Publications of X. Duan

Thesis

1. X. Duan. Markov Chain-Based Stochastic Strategies for Robotic Surveillance. PhD thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California at Santa Barbara, November 2020. Keyword(s): Robotic Networks. [bibtex-entry]

Articles in journal or book chapters

1. Y. John, G. Dìaz-Garcìa, X. Duan, J. R. Marden, and F. Bullo. A Stochastic Surveillance Stackelberg Game: Co-Optimizing Defense Placement and Patrol Strategy. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 70(8):5468-5474, 2025. [bibtex-entry]
2. R. Yan, X. Duan, R. Zou, X. He, Z. Shi, and F. Bullo. Multiplayer Homicidal Chauffeur Reach-Avoid Games: A Pursuit Enclosure Function Approach. Automatica, 167:111770, 2024. [bibtex-entry]
3. R. Yan, X. Duan, Z. Shi, Y. Zhong, and F. Bullo. Matching-Based Capture Strategies for 3D Heterogeneous Multiplayer Reach-Avoid Differential Games. Automatica, 140:110207, 2022. [bibtex-entry]
4. R. Yan, X. Duan, Z. Shi, Y. Zhong, J. R. Marden, and F. Bullo. Policy Evaluation and Seeking for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning via Best Response. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 67(4):1898-1913, 2022. [bibtex-entry]
5. X. Duan and F. Bullo. Markov Chain-Based Stochastic Strategies for Robotic Surveillance. Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems, 4:243-264, 2021. Keyword(s): Robotic Networks. [bibtex-entry]
6. X. Duan, S. Jafarpour, and F. Bullo. Graph-Theoretic Stability Conditions for Metzler Matrices and Monotone Systems. SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 59(5):3447-3471, 2021. [bibtex-entry]
7. X. Duan, D. Paccagnan, and F. Bullo. Stochastic Strategies for Robotic Surveillance as Stackelberg Games. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 8(2):769-780, 2021. Keyword(s): Robotic Networks. [bibtex-entry]
8. X. Duan, M. George, and F. Bullo. Markov Chains with Maximum Return Time Entropy for Robotic Surveillance. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 65(1):72-86, 2020. [bibtex-entry]
9. X. Duan, M. George, R. Patel, and F. Bullo. Robotic Surveillance Based on the Meeting Time of Random Walks. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 36(4):1356-1362, 2020. Keyword(s): Robotic Networks. [bibtex-entry]
10. G. Chen, X. Duan, N. E. Friedkin, and F. Bullo. Social Power Dynamics over Switching and Stochastic Influence Networks. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 64(2):582-597, 2019. Keyword(s): Social Networks. [bibtex-entry]
11. G. Chen, X. Duan, W. Mei, and F. Bullo. Linear Stochastic Approximation Algorithms and Group Consensus over Random Signed Networks. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 64(5):1874-1889, 2019. Keyword(s): Social Networks. [bibtex-entry]

Conference articles

1. X. Duan, M. George, and F. Bullo. Markov chains with maximum return time entropy for robotic surveillance. In IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, Miami, FL, USA, pages 5934-5939, December 2018. [bibtex-entry]