Research
My research interest includes:
- Decision making algorithms for self-driving
- Methods to harmonize optimization, control, and learning
- Electric vehicles operations in smart grid
Followings are the current research topics.
Cooperation-Aware Motion Planning of Autonomous Driving

Featured publications:
- S. Bae, D. Saxena, A. Nakhaei, C. Choi, K. Fujimura, S.J. Moura, “Cooperation-Aware Lane Change Maneuver in Dense Traffic based on Model Predictive Control with Recurrent Neural Network” American Control Conference (ACC), 2020. preprint
- D. Saxena, S. Bae, A. Nakhaei, K. Fujimura, M. Likhachev, “Driving in Dense Traffic with Model-Free Reinforcement Learning” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2020. preprint
Safe & Energy Efficient Driving with Connected Infrastructure

Featured publications:
- S. Bae, Y. Choi, Y. Kim, J. Guanetti, F. Borrelli, S.J. Moura, “Real-time Ecological Velocity Planning for Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles with Partial Communication to Traffic Lights” IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 2019. preprint
- S. Bae, Y. Kim, J. Guanetti, F. Borrelli, S.J. Moura, “Design and Implementation of Ecological Adaptive Cruise Control for Autonomous Driving with Communication to Traffic Lights” American Control Conference (ACC), 2019. preprint
Inducing Human Behaviors in System Operations

Featured publications:
- S. Bae, T. Zeng, B. Travacca, S.J. Moura, “Inducing Human Behavior to Alleviate Overstay at PEV Charging Station” to be presented at American Control Conference (ACC), 2020. preprint
- S. Bae, S.M. Han, S.J. Moura, “Modeling and Control of Human Actuated Systems” IFAC on Cyber Physical and Human Systems (CPHS), 2018. IFAC Young Author Award Finalist [github]
- S. Bae, S.M. Han, S.J. Moura, “System Analysis and Optimization of Human-Actuated Dynamical Systems” American Control Conference (ACC), 2018.
Smartgrid with Electric Vehicle

Featured publications:
- S. Bae, H. Zhang, D. Wang, C. Sheppard, S. Saxena, “Optimal Bidding Strategy for V2G Regulation Service under Uncertainty” IEEE PES General Meeting, 2017.
- C. Sheppard, L. Dunn, S. Bae, M. Gardner, “Optimal Dispatch of Electrified Autonomous Mobility on Demand Vehicles during Power Outages” IEEE PES General Meeting, 2017.
- B. Travacca, S. Bae, J. Wu, S.J. Moura, “Stochastic Day Ahead Load Scheduling for Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources” IEEE conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), 2017.