Sai Tej Paruchuri

Research Scientist in Plasma Control and Nonlinear Systems

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Publications

For a complete list of publications, please refer to my Google Scholar profile or download my CV.

Selected Journal Articles

  1. Paruchuri, S. T.; Ward, I.; Rist, N.; Graber, V.; Al Khawaldeh, H.; Wang, Z.; Schuster, E.; Pajares, A.; Juhn, J.-W. Density regulation with disruption avoidance in next-generation tokamaks using a safe reinforcement learning-based controller, Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 216, p. 115064, July 2025.
  2. Paruchuri, S. T.; Pajares, A.; Schuster, E. Lyapunov-based nonlinear control of nonautonomous systems with individual input constraints, Automatica, Vol. 173, p. 111998, March 2025.
  3. Morosohk, S.; Wang, Z.; Paruchuri, S. T.; Rafiq, T.; Schuster, E. Optimal control of the electron temperature profile in DIII-D using machine learning surrogate models, Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol. 206, p. 114615, 2024.
  4. Leard, B.; Wang, Z.; Paruchuri, S. T.; Schuster, E.; Rafiq, T. Hybrid model predictive control techniques for safety factor profile and stored energy regulation while incorporating NBI constraints, Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 64, No. 8, p. 086052, 2024.
  5. Paruchuri, S. T.; Guo, J.; Kurdila, A. Sufficient Conditions for Parameter Convergence Over Embedded Manifolds Using Kernel Techniques, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 753–765, 2023.

Selected Conference Proceedings

  1. Powell, N.; Paruchuri, S. T.; Bouland, A.; Niu, S.; Kurdila, A. Invariance and Approximation of Koopman Operators in Native Spaces, in 2024 American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 2871–2878, July 10–12, 2024.
  2. Wang, Z.; Paruchuri, S. T.; Yang, L.; Schuster, E. Safety Factor Profile Regulation via Self-Triggered Model Predictive Control in the EAST Tokamak, in 2024 American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 2545–2550, July 10–12, 2024.
  3. Paruchuri, S. T.; Pajares, A.; Schuster, E. Nonlinear Local Control of the Safety-Factor-Profile Gradient at Moving Spatial Locations in Tokamak Plasmas, in 2023 American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 1590–1595, 2023.