James Lam

48.0k total citations · 20 hit papers
749 papers, 38.7k citations indexed

About

James Lam is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, James Lam has authored 749 papers receiving a total of 38.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 563 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 226 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 154 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in James Lam's work include Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems (456 papers), Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization (185 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (163 papers). James Lam is often cited by papers focused on Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems (456 papers), Neural Networks Stability and Synchronization (185 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (163 papers). James Lam collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United Kingdom. James Lam's co-authors include Shengyuan Xu, Huijun Gao, Junlin Xiong, Daniel W. C. Ho, Zhan Shu, Jun Shen, Tongwen Chen, Yun Zou, Changhong Wang and Zhiguang Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

In The Last Decade

James Lam

726 papers receiving 37.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A new delay system approach to network-based control

2007 911 citations James Lam et al. profile →
Network-based robust H∞ control of systems with uncertainty

2005 851 citations James Lam et al. profile →
Robust stability and stabilization for singular systems with state delay and parameter uncertainty

2002 623 citations Shengyuan Xu, James Lam et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
Stabilization of linear systems over networks with bounded packet loss

2006 527 citations James Lam et al. profile →
Delay-Dependent <formula formulatype="inline"><tex>$H_{\infty }$</tex> </formula> Control and Filtering for Uncertain Markovian Jump Systems With Time-Varying Delays

2007 461 citations Shengyuan Xu, James Lam et al. profile →
Robust Control and Filtering of Singular Systems

2006 451 citations Shengyuan Xu, James Lam profile →
An LMI approach to design robust fault detection filter for uncertain LTI systems

2003 444 citations James Lam et al. profile →
On robust stabilization of Markovian jump systems with uncertain switching probabilities

2005 443 citations James Lam, Daniel W. C. Ho et al. profile →
Robust H∞ filtering for uncertain markovian jump systems with mode-dependent time delays

2003 437 citations Shengyuan Xu, James Lam et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
Static Output Feedback Stabilization: An ILMI Approach

1998 431 citations James Lam et al. profile →
Robust integral sliding mode control for uncertain stochastic systems with time-varying delay

2005 429 citations Daniel W. C. Ho, James Lam et al. profile →
Semi-Global Leader-Following Consensus of Linear Multi-Agent Systems With Input Saturation via Low Gain Feedback

2013 425 citations Michael Z. Q. Chen, James Lam et al. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers profile →
Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Analysis and Synthesis of Markov Jump Linear Systems With Incomplete Transition Descriptions

2010 421 citations James Lam et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
Analysis and Synthesis of Markov Jump Linear Systems With Time-Varying Delays and Partially Known Transition Probabilities

2008 411 citations James Lam et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
Improved delay-dependent stability criteria for time-delay systems

2005 408 citations Shengyuan Xu, James Lam IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
Fixed-Time Synchronization of Complex Networks With Impulsive Effects via Nonchattering Control

2017 379 citations James Lam, Daniel W. C. Ho et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
Quasi-synchronization of heterogeneous dynamic networks via distributed impulsive control: Error estimation, optimization and design

2015 367 citations James Lam et al. profile →
A survey of linear matrix inequality techniques in stability analysis of delay systems

2008 320 citations Shengyuan Xu, James Lam profile →
Fault-Tolerant Control of Switched LPV Systems: A Bumpless Transfer Approach

2021 259 citations James Lam et al. profile →
Semiglobal Observer-Based Leader-Following Consensus With Input Saturation

2013 249 citations Michael Z. Q. Chen, James Lam et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Secure Synchronization of Lur’e Systems Under DoS Attacks With Application to Chua’s Circuit: Aperiodic Sampled-Data Control 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers ·(unknown), Shengyuan Xu, James Lam	0
2	A Gramian matrix approach to synthesizing finite-frequency H2 controller 2024 ·Applied Mathematics and Computation ·(unknown), (unknown), Chenxiao Cai, Yun Zou, James Lam	2
3	Differentially private consensus and distributed optimization in multi-agent systems: A review 2024 ·Neurocomputing ·(unknown), Hong Lin, James Lam, Ka‐Wai Kwok	6
4	Semi-supervised domain adaptation on graphs with contrastive learning and minimax entropy 2024 ·Neurocomputing ·(unknown), Quanyu Dai, Xiao Shen, Xiaochen Xie, Jing Dai, James Lam, Ka‐Wai Kwok	5
5	Learning Probabilistic Logical Control Networks: From Data to Controllability and Observability 2024 ·IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control ·Lin Lin, James Lam, Peng Shi, Michael K. Ng, Hak‐Keung Lam	1
6	Probability rate optimization of positive Markov jump linear systems via DC programming 2024 ·Asian Journal of Control ·(unknown), (unknown), Masaki Ogura, James Lam	0
7	Distributed MPC-Based Robust Collision Avoidance Formation Navigation of Constrained Multiple USVs 2023 ·IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles ·Guanghui Wen, James Lam, Junjie Fu, (unknown)	48
8	Learning-Based Efficient Phase- Amplitude Modulation and Hybrid Control for MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment 2023 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Jing Dai, (unknown), Xiaomei Wang, (unknown), Mengjie Wu, (unknown), Xiaochen Xie, James Lam, Hing‐Chiu Chang, Ka‐Wai Kwok	1
9	Parameterized Synthesis of Discrete-Time Positive Linear Systems: A Geometric Programming Perspective 2023 ·IEEE Control Systems Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Masaki Ogura, James Lam	0
10	Multi‐loop networked control system design subject to interchange attack 2022 ·Asian Journal of Control ·Ali Kazemy, Jinrong Liu, James Lam	4
11	Kinematic Analysis of Soft Continuum Manipulators Based on Sparse Workspace Mapping 2022 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·(unknown), Xiaojiao Chen, (unknown), Wenping Wang, James Lam, Zheng Wang	9
12	Nonnegative Consensus Tracking of Networked Systems With Convergence Rate Optimization 2021 ·IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems ·Jason J. R. Liu, James Lam, (unknown), Xiaomei Wang, Zhan Shu, Ka‐Wai Kwok	11
13	Compliant Control and Compensation for A Compact Cable-Driven Robotic Manipulator 2020 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·(unknown), James Lam, Ming Liu, Zheng Wang	17
14	Event-Triggered Output Feedback Synchronization of Master–Slave Neural Networks Under Deception Attacks 2020 ·IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems ·Ali Kazemy, James Lam, Xian‐Ming Zhang	154
15	Eye-in-Hand Visual Servoing Enhanced With Sparse Strain Measurement for Soft Continuum Robots 2020 ·IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters ·Xiaomei Wang, Ge Fang, Kui Wang, Xiaochen Xie, Kit-Hang Lee, Justin Ho, (unknown), James Lam, Ka‐Wai Kwok	61
16	Positivity-Preserving Consensus of Homogeneous Multiagent Systems 2019 ·IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control ·Jason J. R. Liu, James Lam, Zhan Shu	56
17	Interacting Multiple Model Estimator for Networked Control Systems: Stability, Convergence, and Performance 2018 ·IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control ·Hong Lin, James Lam, Michael Z. Q. Chen, Zhan Shu, Zheng‐Guang Wu	44
18	A new approach to strong practical stability and stabilization of discrete linear repetitive processes 2010 ·SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository ·(unknown), Krzysztof Gałkowski, Olivier Bachelier, Eric Rogers, James Lam	1
19	Fixed-order ℌ ∞ filtering for discrete-time Markovian jump linear systems with unobservable jump modes 2009 ·Asian Control Conference ·Zhan Shu, James Lam, (unknown)	1
20	An application of H∞ design to model-following 1992 ·International Journal of Control ·Daniel W. C. Ho, James Lam, (unknown)	7

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