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Education

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, Mechanical Engineering, 2022–2026 (expected)
- Thesis: Robotic Surveillance and Industrial Refrigeration: Resource Allocation in Stochastic Systems
- Advisors: Francesco Bullo, Jason R. Marden
- GPA: 4.0/4.0
M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2017–2019
- Thesis: Observability Analysis of Power Distribution Systems with Distributed Energy Resources using Correlational Measurements
- Advisor: Anuradha Annaswamy
- GPA: 5.0/5.0
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2013–2016
- GPA: 4.0/4.0

2019–2022: Edison Engineer, Controls and Optimization Team
- General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
2015, 2017: Science Undergraduate Laboratory Intern (SULI), Computer Science and Mathematics Division
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
2016: Vehicle Engineering Intern, Dynamics Department
- Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), Hawthorne, CA
2014: Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Journal Articles

Y. John, G. Díaz-García, X. Duan, J. R. Marden, and F. Bullo, “A stochastic surveillance Stackelberg game: Co-optimizing defense placement and patrol strategy,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 70, no. 8, pp. 5468–5474, 2025.
P. Seleson, M. Pasetto, Y. John, J. Trageser, and S. T. Reeve, “PDMATLAB2D: A peridynamics MATLAB two-dimensional code,” Journal of Peridynamics and Nonlocal Modeling, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 149–205, 2024.
Y. John, V. Venkataramanan, A. M. Annaswamy, A. Dubey, and A. K. Srivastava, “Improved observability in distribution grids using correlational measurements,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 27320–27329, 2022.
P. D. Ayers, F. Khorsandi, Y. John, and G. Whitaker, “Development and evaluation of a computer-based ROPS design program,” Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 247–260, 2016.

Conference Proceedings

V. Shah, Y. John, E. Freifeld, L. Y. Chen, and J. R. Marden, “Cooling under convexity: An inventory control perspective on industrial refrigeration,” in 2026 IEEE American Control Conference (ACC), forthcoming.
Y. John, V. Shah, J. A. Preiss, M. Alizadeh, and J. R. Marden, “The price of simplicity: Analyzing decoupled policies for multi-location inventory control,” in 2025 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), pp. 6177–6182.
Y. John, C. Hughes, G. Díaz-García, J. R. Marden, and F. Bullo, “RoSSO: A high-performance Python package for robotic surveillance strategy optimization using JAX,” in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 2169–2175.
X. Guo, I. Ndiaye, H. Liu, Y. John, and A. Elasser, “Sensitivity analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of converter-interfaced CHP system,” in 2022 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), pp. 1–5.

Technical Reports

I. Ndiaye, X. Guo, H. Liu, Y. Zhang, P. Wang, Y. John, Y. Jiang, P. Hart, and A. Elasser, “Converter-interfaced CHP plant for improved grid-integration, flexibility and resiliency,” GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY, Tech. Rep., Aug. 2022.

Memberships: IEEE Student Member, IEEE Control Systems Society Member, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Member
Peer Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Control Systems Letters, Learning for Dynamics and Control (L4DC) Conference, IEEE Open Journal of Control Systems, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, IEEE European Control Conference, IEEE American Control Conference

2017: Superior Paper Award — American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
2016: Faculty Awards List — Georgia Institute of Technology
2016: Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer — National Instruments