By Professor Andrei Savkine

Journal articles

Eskandari M; Savkin AV; Deghat M, 2026, 'Integrated Path Planning and Localization for an Ocean Exploring Team of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles With Consensus Graph Model Predictive Control', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 11, pp. 150 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIV.2025.3616980

Eskandari M; Savkin AV; Deghat M, 2026, 'RIS-Enabled Energy Efficient Integrated Localization and Communication for Autonomous Vehicles: Complementary to Visual SLAM', IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 10, pp. 332 - 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TGCN.2025.3582071

Fu Y; Savkin AV; Yuk Chan K; Ramer R; Chan KY, 2025, 'Resolving Ambiguity in Permittivity Extraction by Noniterative Method With Less Dependence on Calibration', IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, PP, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tmtt.2025.3639092

Guo J; Zhou Y; Burlion L; Savkin AV; Huang C, 2025, 'Autonomous UAV last-mile delivery in urban environments: A survey on deep learning and reinforcement learning solutions', Control Engineering Practice, 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2025.106491

Eskandari M; Savkin AV; Deghat M, 2025, 'Joint smooth trajectory design and wireless communication control for mobile internet of vehicles assisted by a UAV and ground RISs', Vehicular Communications, 56, pp. 100968 - 100968, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2025.100968

Almuzaini TS; Savkin AV, 2025, 'Online Multi-AUV Trajectory Planning for Underwater Sweep Video Sensing in Unknown and Uneven Seafloor Environments', Drones, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones9110735

Almuzaini TS; Savkin AV, 2025, 'AUV Trajectory Planning for Optimized Sensor Data Collection in Internet of Underwater Things', Future Internet, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fi17070293

Fang Z; Wei J; Savkin AV, 2025, 'Navigation of a Team of Collaborating UAVs and UGVs for Bushfire Surveillance and People Evacuating on Uneven Mountainous Terrains', Guidance Navigation and Control, 5, pp. 235 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S2737480725500116

Su SW; Zhang Z; Celler B; Savkin A, 2025, 'Distributed integral controllability for non-square processes: A comprehensive study and numerical analysis', Journal of the Franklin Institute, 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfranklin.2024.107338

Savkin AV; Huang C, 2025, 'Joint Communication and Safe 3D Path Optimization for Multi-UAV Assisted Mobile Internet of Vehicles on an Uneven Terrain', IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 22, pp. 17464 - 17473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2024.3373007

Yuan X; Savkin AV; Ni W; Xue M; Liu RP, 2025, 'Optimal Online Control Strategy for Differentially Private Federated Learning', IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TDSC.2025.3643906

Eskandari M; Savkin A; Deghat M, 2025, 'Visual GANs for End-to-End UAV Trajectory Generation in RIS-Assisted Energy-Efficient Wireless Vehicular Networks', Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation, pp. 100365 - 100365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geits.2025.100365

Eskandari M; Savkin AV, 2024, 'Integrating UAVs and RISs in Future Wireless Networks: A Review and Tutorial on IoTs and Vehicular Communications', Future Internet, 16, pp. 433 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fi16120433

Almuzaini TS; Savkin AV, 2024, 'Navigation of a Team of UAVs for Covert Video Sensing of a Target Moving on an Uneven Terrain', Remote Sensing, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs16224273

Eskandari M; Savkin AV; Deghat M, 2024, 'Kinodynamic Model-Based UAV Trajectory Optimization for Wireless Communication Support of Internet of Vehicles in Smart Cities', Drones, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones8100574

Mansouri M; Eskandari M; Asadi Y; Savkin A, 2024, 'A cloud-fog computing framework for real-time energy management in multi-microgrid system utilizing deep reinforcement learning', Journal of Energy Storage, 97, pp. 112912 - 112912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.112912

Khalid M; Ahmed I; AlMuhaini M; Savkin AV, 2024, 'A novel computational paradigm for scheduling of hybrid energy networks considering renewable uncertainty limitations', Energy Reports, 11, pp. 1959 - 1978, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2024.01.047

Fang Z; Savkin AV, 2024, 'Strategies for Optimized UAV Surveillance in Various Tasks and Scenarios: A Review', Drones, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones8050193

Eskandari M; Savkin AV; Fletcher J, 2024, 'Convolutional Neural Network With Reinforcement Learning for Trajectories Boundedness of Fault Ride-Through Transients of Grid-Feeding Converters in Microgrids', IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 20, pp. 4906 - 4918, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2023.3330540

Li S; Fang Z; Verma SC; Wei J; Savkin AV, 2024, 'Navigation and Deployment of Solar-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Civilian Applications: A Comprehensive Review', Drones, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones8020042

Hailong H; Eskandari M; Savkin AV; Ni W, 2024, 'Energy-efficient joint UAV secure communication and 3D trajectory optimization assisted by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces in the presence of eavesdroppers', Defence Technology, 31, pp. 537 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2022.12.010

Savkin AV; Verma SC; Ni W, 2023, 'Autonomous UAV 3D trajectory optimization and transmission scheduling for sensor data collection on uneven terrains', Defence Technology, 30, pp. 154 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2023.03.020

Verma SC; Li S; Savkin AV, 2023, 'A Hybrid Global/Reactive Algorithm for Collision-Free UAV Navigation in 3D Environments with Steady and Moving Obstacles', Drones, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones7110675

Savkin AV; Huang C; Ni W, 2023, 'Collision-Free 3-D Navigation of a UAV Team for Optimal Data Collection in Internet-of-Things Networks With Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces', IEEE Systems Journal, 17, pp. 4070 - 4077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2023.3269095

Savkin AV; Huang H, 2023, 'Multi-UAV Navigation for Optimized Video Surveillance of Ground Vehicles on Uneven Terrains', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 24, pp. 10238 - 10242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2023.3270969

Asadi Y; Eskandari M; Mansouri M; Moradi MH; Savkin AV, 2023, 'A universal model for power converters of battery energy storage systems utilizing the impedance-shaping concepts', International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 149, pp. 109055, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109055

Huang H; Savkin AV, 2023, 'Aerial Surveillance in Cities: When UAVs Take Public Transportation Vehicles', IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 20, pp. 1069 - 1080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2022.3182057

Eskandari M; Huang H; Savkin AV; Ni W, 2023, 'Model Predictive Control-Based 3D Navigation of a RIS-Equipped UAV for LoS Wireless Communication With a Ground Intelligent Vehicle', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 8, pp. 2371 - 2384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIV.2022.3232890

Eskandari M; Savkin A, 2023, 'Trajectory Planning for UAVs equipped with RISs to Provide Aerial LoS Service for Mobile Nodes in 5G/Optical Wireless Communication Networks', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72, pp. 8216 - 8221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3243701

Eskandari M; Savkin A; Fletcher J, 2023, 'A Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Intelligent Grid-Forming Inverter for Inertia Synthesis by Impedance Emulation', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 38, pp. 2978 - 2981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2023.3242469

Savkin AV; Huang C; Ni W, 2023, 'Joint Multi-UAV Path Planning and LoS Communication for Mobile-Edge Computing in IoT Networks With RISs', IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10, pp. 2720 - 2727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2022.3215255

Savkin AV; Huang C; Ni W, 2023, 'On-Demand Deployment of Aerial Base Stations for Coverage Enhancement in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Cellular Networks on Uneven Terrains', IEEE Communications Letters, 27, pp. 666 - 670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2022.3227922

Eskandari M; Savkin AV, 2023, 'Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Joint 3D Navigation and Phase Shift Control for Mobile Internet of Vehicles Assisted by RIS-equipped UAVs', IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10, pp. 18054 - 18066, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3277598

Savkin AV; Ni W; Eskandari M, 2023, 'Effective UAV Navigation for Cellular-Assisted Radio Sensing, Imaging, and Tracking', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72, pp. 13729 - 13733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3277426

Eskandari M; Savkin AV, 2023, 'SLAPS: Simultaneous Localization and Phase Shift for a RIS-equipped UAV in 5G/6G Wireless Communication Networks', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 8, pp. 4722 - 4733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIV.2023.3298607

Eskandari M; Rajabi A; Savkin AV; Moradi MH; Dong ZY, 2022, 'Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) and the economy-dynamics of microgrids: Review, analysis, and classification for standardization of BESSs applications', Journal of Energy Storage, 55, pp. 105627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.105627

Asadi Y; Eskandari M; Mansouri M; Savkin AV; Pathan E, 2022, 'Frequency and Voltage Control Techniques through Inverter-Interfaced Distributed Energy Resources in Microgrids: A Review', Energies, 15, pp. 8580, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15228580

Huang H; Savkin AV; Ni W, 2022, 'Decentralized Navigation of a UAV Team for Collaborative Covert Eavesdropping on a Group of Mobile Ground Nodes', IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 19, pp. 3932 - 3941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2021.3139590

Huang H; Savkin AV, 2022, 'Deployment of Heterogeneous UAV Base Stations for Optimal Quality of Coverage', IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9, pp. 16429 - 16437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2022.3150292

Savkin AV; Huang H, 2022, 'Navigation of a UAV Network for Optimal Surveillance of a Group of Ground Targets Moving Along a Road', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23, pp. 9281 - 9285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2021.3077880

Savkin AV; Huang H, 2022, 'Asymptotically Optimal Path Planning for Ground Surveillance by a Team of UAVs', IEEE Systems Journal, 16, pp. 3446 - 3449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2021.3117850

Li X; Huang H; Savkin AV, 2022, 'Autonomous Navigation of an Aerial Drone to Observe a Group of Wild Animals With Reduced Visual Disturbance', IEEE Systems Journal, 16, pp. 3339 - 3348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2021.3135982

Elmokadem T; Savkin AV, 2022, 'A method for autonomous collision-free navigation of a quadrotor UAV in unknown tunnel-like environments', Robotica, 40, pp. 835 - 861, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0263574721000849

Huang H; Savkin AV; Ni W, 2022, 'Online UAV Trajectory Planning for Covert Video Surveillance of Mobile Targets', IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 19, pp. 735 - 746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2021.3062810

Li X; Huang H; Savkin AV; Zhang J, 2022, 'Robotic Herding of Farm Animals Using a Network of Barking Aerial Drones', Drones, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones6020029

Eskandari M; Savkin AV; Ni W, 2022, 'Consensus-Based Autonomous Navigation of a Team of RIS-Equipped UAVs for LoS Wireless Communication With Mobile Nodes in High-Density Areas', IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 20, pp. 923 - 935, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2022.3183335

Eskandari M; Savkin AV; Alhelou HH; Blaabjerg F, 2022, 'Explicit Impedance Modeling and Shaping of Grid-Connected Converters via an Enhanced PLL for Stabilizing the Weak Grid Connection', IEEE Access, 10, pp. 128874 - 128889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3226818

Savkin AV; Verma SC; Anstee S, 2022, 'Optimal Navigation of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle and an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Collaborating for Reliable Acoustic Communication with Collision Avoidance', Drones, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones6010027

Eskandari M; Savkin AV, 2022, 'Robust PLL Synchronization Unit for Grid-Feeding Converters in Micro/Weak Grids', IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 19, pp. 5400 - 5411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2022.3180074

De Silva AHTE; Katupitiya J; Savkin AV, 2022, 'UAV-UGV Collaborative Localisation with Ambiguity Aversion by UAV Re-positioning', IFAC Papersonline, 55, pp. 101 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.11.122

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