Ning He

University of Alberta

Papers

1

Total Citations

77

H-Index

1

About

Ning He is a control systems researcher whose work sits at the intersection of model predictive control, event-triggered mechanisms, and robust system design. His most recognized contribution, a 2015 paper accumulating 77 citations, introduced innovative event-based robust sampled-data model predictive control strategies for continuous-time systems subject to disturbances. What distinguishes this work is its pioneering use of non-monotonic Lyapunov function approaches — a mathematically sophisticated framework that relaxes the traditional requirement of strict Lyapunov decrease at every time step, enabling more flexible and computationally efficient control designs. By embedding event-triggering mechanisms directly into the MPC law, He's methodology reduces unnecessary computational overhead while maintaining robust stability guarantees — a practically significant advancement for real-time embedded control applications. This contribution reflects broader themes in He's research agenda: bridging theoretical rigor with engineering practicality in the context of sampled-data and networked control systems. His work appeals to researchers tackling challenges in cyber-physical systems, autonomous control, and resource-constrained environments, where balancing control performance against communication and computational efficiency remains a central and growing challenge.

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H-Index
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Papers
77
Total Citations
77
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Event-Based Robust Sampled-Data Model Predictive Control: A Non-Monotonic Lyapunov Function Approach
77 citations · 2015
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2015 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 1
🏛 Institutions: University of Alberta

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