Publications

Journals/CS Conferences

  1. R. Yan, X. Duan, R. Zou, X. He, Z. Shi, F. Bullo. Multiplayer Homicidal Chauffeur Reach-Avoid Games: A Pursuit Enclosure Function Approach. Automatica (Regular paper), 2024. (To appear) https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.02389.

  2. R. Yan, R. Deng, H. Lai, W. Zhang, Z. Shi, Y. Zhong. Homicidal Chauffeur Reach-Avoid Games via Guaranteed Winning Strategies. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (Regular paper), 69(4):2367-2382, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2023.3329693.

  3. R. Yan, W. Zhang, R. Deng, X. Duan, Z. Shi, Y. Zhong. Evaluation and Learning in Two-Player Symmetric Games via Best and Better Responses. Information Sciences, 119459, 2023. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020025523010447.

  4. R. Deng, W. Zhang, R. Yan, Z. Shi, and Y. Zhong. Multiple-Pursuer Single-Evader Reach-Avoid Games in Constant Flow Fields. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(3), 1789-1795, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2023.3329537.

  5. X. Duan, Z. Xu, R. Yan, U. Topcu. Privacy-Utility Trade-Offs Against Limited Adversaries. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(1), 519-526, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2023.3269360.

  6. R. Yan, R. Deng, X. Duan, Z. Shi, Y. Zhong. Multiplayer reach-avoid differential games with simple motions: A review. Frontiers in Control Engineering, 3, 2023. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcteg.2022.1093186.

  7. M. Kwiatkowska, G. Norman, D. Parker, G. Santos, R. Yan. Probabilistic Model Checking for Strategic Equilibria-based Decision Making: Advances and Challenges. In 47th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS), 4:1–4:22, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2022.4.

  8. R. Yan, G. Santos, X. Duan, D. Parker, M. Kwiatkowska. Finite-horizon Equilibria for Neuro-symbolic Concurrent Stochastic Games. In 38th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI), 2170-2180, 2022. https://openreview.net/forum?id=ScIl8wLj9lc.

  9. R. Yan, X. Duan, Z. Shi, Y. Zhong, F. Bullo. Maximum-Matching Capture Strategies for 3D Heterogeneous Multiplayer Reach-Avoid Games. Automatica (Regular paper), 140, 110-207, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2022.110207.

  10. R. Yan, X. Duan, Z. Shi, Y. Zhong, J. R. Marden, F. Bullo. Policy Evaluation and Seeking for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning via Best Response. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (Regular paper), 67(4), 1898-1913, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2021.3085171.

  11. R. Yan, Z. Shi and Y. Zhong. Optimal Strategies for the Lifeline Differential Game with Limited Lifetime. International Journal of Control, 94(8), 2238-2251, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207179.2019.1698770.

  12. R. Yan, Z. Shi and Y. Zhong. Cooperative Strategies for Two-Evader-One-Pursuer Reach-Avoid Differential Games. International Journal of Systems Science, 52(9), 1894-1912, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207721.2021.1872116.

  13. R. Yan, Z. Shi and Y. Zhong. Task Assignment for Multiplayer Reach-Avoid Games in Convex Domains via Analytical Barriers. IEEE Transactions on Robotics (Regular paper), 36: 107-124, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/TRO.2019.2935345.

  14. R. Yan, Z. Shi and Y. Zhong. Guarding a Subspace in High-Dimensional Space with Two Defenders and One Attacker. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 52(5), 3998-4011, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2020.3015031.

  15. R. Yan, Z. Shi and Y. Zhong. Reach-Avoid Games with Two Defenders and One Attacker: An Analytical Approach. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 49(3): 1035-1046, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2018.2794769.

  16. L. Qin, X. He, R. Yan, D. Zhou. Active Fault-Tolerant Control for A Quadrotor with Sensor Faults. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 88(2-4): 449-467, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-017-0474-0.

  17. L. Qin, X. He, R. Yan, R. Deng, D. Zhou. Distributed Sensor Fault Diagnosis for A Formation of Multi-vehicle Systems. Journal of The Franklin Institute, 356(2): 791-818, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfranklin.2017.11.020.

  18. L. Qin, X. He, R. Yan, R. Deng, D. Zhou. Distributed Sensor Fault Diagnosis for A Formation System with Unknown Constant Time Delays. Science China-Information Sciences, 61(11): 1-16, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-017-9309-3.

Conferences

  1. R. Yan, G. Santos, G. Norman, D. Parker, M. Kwiatkowska. HSVI-based Online Minimax Strategies for Partially Observable Stochastic Games with Neural Perception Mechanisms. In 6th Annual Learning for Dynamics & Control Conference (L4DC), 2024. (Accepted) http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.10679.

  2. X. Duan, N. Baharisangari, R. Yan, Z. Xu, M. Ornik. On a Notion of Resilience for Markov Decision Processes with Reachability Objectives. In 22nd World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), 56(2), pp. 11261-11266, Yokohama, Japan, Jul., 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2023.10.318.

  3. H. Lai, R. Yan, W. Zhang, Z. Shi, Y. Zhong. Reach-Avoid Differential Games via Finite-Time Heading Tracking. In IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 1656-1662, Austin, TX, USA, Dec. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC45484.2021.9683266.

  4. R. Deng, R. Yan, W. Zhang, Z. Shi, Y. Zhong. Receding Horizon Defense Strategy for Reach-Avoid Games with Uncertainties via Pairwise Outcomes. In 40th Chinese Control Conference (CCC), pp. 5401-5406, Shanghai, China, Oct. 2021. https://doi.org/10.23919/CCC52363.2021.9550127.

  5. H. Lai, W. Liang, R. Yan, Z. Shi, Y. Zhong. LiDAR-Inertial based Localization and Perception for Indoor Pursuit-Evasion Differential Games. In 40th Chinese Control Conference (CCC), pp. 7468-7473, Shanghai, China, Oct. 2021. https://doi.org/10.23919/CCC52363.2021.9549330.

  6. R. Yan, Z. Shi and Y. Zhong. Construction of the Barrier for Reach-Avoid Differential Games in Three-Dimensional Space with Four Equal-Speed Players. In IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 4067-4072, Nice, France, Dec. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC40024.2019.9029495.

  7. R. Yan, Z. Shi and Y. Zhong. Defense Game in a Circular Region. In IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 5590-5595, Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC.2017.8264502.

  8. R. Yan, Z. Shi and Y. Zhong. Escape-Avoid Games with Multiple Defenders along A Fixed Circular Orbit. In IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA), pp. 958-963, Ohrid, Macedonia, July 2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCA.2017.8003190.

  9. R. Yan, Y. Zhou, Z. Shi, and Y. Zhong. Formation Tracking of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarm Systems with Predefined Formation Reference and Switching Topologies. In International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), pp. 1-6, Phuket, Thailand, Nov. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICARCV.2016.7838735.

Preprints

  1. R. Yan, G. Santos, G. Norman, D. Parker, M. Kwiatkowska. Partially Observable Stochastic Games with Neural Perception Mechanisms, 2023. https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.11566.

  2. R. Yan, G. Santos, G. Norman, D. Parker, M. Kwiatkowska. Point-based Value Iteration for Neuro-Symbolic POMDPs, 2023. http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.17639.

  3. R. Yan, G. Santos, G. Norman, D. Parker, M. Kwiatkowska. Strategy Synthesis for Zero-sum Neuro-symbolic Concurrent Stochastic Games, 2022. https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.06255.

  4. R. Yan, S. Mi, X. Duan, J. Chen, X. Ji. Pursuit Winning Strategies for Reach-Avoid Games with Polygonal Obstacles, 2024. https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.06202.

  5. X. Duan, Y. Savas, R. Yan, Z. Xu, U. Topcu. On the Detection of Markov Decision Processes, 2021. https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.12338