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  •  Amadio, F., Dalla Libera, A., Antonello, R., Nikovski, D.N., Carli, R., Romeres, D., "Model-Based Policy Search Using Monte Carlo Gradient Estimation with Real Systems Application", IEEE Transaction on Robotics, DOI: 10.1109/​TRO.2022.3184837, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 3879-3898, December 2022.
    BibTeX TR2022-154 PDF Videos Software
    • @article{Romeres2022dec,
    • author = {Amadio, Fabio and Dalla Libera, Alberto and Antonello, Riccardo and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Carli, Ruggero and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {{Model-Based Policy Search Using Monte Carlo Gradient Estimation with Real Systems Application}},
    • journal = {IEEE Transaction on Robotics},
    • year = 2022,
    • volume = 38,
    • number = 6,
    • pages = {3879--3898},
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/TRO.2022.3184837},
    • issn = {1941-0468},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-154}
    • }
  •  Masui, H., Romeres, D., Nikovski, D.N., "Transfer Learning for Bayesian Optimization with Principal Component Analysis", International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA), December 2022, pp. 1077-1084.
    BibTeX TR2022-169 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Masui2022dec,
    • author = {Masui, Hideyuki and Romeres, Diego and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Transfer Learning for Bayesian Optimization with Principal Component Analysis}},
    • booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA)},
    • year = 2022,
    • pages = {1077--1084},
    • month = dec,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • isbn = {978-1-6654-6283-9},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-169}
    • }
  •  Naito, K., Kitamura, S., Mori, K., Raghunathan, A., Nikovski, D.N., "Power Band Model Based on Flow Network and Weekly Unit Commitment Problem Considering Reserve Market", IEEJ Transactions on Power and Energy, DOI: 10.1541/​ieejpes.142.583, Vol. 142, No. 12, pp. 583-593, December 2022.
    BibTeX J-STAGE
    • @article{Naito2022dec,
    • author = {Naito, Kento and Kitamura, Shoichi and Mori, Kazuyuki and Raghunathan, Arvind and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Power Band Model Based on Flow Network and Weekly Unit Commitment Problem Considering Reserve Market}},
    • journal = {IEEJ Transactions on Power and Energy},
    • year = 2022,
    • volume = 142,
    • number = 12,
    • pages = {583--593},
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1541/ieejpes.142.583},
    • url = {https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ieejpes/142/12/142_583/_article/-char/en/}
    • }
  •  Sun, H., Kitamura, S., Nikovski, D.N., "Fair Blackout Rotation for Distribution Systems under Extreme Weather Events", IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Europe (ISGT Europe), DOI: 10.1109/​ISGT-Europe54678.2022.9960699., October 2022, pp. 1-6.
    BibTeX TR2022-132 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Sun2022oct,
    • author = {Sun, Hongbo and Kitamura, Shoichi and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Fair Blackout Rotation for Distribution Systems under Extreme Weather Events}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Europe (ISGT Europe)},
    • year = 2022,
    • pages = {1--6},
    • month = oct,
    • doi = {10.1109/ISGT-Europe54678.2022.9960699.},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-132}
    • }
  •  Shaw, S., Jha, D.K., Raghunathan, A., Corcodel, R., Romeres, D., Konidaris, G., Nikovski, D., "Constrained Dynamic Movement Primitives for Safe Learning of Motor Skills", arXiv, September 2022.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Shaw2022sep,
    • author = {Shaw, Seiji and Jha, Devesh K. and Raghunathan, Arvind and Corcodel, Radu and Romeres, Diego and Konidaris, George and Nikovski, Daniel},
    • title = {{Constrained Dynamic Movement Primitives for Safe Learning of Motor Skills}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2022,
    • month = sep,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.14461}
    • }
  •  Tsiligkaridis, A., Zhang, J., Paschalidis, I.C., Taguchi, H., Sakajo, S., Nikovski, D.N., "Context-Aware Destination and Time-To-Destination Prediction Using Machine Learning", IEEE International Smart Cities Conference, DOI: 10.1109/​ISC255366.2022.9922593, September 2022.
    BibTeX TR2022-120 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Tsiligkaridis2022sep,
    • author = {Tsiligkaridis, Athanasios and Zhang, Jing and Paschalidis, Ioannis Ch. and Taguchi, Hiroshi and Sakajo, Satoko and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Context-Aware Destination and Time-To-Destination Prediction Using Machine Learning}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Smart Cities Conference},
    • year = 2022,
    • month = sep,
    • doi = {10.1109/ISC255366.2022.9922593},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-120}
    • }
  •  Suda, T., Nikovski, D., "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Sailing Upwind", IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks IJCNN, DOI: 10.1109/​IJCNN55064.2022.9892369, September 2022, pp. 1-8.
    BibTeX TR2022-102 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Suda2022sep,
    • author = {{{Suda, Takumi and Nikovski, Daniel}}},
    • title = {{{Deep Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Sailing Upwind}}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks IJCNN},
    • year = 2022,
    • pages = {1--8},
    • month = sep,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.1109/IJCNN55064.2022.9892369},
    • issn = {2161-4393},
    • isbn = {978-1-7281-8671-9},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-102}
    • }
  •  Shirsat, A., Sun, H., Kim, K.J., Guo, J., Nikovski, D.N., "ConvEDNet: A Convolutional Energy Disaggregation Network Using Continuous Point-On-Wave Measurements", IEEE PES General Meeting, DOI: 10.1109/​PESGM48719.2022.9916802, July 2022.
    BibTeX TR2022-101 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Shirsat2022jul,
    • author = {Shirsat, Ashwin and Sun, Hongbo and Kim, Kyeong Jin and Guo, Jianlin and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{ConvEDNet: A Convolutional Energy Disaggregation Network Using Continuous Point-On-Wave Measurements}},
    • booktitle = {2022 IEEE Power \& Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)},
    • year = 2022,
    • month = jul,
    • doi = {10.1109/PESGM48719.2022.9916802},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-101}
    • }
  •  Jha, D.K., Romeres, D., Yerazunis, W.S., Nikovski, D.N., "Imitation and Supervised Learning of Compliance for Robotic Assembly", European Control Conference (ECC), DOI: 10.23919/​ECC55457.2022.9838102, July 2022, pp. 1882-1889.
    BibTeX TR2022-099 PDF Video
    • @inproceedings{Jha2022jul,
    • author = {Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego and Yerazunis, William S. and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Imitation and Supervised Learning of Compliance for Robotic Assembly}},
    • booktitle = {European Control Conference (ECC)},
    • year = 2022,
    • pages = {1882--1889},
    • month = jul,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.23919/ECC55457.2022.9838102},
    • isbn = {978-3-9071-4407-7},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-099}
    • }
  •  Zhang, J., Tsiligkaridis, A., Taguchi, H., Raghunathan, A., Nikovski, D.N., "Transformer Networks for Predictive Group Elevator Control", European Control Conference (ECC), DOI: 10.23919/​ECC55457.2022.9838059, July 2022.
    BibTeX TR2022-100 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Zhang2022jul,
    • author = {Zhang, Jing and Tsiligkaridis, Athanasios and Taguchi, Hiroshi and Raghunathan, Arvind and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Transformer Networks for Predictive Group Elevator Control}},
    • booktitle = {European Control Conference (ECC)},
    • year = 2022,
    • month = jul,
    • doi = {10.23919/ECC55457.2022.9838059},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-100}
    • }
  •  Zhang, J., Nikovski, D., "APUMPEDI: Approximating Pan Matrix Profiles of Time Series Under Unnormalized Euclidean Distances by Interpolation", International conference on Time Series and Forecasting (ITISE), June 2022.
    BibTeX TR2022-088 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Zhang2022jun,
    • author = {Zhang, Jing and Nikovski, Daniel},
    • title = {{APUMPEDI: Approximating Pan Matrix Profiles of Time Series Under Unnormalized Euclidean Distances by Interpolation}},
    • booktitle = {International conference on Time Series and Forecasting (ITISE)},
    • year = 2022,
    • month = jun,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-088}
    • }
  •  Chang, F., Sun, H., Kawano, S., Nikovski, D., Kitamura, S., Su, W., "A Fault Detection and Location Technique for Inverter-Dominated Islanding Microgrids", International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC), DOI: 10.1109/​CIEEC54735.2022.9846567, May 2022, pp. 2041-2046.
    BibTeX TR2022-073 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Chang2022may,
    • author = {Chang, Fangyuan and Sun, Hongbo and Kawano, Shunsuke and Nikovski, Daniel and Kitamura, Shoichi and Su, Wencong},
    • title = {{A Fault Detection and Location Technique for Inverter-Dominated Islanding Microgrids}},
    • booktitle = {2022 IEEE 5th International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC)},
    • year = 2022,
    • pages = {2041--2046},
    • month = may,
    • doi = {10.1109/CIEEC54735.2022.9846567},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-073}
    • }
  •  Jha, D.K., Romeres, D., Jain, S., Yerazunis, W.S., Nikovski, D., "Design of Adaptive Compliance Controllers for Safe Robotic Assembly", arXiv, DOI: 10.48550/​arXiv.2204.10447, April 2022.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Jha2022apr,
    • author = {Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego and Jain, Siddarth and Yerazunis, William S. and Nikovski, Daniel},
    • title = {{Design of Adaptive Compliance Controllers for Safe Robotic Assembly}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2022,
    • month = apr,
    • doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2204.10447},
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.10447}
    • }
  •  Zhang, J., Nikovski, D.N., "Algorithms for Fast Computation of Pan Matrix Profiles of Time Series Under Unnormalized Euclidean Distances", International Conference on Applied Statistics and Data Analytics, April 2022.
    BibTeX TR2022-041 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Zhang2022apr3,
    • author = {Zhang, Jing and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Algorithms for Fast Computation of Pan Matrix Profiles of Time Series Under Unnormalized Euclidean Distances}},
    • booktitle = {International Conference on Applied Statistics and Data Analytics},
    • year = 2022,
    • month = apr,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-041}
    • }
  •  Zhang, J., Nikovski, D.N., "Algorithms for Fast Computation of Matrix Profiles of Time Series Under Unnormalized Euclidean Distances", International Conference on Applied Statistics and Data Analytics, April 2022.
    BibTeX TR2022-040 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Zhang2022apr,
    • author = {Zhang, Jing and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Algorithms for Fast Computation of Matrix Profiles of Time Series Under Unnormalized Euclidean Distances}},
    • booktitle = {International Conference on Applied Statistics and Data Analytics},
    • year = 2022,
    • month = apr,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-040}
    • }
  •  Sun, H., Kawano, S., Nikovski, D.N., Takano, T., Mori, K., "Distribution system fault location analysis using graph neural network with node and link attributes", IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Europe (ISGT Europe), DOI: 10.1109/​ISGTEurope52324.2021.9639928, October 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-130 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Sun2021oct,
    • author = {Sun, Hongbo and Kawano, Shunsuke and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Takano, Tomihiro and Mori, Kazuyuki},
    • title = {{Distribution system fault location analysis using graph neural network with node and link attributes}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Europe (ISGT Europe)},
    • year = 2021,
    • month = oct,
    • doi = {10.1109/ISGTEurope52324.2021.9639928},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-130}
    • }
  •  Wang, S., Sun, H., Kim, K.J., Guo, J., Nikovski, D.N., "Solving Bernoulli Bandit Problems for Weather-relative Overhead Distribution Line Failures Forecasting", IEEE PES GM, DOI: 10.1109/​PESGM46819.2021.9638153, July 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-087 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Wang2021jul2,
    • author = {Wang, Shengyi and Sun, Hongbo and Kim, Kyeong Jin and Guo, Jianlin and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Solving Bernoulli Bandit Problems for Weather-relative Overhead Distribution Line Failures Forecasting}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE PES GM},
    • year = 2021,
    • month = jul,
    • doi = {10.1109/PESGM46819.2021.9638153},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-087}
    • }
  •  Dalla Libera, A., Amadio, F., Nikovski, D.N., Carli, R., Romeres, D., "Control of Mechanical Systems via Feedback Linearization Based on Black-Box Gaussian Process Models", European Control Conference (ECC), DOI: 10.23919/​ECC54610.2021.9654429, June 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-068 PDF Video
    • @inproceedings{DallaLibera2021jun,
    • author = {Dalla Libera, Alberto and Amadio, Fabio and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Carli, Ruggero and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {{Control of Mechanical Systems via Feedback Linearization Based on Black-Box Gaussian Process Models}},
    • booktitle = {European Control Conference (ECC)},
    • year = 2021,
    • month = jun,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.23919/ECC54610.2021.9654429},
    • isbn = {978-9-4638-4236-5},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-068}
    • }
  •  Dong, S., Jha, D.K., Romeres, D., Kim, S., Nikovski, D.N., Rodriguez, A., "Tactile-RL for Insertion: Generalization to Objects of Unknown Geometry", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), DOI: 10.1109/​ICRA48506.2021.9561646, May 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-052 PDF Video
    • @inproceedings{Dong2021may,
    • author = {Dong, Siyuan and Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego and Kim, Sangwoon and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Rodriguez, Alberto},
    • title = {{Tactile-RL for Insertion: Generalization to Objects of Unknown Geometry}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
    • year = 2021,
    • month = may,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.1109/ICRA48506.2021.9561646},
    • issn = {2577-087X},
    • isbn = {978-1-7281-9077-8},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-052}
    • }
  •  Laftchiev, E., Romeres, D., Nikovski, D.N., "Dynamic Thermal Comfort Optimization for Groups", American Control Conference (ACC), DOI: 10.23919/​ACC50511.2021.9483191, May 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-057 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Laftchiev2021may,
    • author = {Laftchiev, Emil and Romeres, Diego and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Dynamic Thermal Comfort Optimization for Groups}},
    • booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
    • year = 2021,
    • month = may,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.23919/ACC50511.2021.9483191},
    • issn = {2378-5861},
    • isbn = {978-1-6654-4197-1},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-057}
    • }
  •  Ota, K., Jha, D.K., Romeres, D., van Baar, J., Smith, K., Semistsu, T., Oiki, T., Sullivan, A., Nikovski, D.N., Tenenbaum, J.B., "Data-Efficient Learning for Complex and Real-Time Physical Problem Solving using Augmented Simulation", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, DOI: 10.1109/​LRA.2021.3068887, Vol. 6, No. 2, March 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-032 PDF Video Software
    • @article{Ota2021mar,
    • author = {Ota, Kei and Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego and {van Baar}, Jeroen and Smith, Kevin and Semistsu, Takayuki and Oiki, Tomoaki and Sullivan, Alan and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Tenenbaum, Joshua B.},
    • title = {{Data-Efficient Learning for Complex and Real-Time Physical Problem Solving using Augmented Simulation}},
    • journal = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters},
    • year = 2021,
    • volume = 6,
    • number = 2,
    • month = mar,
    • doi = {10.1109/LRA.2021.3068887},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-032}
    • }
  •  Laftchiev, E., Romeres, D., Nikovski, D.N., "Personalizing Individual Comfort in the Group Setting", Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI), February 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-011 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Laftchiev2021feb,
    • author = {Laftchiev, Emil and Romeres, Diego and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{Personalizing Individual Comfort in the Group Setting}},
    • booktitle = {Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI)},
    • year = 2021,
    • month = feb,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-011}
    • }
  •  Romeres, D., Amadio, F., Dalla Libera, A., Nikovski, D.N., Carli, R., "Model-based Policy Search for Partially Measurable Systems", Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), December 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-174 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Romeres2020dec2,
    • author = {Romeres, Diego and Amadio, Fabio and Dalla Libera, Alberto and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Carli, Ruggero},
    • title = {{Model-based Policy Search for Partially Measurable Systems}},
    • booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)},
    • year = 2020,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-174}
    • }
  •  Laftchiev, E., Yan, Q., Nikovski, D.N., "The Missing Input Problem", IEEE Big Data, DOI: 10.1109/​BigData50022.2020.9378144, December 2020, pp. 1565-1573.
    BibTeX TR2020-172 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Laftchiev2020dec,
    • author = {Laftchiev, Emil and Yan, Qing and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {{The Missing Input Problem}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Big Data},
    • year = 2020,
    • pages = {1565--1573},
    • month = dec,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.1109/BigData50022.2020.9378144},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-172}
    • }
  •  Xiao, D., Sun, H., Nikovski, D.N., Shoichi, K., Mori, K., Hashimoto, H., "CVaR-constrained Stochastic Bidding Strategy for a Virtual Power Plant with Mobile Energy Storages", IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Europe (ISGT Europe), DOI: 10.1109/​ISGT-Europe47291.2020.9248799, November 2020, pp. 1171-1175.
    BibTeX TR2020-142 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Xiao2020nov,
    • author = {Xiao, Dongliang and Sun, Hongbo and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Shoichi, Kitamura and Mori, Kazuyuki and Hashimoto, Hiroyuki},
    • title = {{CVaR-constrained Stochastic Bidding Strategy for a Virtual Power Plant with Mobile Energy Storages}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT-Europe)},
    • year = 2020,
    • pages = {1171--1175},
    • month = nov,
    • doi = {10.1109/ISGT-Europe47291.2020.9248799},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-142}
    • }