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Journal articles

Zhang WZ; Bao J; Lee PL, 2002, 'Decentralized unconditional stability conditions based on the passivity theorem for multi-loop control systems', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 41, pp. 1569 - 1578

Zhou Y; Bao J; Mclellan PJ; Forbes JM, 2002, 'Estimation of controller benefits: an optimization-based approach', Pulp and Paper-Canada, 103, pp. 23 - 27

Bao J; Zhang WZ; Lee PL, 2002, 'Passivity-based decentralized failure-tolerant control', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 41, pp. 5702 - 5715

Bao J; Lee PL; Wang FY; Zhou WB; Samyudia Y, 2000, 'A new approach to decentralised, process control using passivity and sector stability conditions', Chemical Engineering Communications, 182, pp. 213 - 237

Bao J; Forbes JM; Mclellan PJ, 1999, 'Robust Multi-Loop PID Controller Design- A successive Semidefinite programming approach', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, pp. 3407 - 3419

Bao J; Lee PL; Wang F; Zhou W, 1998, 'New robust stability criterion and robust controller synthesis', International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 8, pp. 49 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1239(199801)8:1<49::AID-RNC309>3.0.CO;2-H

Bao J; Wang F; Lee PL; Zhou W, 1996, 'New Frequency-Domain Phase-Related Properties of MIMO LTI Passive Systems and Robust Controller Synthesis', IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 29, pp. 3276 - 3281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1474-6670(17)58181-1

Conference Papers

Shu B; Wei L; Bao J; Meng K; Skyllas-Kazacos M, 2024, 'Assessment of Electrical Safety Risks Associated with Electrolyte Leakage in Commercial VFB', in Proceedings of International Flow Battery Forum, Glassgow, the UK, presented at International Flow Battery Forum, Glassgow, the UK, 24 June 2024 - 26 June 2024

Wei L; Mccloy R; Bao J, 2024, 'Adaptive Meshes and Contraction Condition Certification for Nonlinear Control Synthesis Using Machine Learning', in Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pp. 1843 - 1848, http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/ACC60939.2024.10644625

Yan Y; Bao J; Huang B, 2024, 'Approximating the System Behavior with Input Uncertainty Using Big Data', in IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, ICCA, pp. 924 - 929, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCA62789.2024.10591946

Han S; Yan Y; Bao J; Huang B, 2024, 'Big Data-driven Predictive Control Using Multi-view Clustering', in Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pp. 5100 - 5105, http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/ACC60939.2024.10645047

Song J; Li W; Bao J, 2024, 'Distributed Detection for Plantwide Processes with Randomly Occurring Faults', in Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Fully Actuated System Theory and Applications, FASTA 2024, pp. 632 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FASTA61401.2024.10595209

Li W; Li S; Song J; Bao J; Yan Y; Yang Y, 2024, 'Fault Detection for Nonlinear Process Using Data-Based Dissipativity in a Lifted Space', in 14th Asian Control Conference, ASCC 2024, pp. 666 - 671

Wong CJ; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch B; Shi J; Ahli N; Aljasmi A; Mahmoud M; Mustafa M, 2023, 'A Study on Predicting Electrolyte Temperature of Aluminium Smelting Cells for Power Modulation', in Proceedings of the 41st International ICSOBA Conference 2023, Dubai, presented at 41st International ICSOBA (The International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium) Conference 2023, Dubai, 06 November 2023 - 09 November 2023, https://icsoba.org/proceedings/41st-conference-and-exhibition-icsoba-2023/

Ma L; Wong CJ; Bao J; Kazacos M; Welch B; Ahli N; Aljasmi A; Mahmoud M; Skyllas-Kazacos M, 2023, 'Model Predictive Control of Maintaining the Superheat of an Aluminium Smelting Cell during Power Modulation', in Proceedings of the 41st International ICSOBA Conference 2023, Dubai, presented at 41st International ICSOBA (The International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium) Conference 2023, Dubai, 06 November 2023 - 09 November 2023, https://icsoba.org/proceedings/41st-conference-and-exhibition-icsoba-2023/

McCloy R; Wei L; Bao J, 2022, 'A Contraction-constrained Model Predictive Control for Nonlinear Processes using Disturbance Forecasts', in 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Advanced Control of Industrial Processes, AdCONIP 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), CANADA, Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, pp. 164 - 169, presented at 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Advanced Control of Industrial Processes (AdCONIP), CANADA, Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, 07 August 2022 - 09 August 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AdCONIP55568.2022.9894265

Tang JW; Yan Y; Bao J; Huang B, 2022, 'Data-Predictive Control of Multi-Timescale Processes', in 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Advanced Control of Industrial Processes, AdCONIP 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), CANADA, Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, pp. 73 - 77, presented at 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Advanced Control of Industrial Processes (AdCONIP), CANADA, Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, 07 August 2022 - 09 August 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AdCONIP55568.2022.9894183

Wei L; McCloy R; Bao J, 2022, 'Adaptive Contraction-based Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Processes using Neural Networks', in IFAC-PapersOnLine, Elsevier, Busan, Republic of Korea, pp. 987 - 992, presented at 13th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, including Biosystems DYCOPS 2022, Busan, Republic of Korea, 14 June 2022 - 17 June 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.07.573

Wei L; McCloy R; Bao J, 2021, 'A Neural Network-based Contraction Control with Online Parameter Identification for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems', in 2021 Australian and New Zealand Control Conference, ANZCC 2021, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 143 - 148, presented at 2021 Australian & New Zealand Control Conference (ANZCC), ELECTR NETWORK, 25 November 2021 - 26 November 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ANZCC53563.2021.9628203

Shi J; Yao Y; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch BJ; Jassim A; Mahmoud M, 2021, 'A New Control Strategy for the Aluminum Reduction Process Using Economic Model Predictive Control', in IFAC PAPERSONLINE, ELSEVIER, FRANCE, Nancy, pp. 49 - 54, presented at 6th IFAC Workshop on Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing (MMM), FRANCE, Nancy, 01 September 2021 - 03 September 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.10164/j.ifaco1.2021.10.049

Li W; Bao J; Wei G, 2021, 'A New Fault Detection Method from Data-Based Dissipativity Theory', in Chinese Control Conference, CCC, pp. 4579 - 4584, http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/CCC52363.2021.9550571

Li Y; Bao J; Yang R, 2021, 'Acoustic signals of rotating drums generated based on DEM simulations', in Powders and Grains 2021 - 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124914019

Welch B; Bao J; Akhmetov S; Navarro P; Saevarsdottir G; Kvande H, 2021, 'Balancing the Modern Challenge of Operating Aluminium Smelters—Minimizing Energy Consumption, Minimizing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Maximizing the Productivity of Assets', pp. 600 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65396-5_82

Yao Y; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch BJ; Jassim A, 2021, 'Individual Anode Current Monitoring During Aluminum Reduction Cell Power Reduction', in Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, pp. 377 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65396-5_54

Wong CJ; Yao Y; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch BJ; Jassim A, 2021, 'Modeling Anode Current Pickup After Setting', in Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, pp. 351 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65396-5_51

Zhao M; Yan Y; Bao J, 2020, 'Fault detection using autoencoder with linear hidden layer dynamics', in 2020 Australian and New Zealand Control Conference, ANZCC 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), ECUADOR, pp. 48 - 53, presented at 2020 Australian and New Zealand Control Conference (ANZCC), ECUADOR, 26 November 2020 - 27 November 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ANZCC50923.2020.9318337

Wei L; Yan Y; Bao J, 2020, 'A Data-Driven Predictive Control Structure in the Behavioral Framework', in Janschek K; Findeisen R (ed.), Proceedings of 21st International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), Berlin, Germany (virtual), pp. 162 - 167, presented at 21st International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress, Berlin, Germany (virtual), 12 July 2020 - 17 July 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.113

Shi J; Yao Y; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch B, 2020, 'Multivariable Feeding Control of Aluminum Reduction Process Using Individual Anode Current Measurement', in Janschek K; Findeisen R (ed.), Proceedings of 21st International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), Berlin, Germany (Virtual), pp. 12088 - 12093, presented at 21st International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress, Berlin, Germany (Virtual), 12 July 2020 - 17 July 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.709

Wei L; Yan Y; Bao J, 2020, 'A Data-Driven Predictive Control Structure in the Behavioral Framework', in IFAC PAPERSONLINE, ELSEVIER, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 159 - 164, presented at 21st IFAC World Congress on Automatic Control - Meeting Societal Challenges, ELECTR NETWORK, 11 July 2020 - 17 July 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifaco1.2020.12.113

Shi J; Yao Y; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch BJ; Jassim A, 2020, 'An Advanced Nonlinear Control Approach for Aluminum Reduction Process', in Tomsett A (ed.), Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, Springer Nature, CA, San Diego, pp. 556 - 565, presented at Light Metals Symposia at the 149th The-Minerals-Metals-and-Materials-Society (TMS) Annual Meeting and Exhibition, CA, San Diego, 23 February 2020 - 27 February 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36408-3_77

Yao Y; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch BJ; Jassim A, 2020, 'Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Alumina Feeding System Using Individual Anode Current Measurement', in Tomsett A (ed.), Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, Springer Nature, CA, San Diego, pp. 543 - 549, presented at Light Metals Symposia at the 149th The-Minerals-Metals-and-Materials-Society (TMS) Annual Meeting and Exhibition, CA, San Diego, 23 February 2020 - 27 February 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36408-3_75

Wong CJ; Yao Y; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch BJ; Jassim A, 2020, 'Study of Heat Distribution Due to ACD Variations for Anode Setting', in Tomsett A (ed.), Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, Springer Nature, CA, San Diego, pp. 527 - 534, presented at Light Metals Symposia at the 149th The-Minerals-Metals-and-Materials-Society (TMS) Annual Meeting and Exhibition, CA, San Diego, 23 February 2020 - 27 February 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36408-3_73

Yan Y; Bao J; Huang B, 2019, 'Dissipativity Analysis for Linear Systems in the Behavioural Framework*', in 2019 AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND CONTROL CONFERENCE (ANZCC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), NEW ZEALAND, Auckland, pp. 94 - 98, presented at 2019 Australian & New Zealand Control Conference (ANZCC), NEW ZEALAND, Auckland, 27 November 2019 - 29 November 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/anzcc47194.2019.8945764

Yan Y; Bao J; Huang B, 2019, 'Dissipativity analysis for linear systems in the behavioural framework', in 2019 Australian and New Zealand Control Conference, ANZCC 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), NEW ZEALAND, Auckland, pp. 152 - 156, presented at 2019 Australian & New Zealand Control Conference (ANZCC), NEW ZEALAND, Auckland, 27 November 2019 - 29 November 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ANZCC47194.2019.8945626

Akter MP; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Alam KS; Xiao D; Rahman F, 2019, 'Capacitor-Less Bidirectional Synchronous Buck-Boost Converter for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery', in 2019 29th Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Nadi, Fiji, presented at Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC-2019), Nadi, Fiji, 26 November 2019 - 29 November 2019

Akter MP; Li Y; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M, 2019, 'The Effects of Ripple Current on Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries', in Proc. International Flow Battery Forum (IFBF-2019), Lyon, France, presented at International Flow Battery Forum (IFBF-2019), Lyon, France, 09 July 2019 - 11 July 2019

Yan Y; Bao J, 2019, 'A scenario approach to robust distributed control for plantwide process systems', in 2019 18th European Control Conference, ECC 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), ITALY, Naples, pp. 560 - 565, presented at 2019 18th European Control Conference (ECC), ITALY, Naples, 25 June 2019 - 28 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/ECC.2019.8795866

Li W; Yan Y; Bao J, 2019, 'Vector Dissipativity-Based Distributed Fault Detection for Plantwide Chemical Processes', in 2019 12th Asian Control Conference, ASCC 2019, IEEE, JAPAN, Kitakyushu, pp. 1507 - 1512, presented at 12th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), JAPAN, Kitakyushu, 09 June 2019 - 12 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27908

Wong CJ; Yao Y; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch B; Jassim A, 2019, 'Discretised Aluminium Reduction Cell Model for Simulation and Control', Sydney, pp. 97 - 107, presented at Chemeca 2019: Chemical Engineering Megatrends and Elements, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27906

Wang R; Bao J, 2018, 'Advanced-step Stochastic Model Predictive Control using Random Forests', in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), FL, Miami Beach, pp. 3283 - 3287, presented at 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), FL, Miami Beach, 17 December 2018 - 19 December 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CDC.2018.8619533

Yan Y; Wang R; Bao J, 2018, 'Robust control synthesis for linear differential systems with parametric uncertainty', in ANZCC 2018 - 2018 Australian and New Zealand Control Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), AUSTRALIA, Swinburne Univ Technol, Melbourne, pp. 281 - 284, presented at 2018 Australian & New Zealand Control Conference (ANZCC), AUSTRALIA, Swinburne Univ Technol, Melbourne, 06 December 2018 - 08 December 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ANZCC.2018.8606600

Shi J; Wong CJ; Yao YC; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch BJ, 2018, 'Advanced Feeding Control of Aluminium Reduction Process', in Dorreen M; Tomsett A; Welch B (eds.), Proc. 12th Australasian Aluminium Smelting Technology Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, pp. Paper 4c2 - Paper 4c2, presented at 12th Australasian Aluminium Smelting Technology Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, 02 December 2018 - 07 December 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27907

Yao YC; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Welch BJ; Jassim A, 2018, 'Process Monitoring in Aluminium Reduction Cells Using Anode Current Measurement', in Dorreen M; Tomsett A; Welch B (eds.), Proc. 12th Australasian Aluminium Smelting Technology Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, pp. Paper 2c2 - Paper 2c2, presented at 12th Australasian Aluminium Smelting Technology Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, 02 December 2018 - 07 December 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27905

Wang R; Yao Y; Bao J; Welch BJ, 2018, 'Estimation of spatial alumina concentration in an aluminium reduction cell using a moving horizon estimator', in Proc. Chemeca 2018, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Queenstown, New Zealand, pp. 130.1 - 130.6, presented at Chemeca 2018, Queenstown, New Zealand, 30 September 2018 - 03 October 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27909

Akter M, 2018, 'Charging Control of Vanadium Redox Battery Based Energy Storage Systems with Variable Input Power', Cairns, Australia, presented at 27th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Cairns, Australia, 13 June 2018 - 15 June 2018

Wang R; Bao J, 2017, 'A modified moving horizon estimation scheme for multi-timescale chemical processes', in 2017 Australian and New Zealand Control Conference, ANZCC 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, pp. 172 - 174, presented at 2017 Australian and New Zealand Control Conference (ANZCC), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 17 December 2017 - 20 December 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ANZCC.2017.8298506

Wang R; Lei Q; Bao J, 2017, 'A behavior based robust fault detection approach for LTI systems', in 2017 Asian Control Conference, ASCC 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), AUSTRALIA, Gold Coast, pp. 1755 - 1760, presented at 2017 11th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), AUSTRALIA, Gold Coast, 17 December 2017 - 20 December 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ASCC.2017.8287439

Zheng C; Bao J, 2017, 'Robust distributed control for plantwide processes based on dissipativity in quadratic differential forms', in 2017 6th International Symposium on Advanced Control of Industrial Processes, AdCONIP 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), TAIWAN, Taipei, pp. 7 - 12, presented at 2017 6th International Symposium on Advanced Control of Industrial Processes (AdCONIP), TAIWAN, Taipei, 28 May 2017 - 31 May 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ADCONIP.2017.7983747

Zhang X; Wang R; Bao J; Skyllas-Kazacos M, 2017, 'Control of distributed energy storage systems in residential microgrids', in 2016 Australian Control Conference, AuCC 2016, pp. 270 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AUCC.2016.7868201

Wang R; Bao J, 2016, 'Plantwide analysis of large-scale stochastic linear discrete-time systems', in 2016 Australian Control Conference, AuCC 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), AUSTRALIA, Newcastle, pp. 253 - 257, presented at 2016 Australian Control Conference (AuCC), AUSTRALIA, Newcastle, 03 November 2016 - 04 November 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AUCC.2016.7868198


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