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Li, Z. (author), Manzionna, Enrico (author), Monizzi, Giovanni (author), Mastrangelo, Angelo (author), Mancini, Maria Elisabetta (author), Andreini, Daniele (author), Dankelman, J. (author), De Momi, Elena (author)A major challenge during autonomous navigation in endovascular interventions is the complexity of operating in a deformable but constrained workspace with an instrument. Simulation of deformations for it can provide a cost-effective training platform for path planning. Aim of this study is to develop a realistic, auto-adaptive, and visually...journal article 2022
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Lyu, X. (author), Schulte, F. (author)Berth allocation is fundamental to port-related operations in maritime shipping. Port managers have to deal with the increasing demands either by expanding the terminals or by improving efficiency to maintain competitiveness. Port expansion is a long-term project, and it requires much capital investment. Thus, the question of how to enhance...conference paper 2022
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Blanchini, Franco (author), Devia Pinzon, C.A. (author), Giordano, G. (author), Pesenti, Raffaele (author), Rosset, Francesca (author)We proposed network-decentralized control strategies, in which each actuator can exclusively rely on local information, without knowing the network topology and the external input, ensuring that the flow asymptotically converges to the optimal one with respect to the p -norm. For 1 < p < ∞ , the flow converges to a unique constant...journal article 2022
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Fransen, M.P. (author), Langelaar, Matthijs (author), Schott, D.L. (author)In calibration of model parameters for discrete element method (DEM) based models the focus lies on matching the mean key performance indicator (KPI) values from laboratory experiments to those from simulation results. However, due to the stochastic nature of granular processes experimental results can show large variances. To include...journal article 2022
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Baharmand, Hossein (author), Vega, Diego (author), Lauras, Matthieu (author), Comes, M. (author)The growing need for humanitarian assistance has inspired an increasing amount of academic publications in the field of humanitarian logistics. Over the past two decades, the humanitarian logistics literature has developed a powerful toolbox of standardized problem formulations to address problems ranging from distribution to scheduling or...journal article 2022
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Bešinović, Nikola (author), Nassar, R. (author), Szymula, Christopher (author)During railways operations, unplanned events might occur which can result in rail traffic being heavily impacted. The paper proposes a passenger-centred resilience assessment for disruption scenarios which consist of multiple simultaneous disruptions. It combines train traffic operations, passenger flows and network restoration. To evaluate...journal article 2022
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Zhang, Y. (author), Atasoy, B. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)Decision-makers in synchromodal transport (ST) have different preferences toward different objectives, such as cost, time, and emissions. To solve the conflicts among objectives and obtain preferred solutions, a preference-based multi-objective optimization model is developed. In ST, containers need to be transferred across modes, therefore...journal article 2022
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Ma, L. (author), Varveri, Aikaterini (author), Jing, R. (author), Kasbergen, C. (author), Erkens, S. (author)Moisture in bitumen and at the bitumen-aggregate interface affects the cohesive and adhesive properties of asphalt mixtures, which are critical for the service performance and durability of pavements. This paper aims to investigate the kinetics and thermodynamics of moisture transport in bitumen at various temperatures and relative humidity...journal article 2022
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Money, Rohan (author), Krishnan, Joshin (author), Beferull-Lozano, Baltasar (author), Isufi, E. (author)An online algorithm for missing data imputation for networks with signals defined on the edges is presented. Leveraging the prior knowledge intrinsic to real-world networks, we propose a bi-level optimization scheme that exploits the causal dependencies and the flow conservation, respectively via <italic>(i)</italic> a sparse line...journal article 2022
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Kon, Johan (author), Bruijnen, Dennis (author), van de Wijdeven, Jeroen (author), Heertjes, Marcel (author), Oomen, T.A.E. (author)Unknown nonlinear dynamics often limit the tracking performance of feedforward control. The aim of this paper is to develop a feedforward control framework that can compensate these unknown nonlinear dynamics using universal function approximators. The feedforward controller is parametrized as a parallel combination of a physics-based model and...conference paper 2022
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Dutta, Shamak (author), Wilde, N. (author), Smith, Stephen L. (author)We present a new mixed integer formulation for the discrete informative path planning problem in random fields. The objective is to compute a budget constrained path while collecting measurements whose linear estimate results in minimum error over a finite set of prediction locations. The problem is known to be NP-hard. However, we strive to...conference paper 2022
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Boskos, D. (author), Cortes, Jorge (author), Martinez Sandez, S. (author)This paper introduces a spectral parameterization of ambiguity sets to hedge against distributional uncertainty in stochastic optimization problems. We build an ambiguity set of probability densities around a histogram estimator, which is constructed by independent samples from the unknown distribution. The densities in the ambiguity set are...conference paper 2022
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Polat, S. (author), Kortlever, R. (author), Eral, H.B. (author)The selective separation of ions is a major technological challenge having far-ranging impacts from product separation in electrochemical production of base chemicals from CO<sub>2</sub> to water purification. In recent years, ion-selective electrochemical systems leveraging redox-materials emerged as an attractive platform based on their...journal article 2022
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Roch, Christoph (author), Winderl, David (author), Linnhoff-Popien, Claudia (author), Feld, S. (author)The Stable Marriage Problem (SMP) describes the problem, of finding a stable matching between two equally sized sets of elements (e.g., males and females) given an ordering of preferences for each element. A matching is stable, when there does not exist any match of a male and female which both prefer each other to their current partner under...conference paper 2022
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Belligoli, Z. (author)The continuous increase in the number of flights in the last decades caused a steepgrowth of aviation-related pollution to the point that the aviation sector is responsible for3% of the global greenhouse gas emissions. Regulators have been slow at catching up withthis problem, and stringent emission targets have been put in place only very...doctoral thesis 2021
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Jamshidi, Helia (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author), van Essen, J.T. (author), Nökel, Klaus (author)Short driving range, limited chargers, and long charging times challenge the profitability of electric taxi operations. In this paper, a charging algorithm is developed to accompany a taxi service with online trip requests, which uses a private charging infrastructure for both slow and fast charging. The vehicle charging curves are assumed to be...journal article 2021
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Zomer, Jordi (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), de Weerdt, M.M. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Due to increasing railway use, the capacity at railway yards and maintenance locations is becoming limiting to accommodate existing rolling stock. To reduce capacity issues at maintenance locations during nighttime, railway undertakings consider performing more daytime maintenance, but the choice at which locations personnel needs to be...journal article 2021
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Ananduta, W. (author), Nedic, Angelia (author), Ocampo-Martinez, Carlos (author)A multi-agent optimization problem motivated by the management of energy systems is discussed. The associated cost function is separable and convex although not necessarily strongly convex and there exist edge-based coupling equality constraints. In this regard, we propose a distributed algorithm based on solving the dual of the augmented...journal article 2021
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Nogal Macho, M. (author), Nogal, A. (author)Engineering models are becoming increasingly complex, involving a larger number of variables. As a result, engineers struggle to deeply understand the models and therefore validate and properly use them. Sensitivity analyses (SA) are usually conducted to help with this task. Nonetheless, the knowledge and computational efforts required to...journal article 2021
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Keyvan-Ekbatani, Mehdi (author), Carlson, Rodrigo Castelan (author), Knoop, V.L. (author), Papageorgiou, Markos (author)Perimeter traffic flow control based on the macroscopic or network fundamental diagram provides the opportunity of operating an urban traffic network at its capacity. Because perimeter control operates on the basis of restricting inflow via reduced green times at selected entry (gated) links, vehicles on those links may be subject to queuing and...journal article 2021