Publications
Theses
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, "Dynamic Execution of Temporal Plans with Sensing Actions and Bounded Risk", PhD Thesis, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sep. 2016.
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, "Filtragem Estocástica para Sistemas Híbridos e suas Aplicações em Robótica Aérea", (Stochastic Filtering for Hybrid Systems and its Applications to Aerial Robotics), Master’s thesis, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Brasília (UnB), Feb. 2011. (in Portuguese)
Book chapters
P. Santana, R. Lopes, G. Borges, and B. Willliams, "A Hybrid Data Fusion Approach for Robust Attitude Estimation", in Recent Advances on Multisensor Attitude Estimation: Fundamental Concepts and Applications, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), "Devices, Circuits and Systems" series (in press).
R.V. Lopes, P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, G.A. Borges, J.Y. Ishihara, "Model Predictive Control applied to tracking and attitude stabilization of a VTOL quadrotor aircraft", ABCM Symposium Series in Mechatronics, pp. 175-185, Vol. 5, 2013.
Peer-Reviewed Conferences
P. Santana, T. Vaquero, E. Timmons, B. Williams., C. McGhan, R. Murray, C. Toledo, "Risk-Aware Planning in Hybrid Domains: An Application to Autonomous Planetary Rovers", AIAA Space, Sep. 2016.
P. Santana, T. Vaquero, C. Toledo, A. Wang, C. Fang, and B. Williams, "PARIS: a Polynomial-time, Risk-Sensitive Scheduling Algorithm for Probabilistic Simple Temporal Networks with Uncertainty", 26th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, ICAPS, Jun. 2016.
F. Trevizan, S. Thiébaux, P. Santana, and B. Williams, "Heuristic Search in Dual Space for Constrained Stochastic Shortest Path Problems", 26th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, ICAPS, Jun. 2016. (Best paper award)
P. Santana, S. Thiébaux, and B. Williams, "RAO*: an Algorithm for Chance-Constrained POMDP's", 30th Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI, Feb. 2016.
P. Santana and B. Williams, "Dynamic Execution of Temporal Plans with Sensing Actions and Bounded Risk", 24th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Doctoral consortium), IJCAI, Jul. 2015.
P. Santana, S. Lane, E. Timmons, B. Williams, C. Forster, "Learning Hybrid Models with Guarded Transitions", 29th Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI, Jan. 2015.
P. Santana, R. Lopes, B. Amui, G. Borges, J. Ishihara, and B. Williams, "A New Filter for Hybrid Systems and its Applications to Robust Attitude Estimation", 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC, Dec. 2014.
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, B.C. Williams, "Chance-Constrained Consistency for Probabilistic Temporal Plan Networks", 24th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, ICAPS, Jun. 2014.
C.H.Q. Forster, P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, B.C. Williams, "Camera Selection based on Robust Invariant Features for a Test Bed of Human-Robot Collaboration", SBAI-DINCON 2013.
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, B.C. Williams, "Chance-Constrained Strong Controllability of Temporal Plan Networks with Uncertainty", 27th Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI, Jul. 2013.
H.M. Menegaz, P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, J.Y. Ishihara, G.A. Borges, "Scaled Minimum Unscented Multiple Hypotheses Mixing Filter", American Control Conference, ACC, Jun. 2013.
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, B.C. Williams, "A Bucket Elimination Approach for Determining Strong Controllability of Temporal Plans with Uncontrollable Choices", 26th Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI, Jul. 2012.
R.V. Lopes, P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, G.A. Borges, and J.Y. Ishihara, "Model Predictive Control applied to tracking and attitude stabilization of a VTOL quadrotor aircraft", 21st International Congress of Mechanical Engineering, COBEM, Oct. 2011.
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, H.M. Menegaz, G.A. Borges, and J.Y. Ishihara, "Multiple Hypotheses Mixing Filter for Hybrid Markovian Switching Systems", 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC, Dec. 2010. 
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, G.A. Borges, and J.Y. Ishihara, "Hybrid Data Fusion for 3D Localization Under Heavy Disturbances", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS, Oct. 2010.
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, L.F.C. Figueredo, E.S. Alves, J.Y. Ishihara, G.A. Borges, and A. Bauchspiess, "Stability of Networked Control Systems with Dynamic Controllers in the Feedback Loop", 18th IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, MED, Jun. 2010.
L.F.C. Figueredo, P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, E.S. Alves, J.Y. Ishihara, G.A. Borges, and A. Bauchspiess, "Robust Stability of Networked Control Systems", 7th IEEE Conference on Control and Automation, ICCA, Dec. 2009.
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, B.G.R. Amui, G.A. Borges, and J.Y. Ishihara, "Uma Abordagem Híbrida para Estimação Robusta de Atitude", (A Hybrid Approach to Robust Attitude Estimation), X Simpósio Brasileiro de Automação Inteligente, SBAI, Sep. 2011. (in Portuguese)
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, G.A. Borges, and J.Y. Ishihara, "Métodos Híbridos de Fusão de Dados para Localização sob Condições Adversas", (Hybrid Methods for Data Fusion Under Unfavorable Conditions), VI Simpósio Brasileiro de Engenharia Inercial, SBEIN, Oct. 2010. (in Portuguese)
L.F.C. Figueredo, P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, E.S. Alves, J.Y. Ishihara, G.A. Borges, and A. Bauchspiess, "Estabilidade e Estabilização de Sistemas de Controle em Rede com Incertezas e Atrasos Variantes no Tempo" (Stability and Stabilization of Networked Control Systems with Time-Varying Uncertainties and Delays), XVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Automática, CBA, Sep. 2010. (in Portuguese)
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana and G.A. Borges, "Modelagem e Controle de Quadrirrotores" (Modeling and Control of Quadrotors), IX Simpósio Brasileiro de Automação Inteligente, SBAI, Sep. 2009. (in Portuguese)
Other Publications
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana and M.A. Braga, "Concepção de um veículo aéreo não tripulado do tipo quadrirrotor" (Conception of a quadrotor type unmanned aerial vehicle), Undergraduate final project, University of Brasília, Jul. 2008. (in Portuguese)
P.H.R.Q.A. Santana, "Desenvolvimento de software de controle de uma máquina para prototipagem rápida em Isopor" (Control software development for fast prototyping in Styrofoam), 4º Congresso de Iniciação Científica do DF e XIII Congresso de Iniciação Científica da UnB, 2007, Brasília. (in Portuguese)