My research interests include:

• Clock Synchronization

• Network Utility Maximization

• Wireless & Sensor Networks

• Networked Control

• Theory for Next Generation Control Systems

Publications

Conference

• Nikolaos M. Freris, Vivek Borkar, and P. R. Kumar, "A model-based approach to clock synchronization." To appear in Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Shanghai, December 16-18, 2009

• Robert J. McCabe, Nikolaos M. Freris and P. R. Kumar, "Controlled Random Access MAC for Network Utility Maximization in Wireless Networks." Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2350-2355, Cancun, Mexico, Dec. 9-11, 2008

• Nikolaos M. Freris and P. R. Kumar, "Fundamental Limits on Synchronization of Affine Clocks in Networks." Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 921-926, New Orleans, Dec. 12-14, 2007

Journal

• Nikolaos M. Freris, Hemant J. Kowshik, and P. R. Kumar, "Fundamental foundations of sensor networks:
  Connectivity, Capacity, Clocks and Computation." Invited paper submitted to Proceedings of the IEEE, special issue on Emerging Sensor Network Applications.

• Nikolaos M. Freris, Scott R. Graham, and P. R. Kumar, "Fundamental Limits on Synchronizing Clocks over Networks."  Accepted to IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 2009.

Theses

• Nikolaos M. Freris, "Fundamental Limits on Network Clock Synchronization." MS Thesis, December 2007, Urbana, IL

• Nikolaos M. Freris, "Parameter estimation of a new Insulin - Glucose model."  Diploma Thesis (in Greek), July 2005, NTUA editions. Slides (.ppt, .pdf)