Franco Blanchini - Journal Papers


    I am strongly in favour of listing authors in alphabetical order. This custom is adopted in most of my publications, including those with my students or younger collaborators, with very few exceptions. This is the reason why my name is often the first.


  1. F. Blanchini, M. Policastro, "Matrix Bidiagonal Form", International Journal of Control, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 699-705, September 1989.

  2. F. Blanchini, "New Canonical form for Pole Placement", IEE Proceedings, Part D - Control Theory and Applications, vol. 136, no. 6, pp. 314-316, November 1989.

  3. F. Blanchini, R. Menis, "Optimal Control Via Parameters Optimization: an Application to Power System", Journal on Control and Computer, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 83-87, November 1989.

  4. F. Blanchini, "Control Synthesis for Discrete Time Systems with Control and State Bounds in the Presence of Disturbance", Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 29-40, April 1990.

  5. F. Blanchini, "Computation of the Transfer Function for Singular Systems", International Journal of System Science, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 407-414, February 1990.

  6. F. Blanchini, "Feedback Control for Linear Time-Invariant Systems with State and Control Bounds in the Presence of Disturbances", IEEE Transaction on Automatic Control, vol. 35, pp. 1231-1234, no. 11, November 1990.

  7. F. Blanchini, "Controllability Analysis and Eigenvalue Assignment for Generalized State Space Systems", Systems and Control Letters, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 285-294, November 1990.

  8. F. Blanchini, "Constrained Control for Uncertain Linear Systems", Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 465-483, December 1991.

  9. F. Blanchini, M. Policastro, "Bidiagonal Realization for Multivariable Systems", International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 249-262, February 1992.

  10. F. Blanchini, W. Ukovich, "A Linear Programming Approach to the Control of Discrete-Time Periodic System with State and Control Bounds in the Presence of Disturbance", Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 523-539, September 1993.

  11. F. Blanchini "Ultimate Boundedness Control for Discrete-Time Uncertain System via Set-Induced Lyapunov Functions", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 428-433, February 1994.

  12. F. Blanchini, M. Sznaier, "Rational L1 Suboptimal Compensators for Continuous-time Systems", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 39, no. 7, pp. 1487-1482, July 1994.

  13. F. Blanchini, F. Mesquine and S. Miani, "Constrained stabilization with assigned initial condition set", International Journal of Control, vol. 61, no. 3, 601-617, 1995.

  14. F. Blanchini, "Nonquadratic Lyapunov functions for Robust control", Automatica, vol. 31, no. 3, pp 451-561, March 1995.

  15. Z. Wang, M. Sznaier, F. Blanchini, "Further results on rational approximations of L1 optimal controllers", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 552-557, March 1995.

  16. F. Blanchini, M. Sznaier, "Robust control of constrained systems via convex optimization", Int. Journ. of Nonlinear and Robust Control, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 441-460, August 1995.

  17. F. Blanchini, M. Sznaier, "Persistent disturbance rejection via static state feedback", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. AC-40, no. 6, pp. 1127-1131, June 1995.

  18. F. Blanchini, M. Queiranne, F. Rinaldi, W. Ukovich, "A feedback strategy for periodic network flows", Networks, vol. 27, pp. 25-34, 1996.

  19. M. Sznaier, F. Blanchini, "Mixed $\Li/\H$ suboptimal controllers for continuous-time systems", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 40, no. 11, pp. 1831-1840, 1995.

  20. F. Blanchini, F. Rinaldi, W. Ukovich, "A Dynamic game model for distribution problems with non-stochastic uncertainties", International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 45, no. 1-3, August 1996.

  21. F. Blanchini S. Miani, "Constrained Stabilization of Continuous-Time Linear Systems", Systems and Control Letters, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 95-102, 1996.

  22. F. Blanchini S. Miani, "On the transient estimate for linear systems with time-varying uncertain parameters", IEEE Transactions on Circuit and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, vol. 43, no. 7, July 1996.

  23. F. Blanchini, F. Rinaldi, W. Ukovich, "A network design problem for a distribution system with uncertain demand", SIAM Journal on Optimization, vol. 7, pp. 560-578, May 1997.

  24. F. Blanchini, F. Rinaldi, W. Ukovich, "Least Inventory Control of Multi-Storage Systems with Non-Stochastic Unknown Input", IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Automation, vol. 13, pp. 633-645, October 1997.

  25. F. Blanchini, R. Tempo and F. Dabbene, "Computation of the Minimum Destabilizing Volume for Interval and Affine Families of Polynomials", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1159-1163, 1998.

  26. F. Blanchini, S. Miani and M. Sznaier, "Robust performance with fixed and worst-case signals for uncertain time-varying systems", Automatica, vol. 33, no. 12, pp. 2183-2189, December 1997.

  27. F. Blanchini, S. Miani, "A new class of universal Lyapunov functions for the control of uncertain linear systems", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. AC-44, no. 3, pp. 641-647, March 1999.

  28. F. Blanchini and A. Megretski, "Robust state feedback control of LTV systems: nonlinear is better than linear", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. AC-44, no. 4, pp. 802-807, 1999.

  29. F. Blanchini, S. Miani, "Constrained stabilization via smooth Lyapunov functions", Systems and Control Letters, vol. 35, pp. 155-163, 1998.

  30. F. Blanchini, S. Cotterli, G. Koruza, S. Miani, R. Siagri and L. Tubaro "Constrained Stabilization of a Dynamic System: A Case Study", Kybernetika, no.1, 1999.

  31. F. Blanchini and E.P. Ryan, "A Razumikhin-type lemma for functional differential equations with application to adaptive control", Automatica, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 809-818, May 1999.

  32. F. Blanchini, "Set invariance in control - a survey", Automatica, vol 35, no. 11, pp.1747-1768, Nov. 1999, Automatica best survey award, 2002 .

  33. F. Blanchini and S. Miani, "Discussion on: '(A,B)-Invariance Conditions of Polyhedral Domains for Continuous-Time Systems' by C. E. T. D\'orea and J.-C. Hennet", (invited paper), European Journal of Control, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 82-86, 1999.

  34. F. Blanchini, R. Pesenti, F. Rinaldi and W. Ukovich, "Feedback control of production-distribution systems with unknown demand and delays", IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Automation, Special Issue on Automation of Manufacturing Systems, vol. RA-16, no. 3, pp. 313-317, June 2000.

  35. F. Blanchini and S. Miani, "Any Domain of Attraction for a Linear Constrained System is a Tracking Domain of Attraction", SIAM Journal on Contr. and Opt., vol 38, no. 3. pp. 971-944, March 2000.

  36. F. Blanchini, S. Miani and W. Ukovich, "Control of production-distribution systems with unknown inputs and system failures", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. Ac-45, no. 6, pp 1072-1081, June 2000.

  37. F. Blanchini and M. Sznaier, "A convex optimization approach to fixed-order controller design for disturbance rejection for SISO systems", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. AC-45, no. 4, pp. 784-789, April 2000.

  38. F. Blanchini, "The gain scheduling and the robust state feedback stabilization problems", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. AC-45, no. 11, pp. 2061-2070, November 2000.

  39. F. Blanchini and R. Pesenti, "Min-max control of uncertain multi-inventory systems with multiplicative uncertainties", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. AC-46, pp 955-959, June 2001.

  40. F. Blanchini,"BOOK REVIEW: Control of linear systems with regulation and input constraints, by A. Saberi, A. Stoorvogel and P. Sannuti, Springer, London", Int. Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2001, vol. 12, pp. 87-92, January, 2002.

  41. F. Blanchini and P. Giannattasio, "Adaptive control of compressor surge instability", Automatica, vol. 38. no. 8. pp. 1373-1380, August 2002.

  42. F. Blanchini and P. Giannattasio, D. Micheli and P. Pinamonti, "Experimental Evaluation of a High-Gain Control for Compressor Surge Suppression", ASME Journal on Turbomachinery, vol. 124, no.1, pp.27-35, 2002, 2001 ASME Oil & Gas Application Committee Best Paper Award .

  43. F. Blanchini, R. Lo Cigno and R. Tempo, "Robust Rate Control for Integrated Services Packet Networks", IEEE Transactions on Networking, vol. 10. no. 5, pp. 644-652, Oct. 2002.

  44. F. Blanchini, S. Miani, R. Pesenti and F. Rinaldi, "Stabilization of multi-inventory systems with uncertain demand and setups", IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Automation, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 103-16, 2003.

  45. F. Blanchini, S. Miani, "Stabilization of LPV systems: state feedback, state estimation and duality", SIAM Journal on Contr. and Opt., vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 76-97, 2003.

  46. F. Blanchini, S. Miani, "BOOK REVIEW: Actuator Saturation Control, by V. Kapila and K.M. Grigoriadis; Marcel Dekker, New York", Automatica, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 762-765, 2003.

  47. F. Blanchini, S. Miani, F. A. Pellegrino, "Suboptimal receding horizon control for continuous-time systems", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 1081-1086, June 2003.

  48. F. Blanchini, F. A. Pellegrino, L. Visentini, "Control of manipulators in a constrained workspace by means of linked invariant sets", International Journal on Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol 14, pp. 1185-1505, 2004.

  49. F. Blanchini, F. A. Pellegrino "Relatively optimal control and its linear implementation", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 48, no. 12, pp. 2151-2162, December 2003.

  50. F. Blanchini, S. Miani, F. Rinaldi, "Guaranteed cost control for multi-inventory systems with uncertain demand", Automatica , vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 213-224, February 2004.

  51. F. Blanchini, A. Lepschy, S. Miani, and U. Viaro, "Characterization of PID and Lead/Lag compensators satisfying given Hinfty specifications", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 736-740, 2004.

  52. F. Blanchini, F. A. Pellegrino, "Relatively optimal control with characteristic polynomial assignment and output feedback", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. AC-51, no. 2, pp. 183-191, Feb. 2006.

  53. D. Bauso, F. Blanchini and R. Pesenti, "Robust control strategies for multi-inventory systems with average flow constraints", Automatica , Special Issue on Optimal Control Application to Management Science, pp. 1255-1266, August 2006.

  54. G. L. Arnulfi, F. Blanchini, P. Giannattasio, D. Micheli, P. Pinamonti, "An extensive study on the control of centrifugal compressor surge", Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Part A, Journal of Power and Energy, vol. 220, pp. 289 - 304, 2006.

  55. F. Blanchini, S. Miani, M. Tomasini, L. Tubiana, U. Viaro, M. Zigliotto, "A minimum-time control strategy for torque tracking in permanent magnet AC motor drives", Automatica , vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 505-512, 2007.

  56. F. Blanchini, F. A. Pellegrino, "Relatively optimal control: a static piecewise affine solution", SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 585-603, 2007.

  57. F. Blanchini, S. Miani and C. Savorgnan, "Stability results for linear parameter varying and switching systems", Automatica, pp. 1817-1823, October 2007.

  58. F. Blanchini, P. Colaneri, F. A. Pellegrino, "Simultaneous performance achievement via compensator blending", Automatica, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 1-14, January 2008.

  59. F. Blanchini and C. Savorgnan, "Stabilizability of switched linear systems does not imply the existence of convex Lyapunov functions", Automatica, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 1166-1170, April 2008.

  60. F. Blanchini, S. Miani, F. A. Pellegrino and B. van Arkel, "Enhancing controller performance for robot positioning in a constrained environment", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 16, n. 5, pp. 1066-1074, 2008.

  61. A. Abramo, F. Blanchini, L. Geretti and C. Savorgnan, "A Mixed Convex/Non-Convex Distributed Localization Approach for the Deployment of Indoor Positioning Services", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 7, no. 11, pp. 1325-1337. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/TMC.2008.59, 2008.

  62. F. Blanchini and U. Viaro, "Switched control of fluid networks", Transactions of the Institute of Measurements and Control, pp. 582-602, vol. 32, no. 6, Dec. 2010.

  63. F. Blanchini, S. Miani and F. Mesquine, "A separation principle for linear switching systems and parametrization of all stabilizing controllers", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 279-292, February 2009.

  64. D. Bauso, F. Blanchini and R. Pesenti, "Average Flow Constraints and Stabilizability in Uncertain Production-Distribution Systems", Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, vol. 144, no.1, pp. 12-28, Jan. 2010.

  65. F. Blanchini, T. Parisini, F.A. Pellegrino and G. Pin, "High-Gain Adaptive Control: a Derivative-Based Approach", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 2164-2169, September 2009.

  66. D. Bauso, F. Blanchini and R. Pesenti, "Optimization of Long-Run Average-Flow Cost in Networks with time-varying unknown demand", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 20-31, 2010.

  67. T. Hu and F. Blanchini "Non-conservative matrix inequality conditions for stability/stabilizability of linear differential inclusions", Automatica, vol. 46, no.1, pp. 190-196, 2010.

  68. P. Angeli, F. Barazza and F. Blanchini, "Natural frequency intervals for vibrating systems with polytopic uncertainty", Journal of Sound and Vibration , vol. 329, pp. 944-959, 2010.

  69. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, S. Miani and U. Viaro, "Stable LPV realization of parametric transfer functions and its application to gain-scheduling control design", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 55, no. 10, pp. 2271 – 2281, October 2010.

  70. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande and S. Miani, "Modal and transition dwell time computation in switching systems: a set-theoretic approach", Automatica, vol. 46, no. 9, pp. 1477-1482, September 2010.

  71. E. Hernandez-Vargas, P. Colaneri, R. Middleton, F. Blanchini, "Discrete-time control for switched positive systems with application to mitigating viral escape", International Journal on Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 21, p. 1093-1111, 2011.

  72. P. Bettini, F. Blanchini, R. Cavazzana, G. Marchiori, S. Miani, A. Soppelsa, "Adaptive plasma current control in RFX-mod", Fusion Engineering and Design, vol.86, no. 6-8, 2011.

  73. F. Blanchini and E. Franco, "Structurally robust biological networks", BMC Systems Biology, 5:74 (17 May 2011), 2011.

  74. F. Blanchini and M. Sznaier, "A Convex Optimization Approach to Synthesizing Bounded Complexity $\ell^\infty$ Filters", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 216—221, 2012.

  75. F. Blanchini, D. De Caneva, P. L. Montessoro, D. Pierattoni, "Control-based p-persistent Adaptive Communication Protocol", Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems, vol. 22, no. 8, July 2012.

  76. P. Gardonio, S. Miani, F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, S. Elliot, "Plate with decentralised velocity feedback loops: power absorption and kinetic energy considerations", Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 331, no. 8, pp. 1722-1741, 2012.

  77. F. Blanchini, S. Miani, F. A. Pellegrino, "Disturbance-driven Model Predictive Control by means of Youla-Kucera parameter switching with an application to drainage canal control", International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Special Issue to Commemorate the Work of Professor David W. Clarke, vol. 22, no. 12, pp. 1362-1375, 2012.

  78. F. Blanchini, P. Colaneri, M. E. Valcher, "Co-positive Lyapunov functions for the stabilization of positive switched systems", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 57, no. 12, pp. 3038-3050, 2012.

  79. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, P. Gardonio, S. Miani "Constant and switching gains in semi–active damping of vibrating structures", International Journal of Control, vol. 85, no. 12, pp. 1886-1897, 2012.

  80. E. Franco and F. Blanchini, "Structural properties of the MAPK pathway topologies in PC12 cells", Journal of Mathematical Biology, vol. 67, no. 6, pp. 1633-1668, 2013 (online 25 October 2012).

  81. D. Casagrande, P.L. Montessoro and F. Blanchini, "Fair and optimal dynamic admission control of elastic flows", Computer Networks, vol. 57, no.5, pp. 1277 – 1288, 2013.

  82. D. Bauso, F. Blanchini, L. Giarre', R. Pesenti, "The linear saturated decentralized strategy for constrained flow control is asymptotically optimal", Automatica, vol. 49, no. 7, pp. 2206–2212, July 2013.

  83. R. Gubiani, G. Pergher, S.R.S. Cividino, R. Lombardo, F. Blanchini, "A Wii-controlled safety device for electric chainsaws", Journal of Agricultural Engineering, volume XLIV, pp.690-693, 2013.

  84. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, P. Colaneri, P. Gardonio, S. Miani, "Switching gains for semi–active damping via non–convex Lyapunov functions", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology , vol. 22, no. 2, March 2014.

  85. S. Grammatico, F. Blanchini, A. Caiti, "Control-Sharing and Merging Control Lyapunov Functions", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 59, pp. 107 - 119, January, 2014.

  86. P. Colaneri, R. Middleton, Z. Chen, D. Caporale, F. Blanchini, "Convexity of the cost functional in an optimal control problem for a class of positive switched systems", Automatica, Volume 40. no. 4, 1227-1234, 2014.

  87. F. Blanchini and G. Giordano, "Piecewise-linear Lyapunov functions for structural stability of biochemical networks", Automatica, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 2482–2493, 2014. Presentation (Errata corrige)

  88. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, S. Miani and U. Viaro, "Robust LPV control of induction motor", International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 25, no. 12, 1783-1800, 2015.

  89. F. Blanchini, E. Franco, G. Giordano, "Network-Decentralized Control Strategies for Stabilization", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 491-496, 2015.

  90. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, S. Miani and U. Viaro, "Stable LPV Realization of the Smith Predictor", International Journal of System Science, vol. 47, no. 10, 2016 (online 16 Feb 2015).

  91. F. Blanchini, E. Franco, G. Giordano, "A structural classification of candidate oscillatory and multistationary biochemical systems", Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, vol. 76, no. 10, pp. 2542-2569, 2014.

  92. F. Blanchini, P. Colaneri, Y. Fujisaki, S. Miani, F.A. Pellegrino, "A Youla-Kucera Parameterization Approach to Output Feedback Relatively Optimal Control", Systems and Control Letters, vol. 81, pp. 14-23, 2015.

  93. G. Giordano, C. Cuba Samaniego, E. Franco, F. Blanchini, "Computing the structural influence matrix for biological systems", Journal of Mathematical Biology, June 2016, Volume 72, Issue 7, pp 1927–1958, June 2016, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00285-015-0933-9

  94. F. Blanchini, E. Franco, G. Giordano, V. Mardanlou, P.L. Montessoro, "Compartmental flow control: decentralization, robustness and optimality", Automatica, vol. 64, no.2, 18–28 , February 2016.

  95. F. Blanchini, P. Colaneri, M. E. Valcher, "Switched Linear Positive Systems", Foundations and Trends in Systems and Control, vol. 2, no. 2, pp 101-273. 2016.

  96. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, G. Giordano, P.L. Montessoro, "A robust decentralized control for channel sharing communication", IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 4(2), pp. 336-346, 2017.

  97. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, G. Giordano, U.Viaro, "A switched system approach to dynamic race modelling", Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 37-48, 2016.

  98. C. Cuba Samaniego, G. Giordano, J. Kim, F.Blanchini, E. Franco, "Molecular titration promotes oscillations and bistability in minimal network models with monomeric regulators", ACS Synthetic Biology, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 321-333, 2016.

  99. P. Colaneri, R. Middleton, F. Blanchini, "Optimal control of a class of positive Markovian bilinear systems", Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, vol. 21, Aug. 2016, pp. 155–170 .

  100. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, G. Giordano, U.Viaro, "Robust Constrained Model Predictive Control of Fast Electromechanical Systems", Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 353, no. 9, pp. 2087–2103, June 2016.

  101. M.T. Laraba, S. Olaru, S.I. Niculescum F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, G. Giordano, S. Miani, " Guide on Set Invariance for Delay Difference Equations", Annual Reviews in Control, vol. 41, 2016, pp 13–23.

  102. G. Giordano, F. Blanchini, E. Franco V. Mardanlou, P.L. Montessoro, "The Smallest Eigenvalue of the Generalized Laplacian Matrix, with Application to Network-Decentralized Estimation for Homogeneous Systems ", IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering,Vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 312 – 324, Oct.-Dec. 2016.

  103. F. Blanchini, G. Fenu, G. Giordano, F. A. Pellegrino, "A convex programming approach to the inverse kinematics problem for manipulators under constraints", European Journal of Control, Vol. 33, Pages 11-23, 2017.

  104. F. Blanchini, G. Fenu, G. Giordano, F. A. Pellegrino, "Model-free plant tuning", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 62, no.6, June 2017.

  105. C. Cuba Samaniego, G. Giordano, F. Blanchini and E. Franco, "Stability analysis of an artificial biomolecular oscillator with non-cooperative regulatory interactions," Journal of Biological Dynamics, Vol. 11, no. 1, 2017.

  106. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, G. Giordano, S. Miani, S. Olaru, V. Reppa, "Active fault isolation: a duality-based approach via convex programming", SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 55(3), 1619–1640. 2017.

  107. G. Giordano, F. Blanchini, "Flow-inducing networks", IEEE Control Systems Letters, Vol. 1, no.1, July 2017.

  108. F. Blanchini, G. Giordano, "Polyhedral Lyapunov functions structurally ensure global asymptotic stability of dynamical networks iff the Jacobian is non-singular", Automatica, 86, no. 12, pp. 183-191, 2017.

  109. D. Palma, P. L. Montessoro, G. Giordano, F. Blanchini, "Biometric palmprint verification: a dynamical system approach", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, to appear, 2018.

  110. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, G. Giordano, U.Viaro, “A bounded complementary sensitivity function ensures topology-independent stability of homogeneous dynamical networks,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 63, no. 4, pp. 1140-1146, 2018.

  111. F. Blanchini, C. Cuba Samaniego, E. Franco, G. Giordano, "Aggregates of Monotonic Step Response systems: a structural classification", IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems - Special Issue on Approaches to Control Biological and Biologically Inspired Networks, 5(2), pp. 782-792, 2018.

  112. S. Miani, M. Zilletti, P. Gardonio, F. Blanchini, P. Colaneri, Switching and sweeping vibration absorbers: theory and experimental validation, Automatica, 93, no. 12, pp. 290-301, 2018.

  113. G. Belgioioso, F. Fabiani, F. Blanchini, S. Grammatico, " On the convergence of discrete-time linear systems: A linear time-varying Mann iteration converges iff its operator is strictly pseudocontractive", IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2(3):453-458, July 2018

  114. Blanchini, C. Cuba Samaniego, E. Franco, G. Giordano, "Homogeneous time constants promote oscillations in negative feedback loops", ACS Synthetic Biology, 7(6), pp. 1481-1487, 2018.

  115. G. Giordano, D. Bauso, F. Blanchini, A robust saturated strategy for n-player Prisoner's dilemma, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 56(5):3478-3498, January 2018.

  116. F. Blanchini, G. Giordano, "BDC-decomposition for global influence analysis", IEEE Control Systems Letters, 3(2): 260-265, April 2019.

  117. F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, F. Fabiani, G. Giordano, R. Pesenti, "Network-decentralised optimisation and control: an explicit saturated solution", Automatica, 103(5):379-389, 2019.

  118. C. Drioli, G. Giordano, D. Salvati, F. Blanchini, G. Foresti, “”, Acoustic Target Tracking Through a Cluster of Mobile Agents, IEEE Trans. on Cybernetics, 2019, on-line.

  119. F. Blanchini, G. Chesi, P. Colaneri, G. Giordano,“Checking structural stability of BDC-decomposable systems via convex optimisation”, IEEE Control Systems Letters, 4(1), pp. 205-210, 2020.

  120. B. Burlando, F. Blanchini and G. Giordano, "Loop analysis of blood pressure/volume homeostasis", PLOS Computational Biology, 15(9): e1007346, 2019.

  121. G. Giordano, M. Segata, F. Blanchini and R. Lo Cigno, "The joint network/control design of platooning algorithms can enforce guaranteed safety constraints", Ad Hoc Networks, 94, pp. 101962, 2019.

  122. T. Rollo, F. Blanchini, G. Giordano, R. Specogna and D. Esseni, "Stabilization of negative capacitance in ferroelectric capacitors with and without a metal interlayer", Nanoscale, 2020,12, 6121-6129.

  123. S. Mariano, F. Blanchini, S. Formentin, L. Zaccarian, “Asymmetric state feedback for linear plants with asymmetric input saturation", IEEE Control Systems Letters, Vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 608 – 613, July 2020.

  124. F. Fabiani, G. Belgioioso, F. Blanchini, P. Colaneri, S. Grammatico, “Convergence in uncertain linear systems, Automatica, Vol. 119, September 2020.

  125. G. Giordano, F. Blanchini, R. Bruno, P. Colaneri, A. Di Filippo, A. Di Matteo, M. Colaneri, “Modelling the COVID-19 epidemic and implementation of population-wide interventions in Italy”, Nature Medicine, April 2020.

  126. D. Palma, P. L. Montessoro, G. Giordano, F. Blanchini, "A Dynamic Biometric Authentication Algorithm for Near-Infrared Palm Vascular Patterns", IEEE Access, Vol. 8, June 2020.

  127. V. Mucci, I. Indovina, C. J. Browne, F. Blanchini, G. Giordano, L. Marinelli, B. Burlando, "Mal de Debarquement Syndrome: a matter of loops?", Frontiers Neurology, 11, 1387, 2020.

  128. G. Moretti, F. Blanchini, L. Zaccarian, "Quadratic constrained periodic optimisation for bandlimited linear systems via the Fourier-based method", ASME Journal on Measurement and Control, Jun 2021, 143(6).

  129. F. Blanchini, G. Giordano, "Structural analysis in biology: a control theoretic approach", Automatica, 126, April 2021.

  130. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, F. Fabiani, G. Giordano, D. Palma, R. Pesenti, "A threshold mechanism ensures minimum-path flow in lightning discharge", Scientific Reports, 11:280, January 2021.

  131. B. Burlando, M. Milanese, G. Giordano, T. Bonifacino, S. Ravera, F. Blanchini, G. Bonanno, "A multistationary loop model of ALS unveils critical molecular interactions involving mitochondria and glucose metabolism", PLOS One, December 17, 2020.

  132. G. Giordano, M. Colaneri, A. Di Filippo, F. Blanchini, P. Bolzern, G. De Nicolao, P. Sacchi, P. Colaneri, R. Bruno, “Modeling vaccination rollouts, SARS-CoV-2 variants and the requirement for non-pharmaceutical interventions in Italy”, Nature Medicine, April 2021.

  133. F. Blanchini, G. Giordano, “Dual Chemical Reaction Networks and Implications for Lyapunov-Based Structural Stability”, IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2022, 6, pp. 488–493.

  134. F. Rosset, D. Casagrande, B. Jafarpisheh, P. L. Montessoro and F. Blanchini, "Optimal control approach to scheduling power supply facilities: theory and heuristics," in IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, Vol. 9, No.4, 1679-1691, April 2022.

  135. F. Blanchini, G. Giordano, F. Riz, L. Zaccarian, "Solving noninearl algebraic loops arising in input-saturated feedbacks" in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, early access.

  136. F. Blanchini, C. A. Devia, G. Giordano, R. Pesenti, F. Rosset, "Fair and Sparse Solutions in Network-Decentralized Flow Control", IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2022, Vol. 6 pp. 2984-2989 June 2022.

  137. I. Demori, G. Giordano, V. Mucci, S. Losacco, L. Marinelli, P. Massobrio, F. Blanchini, B. Burlando, "Thalamocorticoidal Bistable Switch as a Theoretical Model of Fibromialgia Pathogenesis Inferred from a Literature Survey", Journal Computational Neuroscience, July 2022.

  138. F. Blanchini, D. Breda, G. Giordano, D. Liessi, "Michaelis-Menten Networks are Structurally Stable, Automatica, Volume 147, January 2023.

  139. F. Blanchini, P. Bolzern, P. Colaneri, G. Giordano, "Optimal control of compartmental models: the exact solution, Automatica, Volume 147, January 2023.

  140. F. Blanchini, P. Colaneri, G. Giordano, I. Zorzan, "Vertex results for the robust analysis of uncertain biochemical systems, Journal of Mathematical Biology, volume 85, Article number: 35 (2022).

  141. D. Palma, P. L. Montessoro, F. Blanchini, "A system-theoretic approach for image-based infectious plant disease severity estimation", PLOS ONE, Volume 17, Issue 7 July 2022 Article number e0272002

  142. D. Breda, D. Frizzera, G. Giordano, E. Seffin, V. Zanni, D. Annoscia, C. Topping, F. Blanchini, and F. Nazzi "A deeper understanding of system interactions can explain contradictory field results on pesticide impact on honey bees, Nature Communications, (2022)13:5720.

  143. S. Milanesi, F. Rosset, M. Colaneri, G. Giordano, K. Pesenti, F. Blanchini, P. Bolzern, P. Colaneri, P. Sacchi, G. De Nicolao, R. Bruno, “Early detection of variants of concern via funnel plots of regional reproduction numbers”, Scientific Reports, (2023) 13:1052

  144. Bruno Burlando, Viviana Mucci, Cherylea J Browne, Serena Losacco, Iole Indovina, Lucio Marinelli, Franco Blanchini, Giulia Giordano “Mal de Debarquement Syndrome explained by a vestibulo–cerebellar oscillator”, Mathematical Medicine and Biology: A Journal of the IMA, dqac016, https://doi.org/10.1093/imammb/dqac016.

  145. F. Blanchini, F. Dabbene, G. Fenu, A. Pellegrino, E. Salvato "Model-free feedback control synthesis from human demonstration", IEEE Control Systems Letters, Vol. 7, pp. 1604-1609, 2023.

  146. F. Blanchini, E. Franco, G. Giordano and D. Osmanović, "Robust microphase separation through chemical reaction networks," IEEE Control Systems Letters, doi: 10.1109/LCSYS.2023.3283934.

  147. F. Blanchini, G. Fenu, A. Pellegrino, E. Salvato "Data driven relatively optimal control, European Journal of Control, Available online 16 June 2023, 100839.

  148. L. Zanin, N. Tomasi, D. Casagrande, F. Danuso, S. Buoso, A. Zamboni, Z. Varanini, R. Pinton, F. Blanchini, ``A mechanistic mathematical model for describing and predicting the dynamics of high-affinity nitrate intake into maize roots and other plant species", Physiologia Plantarum, Vol. 175, no. 5, 2023.

  149. D. De Cecco, F. Blanchini, D. Casagrande, G. Giordano, E. Salvato “Linear Systems With Uncertain Complex Coefficients for AC Sensitivity Analysis” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 2024.

  150. Huu-Thinh Do, F. Blanchini, S. Miani, I Prodan “LP-Generated Control Lyapunov Functions With Application to Multicopter Control” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, early access, 2024.

  151. F. Blanchini, G. Giordano, "Spiking Systems in Population-Infection Dynamics," IEEE Control Systems Letters, early access, 2024.

  152. Leonardo Stella, Dario Bauso, Franco Blanchini, Patrizio Colaneri, "Cascading failures in the global financial system: A dynamical model," Operations Research Letters, Volume 55, 2024.

  153. I. Demori, S. Losacco, G. Giordano, V. Mucci, F. Blanchini, B. Burlando, "Fibromyalgia pathogenesis explained by a neuroendocrine multistable model", PLOS ONE, July 2024.

  154. E. Salvato, F. Blanchini, G. Fenu, G. Giordano, A. Pellegrino, "Model-Free Kinematic Control for Robotic Systems", Automatica, to be published.

  155. Franco Blanchini, Daniele Casagrande, Patrizo Colaneri, Stefanny Ramirez, Dario Bauso, "Positive switching systems and the wealth distribution problem," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, to be published.