Areas of Teaching Interest
Machine Learning, Nonlinear Control Systems, Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Linear Algebra
Areas of Research Interest
Computational optimal control, Robust control of nonlinear systems, Parameter uncertainty, Machine learning in real-time control applications, Largescale systems: empirical observability, real-time optimization, Scalable swarm tactics, Autonomous vehicle path planning for mobile sensors, optimal search, and energy-efficient path planning for endurance flight.
Educational Background
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, University of California Santa Cruz, 2015.
Selected Publications
- Walton, C., Kaminer, I., & Gong, Q. (2020). Consistent numerical methods for state and control constrained trajectory optimisation with parameter dependency. International Journal of Control, 1-11.
- Cichella, V., Kaminer, I., Walton, C., Hovakimyan, N., & Pascoal, A. M. (2020). Optimal Multi-Vehicle Motion Planning using Bernstein Approximants. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.
- Gong, Q., Kang, W., Walton, C., Kaminer, I., & Park, H. (2020). Partial Observability Analysis of an Adversarial Swarm Model. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 43(2), 250-261.
- Walton, C., Kaminer, I., Dobrokhodov, V., & Jones, K. D. (2018). Alternate Strategies for Optimal Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Thermaling. Journal of Aircraft, 55(6), 2347-2356.
- Walton, C., Lambrianides, P., Kaminer, I., Royset, J., & Gong, Q. (2018). Optimal motion planning in rapid‐fire combat situations with attacker uncertainty. Naval Research Logistics (NRL), 65(2), 101-119.
- Cichella, V., Kaminer, I., Walton, C., & Hovakimyan, N. (2017). Optimal motion planning for differentially flat systems using Bernstein approximation. IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2(1), 181-186.
- Phelps, C., Gong, Q., Royset, J. O., Walton, C., & Kaminer, I. (2014). Consistent approximation of a nonlinear optimal control problem with uncertain parameters. Automatica, 50(12), 2987-2997.