resilient continuous-time consensus method using a switching topology

G Ramos, D Silvestre, AP Aguiar - Systems & Control Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the design problem of a resilient consensus algorithm for agents with
continuous-time dynamics. The main proposal is that by incorporating a switching …

Solving two-person zero-sum stochastic games with incomplete information using learning automata with artificial barriers

A Yazidi, D Silvestre… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Learning automata (LA) with artificially absorbing barriers was a completely new horizon of
research in the 1980s (Oommen, 1986). These new machines yielded properties that were …

Desynchronization Traveling Wave Pulse-Coupled-Oscillator Algorithm Using a Self-Organizing Scheme for Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks

JS Alshudukhi, ZG Al-Mekhlafi, MT Alshammari… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pulsed-Coupling Oscillators (PCOs) are recently considered as the best energy efficient
source of unregulated syncs in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). PCO utilizes firefly-sync to …

Resilient desynchronization for decentralized medium access control

D Silvestre, JP Hespanha… - IEEE Control Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), equally spaced timing for Medium Access Control
(MAC) is fundamental to guarantee throughput maximization from all nodes. This motivated …

Optimal synchronization in pulse-coupled oscillator networks using reinforcement learning

Z Chen, T Anglea, Y Zhang, Y Wang - PNAS nexus, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Spontaneous synchronization is ubiquitous in natural and man-made systems. It underlies
emergent behaviors such as neuronal response modulation and is fundamental to the …

[HTML][HTML] Optool—an optimization toolbox for iterative algorithms

D Silvestre - SoftwareX, 2020 - Elsevier
The current state-of-the-art in iterative optimization algorithms for differentiable cost functions
is scattered throughout the literature, which hinders their comparison for the specific …

Fast desynchronization algorithms for decentralized medium access control based on iterative linear equation solvers

D Silvestre, J Hespanha… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We tackle the problem of having multiple transmitters cooperating to be desynchronized
using a distributed algorithm. Although this problem can also be found in surveillance, it has …

Reputation-based method to deal with bad sensor data

D Silvestre - IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The participation of citizens through mobile applications in detecting fires or other events, as
well as scenarios where there exists a large number of sensors with different noise …

Comparative Study on Random Traveling Wave Pulse-Coupled Oscillator Algorithm of Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks

ZG Al-Mekhlafi, J Alshudukhi, K Almekhlafi - Advances on Smart and Soft …, 2021 - Springer
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) cannot manage the cost of concurrent transmission and
get-together of information and for most conditions, the battery substitution is stunning upon …