International Conference on Dynamic Games, Optimal Guidance and Applications in Autonomous Systems
April 22-24, 2026
Pacific room of Jefferson Hall, Imin Conference Center, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96848
Note: Revised/Final paper submission for Conference Proceedings is due on June 1, 2026.
To submit, navigate to the Abstracts & Papers page and click on "Submit Paper".
Schedule
9:00 - 9:15
9:15 - 9:35
9:35 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 - 11:45
11:45 - 12:15
12:15 - 1:45
1:45 - 2:15
2:15 - 2:45
2:45 - 3:15
3:15 - 3:45
3:45 - 4:15
4:15 - 4:45
4:45 - 5:00
Wednesday, April 22 - Day 1
Welcome
Dilmurat Azimov, Melissa Onishi
Opening Remarks
Vassilis Syrmos - Interim Provost
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Professor of Electrical Engineering
Plenary Lecture 1
Abdulla Azamov
Academician, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Singular Extremals of Discrete-Time Control Systems with Applications to Cellular Automata
Samuel Glickman
break
BUFFER
Round Trip Extremal Trajectory Synthesis from Low Earth to Lunar Surface
Hugh Ishikawa
lunch
Synthesis of Optimal Strategies in R. Rado's "Lion and Man" Game
Abdulla Azamov, Nodirbek Nabiev
Real-Time Mixed Reality Based Simulator For Autonomous Off-Road Vehicle Search
Siyuan (Hunter) Zhang, Simran Chauhan, Lorenzo Hess, Nicholas Healy, Sahil Gajera, Rupin R. Pradeep, Alexandar Wyglinski, Vladimir V. Vantsevich, Lee Moradi
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Parallel Guidance Problem in Dynamic Games
Bahrom T. Samatov, Dilmurat M. Azimov, Bahodirjon I. Juraev
Robust Control of an Inverted Pendulum Under Noisy Conditions Using LQR and Kalman Filtering
Kevin R. Anderson
π-Strategy Applications in a Pursuit Game for the Pontryagin Control Example (virtual)
Ulmasjon B. Soyibboev
Closing Discussion
Dilmurat Azimov, Melissa Onishi
Quick Scroll:
9:00 - 9:10
9:10 - 9:40
9:40 - 10:10
10:10 - 10:40
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:40
11:40 - 12:20
12:20 - 1:50
1:50 - 2:20
2:20 - 2:50
2:50 - 3:20
3:20 - 3:50
3:50 - 4:20
4:20 - 4:50
4:50 - 5:00
Thursday, April 23 - Day 2
Day 2 Opening / Announcements
Dilmurat Azimov
Advances in Planar Coil Array Magnetic Levitation
Peter Berkelman
The Complete Solution to R. Rado's "Lion and Man" Game
Abdulla Azamov, Nodirbek Nabiev
Toward Constrained Adaptive Fractional Polynomial Powered Descent Guidance via Meta Reinforcement Learning
Roberto Furfaro
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Computationally Efficient Autonomous Satellite Collision Avoidance Using Intermediate Thrust Arcs
Mitchel McLean
Plenary Lecture 2
Overview of AI-Enhanced Feedback Control Systems
Robert Bishop - Vice Chancellor for Engineering
Dean of Engineering, Texas A&M University
lunch
Optimal Control Synthesis for Nonlinear Optimization of Thermal Processes
Akylbek Kerimbekov, R. Berikkanov, U. Sharshekeev
Bilateral System Using Harmonic Drive Actuators with Joint Torque Sensors
Yu Sheng Lu
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Acoustic Tracking and Characterization of Drones
John Allen
The Interception Problem in a Central Newtonian Field
Bahrom T. Samatov, Dilmurat M Azimov, Ulmasjon B. Soyibboev, Adakhambek Kh.
On a Normal Forms of Dynamic Pursuit - Evasion Games
Abdulla Azamov
Closing Discussion
Dilmurat Azimov, Melissa Onishi
9:00 - 9:10
9:10 - 9:40
9:40 - 10:10
10:10 - 10:40
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:40
11:40 - 12:10
12:10 - 1:40
1:40 - 2:10
3:00 - 4:30
5:00 - 8:00
Friday, April 24 - Day 3
Opening / Announcements
Dilmurat Azimov
Price Formation in Mean Field Games of Controls: Structural Comparison
Takahiro Kosugi
Explicit Guidance with Chebyshev Polynomials for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Evan Kawamura
Development of Cooperative Control and Localization of Multiple Spacecraft using a Multi-Agent Mission Operations System
Trevor Sorensen
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Synthesis of Pointwise Optimal Control for Nonlinear Thermal Processes
Akylbek Kerimbekov, R. Berikkanov, U. Sharshekeev
Designing a Smart City: A Study of Drone Collision Avoidance and Safety
Travis Jones, Timothy Johnson
Lunch
Design and Control of Crashworthy, Domestic UAV Biologically Inspired Swarms
Eugene Levin
Private ACEIR Grant Meeting
Banquet (in Makana Room downstairs)
Remarks: Abdulla Azamov