Center for Environmental Research & Technology

2017 Publications

Memory Augmented Control Networks

Arbaaz Khan, Clark Zhang, Nikolay Atanasov, Konstantinos Karydis, Vijay Kumar, Daniel D. Le

ICLR | December 2017

Network selection algorithm based on group decision making for heterogeneous wireless networks

Ran Luo, Su Zhao, Qi Zhu

IEEE Internation | December 2017

Effects of Cu-Ni Bimetallic Catalyst Composition and Support on Activity, Selectivity, and Stability for Furfural Conversion to 2-Methylfuran

Bhogeswararao Seemala, Charles M. Cai, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman, Phillip Christopher

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | December 2017

Deep reinforcement learning: Framework, applications, and embedded implementations: Invited paper

Hongjia Li, Tianshu Wei, Ao Ren, Qi Zhu, Yanzhi Wang
IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer‑Aided Design (ICCAD) | December 2017

Resource allocation algorithm based on energy cooperation in two-way cognitive radio relay networks

Zhenwei Xie, Qi Zhu, Su Zhao
IEEE Workshops on Communications | December 2017

Reference path optimization for autonomous ground vehicles driving in structured environments

Chao Li, Xiaohui Li, Junxiang Li, Qi Zhu, Bin Dai
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) | December 2017

Quantitative Performance Evaluation of Uncertainty-Aware Hybrid AADL Designs Using Statistical Model Checking

Yongxiang Bao, Mingsong Chen, Qi Zhu, Tongquan Wei, Frederic Mallet, Tingliang Zhou
IEEE Transactions on Computer‑Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems | December 2017

GlidePath: Eco-Friendly Automated Approach and Departure at Signalized Intersections

Osman D. Altan, Guoyuan Wu, Matthew J. Barth, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, John A. Stark
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles | December 2017

A web-based screening tool for near-port air quality assessments

Vlad Isakov, Timothy M. Barzyk, Elizabeth R. Smith, Saravanan Arunachalam, Brian Naess, Akula Venkatram
Environmental Modelling & Software | December 2017

Development of Key-Enabling Technologies for a Variable-Blend Natural Gas Vehicle

Chan Seung Park, Partho Roy
National Center for Sustainable Transportation Report | December 2017

Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Smart and Connected Communities

Zhaoxuan Li, Ankur Pipri, Bing Dong, Nikolaos Gatsis, Ahmad F. Taha, Nanpeng Yu
15th IBPSA Conference (Building Simulation 2017) | December 2017

The effect of liquid hot water pretreatment on the chemical-structural alteration and the reduced recalcitrance in poplar

Mi Li, Shilin Cao, Xianzhi Meng, Michael Studer, Charles E. Wyman, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Yunqiao Pu
Biotechnology for Biofuels | November 2017

Adding tetrahydrofuran to dilute acid pretreatment provides new insights into substrate changes that greatly enhance biomass deconstruction by Clostridium thermocellum and fungal enzymes

Vanessa A. Thomas, Bryon S. Donohoe, Mi Li, Yunqiao Pu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Rajeev Kumar, Thanh Yen Nguyen, Charles M. Cai, Charles E. Wyman
Biotechnology for Biofuels | November 2017

Comparative evaluation of Populus variants' total sugar release and structural features following pretreatment and digestion by two distinct biological systems

Vanessa A. Thomas, Ninad Kothari, Samarthya Bhagia, Hannah Akinosho, Mi Li, Yunqiao Pu, Chang Geun Yoo, Sivakumar Pattathil, Michael G. Hahn, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Charles E. Wyman, Rajeev Kumar
Biotechnology for Biofuels | November 2017

Delay-Aware LTE WLAN Aggregation for 5G Unlicensed Spectrum Usage

Bin Liu, Qi Zhu, Hongbo Zhu
IEEE ICCSN | November 2017

Leakage current suppression and ripple power reduction for transformer-less single-phase photovoltaic inverters

Xin Li, Mei Su, Yonglu Liu, Zhongting Tang, Qi Zhu, Yao Sun
IEEE ECCE | November 2017

Risk-Limiting Unit Commitment in Smart Grid With Intelligent Periphery

Chaoyi Peng, Yunhe Hou, Nanpeng Yu, Weisheng Wang
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems | November 2017

Timing and security analysis of VANET-based intelligent transportation systems

Bowen Zheng, Muhammed O. Sayin, Chung‑Wei Lin, Shinichi Shiraishi, Qi Zhu
IEEE (eScholarship pre‑print) | November 2017

Investigation of alternative metrics to quantify PM mass emissions from light-duty vehicles

Jian Xue, Yang Li, David Quiros, Shaohua Hu, Tao Huai, Alberto Ayala, Heejung S. Jung
Journal of Aerosol Science | November 2017

Overcoming factors limiting high-solids fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol

Thanh Yen Nguyen, Charles M. Cai, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | October 2017

State estimation for unbalanced electric power distribution systems using AMI data

Yuanqi Gao, Nanpeng Yu
IEEE ISGT | October 2017

Ranging precision analysis of LTE signals

Kimia Shamaei, Joe Khalife, Zaher M. Kassas
EUSIPCO | October 2017

A novel DCES-based voltage control strategy for critical load supplied by wireless power

Zhu Mao, Hua Han, Yao Sun, Mei Su, Qi Zhu, Xiaochao Hou
IEEE ECCE | October 2017

Reinforcement learning based throttle and brake control for autonomous vehicle following

Qi Zhu, Zhenhua Huang, Zhenping Sun, Daxue Liu, Bin Dai
IEEE Intelligent Vehicles | October 2017

Addressing Extensibility and Fault Tolerance in CAN-based Automotive Systems

Hengyi Liang, Zhilu Wang, Bowen Zheng, Qi Zhu
ACM/IEEE NOCS | October 2017

Phase Balancing in Power Distribution Network with Data Center

Wei Wang, Nanpeng Yu
ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review | October 2017

Extensibility-driven automotive in-vehicle architecture design

Qi Zhu, Hengyi Liang, Licong Zhang, Debayan Roy, Wenchao Li, Samarjit Chakraborty
Design Automation Conference (DAC) | October 2017

Differences between emissions measured in urban driving and certification testing of heavy-duty diesel engines

Poornima Dixit, J. Wayne Miller, David R. Cocker, Adewale Oshinuga, Yu Jiang, Thomas D. Durbin, Kent C. Johnson
Atmospheric Environment | October 2017

Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Ground Vehicles Driving in Structured Environments

Chao Li, Xiaohui Li, Junxiang Li, Qi Zhu, Bin Dai
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) | September 2017

Advanced Metering Infrastructure Data-Driven Phase Identification in Smart Grid

Wenyu Wang, Nanpeng Yu
IARIA International Conference on Smart Grid (SMARTGREENS) | September 2017

I Hear, Therefore I Know Where I Am: Compensating for GNSS Limitations with Cellular Signals

Zaher M. Kassas, Joe Khalife, Kimia Shamaei, Joshua J. Morales
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine | September 2017

A novel arterial travel time distribution estimation model and its application to energy/emissions estimation

Qichi Yang, Guoyuan Wu, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Matthew Barth
Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems | August 2017

Multiperiod Risk-Limiting Dispatch in Power Systems With Renewables Integration

Chaoyi Peng, Yunhe Hou, Nanpeng Yu, Jie Yan, Shunbo Lei, Weisheng Wang
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics | August 2017

Development and Evaluation of an Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Online Energy Management System for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Xuewei Qi, Guoyuan Wu, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Matthew J. Barth
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems | August 2017

A Single-Phase PFC Rectifier With Wide Output Voltage and Low-Frequency Ripple Power Decoupling

Yonglu Liu, Yao Sun, Mei Su, Min Zhou, Qi Zhu, Xing Li
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics | July 2017

Developing a platoon-wide Eco-Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) system
Matthew Barth, Ziran Wang, Guoyuan Wu, Peng Hao, Kanok Boriboonsomsin
IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium | July 2017

Pose estimation with lidar odometry and cellular pseudoranges Document

Joe Khalife, Sonya Ragothaman, Zaher M. Kassas
IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium | July 2017

A co-benefit and tradeoff evaluation framework for connected and automated vehicle applications

Danyang Tian, Guoyuan Wu, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Matthew J. Barth
IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium | July 2017

Deep reinforcement learning-based vehicle energy efficiency autonomous learning system

Xuewei Qi, Yadan Luo, Guoyuan Wu, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Matthew J. Barth
IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium | July 2017

Robust GPS-INS Outlier Accommodation: A Soft-thresholded Optimal Estimator

Paul F. Roysdon, Jay A. Farrell
IFAC PapersOnLine | July 2017

Advanced Vehicle State Estimation: A Tutorial and Comparative Study

Jay A. Farrell, Paul F. Roysdon
IFAC Papers Online | July 2017

WRF-Chem simulation of aerosol seasonal variability in the San Joaquin Valley

Longtao Wu, Hui Su, Olga V. Kalashnikova, Jonathan H. Jiang, Chun Zhao, Michael J. Garay, James R. Campbell, Nanpeng Yu
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | June 2017

Delay-Aware Design, Analysis, and Verification of Intelligent Intersection Management

Bowen Zheng, Chung‑Wei Lin, Hengyi Liang, Shinichi Shiraishi, Wenchao Li, Qi Zhu
IEEE | June 2017

Cellulosic ethanol: status and innovation

Lee R. Lynd, Xiaoyu Liang, Mary J. Biddy, Andrew Allee, Hao Cai, Thomas Foust, Michael E. Himmel, Mark S. Laser, Michael Wang, Charles E. Wyman
Current Opinion in Biotechnology | June 2017

Modeling the Dispersion of Pollutants in Vicinity of Depressed Roadways

Seyedmorteza Amini, Akula Venkatram, David Heist, Steven Perry
ResearchGate | June 2017

Integrated-Connected Eco-Driving System for PHEVs With Co-Optimization of Vehicle Dynamics and Powertrain Operations

Xuewei Qi, Guoyuan Wu, Peng Hao, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Matthew J. Barth
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles | May 2017

GPS-INS outlier detection & elimination using a sliding window filter

Paul F. Roysdon, Jay A. Farrell
American Control Conference | May 2017

Neural Network Memory Architectures for Autonomous Robot Navigation

Steven W. Chen, Nikolay Atanasov, Arbaaz Khan, Konstantinos Karydis, Daniel D. Lee, Vijay Kumar
eScholarship | May 2017

Support Induced Control of Surface Composition in Cu-Ni/TiO ₂ Catalysts Enables High Yield Co-Conversion of HMF and Furfural to Methylated Furans

Bhogeswararao Seemala, Charles M. Cai, Charles E. Wyman, Phillip Christopher
ACS Catalysis | May 2017

Distributed Continuous-Time Optimization: Nonuniform Gradient Gains, Finite-Time Convergence, and Convex Constraint Set

Peng Lin, Wei Ren, Jay A. Farrell
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control | May 2017

Stochastic valuation of energy storage in wholesale power markets

Nanpeng Yu, Brandon Foggo
Energy Economics | May 2017

Collection of Activity Data from On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles

Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Kent Johnson, George Scora, Daniel Sandez, Alexander Vu, Thomas Durbin, Yu (Jade) Jiang
eScholarship | May 2017

Secondary organic aerosol formation in biomass-burning plumes: theoretical analysis of lab studies and ambient plumes

Qijing Bian, Shantanu H. Jathar, John K. Kodros, Kelley C. Barsanti, Lindsay E. Hatch, Andrew A. May, Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Jeffrey R. Pierce
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | April 2017

Impact of biodiesel on regulated and unregulated emissions, and redox and proinflammatory properties of PM emitted from heavy-duty vehicles

Georgios Karavalakis, Nicholas Gysel, Debra A. Schmitz, Arthur K. Cho, Constantinos Sioutas, James J. Schauer, David R. Cocker, Thomas D. Durbin
Science of The Total Environment | April 2017

In-situ analysis of the gas- and particle-phase in cigarette smoke by chemical ionization TOF-MS

Denis J. Phares, Sonya Collier, Zhongqing Zheng, Heejung S. Jung
Journal of Aerosol Science | April 2017

Recent advances in lignin-based polyurethanes

Yun‑Yan Wang, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Charles M. Cai
TAPPI Journal | April 2017

Reduction of air pollution levels downwind of a road with an upwind noise barrier

Faraz Enayati Ahangar, David Heist, Steven Perry, Akula Venkatram
Atmospheric Environment | April 2017

LTE steers UAV

Zaher M. Kassas, Joshua Morales, Kimia Shamaei, Joe Khalife
eScholarship | April 2017

ZnO-CuO core-shell heterostructure for improving the efficiency of ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells

Kichang Jung, Taehoon Lim, Yaqiong Li, Alfredo A. Martinez‑Morales
MRS Advances | March 2017

A model for commercial adoption of photovoltaic systems in California

Wenyu Wang, Nanpeng Yu, Raymond Johnson
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy | March 2017

The Potential to Build Current Natural Gas Infrastructure to Accommodate the Future Conversion to Near-Zero Transportation Technology

Amy Myers Jaffe, Rosa Dominguez‑Faus, Joan Ogden, Nathan C. Parker, Daniel Scheitrum, Zane McDonald, Yueyue Fan, Tom Durbin, George Karavalakis, Justin Wilcock, Marshall Miller, Christopher Yang
eScholarship | March 2017

Roadway Feature Mapping from Point Cloud Data: A Graph-Based Clustering Approach

Mohammad Billah, Arash Maskooki, Farzana Rahman, Jay A. Farrell
eScholarship | March 2017

Biking in Fresh Air: Consideration of Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Bicycle Route Planning

Jill Luo, Kanok Boriboonsomsin
eScholarship | March 2017

Dynamic changes of substrate reactivity and enzyme adsorption on partially hydrolyzed cellulose

Jian Shi, Dong Wu, Libing Zhang, Blake A. Simmons, Seema Singh, Bin Yang, Charles E. Wyman
Biotechnology and Bioengineering | March 2017

Opportunistic Image Acquisition of Individual and Group Activities in a Distributed Camera Network

Chong Ding, Jawadul H. Bappy, Jay A. Farrell, Amit K. Roy‑Chowdhury
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology | March 2017

Energy Efficient Building HVAC Control Algorithm with Real-time Occupancy Prediction

Jie Shi, Nanpeng Yu, Weixin Yao
Energy Procedia | March 2017

Optimal Bidding in Performance-Based Regulation Markets: An MPEC Analysis With System Dynamics 

Ashkan Sadeghi‑Mobarakeh, Hamed Mohsenian‑Rad
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems | March 2017

Technical Note: CRT with Hypothesis Testing

Jay A. Farrell
eScholarship | February 2017

A Navigation and Control Strategy for Miniature Legged Robots

Konstantinos Karydis, Ioannis Poulakakis, Herbert G. Tanner
IEEE Transactions on Robotics | February 2017

Effects of dilute acid and flowthrough pretreatments and BSA supplementation on the enzymatic deconstruction of poplar by cellulase and xylanase

Samarthya Bhagia, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman
Carbohydrate Polymers | February 2017

 Synthesis of LiFePO4 Using an Ionic Liquid/Water Composite Medium

Rany Tith, Darren Kwee, Kichang Jung, Alfredo A. Martinez‑Morales
MRS Advances | January 2017

Multi-instrument comparison and compilation of non-methane organic gas emissions from biomass burning and implications for smoke-derived secondary organic aerosol precursors

Lindsay E. Hatch, Robert J. Yokelson, Chelsea E. Stockwell, Patrick R. Veres, Isobel J. Simpson, Donald R. Blake, John J. Orlando, Kelley C. Barsanti
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | January 2017

Synthesis of LiFePO4 in an Open-air Environment

Fei Gu, Kichang Jung, Taehoon Lim, Alfredo A. Martinez‑Morales
MRS Advances | January 2017

Comparative Results for Positioning with Secondary Synchronization Signal versus Cell-Specific Reference Signal in LTE Systems

Kimia Shamaei, Joe Khalife, Zaher M. Kassas
eScholarship | January 2017

Will Aerosol Hygroscopicity Change with Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel Fuels, and Emission Control Technologies?

Diep Vu, Daniel Short, Georgios Karavalakis, Thomas D. Durbin, Akua Asa‑Awuku
Environmental Science & Technology | January 2017

Overcharge Self-Regulated Li-ion Battery Based on LiFePO4 via a Solid State Combined Cathode

Fei Gu, Kichang Jung, Taehoon Lim, Alfredo A. Martinez‑Morales
MRS Advances | January 2017

Detailed Analysis of Criteria and Particle Emissions from a Very Large Crude Carrier Using a Novel ECA Fuel

Nicholas R. Gysel, William A. Welch, Kent Johnson, Wayne Miller, David R. Cocker
Environmental Science & Technology | January 2017

More unsaturated, cooking-type hydrocarbon-like organic aerosol particle emissions from renewable diesel compared to ultra-low sulfur diesel in at-sea operations of a research vessel

Derek J. Price, Chia‑Li Chen, Lynn M. Russell, Maryam A. Lamjiri, Raghu Betha, Kevin Sanchez, Jun Liu, Alex K. Y. Lee, David R. Cocker
Aerosol Science and Technology | January 2017

Hydroxyl radical formation and soluble trace metal content in particulate matter from renewable diesel and ultra-low sulfur diesel in at-sea operations of a research vessel

Xiaobi M. Kuang, John A. Scott, Gisele O. da Rocha, Raghu Betha, Derek J. Price, Lynn M. Russell, David R. Cocker, Suzanne E. Paulson
Aerosol Science and Technology | January 2017

 Joint Measurement and Trajectory Recovery in Visible Light Communication

Dongfang Zheng, Gang Chen, Jay A. Farrell
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology | January 2017

Effects of ionic liquid to water ratio as a composite medium for the synthesis of LiFePO₄for battery

Rany Tith, Jaydeep Dutta, Kichang Jung, Alfredo A. Martinez‑Morales
eScholarship | 2017

Sustainability-Oriented Evaluation and Optimization for MPSoC Task Allocation and Scheduling Under Thermal and Energy Variations

Mingsong Chen, Xinqian Zhang, Haifeng Gu, Tongquan Wei, Qi Zhu
eScholarship | 2017

Prediction-based Eco-Approach and Departure Strategy in Congested Urban Traffic

Fei Ye, Hao Peng, Xuewei Qi, Guoyuan Wu, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Matthew Barth
eScholarship | 2017

Activity Patterns of Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Their Implications on Energy Use and Emissions

Kanok Boriboonsomsin
eScholarship | 2017

Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass

Charles E. Wyman, Rajeev Kumar, Charles M. Cai
eScholarship | 2017

Lignocellulose fermentation and residual solids characterization for senescent switchgrass fermentation by Clostridium thermocellum in the presence and absence of continuous in situ ball-milling

Michael L. Balch, Evert K. Holwerda, Mark F. Davis, Robert W. Sykes, Renee M. Happs, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman, Lee R. Lynd
Energy & Environmental Science | 2017

Developing a Distributed Consensus-Based Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control System for Heterogeneous Vehicles with Predecessor Following Topology

Ziran Wang, Guoyuan Wu, Matthew J. Barth
Journal of Advanced Transportation | 2017

Improved Battery Storage Valuation Through Degradation Reduction

Brandon Foggo, Nanpeng Yu
eScholarship | 2017

Customer-side SCADA-assisted Large Battery Operation Optimization for Distribution Feeder Peak Load Shaving

Zach Taylor, Hossein Akhavan‑Hejazi, Ed Cortez, Lilliana Alvarez, Sadrul Ula, Matthew Barth, Hamed Mohsenian‑Rad
eScholarship | 2017

Joint Measurement and Trajectory Recovery in Visible Light Communication

Dongfang Zheng, Gang Chen, Jay A. Farrell

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology | 2017

Collaborative Autonomous Vehicles with Signals of Opportunity Aided Inertial Navigation Systems

Joshua J. Morales, Joe Khalife, Zaher M. Kassas
eScholarship | 2017

A comparative study on data segregation for mesoscopic energy modeling

Weixia Li, Guoyuan Wu, Yi Zhang, Matthew J. Barth
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment | 2017

Prediction of real-time particulate matter concentrations on highways using traffic information and emission model

Guoyuan Wu, Peng Hao, Liem Pham, Heejung Jung, Kanok Boriboonsomsin
eScholarship | 2017