James Lam

James Lam received a first class B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Manchester and was awarded the Ashbury Scholarship, the A.H. Gibson Prize, and the H. Wright Baker Prize for his academic performance. From the University of Cambridge, he obtained the M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in control engineering. He is a Scholar and Fellow of the Croucher Foundation. Dr. Lam is now a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong. Prior to that, he held faculty positions at now the City University of Hong Kong and the University of Melbourne. Professor Lam is a Chartered Mathematician and Chartered Scientist, a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Member of the IEE. He is holding a guest professorships at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Shandong University and Central South University. On the professional service side, apart from serving on the editorial board of Research Letters in Signal Processing, Professor Lam is an Associate Editor of the Asian Journal of Control, the International Journal of Systems Science, the Journal of Sound and Vibration, the International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, the Journal of the Franklin Institute, the Conference Editorial Board of the IEEE Control Systems Society, an editorial member of the IET Control Theory and Applications and the Open Electrical and Electronic Engineering Journal. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of IEE Proceedings: Control Theory and Applications and the IFAC Technical Committee on Control Design. His research interests include reduced-order modelling, delay systems, descriptor systems, stochastic systems, multidimensional systems, robust control and filtering.

Biography Updated on 24 July 2007

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Stabilization of linear systems over networks with bounded packet loss
    Automatica, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 80–87, 2007
  2. Filtering for a class of nonlinear discrete-time stochastic systems with state delays
    Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, vol. 201, no. 1, pp. 153–163, 2007
  3. Discrete bilinear stochastic systems with time-varying delay: Stability analysis and control synthesis
    Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 394–404, 2007
  4. H∞ filtering of discrete-time fuzzy systems via basis-dependent Lyapunov function approach
    Fuzzy Sets and Systems, vol. 158, no. 2, pp. 180–193, 2007
  5. Robust stability of uncertain discrete-time singular fuzzy systems?
    Fuzzy Sets and Systems, vol. 158, no. 20, pp. 2306–2316, 2007
  6. Constrained H2 approximation of multiple input–output delay systems using genetic algorithm
    ISA Transactions, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 211–221, 2007
  7. Stability analysis for continuous systems with two additive time-varying delay components
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 16–24, 2007
  8. Reduced-order H∞ filtering for singular systems
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 48–57, 2007
  9. Corrigendum to “Stability analysis for continuous systems with two additive time-varying delay components”[Systems Control Lett. 56 (2007) 16–24]
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 56, no. 9-10, pp. 662–662, 2007
  10. Robust [image omitted] control of descriptor discrete-time Markovian jump systems
    International Journal of Control, vol. 80, no. 3, pp. 374–385, 2007
  11. Dynamic output feedback H8 control of discrete-time fuzzy systems: a fuzzy-basis-dependent Lyapunov function approach
    International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 25–37, 2007
  12. On Equivalence and Efficiency of Certain Stability Criteria for Time-Delay Systems
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 95–101, 2007
  13. Control Design for Fuzzy Systems Based on Relaxed Nonquadratic Stability and $H_{infty}$ Performance Conditions
    IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 188–199, 2007
  14. A new LMI condition for delay-dependent asymptotic stability of delayed Hopfield neural networks
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 230–234, 2006
  15. Fixed-order robust H/sub /spl infin// filter design for Markovian jump systems with uncertain switching probabilities
    IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 1421–1430, 2006
  16. Delay-Dependent ?-Suboptimal H[sub 8] Model Reduction for Neutral Systems With Time-Varying Delays
    Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol. 128, no. 2, p. 394, 2006
  17. New Exponential Estimates for Time-Delay Systems
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 51, no. 9, pp. 1501–1505, 2006
  18. Controller reduction with error performance: continuous- and discrete-time cases
    International Journal of Control, vol. 79, no. 6, pp. 604–616, 2006
  19. Global point dissipativity of neural networks with mixed time-varying delays
    Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, vol. 16, no. 1, p. 013105, 2006
  20. Multi-objective control of vehicle active suspension systems via load-dependent controllers
    Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 290, no. 3-5, pp. 654–675, 2006
  21. A new approach to exponential stability analysis of neural networks with time-varying delays
    Neural Networks, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 76–83, 2006
  22. Global exponential stability of impulsive high-order BAM neural networks with time-varying delays
    Neural Networks, vol. 19, no. 10, pp. 1581–1590, 2006
  23. New criteria for synchronization stability of general complex dynamical networks with coupling delays
    Physics Letters A, vol. 360, no. 2, pp. 263–273, 2006
  24. Robust energy-to-peak filter design for stochastic time-delay systems
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 101–111, 2006
  25. Model simplification for switched hybrid systems
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 55, no. 12, pp. 1015–1021, 2006
  26. Modelling of a magneto-rheological damper by evolving radial basis function networks
    Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 19, no. 8, pp. 869–881, 2006
  27. Energy-to-peak performance controller design for building via static output feedback under consideration of actuator saturation
    Computers & Structures, vol. 84, no. 31-32, pp. 2277–2290, 2006
  28. New results on delay-dependent robust H∞ control for systems with time-varying delays
    Automatica, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 343–348, 2006
  29. Stabilization of discrete-time Markovian jump linear systems via time-delayed controllers
    Automatica, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 747–753, 2006
  30. Robust stabilization of Markovian delay systems with delay-dependent exponential estimates
    Automatica, vol. 42, no. 11, pp. 2001–2008, 2006
  31. Delay-dependent exponential stability for a class of neural networks with time delays
    Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, vol. 183, no. 1, pp. 16–28, 2005
  32. Robust Positive Real Synthesis for 2D Continuous Systems via State and Output Feedback
    Circuits, Systems & Signal Processing, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 183–199, 2005
  33. Robust integral sliding mode control for uncertain stochastic systems with time-varying delay
    Automatica, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 873–880, 2005
  34. On robust stabilization of Markovian jump systems with uncertain switching probabilities
    Automatica, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 897–903, 2005
  35. Network-based robust H∞ control of systems with uncertainty
    Automatica, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 999–1007, 2005
  36. Robust control for discrete-time fuzzy systems via basis-dependent Lyapunov functions
    Information Sciences, vol. 174, no. 3-4, pp. 197–217, 2005
  37. Non-fragile guaranteed cost control for uncertain descriptor systems with time-varying state and input delays
    Optimal Control Applications and Methods, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 85–105, 2005
  38. H∞ model reduction for uncertain two-dimensional discrete systems
    Optimal Control Applications and Methods, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 199–227, 2005
  39. Further results on delay-dependent robust stability conditions of uncertain neutral systems
    International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 233–246, 2005
  40. Mixed H2/H∞ Filtering for Continuous-Time Polytopic Systems: A Parameter-Dependent Approach
    Circuits, Systems & Signal Processing, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 689–702, 2005
  41. Robust H∞ Filtering for Uncertain Discrete Stochastic Systems with Time Delays
    Circuits, Systems & Signal Processing, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 753–770, 2005
  42. $${\cal{H}}_{\infty}$$ and $${\cal{L}}_{\bf 2}/{\cal{L}}_{\infty}$$ Model Reduction for System Input with Sector Nonlinearities
    Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, vol. 125, no. 1, pp. 137–155, 2005
  43. On Stability and Stabilizability of Singular Stochastic Systems with Delays
    Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, vol. 127, no. 2, pp. 249–262, 2005
  44. Stability and Stabilization of Uncertain 2-D Discrete Systems with Stochastic Perturbation
    Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 85–106, 2005
  45. H∞ Model Reduction of 2-D Singular Roesser Models
    Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 285–304, 2005
  46. Bounded real lemma and robust control of 2-D singular Roesser models
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 339–346, 2005
  47. New characterization of positive realness and control of a class of uncertain polytopic discrete-time systems
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 417–427, 2005
  48. Razumikhin method and exponential stability of hybrid stochastic delay interval systems
    Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 2005
  49. Semi-active control of vehicle suspension with magneto-rheological dampers
    Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 283, no. 3-5, pp. 981–996, 2005
  50. Novel global robust stability criteria for interval neural networks with multiple time-varying delays
    Physics Letters A, vol. 342, no. 4, pp. 322–330, 2005
  51. Observer design and stabilization for linear neutral delay systems
    ISA Transactions, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 35–42, 2005
  52. Simplified descriptor system approach to delay-dependent stability and performance analyses for time-delay systems
    IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, vol. 152, no. 2, p. 147, 2005
  53. IEE Proceedings Control Theory & Applications, vol. 152, no. 6, pp. 662–674, 2005
  54. Delay-dependent and delay-independent energy-to-peak model approximation for systems with time-varying delay
    International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 445–460, 2005
  55. Further results on local stability of REM algorithm with time-varying delays
    IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 402–404, 2005
  56. Stochastic stability analysis of fuzzy hopfield neural networks with time-varying delays
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 251–255, 2005
  57. Novel global asymptotic stability criteria for delayed cellular neural networks
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 52, no. 6, pp. 349–353, 2005
  58. Control for stability and positivity: Equivalent conditions and computation
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 540–544, 2005
  59. Improved delay-dependent stability criteria for time-delay systems
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 384–387, 2005
  60. Convergence of discrete-time recurrent neural networks with variable delay
    International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos [in Applied Sciences and Engineering], vol. 15, no. 2, p. 581, 2005
  61. Delay-dependent approach to stabilization of time-delay Chaotic systems via standard and delayed feedback controllers
    International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos [in Applied Sciences and Engineering], vol. 15, no. 4, p. 1455, 2005
  62. Design of non-fragile H controller for active vehicle suspensions
    Journal of Vibration and Control, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 225–243, 2005
  63. Adaptive H[sub ∞] control using backstepping design and neural networks
    Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol. 127, no. 3, p. 478, 2005
  64. Improved global robust asymptotic stability criteria for delayed cellular neural networks
    IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B (Cybernetics), vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 1317–1321, 2005
  65. Robust H/sub /spl infin// control for uncertain discrete-time-delay fuzzy systems via output feedback controllers
    IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 82–93, 2005
  66. Exponential /spl epsiv/-regulation for multi-input nonlinear systems using neural networks
    IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 1710–1714, 2005
  67. Robust H/sub /spl infin// filtering for Uncertain 2-D continuous systems
    IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 1731–1738, 2005
  68. New approach to mixed H/sub 2//H/sub /spl infin// filtering for polytopic discrete-time systems
    IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 3183–3192, 2005
  69. A delay-dependent approach to robust H/sub /spl infin// filtering for uncertain distributed delay systems
    IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 53, no. 10, pp. 3764–3772, 2005
  70. Induced l/sub 2/ and generalized H/sub 2/ filtering for systems with repeated scalar nonlinearities
    IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 53, no. 11, pp. 4215–4226, 2005
  71. H disturbance attenuation for uncertain mechanical systems with input delay
    Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 37–52, 2005
  72. New observer-based guaranteed cost control for neutral delay systems
    Proceedings of the I MECH E Part I Journal of Systems & Control Engineering, vol. 218, no. 3, pp. 227–235, 2004
  73. Positive real control for uncertain singular time-delay systems via output feedback controllers
    European Journal of Control, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 293–302, 2004
  74. Robust
    European Journal of Control, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 365–380, 2004
  75. Robust stability and stabilization of discrete singular systems: An equivalent characterization
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 568–574, 2004
  76. New positive realness conditions for uncertain discrete descriptor systems: Analysis and synthesis
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 51, no. 9, pp. 1897–1905, 2004
  77. Exponential filtering for uncertain Markovian jump time-delay systems with nonlinear disturbances
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 262–268, 2004
  78. Robust filtering for discrete-time Markovian jump delay systems
    IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 659–662, 2004
  79. Observer-based sliding mode control for nonlinear state-delayed systems
    International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 139–150, 2004
  80. Reliable observer-based H ∞ control of uncertain state-delayed systems
    International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 35, no. 12, pp. 707–718, 2004
  81. Stabilization and H  control of two-dimensional Markovian jump systems
    IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 377–392, 2004
  82. Sliding-mode control for uncertain neutral delay systems
    IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, vol. 151, no. 1, p. 38, 2004
  83. Delay-dependent output-feedback stabilisation of discrete-time systems with time-varying state delay
    IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, vol. 151, no. 6, p. 691, 2004
  84. Stabilising controller design for uncertain systems with time-varying input delay
    IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, vol. 151, no. 6, p. 699, 2004
  85. Unified gradient approach to performance optimization under a pole assignment constraint
    Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, vol. 121, no. 2, pp. 361–383, 2004
  86. Robust H8 Filtering for a Class of Nonlinear Discrete-Time Markovian Jump Systems
    Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, vol. 122, no. 3, pp. 651–668, 2004
  87. Suboptimal robust mixed H2/H∞ controller design for uncertain descriptor systems with distributed delays
    Computers & Mathematics with Applications, vol. 47, no. 6-7, pp. 1041–1055, 2004
  88. model reduction for discrete time-delay systems: delay-independent and dependent approaches
    International Journal of Control, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 321–335, 2004
  89. Hankel norm approximation of linear systems with time-varying delay: continuous and discrete cases
    International Journal of Control, vol. 77, no. 17, pp. 1503–1520, 2004
  90. Non-fragile H∞ vibration control for uncertain structural systems
    Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 273, no. 4-5, pp. 1031–1045, 2004
  91. Exponential stability of high-order bidirectional associative memory neural networks with time delays
    Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, vol. 199, no. 3-4, pp. 425–436, 2004
  92. Global robust exponential stability analysis for interval recurrent neural networks
    Physics Letters A, vol. 325, no. 2, pp. 124–133, 2004
  93. Robust H8 control for uncertain discrete stochastic time-delay systems
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 51, no. 3-4, pp. 203–215, 2004
  94. Robust stability and stabilisation of 2D discrete state-delayed systems
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 51, no. 3-4, pp. 277–291, 2004
  95. Non-fragile positive real control for uncertain linear neutral delay systems
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 59–74, 2004
  96. Robust output feedback stabilization for two-dimensional continuous systems in roesser form
    Applied Mathematics Letters, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 1331–1341, 2004
  97. Robust eigenstructure assignment with minimum subspace separation
    International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 14, no. 15, pp. 1227–1253, 2004
  98. Exponential H∞ filter design for uncertain Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy systems with time delay
    Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 645–659, 2004
  99. On H 8 filtering for a class of uncertain nonlinear neutral systems
    Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 215–230, 2004
  100. Non-fragile output feedback H8 vehicle suspension control using genetic algorithm
    Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 16, no. 7-8, pp. 667–680, 2003
  101. Robust stabilization of delayed singular systems with linear fractional parametric uncertainties
    Circuits, Systems & Signal Processing, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 579–588, 2003
  102. LMI based stability analysis and robust controller design for discrete linear repetitive processes
    International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 13, no. 13, pp. 1195–1211, 2003
  103. Robust $H_{infty}$ control for uncertain singular systems with state delay
    International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 13, no. 13, pp. 1213–1223, 2003
  104. Reliable memory feedback design for a class of non-linear time-delay systems
    International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 39–60, 2003
  105. Delay-dependent stochastic stability and H8 analysis for time-delay systems with Markovian jumping parameters
    Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 340, no. 6-7, pp. 423–434, 2003
  106. H8 model reduction for discrete-time singular systems
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 121–133, 2003
  107. H8 model reduction of Markovian jump linear systems
    Systems & Control Letters, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 103–118, 2003
  108. An LMI approach to design robust fault detection filter for uncertain LTI systems
    Automatica, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 543–550, 2003
  109. On gramians and balanced truncation of discrete-time bilinear systems
    International Journal of Control, vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 414–427, 2003
  110. Positive real control of two-dimensional systems: Roesser models and linear repetitive processes
    International Journal of Control, vol. 76, no. 11, pp. 1047–1058, 2003
  111. Robust observer design for non-linear interconnected systems using structural characteristics
    International Journal of Control, vol. 76, no. 7, pp. 741–746, 2003
  112. Sliding-mode control for nonlinear state-delayed systems using neural-network approximation
    IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, vol. 150, no. 3, p. 233, 2003
  113. Reliable H8 control of uncertain descriptor systems with multiple time delays
    IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, vol. 150, no. 6, p. 557, 2003
  114. H8 model reduction for singular systems: continuous-time case
    IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, vol. 150, no. 6, p. 637, 2003
  115. Robust stability analysis and stabilization for uncertain linear neutral delay systems
    International Journal of Systems Science, vol. 33, no. 15, pp. 1195–1206, 2003
  116. LMI synthesis of H/sub 2/ and mixed H/sub 2//H/sub /spl infin// controllers for singular systems
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, vol. 50, no. 9, pp. 615–626, 2003
  117. Stability and control of differential linear repetitive processes using an LMI setting
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, vol. 50, no. 9, pp. 662–666, 2003
  118. Robust H8 filtering for uncertain markovian jump systems with mode-dependent time delays
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 900–907, 2003
  119. H/sub 8/ Filtering for singular systems
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 48, no. 12, pp. 2217–2222, 2003
  120. A linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach to robust H/sub 2/ sampled-data control for linear uncertain systems
    IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B (Cybernetics), vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 149–155, 2003
  121. Nonlinear filtering for state delayed systems with markovian switching
    IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 51, no. 9, pp. 2321–2328, 2003
  122. LMIs - a fundamental tool in analysis and controller design for discrete linear repetitive processes
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 768–778, 2002
  123. Positive real control for uncertain two-dimensional systems
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, vol. 49, no. 11, pp. 1659–1666, 2002
  124. Local stability of limit cycles for time-delay relay-feedback systems
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