Dr Boris Miller - Researcher Profile

Biography

Boris works in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University as a Senior Lecturer

 

 

Boris’s research areas of interest are:

 

• Filtering and estimation in discrete-continuous stochastic systems; control of the observation; design of the experiment; stochastic and deterministic discrete-continuous and hybrid systems; theory of nonlinear controls and optimisation; mathematical modeling; mechanical systems with impulsive controls and impacts; application of mathematical and computational methods to control problems in telecommunications, spacecraft based optical-electronic devices; modeling and optimisation of optical-electronic devices in robotics and manufacturing; image processing

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF SCIENCES OF RESEARCH (PHYSICS & MATHS)

Institution: Institute of Applied Mathematics

Year awarded: 1991

CANDIDATE OF SCIENCES (PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY)

Institution: Moscow institute of physics and technology

Year awarded: 1978

ENGINEER - PHYSICIST

Institution: Moscow institute of physics and technology

Year awarded: 1974

Publications

Books

Miller, B., Rubinovich, E., 2005, Optimization of Dynamic Systems with Impulse Control, Nauka, Moscow Russia.

Miller, B., Rubinovich, E., 2003, Impulsive Control in Continuous and Discrete-Continuous Systems, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York USA.

Journal Articles

Bentsman, J., Miller, B., Rubinovich, E., Mazumder, S.K., 2012, Modeling and control of systems with active singularities under energy constraints: single- and multi-impact sequences, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control [P], vol 57, issue 7, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 1854-1859.

Andreev, M., Miller, A., Miller, B., Stepanyan, K., 2012, Path planning for unmanned aerial vehicle under complicated conditions and hazards, Journal of Computer and Systems Sciences International [P], vol 51, issue 2, Springer, New York USA, pp. 328-338.

Miller, B., Miller, G., Semenikhin, K., 2011, Methods to design optimal control of Markov process with finite state set in the presence of constraints, Automation And Remote Control [P], vol 72, issue 2, M A I K Nauka - Interperiodica, Rusia, pp. 323-341.

Miller, B., Miller, G., Siemenikhin, K., 2010, Towards the optimal control of Markov chains with constraints, Automatica [P], vol 46, issue 9, Pergamon-Elsevier Science LTD, Oxford England, pp. 1495-1502.

Miller, B., Rubinovich, E., 2009, Impulsive control with impulsive actions of two types, Automation and Remote Control [E], vol 70, issue 11, MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica, Moscow Russia, pp. 1795-1813.

Miller, B., 2009, Optimization of queuing system via stochastic control, Automatica [P], vol 45, issue 6, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 1423-1430.

Bentsman, J., Miller, B., Rubinovich, E.Y., 2008, Dynamical systems with active singularities: Input/state/output modeling and control, Automatica, vol 44, issue 7, Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 1741-1752.

Bentsman, J., Miller, B., 2007, Dynamical systems with active singularities of elastic type: A modeling and controller synthesis framework, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol 52, issue 1, IEEE-INST Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc, Piscataway USA, pp. 39-55.

Miller, B., Bentsman, J., 2007, Generalized solutions in systems with active unilateral constraints, Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid systems, vol 1, issue 4, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 510-526.

Bentsman, J., Miller, B., Rubinovich, E., Zheng, K., 2007, Hybrid dynamical systems with controlled discrete transitions, Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, vol 1, issue 4, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 466-481.

Miller, B., Rubinovich, E., 2007, Image motion compensation at charge-coupled device photographing in delay-integration mode, Automation and Remote Control, vol 68, issue 3, MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica/Springer, New York USA, pp. 564-571.

Dufour, F., Miller, B., 2007, Necessary conditions for optimal singular stochastic control problems, Stochastics: An International Journal of Probability and Stochastic Processes, vol 79, issue 5, Taylor & Francis, London UK, pp. 469-504.

Dufour, F., Miller, B., 2006, Maximum principle for singular stochastic control problems, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimisation, vol 45, issue 2, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia USA, pp. 668-698.

Miller, B., Bentsman, J., 2006, Optimal control problems in hybrid systems with active singularities, Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications, vol 65, issue 5, Pergamon, UK, pp. 999-1017.

Miller, B., Avrachenkov, k., Stepanyan, k., Miller G., 2005, Flow control as a stochastic optimal control problem with incomplete information, Problems of Information Transmission, vol 41, issue 2, Plenum Press, New York, USA, pp. 150-170.

Emeliyanov, D., Rubinovich, E., Miller, B., 2005, Information set-based guidance algorithm against a decelerating maneuvering target, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol 41, IEEE, USA, pp. 65-74.

Dufour, F., Miller, B., 2004, Singular stochastic control problems, SIAM Journal Control and Optimization, vol 43, issue 2, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, United States, pp. 708-730.

Miller, B., Rubinovich, E., 2003, Kalman filter for controlled hybrid systems, System and Control Letters, vol 50, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 39-50.

Miller, B., Stepanyan, K., 2003, Observation control for discrete-continuous (Hybrid) stochastic systems with the estimate dependent noise, International Journal of Hybrid Systems, vol 2, IOS Press, Netherlands, pp. 337-368.

Dufour, F., Miller, B., 2002, Generalized solutions in nonlinear stochastic control problems, SIAM Journal of Control and Optimization, vol 40, pp. 1724-1745.

Miller, B., 2000, Observation control for discrete-continuous stochastic systems, IEEE Transactions on automatic control, vol 45, issue 5, pp. 993-998.

Conference Proceedings

Elgindy, K.T.M., Smith-Miles, K.A., Miller, B., 2013, Solving optimal control problems using a Gegenbauer transcription method, Proceedings of the 2012 Australian Control Conference, 15 November 2012 to 16 November 2012, Engineers Australia, Sydney Australia, pp. 417-424.

Miller, B., Rubinovich, E., 2012, Spece-time singular transformations methodology in problems with controlled impact interactions, Proceedings of the X International Chetaev Conference Analitical Mechanics, Stability and Control, 12 June 2012 to 16 June 2012, Kazan National Research Technical University Press, Kazan, Russia, pp. 346-357.

Miller, A., Miller, B., 2012, Towards the analysis of TCP with the aid of stochastic control, Proceedings of the IX International Conference: Systems Identification and Control Problems, 30 January 2012 to 02 February 2012, V.A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences RAS, Moscow, pp. 326-346.

Miller, B., Stepanyan, k., Miller, A., Andreev, M., 2011, 3D path planning in a threat environment, Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference (CDC-ECC), 12 December 2011 to 15 December 2011, IEEE, USA, pp. 6864-6868.

Miller, A., Miller, B., 2011, Control of connected Markov chains. Application to congestion avoidance in the internet, Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference (CDC-ECC), 12 December 2011 to 15 December 2011, IEEE, USA, pp. 7242-7248.

Miller, B., McInnes, D., 2011, Management of a large dam via optimal price control, Proceedings of the 18th World Congress: The International Federation of Automatic Control, 28 August 2011 to 2 September 2011, IFAC, Milan Italy, pp. 12432-12438.

Miller, B., McInnes, D., 2011, Management of dam systems via optimal price control, Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 1373-1382.

Nazin, A., Miller, B., 2011, Online mirror descent algorithm for controlled homogeneous finite Markov chains with unknown mean losses, Proceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress, 28 August 2011 and 2 September 2011, Elsevier, United Kingdom, pp. 12421-12426.

Miller, B., McInnes, D., 2011, Optimal management of a two dam system via stochastic control: parallel computing approach, Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference (CDC-ECC), 12 December 2011 to 15 December 2011, IEEE, USA, pp. 1417-1423.

Miller, B., Stepanyan, k., Miller, A., Andreev, M., 2011, Parallel implementation of the UAV path planning in a hazard environment, Proceedings of the XVII International Conference on Computational Mechanics and Modern Applied Software Systems, 25 May 2011 to 31 May 2011, Moscow Aviation Institute, Moscow Russia, pp. 698-700.

Miller, B., Rabinovich, E., Bentsman, J., 2011, Spatiotemporal singular transformation in dynamical systems with impacts and its use in obtaining generalized solution of painleve problem, Proceedings of the 18th IFAC World Congress, 28 August 2011 to 2 September 2011, Elsevier, United Kingdom, pp. 3463-3473.

Nazin, A., Miller, B., 2011, The mirror descent control algorithm for weakly regular homogeneous finite Markov chains with unknown mean losses, Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference (CDC-ECC), 12 December 2011 to 15 December 2011, IEEE, USA, pp. 1779-1783.

Miller, A., Miller, B., 2010, Congestion avoidance with the aid of stochastic control, Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 15 December 2010 to 17 December 2010, IEEE-Institute of Electrical Electronic Engineers Inc, USA, pp. 552-558.

Stepanyan, K.V., Miller, A.B., Miller, B., 2010, Path planning of UAV in dangerous environment (in Russian), Proceedings of Conference on Information Technologies and Systems, 20 September 2010 to 24 September 2010, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Russia, pp. 263-268.

Miller, B., Stepanyan, K.V., Miller, A.B., 2010, Simulation of permissible UAV trajectories, Proceedings of the VIII International Conference on Nonequilibrium Processes in Nozzles and Jets, NPNJ'2010, 25 May 2010 to 31 May 2010, Moscow Aviation Institutes, Moscow Russia, pp. 321-323.

Miller, B., Miller, G., Siemenikhin, K., 2009, Control of Markov chains with constraints, Proceedings of the VIII International Conference on System Identification and Control Problems, 26 January 2009 to 30 January 2009, V A Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences, Moscow Russia, pp. 1-23.

Miller, B., Miller, G., Siemenikhin, K., 2009, Optimal control of Markov chains with constraints, Joint 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and 28th Chinese Control Conference, 16 December 2009 to 18 December 2009, IEEE, USA, pp. 512-518.

Bentsman, J., Miller, B., Rubinovich, E., Mazumder, S.K., 2009, Optimal control of dynamical systems with active singularities under single- and multi-impact sequences: A ball/racket system example, Joint 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and 28th Chinese Control Conference, 16 December 2009 to 18 December 2009, IEEE, USA, pp. 5033-5038.

Miller, B., 2008, Access and service rate control in queuing system, Proceedings of the 17th IFAC World Congress 2008, 6 July 2008 to 11 July 2008, The International Federation of Automatic Control, Seoul Korea, pp. 3683-3688.

Miller, B., Rubinovich, E.Y., 2008, Image motion compensation in the charge-coupled devices cameras on moving vehicle, 13th International Conference: Systems Analysis, Control and Navigation, 29 June 2008 to 06 July 2008, Mai-PRINT Publishing House, Moscow Russia, pp. 143-144.

Bentsman, J., Miller, B., Rubinovich, E.Y., Mazumder, S.K., 2008, Input/state/output modeling and control of dynamical systems with active singularities: Single- and multi-impact sequences, Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 09 December 2008 to 11 December 2008, IEEE, Cancun Mexico, pp. 2123-2128.

Miller, B., 2008, Optimization of stochastic networks via stochastic control, Proceedings of VII International Conference System Identification and Control Problems, 28 January 2008 to 31 January 2008, V A Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences, Moscow Russia, pp. 385-397.

Miller, B., 2008, Problems of the optimal control for systems with impacts against the unilateral constraints, Conference on Differential Equations and Topology dedicated to the Centennial Anniversary of L S Pontryagin, 17 June 2008 to 22 June 2008, Maks Press Ltd, Moscow Russia, pp. 1-2.

Miller, B., Dufour, F., 2007, Generalised solutions in nonlinear optimal stochastic control problems (implusive and singular controls), Proceedings of VI International Conference - System Identification and Control Problems, 29 January 2007 to 01 February 2007, V A Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences, Moscow RUSSIA, pp. 847-868.

Dufour, F., Miller, B., 2007, Maximum principle in nonlinear optimal stochastic singular control problems, Proceedings of European Control Conference 2007, 02 July 2007 to 05 July 2007, European Union Control Association, Athens Greece, pp. 1284-1291.

Miller, B., Bentsman, J., 2006, Representation of motion of conrolled dynamic systems with unilateral constraints, Proceedings of the 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, IEEE, USA, pp. 4787-4792.

Bentsman, J., Miller, B., Rubinovich, E., 2005, Modeling and control of dynamical systems with active singularities and sensing in a singular motion, Proceedings of the 16th IFAC World Congress, Elsevier, Oxford UK, pp. 1-6.

Dufour, F., Miller, B., 2005, Singular Stochastic Maximum Principle, Proceedings of the 16th IFAC World Congress, Elsevier, Oxford UK, pp. 1-6.

Miller, B., Bentsman, J., 2005, The Singularity Opening Approach to Control of Mechanical Systems with Constraints, Proceedings of the 2nd IFAC Workshop, 3 April 2003 to 5 April 2003, Elsevier, Oxford UK, pp. 1-6.

Bentsman, J., Miller, B., 2003, Dynamical Systems with Controlled Singularities: Physically Based Representation and Control-Orientend Modeling, Proceedings of the 42nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, IEEE, USA, pp. 6351-6356.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Gegenbauer collocation integration methods: advances in computational optimal control theory.

Supervisors:

Smith-Miles, K (Main), Miller, B (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Optimization of controlled markov chains; Application to dam systems.

Supervisors:

Miller, B (Main), Hamza, K (Associate).