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Luke Baker

CNLS Postdoctoral Research Associate
CNLS/T-5

Control of Nonlinear Systems

Luke Baker

Office: TA-3, Bldg 1690, Room 000
Mail Stop: B258
Phone: (505) 000-0000
Fax: (505) 665-2659
Email: lsbaker@lanl.gov
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Research highlight

I am interested in developing methods for robust optimal control and optimization of nonlinear dynamics. My current research focuses on applying control and optimization techniques to actuate quantum, robotic, and energy network systems.

Educational Background/Employment:

B.S. (2014) Mathematics (Physics Minor), Cleveland State University
M.S. (2016) Mathematics, Cleveland State University
Ph.D. (2023) Applied Mathematics, Arizona State University

Research Interests:

Nonlinear Dynamics
Robust Optimal Control
Optimization
Signal and Image Processing
Quantum and Engineering Applications

Selected Recent Publications:

Baker, L.S.; de Lima, A.P.L; Zlotnik, A.; Li, J.S. Convergence of Iterative Quadratic Programming for Robust Fixed-Endpoint Transfer of Bilinear Systems, arXiv. preprint, arXiv:2403.18131 (2024)
Baker, L.S.; Kazi, S.R.; Zlotnik, A.. Transitions from Monotonicity to Chaos in Gas Mixture Dynamics in Pipeline Networks, PRX Energy, American Physical Society. 2-3, pp. 033008 (2023)
Baker, L.S.; Kazi, S.R.; Platte, R.B.; Zlotnik, A.. Optimal Control of Transient Flows in Pipeline Networks with Heterogeneous Mixtures of Hydrogen and Natural Gas, American Control Conference, IEEE. , pp. 1221-1228 (2023)

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CPVn9CMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao