Publications

Journal Papers

[J16] A. Karapetyan, D. Bollinger, A. Tsiamis, E. C. Balta, and J. Lygeros, "Online Linear Quadratic Tracking with Regret Guarantees," IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCSYS.2023.3345809 [arxiv]

[J15] B. Kavas, E. C. Balta, M. Tucker, A. Rupenyan, J. Lygeros, and M. Bambach, "Layer-to-Layer Closed-loop Feedback Control Application for Inter-layer Surface Temperature Stabilization in Laser Powder Bed Fusion," Additive Manufacturing, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2023.103847 [SSRN Preprint]

[J14] C. König, O. Miks, A. Makarova, E. C. Balta, A. Krause, and A. Rupenyan, "Safe Risk-averse Bayesian Optimization for Controller Tuning," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2023.3325991 [arxiv]

[J13] X. Guidetti, E. C. Balta, Y. Nagel, H. Yin, A. Rupenyan, and J. Lygeros, “Stress Flow Guided Non-Planar Print Trajectory Optimization for Fused Filament Fabrication of Anisotropic Polymers,” Additive Manufacturing, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2023.103628, Open Access.  [arxiv] 

[J12] E. C. Balta, M. Pease, J. Moyne, K. Barton, and D. M. Tilbury, "Digital Twin-based Cyber-Attack Detection Framework for Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Systems,'' IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2023.3243147 [preprint]

[J11] E. C. Balta, and A. Altınkaynak, "Numerical and experimental analysis of bead cross-sectional geometry in fused filament fabrication," Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-09-2021-0255 [preprint]

[J10] D. Liao-McPherson, E. C. Balta, A. Rupenyan, and J. Lygeros, "On Robustness in Optimization-Based Constrained Iterative Learning Control," IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2022. (Also accepted to CDC 2022) https://doi.org/10.1109/LCSYS.2022.3178877 [arxiv]

[J9] I. Kovalenko, J. Moyne, M. Bi, E. C. Balta, W. Ma, Y. Qamsane, X. Zhu, Z. M. Mao, D. M. Tilbury, and K. Barton, "Toward an Automated Learning Control Architecture for Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Systems,'' IEEE Access, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3165551, Open Access.

[J8] I. Kovalenko, E. C. Balta, D. M. Tilbury, and K. Barton, "Cooperative Product Agents to Improve Manufacturing System Flexibility: A Model-Based Decision Framework,'' IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/TASE.2022.3156384, Open Access.

[J7] E. C. Balta, I. Kovalenko, I. A. Spiegel, D. M. Tilbury, and K. Barton, "Model Predictive Control of Priced Timed Automata Encoded with First-Order Logic." IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2021.3054800, Open Access.

[J6] E. C. Balta, D. M. Tilbury, and K. Barton, "Layer-to-Layer Stability of Linear Layerwise Spatially Varying Systems: Applications in Fused Deposition Modeling." IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2020.3044237, Open Access.

[J5] Y. Qamsane, J. Moyne, M. Toothman, I. Kovalenko, E. C. Balta, J. Faris, D. M. Tilbury, and K. Barton, "A Methodology to Develop and Implement Digital Twin Solutions for Manufacturing Systems." IEEE Access, 9, 44247 - 44265, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3065971, Open Access.

[J4] J. Moyne, Y. Qamsane, E. C. Balta, I. Kovalenko, J. Faris, D. M. Tilbury, and K. Barton, "A requirements driven digital twin framework: Specification and opportunities." IEEE Access, 8, 107781-107801, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3000437, Open Access.

[J3] I. Kovalenko, E. C. Balta, Y. Qamsane, P. D. Koman, X. Zhu, Y. Lin, D. M. Tilbury, Z. M. Mao, and K. Barton, “Developing the Workforce for Next-Generation Smart Manufacturing Systems: A Multidisciplinary Research Team Approach.” ASTM Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1520/SSMS20200009.  [preprint]

[J2] E. C. Balta, Y. Lin, D. Tilbury, K. Barton, and Z. M. Mao, “Production as a Service: A Centralized Digital Manufacturing Framework for Optimizing Utilization,” in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 1483-1493, Oct. 2018. doi: 10.1109/TASE.2018.2842690 [bibtex] [preprint]

[J1] F. Lopez, M. Saez, Y. Shao, E. C. Balta, J. Moyne, Z. M. Mao, K. Barton, and D. Tilbury, “Categorization of anomalies in smart manufacturing systems to support the selection of detection mechanisms,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1885–1892, 2017. [researchgate] [bibtex]

Conference Papers

[C26] M. Abdalmoaty, E. C. Balta, J. Lygeros, and R. S. Smith, ``Online Identification of Stochastic Continuous-Time Wiener Models Using Sampled Data," European Control Conference (ECC), 2024.

[C25] A. Karapetyan, E. C. Balta, A. Iannelli, and J. Lygeros, “On the Finite-Time Behavior of Suboptimal Linear Model Predictive Control,” Accepted, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) 2023. [arxiv]

[C24] S. Balula, E. C. Balta, D. Liao-McPherson, A. Rupenyan, and J. Lygeros, "Sequential Quadratic Programming-based Iterative Learning Control for Nonlinear Systems," Accepted, 7th IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) 2023. [arxiv]

[C23] M. T. Anbarani, E. C. Balta, R. Meira-Goes, and I. Kovalenko, "A Model Predictive Control Framework for Improving Risk-Tolerance of Manufacturing Systems," Accepted, 7th IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) 2023. [arxiv]

[C22] A. Karapetyan, A. Tsiamis, E. C. Balta, A. Iannelli, and J. Lygeros, "Implications of Regret on Stability of Linear Dynamical Systems," Accepted to IFAC World Congress 2023. [arxiv]

[C21] N. Lanzetti, E. C. Balta, D. Liao-McPherson, and F. Dörfler, "Stochastic Wasserstein Gradient Flows using Streaming Data with an Application in Predictive Maintenance," Accepted to IFAC World Congress 2023. [arxiv]

[C20] M. Zaragowska, E. C. Balta, A. Rupenyan, V. Behrunani, and J. Lygeros, "Efficient Sample Selection for Safe Learning,"  Accepted to IFAC World Congress 2023. [arxiv]

[C19] X. Guidetti, M. Kuhne, Y. Nagel, E. C. Balta, A. Rupenyan, and J. Lygeros, "Data-Driven Process Optimization of Fused Filament Fabrication based on In Situ Measurements," Accepted to IFAC World Congress 2023. [arxiv]

[C18] M. T. Anbarani, E. C. Balta, R. Meira-Goes, and I. Kovalenko, "Risk-Averse Model Predictive Control for Priced Timed Automata," Accepted, American Control Conference (ACC) 2023. [arxiv]

[C17] Balta, E. C., Mamduhi, M. H., Lygeros J., Rupenyan A., "Controller-Aware Dynamic Network Management for Industry 4.0". IEEE 48th Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2022. [arxiv]

[C16] Balta, E. C., Iannelli, A., Smith, R. S., Lygeros J., "Regret Analysis of Online Gradient Descent-based Iterative Learning Control with Model Mismatch". IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) 2022. [arxiv]

[C15] R. Zuliani, E. C. Balta, A. Rupenyan, and J. Lygeros, "Batch Model Predictive Control for Selective Laser Melting,'' 2022 European Control Conference (ECC), 2022. [arxiv]

[C14] D. Liao-McPherson, E. C. Balta, R. Wuest, A. Rupenyan, and J. Lygeros, "In-layer Thermal Control of a Multi-layer Selective Laser Melting Process,'' 2022 European Control Conference (ECC), 2022. [arxiv]

[C13] Balta, E. C., Tilbury, D. M., Barton, K., Rupenyan A., Lygeros J., "Learning-Based Repetitive Precision Motion Control with Mismatch Compensation". IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) 2021. [arxiv]

[C12] Nakano T., Daiki K., Chen H., Kovalenko I., Balta, E. C., Qamsane Y., Barton, K., "Manufacturing Line Design Configuration with Optimized Resource Groups". IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) 2021.

[C11] Balta, E. C., Tilbury, D. M., Barton, K. "Switch-Based Iterative Learning Control for Tracking Iteration Varying References". International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress 2020. [preprint]

[C10] Aksoy, D., Balta, E. C., Tilbury, D. M., & Barton, K. "A Control-Oriented Model for Bead Cross-Sectional Geometry in Fused Deposition Modeling". In 2020 American Control Conference (ACC) (pp. 474-480). IEEE. [preprint]

[C9] E. C. Balta, D. Tilbury, and K. Barton, “A Digital Twin Framework for Performance Monitoring and Anomaly Detection in Fused Deposition Modeling,” 2019 IEEE 15th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). [preprint]

[C8] Y. Qamsane, C-Y. Chen, E. C. Balta, B-C. Kao, S. Mohan, J. Moyne, D. Tilbury, and K. Barton, “ A Unified Digital Twin Framework for Real-time Monitoring and Evaluation of Smart Manufacturing Systems,” 2019 IEEE 15th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE).

[C7] James Moyne, Efe Balta, Ilya Kovalenko, Yassine Qamsane, Kira Barton, "The Digital Twin in the Manufacturing Ecosystem of the Future," 1st International Workshop on Smart Manufacturing Modeling and Analysis collocated with CPS-IoT Week 2019.

[C6] Zixuan Yang, Huaiyuan Teng, Jeremy Goldhawk, Ilya Kovalenko, Efe C. Balta, Felipe Lopez, Dawn Tilbury, and Kira Barton, "A Computer Vision Metrology Pipeline to Enable Control with Product Quality Data in Smart Manufacturing Systems," ASME 2019 14th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC).

[C5] E. C. Balta, D. Tilbury, and K. Barton, “Control-Oriented Modeling and Layer-to-Layer Stability for Fused Deposition Modeling: A Kernel Basis Approach,” 2019 American Control Conference (ACC). [preprint]

[C4] Y. Qamsane, E. C. Balta, J. Moyne, D. Tilbury, and K. Barton, “Dynamic Rerouting of Cyber-Physical Production Systems in Response to Disruptions Based on SDC Framework,”2019 American Control Conference (ACC).

[C3] E. C. Balta, D. Tilbury, and K. Barton, “A Centralized Framework for System-Level Control and Management of Additive Manufacturing Fleets,” 2018 IEEE 14th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Munich, 2018, pp. 1071-1078. doi: 10.1109/COASE.2018.8560434 [bibtex]

[C2] E. C. Balta, K. Jain, Y. Lin, D. Tilbury, K. Barton, and Z. M. Mao, “Production as a service: A centralized framework for small batch manufacturing,” 2017 13th IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Xi'an, 2017, pp. 382-389. doi: 10.1109/COASE.2017.8256133 [bibtex]

[C1] O. Y. Cicek, A. Altinkaynak, E. C. Balta, “Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Infill Rate on the Mechanical Properties of Fused Deposition Modeling Polylactic Acid Parts.” ANTEC® 2017 - Anaheim, California, USA May 8-10, 2017. [On-line]. Society of Plastics Engineers, ISBN: 978-0-692-88309-9, pp. 75-81. [researchgate]

Abstracts

[A1] Balta, E. C., Tilbury, D. M., & Barton, K. (2020, July). "A Spatiotemporal Digital Twin Framework for Process Monitoring and Data Analytics in Fused Deposition Modeling Based Additive Manufacturing". International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress 2020. [pdf]

Dissertation

Balta, E. (2021). Modeling and Intelligent Control for Spatial Processes and Spatially Distributed Systems (Doctoral dissertation). [link]

Preprints

R. Zuliani, E. C. Balta, and J. Lygeros, "Closed-loop Performance Optimization of Model Predictive Control with Robustness Guarantees," arXiv, Preprint, 2023. [arxiv]

R. Zuliani, E. C. Balta, and J. Lygeros, "BP-MPC: Optimizing Closed-Loop Performance of MPC using BackPropagation," arXiv, Preprint, 2023. [arxiv]

A. Karapetyan, E. C. Balta, A. Iannelli, and J. Lygeros, "Closed-Loop Finite-Time Analysis of Suboptimal Online Control," arXiv, Preprint, 2023. [arxiv]

M. Zagorowska, C. König, H. Yu, E. C. Balta, A. Rupenyan, and J. Lygeros, "Efficient safe learning for controller tuning with experimental validation." arXiv, Preprint, 2023. [arxiv]

A. Karapetyan, D. Bollinger, A. Tsiamis, E. C. Balta, and J. Lygeros, "Online Linear Quadratic Tracking with Regret Guarantees," arXiv, Preprint, 2023. [arxiv]

C. König, O. Miks, A. Makarova, E. C. Balta, A. Krause, and A. Rupenyan, "Safe Risk-averse Bayesian Optimization for Controller Tuning," arXiv, Preprint, 2023. [link]

B. Kavas, E. C. Balta, M. Tucker, A. Rupenyan, J. Lygeros, and M. Bambach, "Layer-to-Layer Closed-loop Feedback Control Application for Inter-layer Surface Temperature Stabilization in Laser Powder Bed Fusion," SSRN, Preprint, 2023. [link]

X. Guidetti, E. C. Balta, Y. Nagel, H. Yin, A. Rupenyan, and J. Lygeros, “Stress Flow Guided Non-Planar Print Trajectory Optimization for Fused Filament Fabrication of Anisotropic Polymers,” arXiv, Preprint, 2023.  [link] 

E. C. Balta, M. Pease, J. Moyne, K. Barton, and D. M. Tilbury, "Digital Twin-based Cyber-Attack Detection Framework for Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Systems,'' TechRxiv. Preprint, 2022. [link]

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