Preprints
- Z. Gao, J. R. Birge, and V. Gupta. Approximation algorithms for multiperiod binary knapsack problems.
- Z. Gao, Q. Ma, T. Başar, and J. R. Birge. Finite-sample analysis of decentralized Q-learning for stochastic games.
- Z. Gao*, Z. Ling*, V. Gupta, and L. Xin. Real-time omnichannel fulfillment optimization.
- Z. Gao, N. Sunar, and J. R. Birge. Designing renewable power purchase agreements: impact on green energy investment.
- Sustainable Operations SIG Meeting, MSOM Conference 2024.
Journal Articles
- Z. Gao, K. Alshehri, and J. R. Birge. Aggregating distributed energy resources: efficiency and market power. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 26(3):834-852, May-June 2024.
- Sustainable Operations SIG Meeting, MSOM Conference 2022.
- Q. Zhu, Z. Gao, Y. Liu, and W. Gui. Categorization problem on controllability of Boolean control networks. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 66(5):2297-2303, May 2021.
- X. Chen, Z. Gao, and T. Başar. Asymptotic behavior of conjunctive Boolean networks over weakly connected digraphs. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 65(6):2536-2549, June 2020.
- Z. Gao, X. Chen, and T. Başar. Controllability of conjunctive Boolean networks with application to gene regulation. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 5(2):770-781, June 2018.
- Z. Gao, X. Chen, and T. Başar. Stability structures of conjunctive Boolean networks. Automatica, 89:8-20, March 2018.
Conference Proceedings (peer-reviewed)
- Z. Gao, N. Sunar, and J. R. Birge. Power purchase agreements with renewables: optimal timing and design. Proc. 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’23, Dec 13-15, 2023; Singapore), pp. 7580-7585.
- Z. Gao, Q. Ma, T. Başar, and J. R. Birge. Sample complexity of decentralized tabular Q-learning for stochastic games. Proc. 2023 American Control Conference (ACC 2023), San Diego, CA, May 31-June 2, 2023, pp. 1098-1103.
- Z. Gao, K. Alshehri, and J. R. Birge. Quantification of market power mitigation via efficient aggregation of distributed energy resources. Proc. 61st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’22, Dec 6-9, 2022; Cancún, Mexico), pp. 4406-4411.
- Z. Gao, J. R. Birge, R. L.-Y. Chen and M. Cheung. Greedy algorithms for the freight consolidation problem. Proc. 22nd Symposium on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems (ATMOS 2022), Potsdam, Germany, September 8-9, 2022, pp. 4:1-4:19.
- Z. Gao, K. Alshehri, and J. R. Birge. On efficient aggregation of distributed energy resources. Proc. 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’21, Dec 13-15, 2021; Austin, Texas), pp. 7064-7069.
- Z. Gao, J. R. Birge, and V. Gupta. Approximation schemes for multiperiod binary knapsack problems. Proc. 16th International Computer Science Symposium in Russia (CSR 2021), Sochi, Russia, June 28-July 2, 2021, pp. 131-146.
- X. Chen, Z. Gao, and T. Başar. Asymptotic behavior of a reduced conjunctive Boolean network. Proc. 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’17, Dec 12-15, 2017; Melbourne, Australia), pp. 4404-4409.
- Z. Gao, X. Chen, and T. Başar. State-controlling sets for conjunctive Boolean networks. Proc. 20th IFAC World Congress (IFAC WC 2017), Toulouse, France, July 9-14, 2017, pp. 14855-14860.
- Z. Gao, X. Chen, and T. Başar. Orbit-controlling sets for conjunctive Boolean networks. Proc. 2017 American Control Conference (ACC 2017), Seattle, WA, May 24-26, 2017, pp. 4989-4994.
- Z. Gao, X. Chen, J. Liu, and T. Başar. Periodic behavior of a diffusion model over directed graphs. Proc. 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’16, Dec 12-14, 2016; Las Vegas, Nevada), pp. 37-42.
* Equal contribution or alphabetical order.