People - Arvind Raghunathan | Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories

Biography

Arvind's research focuses on algorithms for optimization of large-scale nonlinear and mixed integer nonlinear programs with applications in power grid, transportation systems and model-based control of processes. He previously worked at the United Technologies Research Center for 7 years developing optimization algorithms for aerospace, elevator, energy systems and security businesses.
Recent News & Events
- NEWS MERL researchers presented 5 papers and an invited workshop talk at ICRA 2022
  Date: May 23, 2022 - May 27, 2022
  Where: International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
  MERL Contacts: Ankush Chakrabarty; Stefano Di Cairano; Siddarth Jain; Devesh K. Jha; Pedro Miraldo; Daniel N. Nikovski; Rien Quirynen; Arvind Raghunathan; Diego Romeres; Abraham P. Vinod; Yebin Wang
  Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics
  Brief
  - MERL researchers presented 5 papers at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) that was held in Philadelphia from May 23-27, 2022. The papers covered a broad range of topics from manipulation, tactile sensing, planning and multi-agent control. The invited talk was presented in the "Workshop on Collaborative Robots and Work of the Future" which covered some of the work done by MERL researchers on collaborative robotic assembly. The workshop was co-organized by MERL, Mitsubishi Electric Automation's North America Development Center (NADC), and MIT.
- NEWS Arvind Raghunathan's publication is Featured Article in the current issue of the INFORMS Journal on Computing
  Date: April 1, 2022
  Where: INFORMS Journal on Computing (https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/ijoc)
  MERL Contact: Arvind Raghunathan
  Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Optimization
  Brief
  - Arvind Raghunathan co-authored a publication titled "JANOS: An Integrated Predictive and Prescriptive Modeling Framework" which has been chosen as a Featured Article in the current issue of the INFORMS Journal on Computing. The article was co-authored with Prof. David Bergman, a collaborator of MERL and Teng Huang, a former MERL intern, among others.
    
    The paper describes a new software tool, JANOS, that integrates predictive modeling and discrete optimization to assist decision making. Specifically, the proposed solver takes as input user-specified pretrained predictive models and formulates optimization models directly over those predictive models by embedding them within an optimization model through linear transformations.
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MERL Publications
- Raghunathan, A., Cardonha, C., Bergman, D., Nohra, C.J., "Recursive McCormick Linearization of Multilinear Programs", arXiv, July 2022.
  BibTeX arXiv
  - @article{Raghunathan2022jul,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind and Cardonha, Carlos and Bergman, David and Nohra, Carlos J.},
  - title = {Recursive McCormick Linearization of Multilinear Programs},
  - journal = {arXiv},
  - year = 2022,
  - month = jul,
  - url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.08955}
  - }
- Zhang, J., Tsiligkaridis, A., Taguchi, H., Raghunathan, A., Nikovski, D.N., "Transformer Networks for Predictive Group Elevator Control", European Control Conference (ECC), DOI: 10.23919/ECC55457.2022.9838059, July 2022.
  BibTeX TR2022-100 PDF
  - @inproceedings{Zhang2022jul,
  - author = {Zhang, Jing and Tsiligkaridis, Athanasios and Taguchi, Hiroshi and Raghunathan, Arvind and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
  - title = {Transformer Networks for Predictive Group Elevator Control},
  - booktitle = {European Control Conference (ECC)},
  - year = 2022,
  - month = jul,
  - doi = {10.23919/ECC55457.2022.9838059},
  - url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-100}
  - }
- Shirai, Y., Jha, D.K., Raghunathan, A., Romeres, D., "Robust Pivoting Manipulation Using Bilevel Contact-Implicit Optimization", RSS Workshop on The Science of Bumping into Things, June 2022.
  BibTeX TR2022-090 PDF
  - @inproceedings{Shirai2022jun,
  - author = {Shirai, Yuki and Jha, Devesh K. and Raghunathan, Arvind and Romeres, Diego},
  - title = {Robust Pivoting Manipulation Using Bilevel Contact-Implicit Optimization},
  - booktitle = {RSS Workshop on The Science of Bumping into Things},
  - year = 2022,
  - month = jun,
  - url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-090}
  - }
- Raghunathan, A., Jha, D.K., Romeres, D., "Python-based Open Source Package for Optimization of Contact-rich Systems", Robotics: Science and Systems, June 2022.
  BibTeX TR2022-089 PDF
  - @inproceedings{Raghunathan2022jun,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind and Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego},
  - title = {Python-based Open Source Package for Optimization of Contact-rich Systems},
  - booktitle = {Robotics: Science and Systems},
  - year = 2022,
  - month = jun,
  - url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-089}
  - }
- Raghunathan, A., Jha, D.K., Romeres, D., "PYROBOCOP: Python-based Robotic Control & Optimization Package for Manipulation", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), DOI: 10.1109/ICRA46639.2022.9812069, May 2022.
  BibTeX TR2022-057 PDF Software
  - @inproceedings{Raghunathan2022may,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind and Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego},
  - title = {PYROBOCOP: Python-based Robotic Control & Optimization Package for Manipulation},
  - booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
  - year = 2022,
  - month = may,
  - publisher = {IEEE},
  - doi = {10.1109/ICRA46639.2022.9812069},
  - isbn = {978-1-7281-9681-7},
  - url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-057}
  - }
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Other Publications
- Arvind U Raghunathan, "Global Optimization of Nonlinear Network Design", SIAM Journal on Optimization, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 268-295, 2013.
  BibTeX
  - @Article{raghunathan2013global,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U},
  - title = {Global Optimization of Nonlinear Network Design},
  - journal = {SIAM Journal on Optimization},
  - year = 2013,
  - volume = 23,
  - number = 1,
  - pages = {268--295},
  - publisher = {Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics}
  - }
- Arvind U Raghunathan and Sudha Krishnamurthy, "A distributed anytime algorithm for maximizing occupant comfort", American Control Conference (ACC), 2012, pp. 1059-1066.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{raghunathan2012distributed,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Krishnamurthy, Sudha},
  - title = {A distributed anytime algorithm for maximizing occupant comfort},
  - booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
  - year = 2012,
  - pages = {1059--1066},
  - organization = {IEEE}
  - }
- Ashutosh Tewari, Michael J Giering and Arvind Raghunathan, "Parametric Characterization of Multimodal Distributions with Non-Gaussian Modes", IEEE 11th International Conference on Data Mining Workshops (ICDMW), 2011, pp. 286-292.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{tewari2011parametric,
  - author = {Tewari, Ashutosh and Giering, Michael J and Raghunathan, Arvind},
  - title = {Parametric Characterization of Multimodal Distributions with Non-Gaussian Modes},
  - booktitle = {IEEE 11th International Conference on Data Mining Workshops (ICDMW)},
  - year = 2011,
  - pages = {286--292},
  - organization = {IEEE}
  - }
- Umesh Vaidya, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian and Arvind Raghunathan, "Transfer operator method for control in fluid flows", Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, held jointly with the 28th Chinese Control Conference (CDC/CCC), 2009, pp. 1806-1811.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{vaidya2009transfer,
  - author = {Vaidya, Umesh and Ganapathysubramanian, Baskar and Raghunathan, Arvind},
  - title = {Transfer operator method for control in fluid flows},
  - booktitle = {Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, held jointly with the 28th Chinese Control Conference (CDC/CCC)},
  - year = 2009,
  - pages = {1806--1811},
  - organization = {IEEE}
  - }
- A Diwadkar, U Vaidya and AU Raghunathan, "Lyapunov measure and control of periodic orbit", IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (EIT), 2008, pp. 48-53.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{diwadkar2008lyapunov,
  - author = {Diwadkar, A and Vaidya, U and Raghunathan, AU},
  - title = {Lyapunov measure and control of periodic orbit},
  - booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (EIT)},
  - year = 2008,
  - pages = {48--53},
  - organization = {IEEE}
  - }
- Arvind U Raghunathan and Umesh Vaidya, "Optimal stabilization using Lyapunov measure", American Control Conference (ACC), 2008, pp. 1746-1751.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{raghunathan2008optimal,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Vaidya, Umesh},
  - title = {Optimal stabilization using Lyapunov measure},
  - booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
  - year = 2008,
  - pages = {1746--1751},
  - organization = {IEEE}
  - }
- Francesco Borrelli, Dharmashankar Subramanian, Arvind U Raghunathan and Lorenz T Biegler, "MILP and NLP techniques for centralized trajectory planning of multiple unmanned air vehicles", American Control Conference (ACC), 2006.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{borrelli2006milp,
  - author = {Borrelli, Francesco and Subramanian, Dharmashankar and Raghunathan, Arvind U and Biegler, Lorenz T},
  - title = {MILP and NLP techniques for centralized trajectory planning of multiple unmanned air vehicles},
  - booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
  - year = 2006,
  - organization = {IEEE}
  - }
- Arvind U Raghunathan, J Ricardo Pérez-Correa, Eduardo Agosin and Lorenz T Biegler, "Parameter estimation in metabolic flux balance models for batch fermentation - Formulation & Solution using Differential Variational Inequalities (DVIs)", Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 148, No. 1, pp. 251-270, 2006.
  BibTeX
  - @Article{raghunathan2006parameter,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Perez-Correa, J Ricardo and Agosin, Eduardo and Biegler, Lorenz T},
  - title = {Parameter estimation in metabolic flux balance models for batch fermentation - Formulation & Solution using Differential Variational Inequalities (DVIs)},
  - journal = {Annals of Operations Research},
  - year = 2006,
  - volume = 148,
  - number = 1,
  - pages = {251--270},
  - publisher = {Springer}
  - }
- Arvind U Raghunathan and Lorenz T Biegler, "An interior point method for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints (MPCCs)", SIAM Journal on Optimization, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 720-750, 2005.
  BibTeX
  - @Article{raghunathan2005interior,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Biegler, Lorenz T},
  - title = {An interior point method for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints (MPCCs)},
  - journal = {SIAM Journal on Optimization},
  - year = 2005,
  - volume = 15,
  - number = 3,
  - pages = {720--750},
  - publisher = {Philadelphia, Pa.: The Society, c1991-}
  - }
- Arvind U Raghunathan, Vipin Gopal, Dharmashankar Subramanian, Lorenz T Biegler and Tariq Samad, "Dynamic optimization strategies for three-dimensional conflict resolution of multiple aircraft", Journal of guidance, control, and dynamics, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 586-594, 2004.
  BibTeX
  - @Article{raghunathan2004dynamic,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Gopal, Vipin and Subramanian, Dharmashankar and Biegler, Lorenz T and Samad, Tariq},
  - title = {Dynamic optimization strategies for three-dimensional conflict resolution of multiple aircraft},
  - journal = {Journal of guidance, control, and dynamics},
  - year = 2004,
  - volume = 27,
  - number = 4,
  - pages = {586--594},
  - publisher = {American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics}
  - }
- Arvind U Raghunathan, M Soledad Diaz and Lorenz T Biegler, "An MPEC formulation for dynamic optimization of distillation operations", Computers & chemical engineering, Vol. 28, No. 10, pp. 2037-2052, 2004.
  BibTeX
  - @Article{raghunathan2004mpec,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Soledad Diaz, M and Biegler, Lorenz T},
  - title = {An MPEC formulation for dynamic optimization of distillation operations},
  - journal = {Computers & chemical engineering},
  - year = 2004,
  - volume = 28,
  - number = 10,
  - pages = {2037--2052},
  - publisher = {Elsevier}
  - }
- F Borrelli, D Subramanian, AU Raghunathan, LT Biegler and T Samad, "A comparison between mixed integer programming and nonlinear programming techniques for 3d conflict resolution of multiple aircraft," Tech. Rep., Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 2003.
  BibTeX
  - @Techreport{borrelli2003comparison,
  - author = {Borrelli, F and Subramanian, D and Raghunathan, AU and Biegler, LT and Samad, T},
  - title = {A comparison between mixed integer programming and nonlinear programming techniques for 3d conflict resolution of multiple aircraft},
  - institution = {Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota},
  - year = 2003,
  - address = {Minnesota, Minneapolis}
  - }
- Arvind U Raghunathan, Vipin Gopal, Dharmashankar Subramanian, Lorenz T Biegler and Tariq Samad, "3D conflict resolution of multiple aircraft via dynamic optimization", AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit (AIAA), 2003.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{raghunathan20033d,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Gopal, Vipin and Subramanian, Dharmashankar and Biegler, Lorenz T and Samad, Tariq},
  - title = {3D conflict resolution of multiple aircraft via dynamic optimization},
  - booktitle = {AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit (AIAA)},
  - year = 2003
  - }
- Arvind U Raghunathan, J Ricardo Pérez-Correa and Lorenz T Bieger, "Data reconciliation and parameter estimation in flux-balance analysis", Biotechnology and bioengineering, Vol. 84, No. 6, pp. 700-709, 2003.
  BibTeX
  - @Article{raghunathan2003data,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Perez-Correa, J Ricardo and Bieger, Lorenz T},
  - title = {Data reconciliation and parameter estimation in flux-balance analysis},
  - journal = {Biotechnology and bioengineering},
  - year = 2003,
  - volume = 84,
  - number = 6,
  - pages = {700--709},
  - publisher = {Wiley Online Library}
  - }
- Arvind U Raghunathan and Lorenz T Biegler, "Mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints (MPECs) in process engineering", Computers & chemical engineering, Vol. 27, No. 10, pp. 1381-1392, 2003.
  BibTeX
  - @Article{raghunathan2003mathematical,
  - author = {Raghunathan, Arvind U and Biegler, Lorenz T},
  - title = {Mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints (MPECs) in process engineering},
  - journal = {Computers & chemical engineering},
  - year = 2003,
  - volume = 27,
  - number = 10,
  - pages = {1381--1392},
  - publisher = {Elsevier}
  - }
- A Raghunathan and LT Biegler, "Barrier methods for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints (MPCCs)," Tech. Rep., Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2002.
  BibTeX
  - @Techreport{raghunathan2002barrier,
  - author = {Raghunathan, A and Biegler, LT},
  - title = {Barrier methods for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints (MPCCs)},
  - institution = {Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemical Engineering},
  - year = 2002
  - }
- A Raghunathan and LT Biegler, "MPEC formulations and algorithms in process engineering", Computers and Chemical Engineering, Vol. 27, pp. 1381-1392, 2002.
  BibTeX
  - @Article{raghunathan2002mpec,
  - author = {Raghunathan, A and Biegler, LT},
  - title = {MPEC formulations and algorithms in process engineering},
  - journal = {Computers and Chemical Engineering},
  - year = 2002,
  - volume = 27,
  - pages = {1381--1392}
  - }
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MERL Issued Patents
- Title: "System and Method for Scheduling Multiple Modes of Transport with Incomplete Information"
  Inventors: Serra, Thiago; Raghunathan, Arvind U; Bergman, David
  Patent No.: 11,085,781
  Issue Date: Aug 10, 2021
- Title: "System and Method for Scheduling Electric Generators using Decision Diagrams"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Bergman, David; Hashimoto, Hiroyuki
  Patent No.: 10,969,750
  Issue Date: Apr 6, 2021
- Title: "Systems and Methods for Resource Allocation for Management Systems"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Bergman, David; Sahinidis, Nikolaos V
  Patent No.: 10,362,139
  Issue Date: Jul 23, 2019
- Title: "Decentralized Control of Electricity Passing through Electrical Grid"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U
  Patent No.: 10,243,361
  Issue Date: Mar 26, 2019
- Title: "Optimizing Operations of Multiple Air-Conditioning Units"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Nikovski, Daniel N.
  Patent No.: 10,161,649
  Issue Date: Dec 25, 2018
- Title: "System and Method for Group Elevator Scheduling Based on Submodular Optimization"
  Inventors: Nikovski, Daniel N.; Raghunathan, Arvind U; Ramalingam, Srikumar
  Patent No.: 10,118,796
  Issue Date: Nov 6, 2018
- Title: "Optimal Parameter Selection and Acceleration in ADMM for Multi-stage Stochastic Convex Quadratic Programs"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Di Cairano, Stefano
  Patent No.: 9,760,534
  Issue Date: Sep 12, 2017
- Title: "Method for Solving Quadratic Programs for Convex Sets with Linear Equalities by an Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers with Optimized Step Sizes"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Di Cairano, Stefano
  Patent No.: 9,753,892
  Issue Date: Sep 5, 2017
- Title: "Method for Determining Object Poses Using Weighted Features"
  Inventors: Tuzel, Oncel; Liu, Ming-Yu; Taguchi, Yuichi; Raghunathan, Arvind U
  Patent No.: 9,280,827
  Issue Date: Mar 8, 2016
- Title: "System and Method for Optimal Power Flow Analysis"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Nikovski, Daniel N.; Gopalakrishnan, Ajit
  Patent No.: 9,280,744
  Issue Date: Mar 8, 2016
- Title: "Method for Optimizing Power Flows in Electric Power Networks"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Gopalakrishnan, Ajit; Nikovski, Daniel N.
  Patent No.: 9,184,589
  Issue Date: Nov 10, 2015
- Title: "Method for Globally Optimizing Power Flows in Electric Networks"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Nikovski, Daniel N.
  Patent No.: 9,093,842
  Issue Date: Jul 28, 2015
- Title: "System and Method for Optimizing Energy Consumption in Railway Systems with Energy Storage Devices"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Xu, Yunwen; Wada, Toshihiro; Ueda, Kenji; Takahashi, Satoru
  Patent No.: 8,983,690
  Issue Date: Mar 17, 2015
- Title: "System and Method for Optimizing Energy Consumption in Railway Systems"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U; Wada, Toshihiro; Ueda, Kenji; Takahashi, Satoru
  Patent No.: 8,831,801
  Issue Date: Sep 9, 2014
- Title: "Method for Optimizing Power Flows in Electric Power Networks"
  Inventors: Raghunathan, Arvind U
  Patent No.: 8,756,556
  Issue Date: Jun 17, 2014
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