Nguyen Khoa Son

Emeritus Professor Cộng tác viên Research interests: Robust stability and Controlability

Address
Office: Building A2
Tel: +84 (0)4 37563474
Email: nkson AT math.ac.vn nkson AT vast.vn

Born in  Hue in  1948

Education and academic degrees:

• 1972: Bachelor/Master: State University of Kharkov, Ukraine
• 1978: PhD,  State University of Kharkov, Ukraine
• 1990: Dr. habil., Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
• 1991: Associate Professor
• 1996: Full Professor

 

Positions:

• Deputy Director, Institute of Mathematics, 1995-1998
• Vice-Director General, National Centre for Natural Sciences and Technology, 2001-2004
• Vice-President, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 2004-2008
• Editor-in-Chief, Vietnam Journal of Mathematics, 1997-2011
• Chairman of Steering Board, Research program for space science and technology (2008-2011, 2012-2015) 

 

Research areas: differential equations, optimization and control theory

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

List of publications in MathSciNet

 

List of recent publications

1	Nguyen Khoa Son, Nguyen Thi Hong, Absolute Exponential Stability Criteria for Some Classes of Nonlinear Time-Varying Systems with Delays and Sector Nonlinearities, Vietnam Journal of Mathematics, 53(1) (2025), 183-201. (Scopus).
2	Nguyen Khoa Son, Le Van Ngoc, Robustness of exponential stability of a class of switched positive linear systems with time delays, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 34 (2024), no. 4, 2906–2926, (SCI-E, Scopus).
3	Nguyen Khoa Son, Le Trung Hieu, Cao Thanh Tinh, Do Duc Thuan, New criteria for exponential stability of a class of nonlinear continuous-time difference systems with delays, International Journal of Control, 96 (2023), 1650-1660, (SCI-E, Scopus).
4	Nguyen Khoa Son, Le Van Ngoc, Exponential stability analysis for a class of switched nonlinear time-varying functional differential systems, Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, 44 (2022), 17 pages, (SCI-E, Scopus).
5	Nguyen Khoa Son, Nguyen Nang Thieu, Nguyen Dong Yen, On the solution existence for prox-regular perturbed sweeping processes, Journal of Nonlinear and Variational Analysis 5 (2021), no. 6, 851-863. (SCI-E, Scopus, Preprint: download here).
6	Nguyen Khoa Son, Le Van Ngoc, On robust stability of switched linear systems, IET Control Theory \& Applications  14 No. 1 (2020), 19-29. (SCI-E, Scopus).
7	Nguyen Khoa Son, Nguyen Thi Hong, On Structured Distance to Uncontrollability of General Linear Retarded Systems, Acta Mathematica Vietnamica volume 45, (2020), pages411–433, Scopus.
8	Nguyen Khoa Son, Đỗ Đức Thuận, Controllability radii of linear systems with constrained controls under structured perturbations, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 54 (2016), 2820–2843, SCI(-E); Scopus.
9	Nguyen Khoa Son, Do Duc Thuan, Nguyen Thi Hong, Radius of approximate controllability of linear retarded systems under structured perturbations, Systems & Control Letters, 84 (2015), 13–20, SCI(-E), Scopus.
10	Nguyen Khoa Son, Do Duc Thuan, The structured controllability radii of higher order systems, Linear Algebra and its Applications, 438 (2013), 2701 - 2716, SCI(-E); Scopus.
11	Nguyen Khoa Son, Do Duc Thuan, The structured distance to non-surjectivity and its application to calculating the controllability radius of descriptor systems,  Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 388 (2012), 272–281, SCI(-E); Scopus.
12	Nguyen Khoa Son, B. T. Anh and B. T. Quan, Robust stability of positive linear systems under fractional perturbations in infinite dimensional spaces,  Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems,  Ser. A: Mathematical Analysis  18 (2011), 420 - 441, SCI(-E); Scopus.
13	Nguyen Khoa Son, Do Duc Thuan, On the radius of surjectivity for rectangular matrices and its application to measuring stabilizability of linear systems under structured perturbations, Journal of Nonlinear and Convex Analy, 12 (2011), 441-453, SCI(-E); Scopus.
14	Nguyen Khoa Son, D. D. Thuan, The structured controllability radii of higher order descriptor systems,  Vietnam Journal of Mathematics 38 (2010), 373 - 380, Scopus.
15	Nguyen Khoa Son, B. T. Anh, Robust stability of a class of positive Quasi-polynomials in banach spaces, Mathematical Notes 88 (2010), 651 - 661, SCI(-E); Scopus.
16	Nguyen Khoa Son, B. T. Anh, Robust stability of positive linear systems in Banach spaces, Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, 16 (2010), 1447 -- 1461, SCI(-E); Scopus.
17	Nguyen Khoa Son, B. T. Anh, The robustness of strong stability of posititive homogeneous difference systems under parameter perturbations, Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization, 31 (2010), 97 -- 111, SCI(-E); Scopus.
18	Nguyen Khoa Son, D. D. Thuan, The structured distance to uncontrollability under multi-perturbations: an approach using multi-valued linear operators, Systems and Control Letters, 59 (2010), 476 -- 483, SCI(-E); Scopus.
19	Nguyen Khoa Son, B. T. Anh, Robust stability of delay difference systems under fractional perturbations in infinite-dimensional spaces, International Journal of Control, 83 (2010), 498 -- 505, SCI(-E); Scopus.
20	Bui The Anh, Nguyen Khoa Son, Duong Dang Xuan Thanh, Perron-Frobenius theorem for positive polynomial operators in Banach lattices, Positivity, 13 (2009), 709-716.
21	Bui The Anh, Nguyen Khoa Son, Duong Dang Xuan Thanh, Stability radii of positive linear time-delay systems under fractional perturbations, Systems & control letters, 58 (2009), 155-159.
22	Nguyen Khoa Son, B. T. Anh, Robust stability of Metzler operators under parameter perturbations, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear control, 19 (2009), 1931 -- 1939.
23	Nguyen Khoa Son, B. T. Anh, Stability radii of positive linear systems under fractional perturbations, Int. J. Robust & Nonlinear Control, 19 (2009), 1267 - 1277.
24	Nguyen Khoa Son, Do Duc Thuan, Controllability radius of linear systems with perturbed control sets, Vietnam J. Math. 36 (2008), 239–251.
25	B. T. Anh, Nguyen Khoa Son, D. D. X. Thanh, Stability radii of delay difference systems under affine parameter perturbations in infinite dimensional spaces, Appl. Math. Comput. 202 (2008), 562 - 570.
26	Bui The Anh, Nguyen Khoa Son, Stability radii of positive higher order difference system in infinite dimensional spaces, Systems Control Lett. 57 (2008), 822 - 827.
27	Bui The Anh, Nguyen Khoa Son, Stability radii of positive linear systems under affine parameter perturbations in infinite dimensional spaces, Positivity 12 (2008), 677 - 690.
28	Nguyen Khoa Son, Do Duc Thuan, Controllability radius of linear systems under structured perturbations, Vietnam J. Math., 36 (2008), 473-479.
29	B. T. Anh, Nguyen Khoa Son, and D. D. X. Thanh, Robust stability of Metzler operator and delay equation in $L^p([-h,0];X)$, Vietnam J. Math. 34 (2006), 357 - 368.
30	Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, Nguyen Khoa Son, Stability radii of linear systems under multi-perturbations. Numer. Funct. Anal. Optim. 25 (2005), 221 - 238.
31	Nguyen Khoa Son, N. D. Huy, Maximizing the stability radius of discrete-time linear positive systems by linear feedbacks, Vietnam J. Math. 33 (2005), 161 - 171.
32	Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, Nguyen Khoa Son, Stability radii of positive linear functional differential equations under multi-perturbations, SIAM J. Control Optim. 43 (2005), 2278 - 2295.
33	Nguyen Dinh Huy, Nguyen Khoa Son, Existence of solution for multi-valued integral equations, Vietnam J. Math. 32 (2004), 323 - 329.
34	Nguyen Khoa Son, P. H. A. Ngoc, Stability radii of linear systems under multi-perturbations, Numer. Funct. Anal. Optim. 25 (2004), 221 - 238.
35	D. Hinrichsen, Nguyen Khoa Son, Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, Stability radii of higher order positive difference systems, Systems Control Lett. 49 (2003), 377 - 388.
36	Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, Nguyen Khoa Son, Stability radii of positive linear difference equations under affine parameter perturbations, Appl. Math. Comput. 134 (2003), 577 - 594.
37	Nguyen Khoa Son, Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, Stability radii of linear discrete-time systems with delays, Vietnam J. Math. 29 (2001), N0 4, 379 - 384.
38	Nguyen Khoa Son, Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, Stability radii of linear functional differential equations, Vietnam J. Math. 29 (2001), 85 - 89.
39	Nguyen Khoa Son, P. H. A. Ngoc, Robust stability of linear functional differential equations, Adv. Stud. Contemp. Math. (Pusan) 3 (2001),  43 - 59.
40	Nguyen Khoa Son, Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, Robust stability of positive linear time-delay systems under affine parameter perturbations. Acta Math. Vietnam. 24 (1999), 353 - 371.
41	Nguyen Khoa Son, Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, Stability of linear infinite-dimensional systems under affine and fractional perturbations. Vietnam J. Math. 27 (1999), 153 - 167.
42	Nguyen Khoa Son, Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, Stability radius of linear delay systems, In: Proc. American Control Conference, San Diego, California, USA, June 1999, 815 - 817.
43	Hinrichsen D., Nguyen Khoa Son, Stability radii of positive discrete-time systems. 3rd International Conference on Approximation and Optimization in the Caribbean (Puebla, 1995), 113–124, Aportaciones Mat. Comun., 24, Soc. Mat. Mexicana, México, 1998.
44	Nguyen Khoa Son, D. Hinrichsen, $\mu$ analysis and robust stability of positive linear systems. Appl. Math. Comput. Sci. 8 (1998), N0 2, 253 - 268.
45	Nguyen Khoa Son, Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, Complex stability radius of linear retarded systems. Vietnam J. Math. 26 (1998), 379 - 384.
46	D. Hinrichsen, Nguyen Khoa Son, Stability radii of positive discrete-time systems under affine parameter perturbations, Int. J. for Nonlinear & Robust Control, 8 (1998), 1169 - 1188.
47	A. Fischer, D. Hinrichsen, Nguyen Khoa Son, Stability radii of Metzler operators. Vietnam J. Math. 26 (1998) 147 - 162.
48	Hinrichsen D, Nguyen Khoa Son, Stability radii of positive discrete-time systems. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Approximation and Optimization in the Caribbean (Puebla, 1995), 13 pp. (electronic), Benemérita Univ. Autón. Puebla, Puebla, 1997.
49	Nguyen Khoa Son, Approximate controllability with positive controls. Acta Math. Vietnam. 22 (1997), 589 - 620.
50	Nguyen Dinh Huy, Nguyen Khoa Son, On the existence of solutions to functional differential inclusions with boundary values. Vietnam J. Math. 25 (1997), 331 - 340.
51	Nguyen Khoa Son, D. Hinrichsen, Robust stability positive continuous time systems. Numer. Funct. Anal. Optim. 17 (1996), 649 - 659.
52	Nguyen Khoa Son, D. Hinrichsen, $\mu$-values analysis and stability radii of positive systems under block-diagonal affine perturbations, In: Proc. International Symposium on Automation and Robotics, Szeszin, August 1 - 6, 1996, Poland, 256 - 266.
53	Diederich Hinrichsen, Nguyen Khoa Son, On structured singular values and robust stability radii of systems under affine perturbations. Vietnam J. Math. 1 (1996), 112 - 117.
54	Nguyen Dinh Huy, Nguyen Khoa Son, Existence and relaxation of solutions of functional differential inclusions. Vietnam J. Math. 2 (1995), 279 - 291.
55	Nguyen Khoa Son, D. Hinrichsen, Stability radii of positive dynamical systems, In: Proceedings of Inter. Congress of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, ICIAM'95, Hamburg, FRG, July 3-9, 1995, Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, ZAMM, Vol. 2 : Applied Analysis, 756 - 758.
56	Nguyen Khoa Son, D. Hinrichsen, Robust stability of positive linear systems, In: Proceedings of the 34th IEEE Conference on Control and Decision, New Orleans, USA, 1995, 1423 - 1425.
57	Nguyen Khoa Son, On the real stability radius of positive linear discrete-time systems. Numer. Funct. Anal. Optim. 16 (1995).
58	Nguyen Khoa Son, On the real stability radius of positive linear systems. Vietnam J. Math 23 (1995), 151 - 155.
59	Nguyen Khoa Son, On the existence for positive eigenvalues of convex set-valued maps. Vietnam J. Math. 22 (1994), 109 - 113.
60	Nguyen Khoa Son, Dynamical systems with state and control constraints: controllability and related topics. Vietnam J. Math. 21 (1993), 1 - 35.
61	Nguyen Khoa Son, Nguyen Dinh Huy, On the qualitative properties of the solution set to functional differential inclusions in Banach spaces. Vietnam J. Math. 19 (1991), 43 - 58.
62	Nguyen Khoa Son, D. Hinrichsen, The complex stability radii of discrete-time systems and simpletic pencils. Int. J. of Nonlinear & Robust Control, 1 (1991), 79 - 91.
63	Nguyen Dinh Huy, Nguyen Khoa Son, On the existence of solutions for functional differential inclusions in Banach spaces. Acta Math. Vietnam. 16 (1991), 46 - 60.
64	Nguyen Khoa Son, Constrained controllability of infinite dimensional systems with applications. Dr. Sc. Thesis. Institute of Mathematics, PAN, Warsaw, 1990.
65	Nguyen Khoa Son, A unified approach to constrained approximate controllability for the heat equations and the retarded equations. J. Math. Anal. Appl. 159 (1990), 1 - 19.
66	Nguyen Khoa Son, Approximate controllability with positive controls for linear retarded systems: a discrete-time approach. System modelling and optimization (Leipzig, 1989), 403–412, Lecture Notes in Control and Inform. Sci., 143, Springer, Berlin, 1990.
67	Vu Ngoc Phat, Nguyen Khoa Son, Linear nonstationary discrete-time systems: Null controllability with restrained controls in Banach spaces. Optimization. 2 (1990), 271 - 279.
68	D. Hinrichsen, Nguyen Khoa Son, Stability radius of discrete-time systems and simpletic pencils. In: Proceedings of the 28th IEEE Conference on Control and Decision, Tampa, USA, 1989, 2265 - 2270.
69	Nguyen Khoa Son, Some remarks on the global controllability of linear discrete-time systems with bounded controls. Bollet. Uni. Mat. Italiana, Anal. Funz. Appl., Serie VI, V (1986), 245 - 254.
70	Nguyen Khoa Son, Nguyen Van Su, Linear periodic systems : Controllability with restrained controls. Appl. Math. Optim. 14 (1986), 173 - 195.
71	Nguyen Khoa Son, On the null-controllability of linear discrete-time systems with restrained controls. J. Optim. Theory Appl. 50 (1986), 313 - 329.
72	Nguyen Khoa Son, Le Thanh, On the null-controllability of infinite dimensional discrete-time systems. Acta Math. Vietnam. 10 (1985), 3 - 14.
73	Nguyen Khoa Son, Global controllability of linear autonomous systems: a geometric consideration. Systems Control Lett. 6 (1985), 207 - 212.
74	Nguyen Khoa Son, Linear systems with state constraints in Banach spaces. Acta Math. Vietnam. 7 (1982), 71 - 85.
75	Nguyen Khoa Son, Controllability of linear discrete-time systems with constrained controls in Banach spaces. Control and Cybern. 10 (1981), 5 - 16.
76	Nguyen Khoa Son, $\sigma$ controllability of linear autonomous systems with constraints on controls. Differ. Uravnenia 16 (1980), 394 - 404 (in Russian).
77	Korobov. V. I, Nguyen Khoa Son, Controllability of linear systems in a Banach space in the presence of constraints on controls, II. Differ. Uravnenia 16 (1980), 1010 - 1022 (in Russian).
78	Korobov. V. I, Nguyen Khoa Son, Controllability of linear systems in a Banach space in the presence of constraints on controls, I. Differ. Uravnenia 16 (1980), 806 - 817 (in Russian).
79	Nguyen Khoa Son, Local controllability of linear systems with restrained controls in Banach space.  Acta Math. Vietnam. 5 (1980), 78 - 87.
80	Nguyen Khoa Son, Controllability of dynamical systems in the presence of constraints on controls. Ph. D. Thesis, Kharkov University, 1978, Kharkov (in Russian).
81	Nguyen Khoa Son, Controllability of nonlinear systems with damped perturbations. Vestnik Kharkov Univ. 43 (1978), 21 - 34 (in Russian).

Preprints

1	Nguyen Khoa Son, Le Trung Hieu, Cao Thanh Tinh, Do Duc Thuan, New criteria for exponential stability of a class of nonlinear continuous-time difference systems with delays, International Journal of Control, 95 (2022), 11 pages.