* indicates equal contribution.

Journal Publications

[1] X. Duan, Y. Savas, R. Yan, Z. Xu, U. Topcu, “On the Detection of Markov Decision Processes”, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (under review)
[2] N. Lauffer, M. Ghasemi, A. Hashemi, Y. Savas, U. Topcu, “No-Regret Learning in Dynamic Stackelberg Games”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (under review)
[3] E. Noorani*, Y. Savas*, A. Koppel, J. Baras, U. Topcu, B. M. Sadler, “Collaborative Beamforming Under Localization Errors: A Discrete Optimization Approach”, Signal Processing (under review) [Link]
[4] Y. Savas, C. Verginis, M. Hibbard, U. Topcu, “On Minimizing Total Discounted Cost in MDPs Subject to Reachability Constraints”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2021. (accepted) [Link]
[5] Y. Savas*, M. Hibbard*, B. Wu, T. Tanaka, U. Topcu, “Entropy Maximization for Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2021. (accepted)
[6] Y. Savas, V. Gupta, U. Topcu, “On the Complexity of Sequential Incentive Design”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2021. (accepted) [Link]
[7] O. Kirtas, Y. Savas, M. Bayraker, F. Baskaya, H. Basturk, E. Samur, “Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Backstepping Control Algorithm for an Active Ankle–Foot Orthosis”, Control Engineering Practice, 2021. [Link]
[8] Y. Savas, M. Ornik, M. Cubuktepe, M. O. Karabag, U. Topcu, “Entropy Maximization for Markov Decision Processes Under Temporal Logic Constraints”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2019. [Link]

Conference Publications

[1] Y. Savas, C. K. Verginis, U. Topcu, “Deceptive Decision-Making Under Uncertainty”, AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2022. (accepted) [Link]
[2] W. Zheng, P. Thangeda, Y. Savas, M. Ornik, “Optimal Routing in Stochastic Networks with Reliability Guarantees”, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, pp. 3521–3526, 2021.
[3] E. Noorani*, Y. Savas*, A. Koppel, J. Baras, U. Topcu, B. M. Sadler, “Collaborative Beamforming for Agents with Localization Errors”, Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, 2021.
[4] Y. Savas, A. Hashemi, A. P. Vinod, B. M. Sadler, U. Topcu, “Physical-Layer Security via Distributed Beamforming in the Presence of Adversaries with Unknown Locations”, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 2021. [Link]
[5] M. Hibbard*, Y. Savas*, Z. Xu, U. Topcu, “Minimizing the Information Leakage Regarding High-Level Task Specifications”, IFAC World Congress, 2020. [Link]
[6] Y. Savas, V. Gupta, M. Ornik, L. J. Ratliff, U. Topcu, “Incentive Design for Temporal Logic Objectives”, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2019. [Link]
[7] Y. Savas, M. Ahmadi, T. Tanaka, U. Topcu, “Entropy-Regularized Stochastic Games”, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2019. [Link]
[8] M. Hibbard, Y. Savas, B. Wu, T. Tanaka, U. Topcu, “Unpredictable Planning Under Partial Observability”, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2019. [Link]
[9] Y. Savas, M. Ornik, M. Cubuktepe, U. Topcu, “Entropy Maximization for Constrained Markov Decision Processes”, Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, 2018. [Link]
[10] Y. Savas, O. Kirtas, H. Basturk, E. Samur, “A Backstepping Control Design for an Active Ankle-Foot Orthosis”, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2017. [Link]
[11] Y. Savas, H. Basturk, “Adaptive Backstepping Control Design for Active Suspension Systems Actuated by Four-Way Valve-Piston”, American Control Conference, 2017. [Link]