Publications

 

Papers on international journals

[A1] E. Milotti, R. Chignola, C. Dalla Pellegrina, A. Del Fabbro, M. Farina, D. Liberati. VBL: Virtual Biophysics Lab. Il nuovo cimento C, 31(1). pp. 109-118, 2008.

 

[A2] E. Bullinger, D. Fey, M. Farina and R. Findeisen. Identifikation biochemischer Reaktionsnetzwerke: ein beobachterbasierter Ansatz. Identification of biochemical reaction networks: an observer based approach. AT - Automatisierungstechnik, DE 56 (2008) 5. pp. 269-279.


[A3] M. Farina, S. Bittanti, P. Tavella, L. Galleani.
Control of clock signals. Journal of the Franklin Institute, 346(5), 2009http://www.sciencedirect.com/scidirimg/clear.gif. pp. 449-469.


[A4] M. Farina, S. Bittanti.
An observer for mass-action chemical reaction networks. European Journal of Control, Volume 15, Number 5, 2009. pp. 578-593.


[A5] E. Pisoni, M. Farina, C. Carnevale, L. Piroddi. Forecasting peak air pollution levels using NARX Models. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 22 (4-5), 2009. pp. 593-602.

 

[A6] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate and R. Scattolini. Distributed Moving Horizon Estimation for Linear Constrained Systems. IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control. To appear as Regular Paper.

 

[A7] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate and R. Scattolini. Moving horizon state estimation of large-scale constrained partitioned systems. Automatica. Volume 46(5), 2010. pp. 910-918.

 

[A8] M. Farina, L. Galleani, P. Tavella, S. Bittanti. A control theory approach to clock steering techniques. IEEE Trans. on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. , vol. 57, no. 10, October 2010, pp. 2257 - 2270.

 

[A9] M. Farina, L. Piroddi. An iterative algorithm for simulation error based identification of polynomial input-output models using multi-step prediction. International Journal of Control, Volume 83 (7), July 2010.

 

[A10] M. Farina, L. Piroddi. Identification of Polynomial Input-Output Recursive Models with Simulation Error Minimization Methods. International Journal of Sytems Science. Published online on August 19, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207721.2010.496055.

 

[A11] M. Farina, L. Piroddi. Simulation error minimization identification method based on multi-stage prediction. International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing. Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/acs.1203.

 

[A12] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate, R. Scattolini. Distributed moving horizon estimation for nonlinear constrained systems. International Journal of Nonlinear and Robust Control, in press.

 

[A13] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate, Carlo Romani, R. Scattolini. Moving horizon estimation for distributed nonlinear systems with application to cascade river reaches. Journal of Process Control, in press.

 

 

 

 

Conference papers

[B1] S. Facioni, G. Graglia, M. Mascarello, F. Cordara, R. Costa, M. Farina, L. Lorini, D. Orgiazzi, V. Pettiti, I. Sesia, P. Tavella, M.Falcone, J. Hahn, M. Brunet. The first month of operation of the Experimental Precise Station in the GSTB.V1 project. Proceedings of the GNSS 2004, Rotterdam, NL, Maggio 2004.

[B2] M. Farina, L. Galleani, P. Tavella. Steering a time scale by the application of the theory of control. Proceedings of the 19th European Frequency and Time Forum, EFTF 2005, Besançon, France, 21-24 Marzo 2005. pp. 464-471.

[B3] S. Bittanti, A. De Marco, M. Farina, S. Spelta. Modelling and simulation of a Dish Stirling solar engine. Proceedings of the 16th IFAC World Conference, IFAC 2005, Praha, Czech Republic, 3-8 Luglio 2005, pp: 362-367.

[B4] M. Farina, R. Findeisen, E. Bullinger, S. Bittanti, F.Allgöwer, P. Wellstead. Results towards identifiability properties of biochemical reaction networks. Proceedings of the 45th Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2006, San Diego, CA, USA 13-15 Dicembre 2006. pp. 2104-2109.

[B5] L. Mazzocchi, C. Zagano, M. Farina, S. Bittanti. Optimization of ammonia injection in DeNOx SCR systems. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on clean coal technologies for our future, CCT 2007, Cagliari, Italy, 15-17 Maggio 2007.

[B6] M. Farina, E. Bullinger, R. Findeisen, S. Bittanti. An Observability Based Strategy for Parameter Identification in Systems Biology. Foundations of Systems in Engineering (FOSBE) Conference 2007, Stuttgart, DE, 9-12/09/2007. pp. 515-520

[B7] E. Sacco, M. Farina, C. Greco, S. Busti, L. De Gioia, S. Fantinato, D. Liberati, L. Alberghina, M. Vanoni, Molecular and computational analysis of regulation of hSos1, the major activator of the proto-oncoprotein Ras. SysBioHealth Symposium 2007, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milano, pp. 158-160.

[B8] M. Farina, L. Piroddi. Some Convergence Properties of Multi-Step Prediction Error Identification Criteria. Proceedings of the 47th Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2008, Cancun, Mexico 9-11 Dicembre 2006. pp. 756-761.

[B9] M. Farina, L. Piroddi. Simulation Error Minimization-Based Identification of Polynomial Input-Output Recursive Models. 15th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, pp. 1393-1398, Saint-Malo (France), July 6-8, 2009.


[B10] L. Piroddi, M. Farina, M. Lovera.
Polynomial NARX Model Identification: a Wiener–Hammerstein Benchmark. 15th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, pp. 1074-1079, Saint-Malo (France), July 6-8, 2009.
 

[B11] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate and R. Scattolini. A moving horizon scheme for distributed state estimation. Proceedings of the 48th Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2009, Shangai, China 16-18 Dicembre 2009. pp. 1818--1823.
 

[B12] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate and R. Scattolini. Distributed moving horizon estimation for sensor networks. IFAC NecSys Conference, 2009. Proceedings of the 1st IFAC Workshop on Estimation and Control of Networked Systems, pp. 126-131, Venice, Italy, September 24-26, 2009.

 

[B13] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate and R. Scattolini. State estimation for large-scale partitioned systems: a moving horizon approach. Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference, Baltimore, MD, USA, June 30-July 2, 2010. pp. 3180-3185.

 
[B14] M. Farina and L. Piroddi.
Approximate SEM identification of polynomial input-output models. Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference, Baltimore, MD, USA, June 30-July 2, 2010. pp. 7040-7045 (winner of the best presentation in session award).

 

[B15] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate and R. Scattolini. Distributed moving horizon estimation for nonlinear constrained systems. Proceedings of the 8th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear control Systems, NOLCOS 2010, pp 909-914.

 

[B16] M. Farina, L. Piroddi. Convergence properties of an iterative prediction approach to nonlinear SEM parameter estimation. To appear at IEEE CDC conference, 2010.

 


Book chapters


[C1] M. Farina, M. Prandini. Hybrid models for gene regulatory networks: The case of lac operon in E.Coli. Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control, Bemporad, Alberto; Bicchi, Antonio; Buttazzo, Giorgio (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-540-71492-7, short paper, pp 693-697.

 


Technical reports
 

[D1] M. Farina, M. Prandini. Hybrid models for gene regulatory networks:The case of lac coperon in E.Coli. Rapporto Interno 2006.75, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano.

[D2] M. Farina. Steering a timescale by application of control theory. Rapporto Interno 2006.22, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano.

[D3] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate and R. Scattolini. A moving horizon scheme for distributed state estimation. Rapporto Interno 2009.5, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano.

 

[D4] M. Farina and L. Piroddi. Simulation error minimization identification method based on multi-stage prediction. Rapporto Interno 2009.13, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano.

 

[D5] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate and R. Scattolini. Moving horizon state estimation of large-scale constrained partitioned systems. Rapporto Interno 2009.22, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano.

 

[D6] M. Farina, G. Ferrari-Trecate and R. Scattolini. Distributed moving horizon estimation for nonlinear constrained systems. Rapporto interno 2010.7, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano.

[D7] M. Farina, R. Scattolini, J. Garcia, J. Espinosa, J.B. Rawlings. Report on the state of the art in distributed state and variance estimation, and on preliminary results on disturbance modelling for distributed systems. HD MPC project deliverable D5.1. http://www.ict-hd-mpc.eu/deliverables/hd_mpc_D_5_1.pdf

 

 

Thesis


[E1] M. Farina. Observer design and parameter identification for mass-action biochemical reaction networks. Supervisor: Prof. S. Bittanti. PhD Thesis, Politecnico di Milano, 2007.


[E2] M. Farina. Il motore solare Dish Stirling: modellistica e controllo (in italian). Supervisor: Prof. S. Bittanti. Diploma Thesis, Politecnico di Milano, Giugno 2003.

 

 

Submitted papers and book chapters

 

[F1] M. Farina. Stability properties of the Riccati difference equation with inputs. Submitted for journal publication.

 

[F5] M. Farina, R. Scattolini. Distributed non-cooperative MPC with neighbor-to-neighbor communication. Submitted to IFAC 2010 Conference.

 

[F6] F. Casella, M. Farina, F. Righetti, R. Scattolini, D. Faille, F. Davelaar, A. Tica, H. Gueguen, D. Dumur. An optimization procedure of the start-up of Combined Cycle Power Plants. Submitted to IFAC 2010 Conference.

 

[F7] E. Pisoni, M. Farina, G. Pagani, L. Piroddi. Environmental Over-Threshold Event Forecasting using NARX Models. Submitted to IFAC 2010 Conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pubblicazioni non scientifiche - narrativa

M. Farina ''Wallace PI, ovvero nuove avventure di un bambino con i capelli ricci ricci'', 2003.

[Testo completo]

 

 

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Last updated 12/03/2010
farina@elet.polimi.it