By Professor Andrey Savkine

Journal articles

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

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; Huang C, 2024, '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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2024.3373007

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

Rezaeimozafar M; Eskandari M; Savkin AV, 2021, 'A Self-Optimizing Scheduling Model for Large-Scale EV Fleets in Microgrids', IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 17, pp. 8177 - 8188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2021.3064368

Savkin AV; Huang H, 2021, 'Bioinspired Bearing only Motion Camouflage UAV Guidance for Covert Video Surveillance of a Moving Target', IEEE Systems Journal, 15, pp. 5379 - 5382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2020.3028577

Elmokadem T; Savkin AV, 2021, 'Computationally-efficient distributed algorithms of navigation of teams of autonomous uavs for 3d coverage and flocking', Drones, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones5040124

Gnanasekera M; Katupitiya J; Savkin AV; Eranga De Silva AHT, 2021, 'A range-based algorithm for autonomous navigation of an aerial drone to approach and follow a herd of cattle', Sensors, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21217218

Tuan HD; Nasir AA; Savkin AV; Poor HV; Dutkiewicz E, 2021, 'MPC-Based UAV Navigation for Simultaneous Solar-Energy Harvesting and Two-Way Communications', IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 39, pp. 3459 - 3474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSAC.2021.3088633

Huang H; Savkin AV; Ni W, 2021, 'Navigation of a UAV Team for Collaborative Eavesdropping on Multiple Ground Transmitters', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70, pp. 10450 - 10460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3108182

Elmokadem T; Savkin AV, 2021, 'A hybrid approach for autonomous collision-free uav navigation in 3d partially unknown dynamic environments', Drones, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones5030057

Zhang R; Savkin AV; Hredzak B, 2021, 'Centralized nonlinear switching control strategy for distributed energy storage systems communicating via a network with large time delays', Journal of Energy Storage, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.102834

Elmokadem T; Savkin AV, 2021, 'Towards fully autonomous UAVs: A survey', Sensors, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21186223

Huang H; Savkin AV; Huang C, 2021, 'Decentralized Autonomous Navigation of a UAV Network for Road Traffic Monitoring', IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 57, pp. 2558 - 2564, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAES.2021.3053115

Huang H; Savkin AV, 2021, 'Optimal deployment of charging stations for aerial surveillance by uavs with the assistance of public transportation vehicles', Sensors, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21165320

Huang H; Savkin AV; Huang C, 2021, 'Reliable Path Planning for Drone Delivery Using a Stochastic Time-Dependent Public Transportation Network', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 22, pp. 4941 - 4950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2020.2983491

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