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Ioannis Lestas

Professor of Control Engineering

Fellow of Clare College

Telephone:	+44 1223 748378

email:	icl20@cam.ac.uk

Office Location:	Control group , Department of Engineering

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Publications

Article

Li M., Laib K., Takeshi H., and Lestas I.
Convergence Rate Bounds for the Mirror Descent Method: IQCs, Popov Criterion and Bregman Divergence.: Accepted as a regular paper in Automatica, 2024.

Cheng X., Shi S., Lestas I, and Van den Hof PMJ.
Identifiability in Dynamic Acyclic Networks with Partial Excitation and Measurement.: Accepted as a full paper in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2024.

Watson J. and Lestas I
Control of AC-AC interlinking converters for multi-grids,: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, volume 15(4), pages 3390-3401, 2024.

Carratelli G.P. and Lestas I.
Variance bounds for a class of biochemical birth/death like processes via a discrete expansion and spectral properties of the master equation.: Accepted in SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems, 2024.

Li M., Watson J., and Lestas I
Distributed Optimal Secondary Frequency Control in Power Networks with Delay Independent Stability: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, volume (69)(6), pages 3748-3763, 2024.

Laib K., Watson J., Ojo J., and Lestas I.
Decentralized stability conditions for DC microgrids: Beyond passivity approaches.: Automatica, volume 149 (110705), pages 1-12, 2023.

Cheng X., Shi S., Lestas I, and Van den Hof PMJ.
A necessary condition for network identifiability with partial excitation and measurement.: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, volume 68(11), pages 6820-6827, 2023.

Qin X., Xu B., Lestas I., and Sun H.
The role of electricity market design for energy storage in cost-efficient decarbonization: Joule, Volume 7(6), pages 1227-1240, 2023.

Ojo J., Watson J., Laib K., and Lestas I.
A Distributed Scheme for Voltage and Frequency Control and Power Sharing in Inverter-Based Microgrids.: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2023.

Ojo J., Laib K., and Lestas I.
On the synchronization of the Kuramoto-type model of oscillators with lossy couplings.: IEEE Control Systems Letters, Volume 7, pages 1225-1230, 2023.

Kasis A., and Lestas I.
Frequency regulation with thermostatically controlled loads: Aggregation of dynamics and synchronization.: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Volume 67(10), pages 5602-5609, 2022.

Li M., Lestas I., and Qiu L.
Parallel feedforward compensation for output synchronization: Fully distributed control and indefinite Laplacian.: Systems & Control Letters, Volume 164(104250), 2022.

Holding T., and Lestas I.
Stability and instability in saddle point dynamics - Part I.: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Volume 66(7), pages 2933-2944, 2021.

Holding T., and Lestas I.
Stability and instability in saddle point dynamics Part II: the subgradient method.: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Volume 66(7), pages 2945-2960, 2021.

Kasis I., Monshizadeh N, and Lestas I.
Primary frequency regulation in power grids with on-off loads: chattering, limit cycles and convergence to optimality.: Automatica, Volume 131 (109736), pages 1-15, 2021.

Watson J., Ojo Y. Laib K., and Lestas I.
A scalable control design for grid-forming inverters in microgrids: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. Volume 12(6), pages 4726-4739, 2021.

Watson J. , and Lestas I.
Control of Interlinking Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Grids: Network Stability and Scalability: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Volume 36(1), pages 769-780, 2020.

Kasis I., Monshizadeh N, and Lestas I.
Secondary frequency control with on-off load side participation in power networks.: IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, Volume 7, Issue 2, pages 603-613, 2020.

Watson J. , and Lestas I.
Frequency and Voltage Regulation in Hybrid AC/DC Networks: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. Accepted for publication, 2020. DOI:10.1109/TCST.2020.3022331

Kasis I., Monshizadeh N, and Lestas I.
A distributed scheme for secondary frequency control with stability guarantees and optimal power allocation.: Systems & Control Letters, Volume 144 (14755), pages 1-10, 2020.

Monshizadeh N., and Lestas I.
Secant and Popov-like Conditions in Power Network Stability.: Automatica, Volume 101, pages 258-268, 2019.

Selim U. T., Hussain S., Kirchoff H., Ghaddar B., Strunz K., and Lestas I.
Data Standardization for Smart Infrastructure in First-Access Electricity Systems.: Proceedings of the IEEE, volume 107, Issue 9, pages 1790-1802, 2019.

Spanias C. and Lestas I.
A system reference frame approach for stability analysis and control of power grids.: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Volume 34, Number 2, pages 1105-1115, 2019.

Kasis I. , Monshizadeh N, Devane E. and Lestas I.
Stability and optimality of distributed secondary frequency control schemes in power networks.: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Volume 10, Number 2, pages 1747-1761, 2019.

Watson J. , Watson N. and Lestas I.
Optimized dispatch of energy storage systems in unbalanced distribution networks: IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Volume 9, Number 2, pages 639-650, 2018.

Holding T. and Lestas I.
On the emergence of oscillations in distributed resource allocation: Automatica, Volume 85, pages 22-33, 2017.

Devane E. and Lestas I.
Delay-independent incremental stability in time-varying monotone systems satisfying a generalized condition of two-sided scalability: Automatica, Volume 86, pages 1-9, 2017.

Kasis I. , Devane E., Spanias C. and Lestas I.
Primary frequency regulation with load-side participation Part I: stability and optimality: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Volume 32, Number 5, pages 3505-3518, 2017.

Devane E. , Kasis I., Antoniou M. and Lestas I.
Primary frequency regulation with load-side participation Part II: beyond passivity approaches: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Volume 32, Number 5, pages 3519-3528, 2017.

Devane E. and Lestas I.
Delay-independent asymptotic stability in monotone systems: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, , Volume 61, Number 9, pages 2625-2631, 2016.

Devane E. and Lestas I.
Stability of a general class of distributed algorithms for power control in time-varying wireless networks: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. Volume 59, Number 8, Pages 1999-2011, August 2014.

Lestas I.
Large scale heterogeneous networks, the Davis-Wielandt shell and graph separation: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, Volume 50, Number 4, Pages 1753-1774, 2012.

Lestas I.
Power control in wireless networks: stability and delay independence for a general class of distributed algorithms: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Volume 57, Number 5, Pages 1253-1258, May 2012.

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
Heterogeneity and scalability in group agreement protocols: beyond small gain and passivity approaches: Automatica, Volume 46, Number 7, Pages 1141-1151, July 2010.

Lestas I. , Vinnicombe G. and Paulsson J.
Fundamental limits on the suppression of molecular fluctuations: Nature, Volume 467, Number 7312, Pages 174-178, September 2010.

Lestas I., Paulsson J. , Ross N. E. and Vinnicombe G.
Noise in gene regulatory networks: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Volume 53, Pages 189-200, January 2008; (joint issue with IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I).

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
Scalable robust stability for nonsymmetric heterogeneous networks: Automatica, Volume 43, Number 4, Pages 714-723, April 2007.

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
Scalable decentralized robust stability certificates for networks of interconnected heterogeneous dynamical systems: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Volume 51, Number 10, Pages 1613-1625, October 2006.

InProceedings

Hallinan L., Watson J., and Lestas I.
Inverse Optimal Control and Passivity-Based Design for Converter-Based Microgrids: 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2023

Papastaikoudis I. and Lestas I.
Decentralized Control Methods in Hypergraph Distributed Optimization: International Conference on Complex Networks and Their Applications, 2023

Li M. , Laib K. , and Lestas I.
Convergence Rate Bounds for the Mirror Descent Method: IQCs and the Bregman Divergence: 61st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2022

Laib K. , Watson J. , Ojo Y. , and Lestas I.
Decentralized Stability Conditions in DC Microgrids: 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2021

Ojo Y. , Watson J. , Laib K. , and Lestas I.
A decentralized frequency and voltage control scheme for grid-forming inverters: IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT-Europe), 2021

Pugliese Carratelli G. and Lestas I.
Variance bounds for a class of biochemical reactions with bursts using a discrete expansion: 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2020

Laib K. , Watson J. , and Lestas I.
Decentralized Stability Conditions for Inverter-Based Microgrids: 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2020

Ojo Y. , Benmiloud M. , and Lestas I.
Frequency and Voltage Control Schemes for Three-Phase Grid-Forming Inverters: IFAC World Congress, 2020

Kasis A. and Lestas I.
Frequency regulation with thermostatic load participation in power networks: 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2019

Ojo Y. , Watson J. and Lestas I.
An Improved Control Scheme for Grid-forming Inverters: IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT-Europe), 2019

Watson J. , Ojo Y. , Spanias C. and Lestas I.
Stability of power networks with grid-forming converters: IEEE PowerTech, 2019

Watson J. and Lestas I.
Frequency and voltage control of hybrid AC/DC networks: 57th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2018

Kasis A. , Monshizadeh N. and Lestas I.
Stability of primary frequency control with on-off load side participation in power networks: 57th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2018

Monshizadeh N and Lestas I.
Secant Conditions in Power Network Stability: 16th European Control Conference, June 2018

Kasis A. , Monshizadeh N and Lestas I.
A Novel Distributed Secondary Frequency Control Scheme for Power Networks with High Order Turbine Governor Dynamics: 16th European Control Conference, June 2018

Spanias C., Aristidou P., Michaelides M. and Lestas I.
Power system stability enhancement through the optimal, passivity-based, placement of SVCs: 20th PSCC, June 2018

Kasis A. , Monshizadeh N and Lestas I.
Secondary frequency regulation in power networks with on-off load side participation: 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2017

Kasis A. , and Lestas I.
Primary frequency regulation in power networks with ancillary service from load-side participation.: 20th International Federation of Automatic Control World Congress, July 2017

Kasis A. , Devane E. and Lestas I.
Stability and optimality of distributed schemes for secondary frequency regulation in power networks: 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2016

Kasis A. , Devane E. and Lestas I.
On the stability and optimality of primary frequency regulation with load-side participation: 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2015

Holding T. and Lestas I.
Stability and instability in primal-dual algorithms for multi-path routing: 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2015

Devane E. and Lestas I.
Delay-independent asymptotic stability in monotone systems: 31st American Control conference, July 2015

Holding T. and Lestas I.
On the convergence to saddle points of concave-convex functions, the gradient method and emergence of oscillations: 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2014

Devane E. and Lestas I.
Delay-independent global convergence in time-varying monotone systems of delay differential equations satisfying a scalability condition: 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2014

Devane E. and Lestas I.
Algorithms for distributed solution of the Optimal Power Flow problem: 21st International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, July 2014

Holding T. and Lestas I.
On the emergence of oscillations in distributed resource allocation: 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2013

Devane E. and Lestas I.
Stability and convergence of distributed algorithms for the OPF problem: 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2013

Devane E. and Lestas I.
Stability of a general class of distributed algorithms for power control in time-dependent wireless networks: 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2012

Zhang Z. and Lestas I.
On the stability of interconnections of linear uncertain systems: 20th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, July 2012

Devane E. and Lestas I.
Stability of distributed power control algorithms for time-dependent wireless networks: 20th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, July 2012

Lestas I.
On network stability, graph separation, interconnection structure and convex shells: 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2011

Tonita R. and Lestas I.
Oscillations in a Decentralized Economic Network: 18th IFAC World Congress, August 2011

Tonita R. and Lestas I.
Demand dynamics and oscillations in decentralized markets: International Economic Association World Congress, July 2011

Lestas I.
Analysis and control of large scale networks, the Davis-Wielandt shell and graph separation: 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2010

Lestas I.
Scalable Decentralized Control and the Davis-Wielandt shell: 19th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, July 2010

Tonita R. , Lestas I. , Goncalves J. and Vinnicombe G.
Fluctuations and Limitations of a Multi-Sector Economic Model with Delays: 26th American Control Conference, June 2010

Lestas I.
Distributed power control in wireless networks: stability and delay independence: 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2009; General chairs recognition award

Charalambous T., Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
On the Stability of the Foschini-Miljanic Algorithm with Time-Delays: 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2008

Tonita R., Goncalves J., Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
Control theory methods for macro models with stochastic micro foundations: 15th World Congress of the International Economic Association, June 2008

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
Scalability in heterogeneous vehicle platoons: American Control Conference , July 2007

Lestas I. , Paulsson J. , Ross N. E. and Vinnicombe G.
On the analysis of noise in gene regulatory networks: IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2007

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
The S-hull approach to consensus: IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2007

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
Scalable robustness for consensus protocols with heterogeneous dynamics: Proc. 16th IFAC World Congress on Automatic Control, July 2005

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
A distributed Nyquist criterion for heterogeneous networks: Proc. 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, December 2005

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
On the scalable stability of nonsymmetric heterogeneous networks: Proc. 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, December 2005

Lestas I. , Vinnicombe G. and Bishop T.
Fundamental limitations in gene regulatory networks: the plasmid replication control problem: Proc. 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, December 2005

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
Combined control of routing and flow: a multipath routing approach: Proc. 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2004

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
How good are deterministic models for analyzing congestion control in delayed stochastic networks?: Proc. 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2004

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
Are optimization based Internet congestion control models fragile with respect to TCP structure and symmetry?: Proc. 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2004

TechReport

Lestas I. and Vinnicombe G.
Scalable decentralized robust stability certificates for networks of interconnected heterogeneous dynamical systems: November 2004; CUED/F-INFENG/TR.501

Holding T. and Lestas I.
On the emergence of oscillations in distributed resource allocation: September 2013; CUED/F-INFENG/TR.688



Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge