Publications

Robust ship pipe routing: navigating the energy transition (2023)

B. Markhorst, J. Berkhout, A. Zocca, J. Pruyn, R. van der Mei Submitted to Networks
How can we use stochastic optimization to improve pipe routing in ships?
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Generating synthetic power grids using Exponential Random Graphs (2023)

F. Giacomarra, G. Bet, A. Zocca Submitted to Physical Review X Energy
Can a simple random graph model generate synthetic power networks with realistic topological properties?
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Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Power Grid Topology Optimization (2023)

E. van der Sar, A. Zocca, S. Bhulai Submitted to PSCC 2024
How can we use multi-agent reinforcement learning to dynamically adjust the topology of power grids?
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Mixed-integer linear programming approaches for tree partitioning of power networks (2023)

L. Lan, A. Zocca Submitted to Transactions on Power Systems
How to optimally tree-partition power systems as alternative to intentional controlled islanding?
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Critical configurations of the hard-core model on square grid graphs (2023)

S. Baldassarri, V. Jacquier, A. Zocca Submitted to Combinatorics, Probability and Computing
How do the transition between stable states most likely happen for the hard-core model?
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Pricing uncertainty in stochastic multi-stage electricity markets (2023)

L. Werner, N. Christianson, A. Zocca, A. Wierman, S.H. Low Accepted at 2023 IEEE CDC conference
How to price uncertainty in multi-stage electricity markets?
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Uncovering Load-Altering Attacks Against $N-1$ Secure Power Grids: A Rare-Event Sampling Approach (2023)

M. Goodridge, S. Lakshminarayana, A. Zocca Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
How to identify the most impactful dynamic load-altering attacks?
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Analysis of Cascading Failures Due to Dynamic Load-Altering Attacks (2023)

M. Goodridge, A. Zocca, S. Lakshminarayana IEEE SmartGridComm 2023
What are the features of the most impactful dynamic load-altering attacks?
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Ising model on clustered networks: A model for opinion dynamics (2023)

S. Baldassarri, A. Gallo, V. Jacquier, A. Zocca Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
How long does it take for dense communities to change opinion?
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Adaptive Network Response to Line Failures in Power Systems (2023)

L. Chen, L. Guo, A. Zocca, S.H. Low, A. Wierman IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems
How to respond to line failure using frequency regulation that synergizes with the network topology?
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Interface Networks for Failure Localization in Power Systems (2022)

L. Chen, A. Zocca, S.H. Low, A. Wierman ACC 2022
Which interface subnetwork are best to connect sub-grids aiming to improve their robustness?
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Hopping between distant basins (2022)

M. Goodridge, J. Moriarty, J. Vogrinc, A. Zocca Journal of Global Optimization
How to improve the Basin Hopping method for global optimization with nonlocal random perturbations?
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Weighted Dyck paths for nonstationary queues (2022)

G. Bet, J. Selen, A. Zocca Stochastic Models
How to describe nonstationary queues and their dynamics using Dyck paths?
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A Metropolis-class sampler for targets with non-convex support (2021)

J. Moriarty, J. Vogrinc, A. Zocca Statistics and Computing
How to efficiently sample from target densities with non-convex support? Introducing the Skipping Sampler
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A Spectral Representation of Power Systems with Applications to Adaptive Grid Partitioning and Cascading Failure Localization (2021)

A. Zocca, L. Chen, L. Guo, S.H. Low, A. Wierman Submitted
How to use spectral graph theory to improve power networks robustness against cascading failures?
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Line Failure Localization of Power Networks. Part II: Cut Set Outages (2021)

L. Guo, L. Chen, A. Zocca, S.H. Low, A. Wierman IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
How does the network topology affect failure propagation in power systems? Here’s comprehensive theory in two parts!
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Line Failure Localization of Power Networks. Part I: Non-cut outages (2021)

L. Guo, L. Chen, A. Zocca, S.H. Low, A. Wierman IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
How does the network topology affect failure propagation in power systems? Here’s a comprehensive theory in two parts!
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An Integrated Approach for Failure Mitigation & Localization in Power Systems (2021)

L. Chen, L. Guo, A. Zocca, S. Yu, S.H. Low, A. Wierman Electric Power Systems Research
How to combine fast-scale frequency control with line switching to make power networks more robust?
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Optimization of stochastic lossy transport networks and applications to power grids (2021)

A. Zocca, B. Zwart Stochastic Systems
How to optimally cope with correlated stochastic fluctuations in power systems?
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Mitigating Cascading Failures via Local Responses (2020)

L. Chen, F. Zhou, A. Zocca, S.H. Low, A. Wierman IEEE SmartGridComm 2020
Is it possible to react only locally yet efficiently to line failures in power systems?
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Large fluctuations in locational marginal prices (2021)

T. Nesti, J. Moriarty, A. Zocca, B. Zwart Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A
Can stochastic power fluctuations cause spikes of Local Marginal Prices and how likely are they?
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Less is More: Real-time Failure Localization in Power Systems (2019)

L. Guo, C. Liang, A. Zocca, S.H. Low, A. Wierman 2019 Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
A distributed control strategy operating on the frequency regulation timescale with provable failure mitigation properties and localization guarantees
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Tunneling behavior of Ising and Potts models in the low-temperature regime (2019)

F.R. Nardi, A. Zocca Stochastic Processes and their Applications
How does this interacting particle system with multiple equilibria behave in the low-temperature limit?
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Tunneling of the hard-core model on finite triangular lattices (2019)

A. Zocca Random Structures & Algorithms
How do the hitting and mixing times of this interacting particle system behave in the low-temperature limit?
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Temporal starvation in multi-channel CSMA networks: An analytical framework (2019)

A. Zocca Queueing Systems
Seeking an optimal trade-off between throughput and delays in multi-channel (CSMA) random-access networks
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Frequency violations from random disturbances: an MCMC approach (2018)

J. Moriarty, J. Vogrinc, A. Zocca 2018 Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
How to efficiently sample rare events in power systems? Introducing the Ghost Sampler
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Failure Localization in Power Systems via Tree Partitions (2018)

L. Guo, C. Liang, A. Zocca, S.H. Low, A. Wierman 2018 Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)
How do line failure propagate in power systems? Graph theory comes to rescue!
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Emergent failures and cascades in power grids: A statistical physics perspective (2018)

T. Nesti, A. Zocca, B. Zwart Physical Review Letters
How can correlated stochastic fluctuations in power systems cause cascading failures and blackouts?
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Low-temperature behavior of the multicomponent Widom–Rowlison model on finite square lattices (2018)

A. Zocca Journal of Statistical Physics
How does the asymptotic tunneling between the two stable equilibria scale for this interacting particle system?
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Line failure probability bounds for power grids (2017)

T. Nesti, A. Zocca, B. Zwart 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting
How to use concentration inequalities to estimate failures in power systems?
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Minimizing heat loss in DC networks using batteries (2016)

A. Zocca, B. Zwart 2016 Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing
How to minimize losses using controllable loads in power systems affected by uncertainty?
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On the Interactions Between Multiple Overlapping WLANs Using Channel Bonding (2016)

B. Bellalta, A. Zocca, A. Checco, J. Barcelo IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
How to improve the performance of multi-channel CSMA algorithm with channel bonding?
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Hitting Time Asymptotics for Hard-Core Interactions on Grids (2016)

F.R. Nardi, A. Zocca, S.C. Borst Journal of Statistical Physics
How to expand the metastability theory to the case of multiple stable equilibria and how to apply to the finite-volume hard-core model?
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Spatio-temporal dynamics of random-access networks: An interacting particle approach (PhD thesis) (2015)

A. Zocca PhD thesis
How to use interacting particle systems to describe and predict the performance of wireless networks?
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Slow Transitions and Starvation in Dense Random-Access Networks (2015)

A. Zocca, S.C. Borst, J.S.H. van Leeuwaarden Stochastic Models
How do CSMA-like algorithms behave on partite interference graphs in the heavy-traffic limit?
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Throughput analysis in CSMA/CA networks using continuous time Markov networks: A tutorial (2014)

B. Bellalta, A. Zocca, C. Cano, A. Checco, J. Barcelo, A. Vinel Book chapter
How to model and characterize the performance of advanced wireless protocols using Markov processes?
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Delay performance in random-access grid networks (2013)

A. Zocca, S.C. Borst, J.S.H. van Leeuwaarden, F.R. Nardi Performance Evaluation
How does temporal starvation in wireless networks scale with the network size?
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Mixing properties of CSMA networks on partite graphs (2012)

A. Zocca, S.C. Borst, J.S.H. van Leeuwaarden VALUETOOLS 2012
How well do CMSA-like algorithms perform on complete bipartite graphs?
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