Publications

Journal Papers

• 1. F. Della Rossa, F. Lo Iudice, D. Liuzza, P. De Lellis, "Emergence and control of synchronization in networks with directed many-body interactions", Physical Review Letters, 131(20), 207401, 2023.

  2. P. De Lellis, F. Della Rossa, F. Lo Iudice, D. Liuzza, "Pinning control of linear systems on hypergraphs", European Journal of Control, 73(100836), 2023.

  3. P. De Lellis, F. Della Rossa, F. Lo Iudice, D. Liuzza, "Pinning control of hypergraphs", IEEE Control Systems Letters, 7, 691-696, 2023.

  4. S. Boccaletti, P. De Lellis, C. I. Del Genio, K. Alfaro-Bittner, R. Criado, S. Jalan, M. Romance, "The structure and dynamics of networks with higher order interactions", Physics Reports, 1018, 1-64, 2023.

  5. F. Della Rossa, C. J. Vega, P. De Lellis, "Nonlinear pinning control of stochastic network systems", Automatica, 147(110712), 1-10, 2023.

  6. F. Lo Iudice, F. Garofalo, P. De Lellis, "Bounded Partial Pinning Control of Network Dynamical Systems", IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 10(1), 238-248, 2023.

  7. A. Corso, L. V. Gambuzza, P. De Lellis, M. Frasca, "Synchronizing network systems in the presence of limited resources via edge snapping", Chaos, 33(013123), Focus Issue on Nonsmooth Dynamics, 1-11, 2023.

  8. E. Caroppo, M. Sapienza, M. Mazza, A. Sannella, R. Cecchi, G. Marano, T. Kondo, C. Calabrese, P. De Lellis, "Unveiling the Dark Nexus: a systematic review on the interplay of mental health, substance abuse, and socio-cultural factors in femicide", 

  9. R. Cecchi, V. Masotti, M. Sassani, A. Sannella, G. Agugiaro, T. Ikeda, D. M. Pressanto, E. Caroppo, M. L. Schirripa, M. Mazza, T. Kondo, P. De Lellis, "Femicide and forensic pathology: Proposal for a shared medico-legal methodology", Legal Medicine, 60(102170), 1-11, 2023.

  10. P. De Lellis, M. Porfiri, "Inferring the size of a collective from the random motion of a single unit", Communications Physics, 5(86), 2022. (for the blog post, click here)

  11. F. Della Rossa, P. De Lellis, Synchronization and Pinning Control of Stochastic Coevolving Networks, Annual Reviews in Control, 53, 147-160, 2022.

  12. C. Ancona, F. Lo Iudice, F. Garofalo, P. De Lellis, "A Model-based Opinion Dynamics Approach to Tackle Vaccine Hesitancy", Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-8, 2022.

  13. C. Ancona, F. Lo Iudice, P. De Lellis, A. Coppola, P. De Lellis, F. Garofalo, "Partial controllability of network dynamical systems with unilateral inputs", IEEE Control Systems Letters, 6, 2252-2257, 2022.

  14. C. Calabrese, B. G. Bardy, P. De Lellis, M. di Bernardo, "Modeling Frequency Reduction in Human Groups Performing a Joint Oscillatory Task", Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 753758, 2022.

  15. R. Cecchi, M. Sassano, G. Agugiaro, E. Caroppo, P. De Lellis, A. Sannella, M. Mazza, T. Ikeda, T. Kondo, V. Masotti, "A medico-legal definition of femicide", Legal Medicine, 59, 102101, 2022.

  16. P. De Lellis, M. Ruiz Marin, M. Porfiri, "Quantifying the role of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020 U.S. presidential elections", The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 2021, doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00299-3

  17. P. De Lellis, M. Ruiz Marin, M. Porfiri, Modeling human migration under environmental change: a case study of the effect of sea level rise in Bangladesh, Earth's Future, 9(4), e2020EF001931, 2021.

  18. P. De Lellis, M. Porfiri, “Detection of influential nodes in network dynamical systems from time series”, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 8(3), 1249-1260, 2021.

  19. C. Calabrese, M. Lombardi, E. Bollt, P. De Lellis, B. G. Bardy, M. di Bernardo, Spontaneous emergence of leadership patterns drives synchronization in complex human networks, Scientific Reports, 11(18379), 2021.

  20. F. Lo Iudice, F. Garofalo, P. De Lellis, “Formation control on a closed curve under an intermittent measurement flow”, IEEE Control Systems Letters, 6, 656-661, 2021.

  21. P. DeLellis, A. Di Meglio, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “The inherent uncertainty of temporal networks is a true challenge for control”, Scientific Reports, 11(6977), 2021.

  22. D. Liuzza, P. De Lellis, “Pinning control of higher order nonlinear networks”, IEEE Control Systems Letters, 5(4), 1225-1230, 2021. 

  23. M. Coraggio, P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, “Convergence and Synchronization in Networks of Piecewise-Smooth Systems via Distributed Discontinuous Coupling”, Automatica, 129(109596), 1-9, 2021.

  24. V. Mwaffo, J. S. Curry, F. Lo Iudice, P. De Lellis, “Pause-and-go self-balancing formation control of autonomous vehicles using vision and ultrasound sensors”, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 29(6), 2299-2311, 2021.

  25. V. Mwaffo, P. De Lellis, S. Humbert, “Formation control of stochastic multi-vehicle systems”, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 29(6), 2505-2516, 2021.

  26. E. Caroppo, P. De Lellis, I. Lega, A. Candelori, D. Pedacchia, A. Pellegrini, R. Sonnino, V. Venturiello, M. Ruiz Marin, M. Porfiri, “Unequal effects of the national lockdown on mental and social health in Italy”, Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 56(4), 497-501, 2020. 

  27. F. Della Rossa, P. De Lellis, “Stochastic pinning controllability of noisy complex networks”, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 7(4), 1678-1687, 2020.

  28. F. Della Rossa, P. De Lellis, “Stochastic master stability function for noisy complex networks”, Physical Review E, 101(5), 052211, 2020.

  29. M. Coraggio, P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, “Distributed Discontinuous Coupling for Convergence in Networks of Heterogeneous Nonlinear Systems”, IEEE Control Systems Letters, 5(3), 1037-1042, 2020.

  30. B. G. Bardy, C. Calabrese, P. De Lellis, S. Bourgeaud, C. Colomer, S. Pla, M. di Bernardo, “Moving in unison after perceptual interruption”, Scientific Reports, 10(18032), 2020.

  31. F. Della Rossa, L. Giannini, P. De Lellis, “Herding or wisdom of the crowd? Controlling efficiency in a partially rational financial market”, PLoS ONE, 15(9), e0239132, 2020.

  32. F. Della Rossa, D. Salzano, A. Di Meglio, F. De Lellis, M. Coraggio, C. Calabrese, A. Guarino, R. Cardona, P. De Lellis, D. Liuzza, F. Lo Iudice, G. Russo, M. di Bernardo, “A network model of Italy shows that intermittent regional strategies can alleviate the COVID-19 epidemic”, Nature Communications, 11(1), 1-9, 2020.

  33. F. Lo Iudice, J. A. Acosta, F. Garofalo, P. DeLellis, “Estimation and control of oscillators through short-range proximity measurements”, Automatica, 113, 108752, 2020.

  34. A. Di Meglio, P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, “Decentralized optimal gain adaptation for pinning control of complex networks”, IEEE Control Systems Letters, 4(1), 253-258, 2020.

  35. P. DeLellis, E. Cadolini, A. Croce, Y. Yang, M. di Bernardo, M. Porfiri, “Model-based feedback control of live zebrafish behavior via interaction with a robotic replica”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 36(1), 28-41, 2020.

  36. P. De Lellis, F. Lo Iudice, N. Pasquino, “Time series-based model and validation for prediction of exposure to wide-band radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 69(6), 3198-3205, 2020.

  37. P. De Lellis, S. Nakayama, M. Porfiri, “Using demographics toward efficient data classification in citizen science: a Bayesian approach”, PeerJ Computer Science, 5:e239, 2019.

  38. M. Coraggio, P. DeLellis, J. S. Hogan, M. di Bernardo, “Synchronization of Networks of Piecewise-Smooth Systems”, IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2(4), 653-658, 2018.

  39. P. DeLellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “The partial pinning control strategy for large complex networks”, Automatica, 89, 111-116, 2018.

  40. P. DeLellis, A. Di Meglio, F. Lo Iudice, “Overconfident agents and evolving financial networks”, Nonlinear Dynamics, 92(1), 33-40, 2018.

  41. P. DeLellis, A. DiMeglio, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “Steering opinion dynamics via containment control”, Computational Social Networks, 4(12), 1-18, 2017.

  42. P. DeLellis, A. DiMeglio, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “The evolving cobweb of relations among partially rational investors”, PLoS One, 12(2), e0171891, 2017.

  43. D. A. Burbano L., P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, “Self-tuning proportional integral control for consensus in heterogeneous multi-agent systems”, European Journal of Applied Mathematics, 27(6), 923-940, 2016.

  44. P. DeLellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, E. Napoletano, "Wealth distribution across communities of adaptive financial agents", New Journal of Physics, 17(8), 083003, 2015.

  45. P. DeLellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, G. Mancini, “Decentralised coordination of a multi-agent system based on intermittent data”, International Journal of Control, 88(8), 1523-1532, 2015.

  46. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, D. Liuzza, “Convergence and synchronization in heterogeneous networks of smooth and piecewise smooth systems”, Automatica, 56(6), 1-11, 2015.

  47. P. DeLellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, G. Mancini, “State estimation of heterogeneous oscillators by means of proximity measurements”, Automatica, 51(1), 378-384, 2015.

  48. L. F. R. Turci, P. De Lellis, E. E. Macau, M. Di Bernardo, M. M. R. Simoes, “Adaptive pinning control: A review of the fully decentralized strategy and its extensions”, The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 223(13), 2649-2664, 2014

  49. P. DeLellis, G. Polverino, G. Ustuner, N. Abaid, S. Macri, E. M. Bollt, M. Porfiri, “Collective behaviour across animal species”, Scientific Reports, 4(3723), 2014.

  50. V. Mwaffo, P. DeLellis, M. Porfiri, “Criteria for stochastic pinning control of networks of chaotic maps”, Chaos, 24(1), 013101, 2014.

  51. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, F. Garofalo, “Adaptive pinning control of networks of circuits and systems in Lur’e form”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, 60(11), 3033-3042, 2013

  52. P. DeLellis, M. Porfiri, E. M. Bollt, “Topological analysis of group fragmentation in multiagent systems”, Physical Review E, 87(2), 022818, 2013.

  53. W. Yu, P. DeLellis, G. Chen, M. di Bernardo, J. Kurths, “Distributed adaptive control of synchronization in complex networks”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 57(8), 2153-2158, 2012.

  54. F. Sorrentino, P. DeLellis, “Estimation of communication-delays through adaptive synchronization of chaos”, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 45(1), 35-46, 2012.

  55. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, M. Porfiri, “Pinning control of complex networks via edge snapping”, Chaos, 21(3), 033119, 2011

  56. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, G. Russo, “On QUAD, Lipschitz and contracting vector fields for consensus and synchronization of networks”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, 58(3), 576-583, 2011

  57. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, T. Gorochowsky, G. Russo, “Synchronization and control of complex networks via contraction, adaptation and evolution”, IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine: Special Issue on Complex Networks, 10(3), 64-82, 2010.

  58. P. DeLellis, M. diBernardo, F. Garofalo, D. Liuzza, “Analysis and stability of consensus in networked control systems”, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Special Issue in Honor of George Leitmann, 217(3), 988-1000, 2010.

  59. P. DeLellis, M. diBernardo, F. Garofalo, M. Porfiri, “Evolution of complex networks via edge snapping”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, 57(8), 2132-2143, 2010.

  60. P. DeLellis, M. diBernardo, F. Garofalo, “Novel decentralized adaptive strategies for the synchronization of complex networks”, Automatica, 45(5), 1312-1318, 2009.

  61. P. De Lellis, M. di Bernardo, F. Garofalo, “Synchronization of complex networks through local adaptive coupling”, Chaos, 18(3), 037110, 2008.

  62. P. De Lellis, M. di Bernardo, F. Sorrentino, A. Tierno, “Adaptive synchronization of complex networks”, International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 85(8), 1189-1218, 2008.

Refereed Conference Papers

• 1. V. Mwaffo, J. S. Curry, F. Lo Iudice, P. De Lellis, Experiments on pause and go state estimation and control with uncertain sensor feedback, International Conference on Bio-inspired Information and Communication Technologies, 87-101, held online, 2021.

  2. F. De Lellis, F. Auletta, G. Russo, P. De Lellis, M. di Bernardo, “An Application of Control-Tutored Reinforcement Learning to the Herding Problem”,17th IEEE International Workshop on Cellular Nanoscale Networks and their Applications, Catania, Italy, 2021.

  3. V. Mwaffo, P. De Lellis, S. Humbert, “Formation control of non-holonomic mobile robots moving on slippery surface”, Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, 2020. 

  4. F. Della Rossa, P. De Lellis, “Local stability of synchronization in complex networks of stochastic dynamical systems”, 2020 19th European Control Conference, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2020.

  5. P. De Lellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “Formation control of multi-agent systems in an uncertain environment”, 2020 19th European Control Conference, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2020.

  6. L. Giannini, F. Della Rossa, P. De Lellis, “A partially rational model for financial markets: the role of social interactions on herding and market inefficiency”, In: Cherifi H., Gaito S., Mendes J., Moro E., Rocha L. (eds) Complex Networks and Their Applications VIII, COMPLEX NETWORKS 2019, Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol. 882, Springer, Cham Portugal, 2019.

  7. P. DeLellis, A. DiMeglio, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “Partial containment control over signed graphs”, 2019 18th European Control Conference (ECC), 596-601, Naples, Italy, 2019.

  8. P. DeLellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “Formation control on Jordan curves based on noisy proximity measurements”, 2019 18th European Control Conference (ECC), 83-88, Naples, Italy, 2019.

  9. R. Cardona Rivera, P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, F. Lo Iudice, “Enhancing pinning controllability of complex networks of coupled maps”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 1-5, Florence, Italy, 2018.

  10. P. DeLellis, G. Falanga, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “Topology control of networks of proximity Kuramoto oscillators”, 2018 European Control Conference, 2194-2199, Limassol, Cyprus, 2018.

  11. P. DeLellis, A. Di Meglio, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “Evolution of networks of financial agents driven by herding phenomena”, 2017 IEEE American Control Conference, 1598-1603, Seattle, Washington, 2017.

  12. P. DeLellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “Partial control of complex networks”, Complex Networks 2016, 98-100, Milan, Italy, 2016.

  13. P. DeLellis, A. Di Meglio, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “Containment control of networks with time-varying weights: an application to opinion dynamics in financial markets”, Complex Networks 2016, 147-149, Milan, Italy, 2016.

  14. P. DeLellis, A. Di Meglio, F. Lo Iudice, “Evolving topologies in artificial financial networks”, Proceedings of the IEEE CompEng 2016, Catania, Italy, 2016.

  15. P. DeLellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, “Partial pinning control of complex networks”, 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 7398-7403, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2016.

  16. P. DeLellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, G. Mancini, “Estimating the relative position of mobile agents on Jordan curves from ambiguous proximity data”, 2015 Proceedings of the Conference on Control and its Applications, 333-339, Paris, France, 2015.

  17. P. DeLellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, G. Pugliese Carratelli, “Topological bifurcations in networks of proximity Kuramoto oscillators”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 2688-2691, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.

  18. P. DeLellis, F. Garofalo, F. Lo Iudice, G. Mancini, “Balancing cyclic pursuit using proximity sensors with limited range”, 19th IFAC World Conference, 5784-5789, Cape Town, South Africa, 2014.

  19. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, E. di Tucci, S. Manfredi, “Pinning control design for bounded synchronization of complex networks of nonidentical systems”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 2225-2228, Melbourne, Australia, 2014.

  20. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, F. Scafuti, “Consensus via adaptation of the network structure”, 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 660-665, Firenze, Italy, 2013.

  21. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, “Adaptive pinning control of complex networks of Lur’e systems”, 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 6060-6064, Maui, Hawaii, 2012.

  22. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, “On Adaptive Bounded Synchronization in Power Network Models”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 1640-1643, Seoul, South Korea, 2012.

  23. P. DeLellis, M. de Magistris, M. di Bernardo, S. Manfredi, “Experimental validation of pinning controllability in networked Chua's circuits”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 616-619 Seoul, South Korea, 2012.

  24. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, D. Liuzza, “Synchronization of networked piecewise-smooth systems”, 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, 3812-3817, Orlando, U.S, 2011.

  25. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, M. Porfiri, “Achieving consensus and synchronization by adapting the network topology”, 18th IFAC World Conference, 1243-1248, Milan, Italy, 2011.

  26. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, D. Liuzza, “Synchronization of networks of piecewise-smooth systems”, 7th European Nonlinear Dynamics Conference ENOC, Rome, Italy, 2011.

  27. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, M. Porfiri, “Synchronization and pinning control of networks via adaptation and edge snapping”, 19th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Budapest, Hungary, 2010.

  28. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, L. F. Turci, “Fully Adaptive Pinning Control of Complex Networks”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 685-688, Paris, France, 2010.

  29. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, F. Garofalo, M. Porfiri, “Evolving topologies for network synchronization”, Proceedings of the IEEE CompEng 2010, 115-117, Rome, Italy.

  30. P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, “Synchronization of Complex Networks via Hybrid Adaptive Coupling and Evolving Topologies”, Proceedings of the Second IFAC meeting related to analysis and control of chaotic systems CHAOS 09, vol. 2, part 1, London, UK, 2009.

  31.  P. DeLellis, M. di Bernardo, “Robustness of local adaptive synchronization strategies to topological variations and delays”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 1609-1612, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.

  32. P. De Lellis, M. di Bernardo, F. Garofalo, “Vertex-based adaptive synchronization of complex networks”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 2526-2539, Seattle, USA, 2008.

Book chapters 

• 1. P. De Lellis, M. di Bernardo, G. Russo, “Adaptation and contraction theory for the synchronization of complex neural networks”, in The Relevance of Time Domain to Neural Network Models, pp. 9-33, Springer-Verlag, 2012.

  2. P. De Lellis, M. di Bernardo, F. Garofalo, "Decentralized Adaptive Control for Synchronization and Consensus of Complex Networks", in Modelling, Estimation and Control of Networked Complex Systems, Springer, cap. 2, 2009.

Others 

• 1. M. di Bernardo, P. DeLellis, “Pinning Control”, Scholarpedia 9(8), 29958, 2014.