selected publications academic article Sykes, D., & Zelenko, I. (2023). On geometry of 2-nondegenerate CR structures of hypersurface type and flag structures on leaf spaces of Levi foliations. Advances in Mathematics. 413, 108850-108850. Sykes, D., & Zelenko, I. (2022). Maximal Dimension of Groups of Symmetries of Homogeneous 2-nondegenerate CR Structures of Hypersurface Type with a 1-dimensional Levi Kernel. Transformation Groups. 1-38. Jean, F., Maslovskaya, S., & Zelenko, I. (2021). On Weyl's type theorems and genericity of projective rigidity in sub-Riemannian geometry. Geometriae Dedicata. 213(1), 295-314. Porter, C., & Zelenko, I. (2021). Absolute parallelism for 2-nondegenerate CR structures via bigraded Tanaka prolongation. Journal für die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik. 777(777), 195-250. Huang, Y., Petroulakis, G., Sottile, F., & Zelenko, I. (2021). Nontrivial linear projections on the Grassmannian Gr(3)(C-6). Linear Algebra and Its Applications. 610, 488-505. Sykes, D., & Zelenko, I. (2021). Maximal dimension of groups of symmetries of homogeneous 2-nondegenerate CR structures of hypersurface type with a 1-dimensional Levi kernel Sykes, D., & Zelenko, I. (2020). On geometry of $2$-nondegenerate CR structures of hypersurface type and flag structures on leaf spaces of Levi foliations Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2020). Vector distributions with very large symmetries via rational normal curves Sykes, D., & Zelenko, I. (2020). A canonical form for pairs consisting of a Hermitian form and a self-adjoint antilinear operator. Linear Algebra and Its Applications. 590, 32-61. Jean, F., Maslovskaya, S., & Zelenko, I. (2019). On projective and affine equivalence of sub-Riemannian metrics. 203(1), 279-319. Zelenko, I. (2018). Canonical bundles of moving frames for parametrized curves in Lagrangian Grassmannians: algebraic approach Huang, Y., Sottile, F., & Zelenko, I. (2017). Injectivity of Generalized Wronski Maps. Canadian Mathematical Bulletin. 60(4), 747-761. Arefizadeh, S., Talebpour, A., & Zelenko, I. (2017). Platooning in the Presence of a Speed Drop: A Generalized Control Model. abs/1709.10083. Hein, N., Sottile, F., & Zelenko, I. (2017). A Congruence Modulo Four for Real Schubert Calculus with Isotropic Flags. Canadian Mathematical Bulletin. 60(2), 309-318. Jean, F., Maslovskaya, S., & Zelenko, I. (2017). Inverse Optimal Control Problem: the Sub-Riemannian Case. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 50(1), 500-505. Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2016). On local geometry of vector distributions with given Jacobi symbols Hein, N., Sottile, F., & Zelenko, I. (2016). A congruence modulo four in real Schubert calculus. Journal für die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik. 714(714), 151-174. Lee, P., Li, C., & Zelenko, I. (2016). RICCI CURVATURE TYPE LOWER BOUNDS FOR SUB-RIEMANNIAN STRUCTURES ON SASAKIAN MANIFOLDS. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems Series A. 36(1), 303-321. Zelenko, I. (2015). Book Review: Control of nonholonomic systems: from sub-Riemannian geometry to motion planning. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY. 53(1), 151-158. Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2014). Geometry of rank 2 distributions with nonzero Wilczynski invariants. Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics. 21(2), 166-187. Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2014). Symmetries of trivial systems of ODEs of mixed order. Differential Geometry and Its Applications. 33, 123-143. Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2013). Geometry of curves in generalized flag varieties. Transformation Groups. 18(2), 361-383. Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2013). Geometry of rank 2 distributions with nonzero Wilczynski invariants and affine control systems with one input Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2012). Prolongation of quasi-principal frame bundles and geometry of flag structures on manifolds Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2012). On geometry of curves of flags of constant type. Central European Journal of Mathematics. 10(5), 1836-1871. Krynski, W., & Zelenko, I. (2011). Canonical Frames for Distributions of Odd Rank and Corank 2 with Maximal First Kronecker Index. JOURNAL OF LIE THEORY. 21(2), 307-346. Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2011). Equivalence of variational problems of higher order. Differential Geometry and Its Applications. 29(2), 255-270. Li, C., & Zelenko, I. (2011). Jacobi equations and Comparison Theorems for corank 1 sub-Riemannian structures with symmetries. Journal of Geometry and Physics. 61(4), 781-807. Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2009). On local geometry of non-holonomic rank 2 distributions. Journal of London Mathematical Society. 80(3), 545-566. Zelenko, I. (2009). On Tanaka's Prolongation Procedure for Filtered Structures of Constant Type. Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications. 5, 21. Zelenko, I., & Li, C. (2009). Differential geometry of curves in Lagrange Grassmannians with given Young diagram. Differential Geometry and Its Applications. 27(6), 723-742. Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2008). On local geometry of rank 3 distributions with 6-dimensional square Zelenko, I., & Li, C. (2007). Parametrized curves in lagrange grassmannians. COMPTES RENDUS MATHEMATIQUE. 345(11), 647-652. Agrachev, A., & Zelenko, I. (2007). On feedback classification of control-affine systems with one- and two-dimensional inputs. SIAM Journal of Control and Optimization. 46(4), 1431-1460. Agrachev, A., & Zelenko, I. (2006). Nurowski's conformal structures for (2,5)-distributions via dynamics of abnormal extremals Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2006). A canonical frame for nonholonomic rank two distributions of maximal class. 342(8), 589-594. Zelenko, I. (2006). Fundamental form and the Cartan tensor of (2,5)-distributions coincide. Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems. 12(2), 247-276. Zelenko, I. (2006). On geodesic equivalence of Riemannian metrics and sub-Riemannian metrics on distributions of corank 1. Journal of Mathematical Sciences: a translation of selected Russian-language serial publications in mathematics. 135(4), 3168-3194. Zelenko, I. (2006). On variational approach to differential invariants of rank two distributions. Differential Geometry and Its Applications. 24(3), 235-259. Agrachev, A. A., Chtcherbakova, N. N., & Zelenko, I. (2005). On curvatures and focal points of dynamical Lagrangian distributions and their reductions by first integrals. Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems. 11(3), 297-327. Zelenko, I. (2004). Complete systems of invariants for rank 1 curves in Lagrange Grassmannians Agrachev, A., & Zelenko, I. (2002). Geometry of Jacobi curves. II. Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems. 8(2), 167-215. Agrachev, A. A., & Zelenko, I. (2002). Geometry of Jacobi curves. I. Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems. 8(1), 93-140. Zelenko, I. (1999). Nonregular Abnormal Extremals of 2-Distribution: Existence, Second Variation, and Rigidity. Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems. 5(3), 347-383. ZELENKO, I., & ZHITOMIRSKII, M. (1995). RIGID PATHS OF GENERIC 2-DISTRIBUTIONS ON 3-MANIFOLDS. DUKE MATHEMATICAL JOURNAL. 79(2), 281-307. conference paper Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2014). On geometry of affine control systems with one input. Springer INdAM Series. 133-152. Yan, M., Sprintson, A., & Zelenko, I. (2014). Weakly Secure Data Exchange with Generalized Reed Solomon Codes. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings. 1366-1370. Agrachev, A., & Zelenko, I. (2000). Principal invariants of Jacobi curves. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. 9-21. institutional repository document Lin, Z., & Zelenko, I. (2023). On Eisenhart's type theorem for sub-Riemannian metrics on step $2$ distributions with $mathrm{ad}$-surjective Tanaka symbols Berkolaiko, G., & Zelenko, I. (2023). Morse inequalities for ordered eigenvalues of generic self-adjoint families Sykes, D., & Zelenko, I. (2021). Maximal dimension of groups of symmetries of homogeneous 2-nondegenerate CR structures of hypersurface type with a 1-dimensional Levi kernel Sykes, D., & Zelenko, I. (2020). On geometry of $2$-nondegenerate CR structures of hypersurface type and flag structures on leaf spaces of Levi foliations Huang, Y., Petroulakis, G., Sottile, F., & Zelenko, I. (2020). Nontrivial linear projections of the Grassmannian Gr_3(C^6) Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2020). Vector distributions with very large symmetries via rational normal curves Jean, F., Maslovskaya, S., & Zelenko, I. (2020). On Weyl's type theorems and genericity of projective rigidity in sub-Riemannian Geometry Sykes, D., & Zelenko, I. (2019). A canonical form for pairs consisting of a Hermitian form and a self-adjoint antilinear operator Zelenko, I. (2018). Canonical bundles of moving frames for parametrized curves in Lagrangian Grassmannians: algebraic approach Jean, F., Maslovskaya, S., & Zelenko, I. (2018). On projective and affine equivalence of sub-Riemannian metrics Arefizadeh, S., Talebpour, A., & Zelenko, I. (2017). Platooning in the Presence of a Speed Drop: A Generalized Control Model Porter, C., & Zelenko, I. (2017). Absolute parallelism for 2-nondegenerate CR structures via bigraded Tanaka prolongation Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2016). On local geometry of vector distributions with given Jacobi symbols Huang, Y., Sottile, F., & Zelenko, I. (2016). Injectivity of generalized Wronski maps Hein, N., Sottile, F., & Zelenko, I. (2014). A congruence modulo four in real Schubert calculus with isotropic flags Lee, P., Li, C., & Zelenko, I. (2013). Ricci curvature type lower bounds for sub-Riemannian structures on Sasakian manifolds Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2013). Symmetries of trivial systems of ODEs of mixed order Hein, N., Sottile, F., & Zelenko, I. (2012). A congruence modulo four in real Schubert calculus Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2011). Geometry of curves in parabolic homogeneous spaces Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2011). On geometry of curves of flags of constant type Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2010). Equivalence of variational problems of higher order Krynski, W., & Zelenko, I. (2010). Canonical frames for distributions of odd rank and corank 2 with maximal first Kronecker index Li, C., & Zelenko, I. (2009). Jacobi Equations and Comparison Theorems for Corank 1 sub-Riemannian Structures with Symmetries Zelenko, I. (2009). On Tanaka's Prolongation Procedure for Filtered Structures of Constant Type Zelenko, I., & Li, C. (2007). Differential geometry of curves in Lagrange Grassmannians with given Young diagram Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2007). On local geometry of nonholonomic rank 2 distributions Doubrov, B., & Zelenko, I. (2005). A Canonical Frame for Nonholonomic Rank Two Distributions of Maximal Class Agrachev, A., & Zelenko, I. (2005). On feedback classification of control-affine systems with one and two-dimensional inputs Agrachev, A. A., Chtcherbakova, N. N., & Zelenko, I. (2004). On curvatures and focal points of dynamical Lagrangian distributions and their reductions by first integrals Zelenko, I. (2004). On geodesic equivalence of Riemannian metrics and sub-Riemannian metrics on distributions of corank 1 Zelenko, I. (2004). Variational Approach to Differential Invariants of Rank 2 Vector Distributions Zelenko, I. (2004). Fundamental form and Cartan's tensor of (2,5)-distributions coincide
principal investigator on Geometry and Analysis on Nonholonomic Structures on Manifolds awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2014 - 2017
co-principal investigator on Texas Geometry and Topology Conference (TGTC) awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2018 - 2021
teaching activities MATH251 Engineering Math Iii Instructor MATH308 Differential Equations Instructor MATH308 Differential Equations Instructor MATH485 Hnr-directed Studies Instructor MATH491 Hnr-research Instructor MATH622 Differential Geometry I Instructor MATH623 Differential Geometry Ii Instructor MATH666 Seminar In Geometry Instructor MATH684 Prof Internship Instructor MATH685 Directed Studies Instructor MATH689 Sptp: Physics-mathematicians Instructor MATH691 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations Huang, Yanhe (2016-05). Injectivity Properties of Generalized Wronski Map. Porter, Curtis Wade (2016-06). The Local Equivalence Problem for 7-dimensional, 2-nondegenerate CR Manifolds whose Cubic Form is of Conformal Unitary Type. Wendel, Eric Duong Ba (2015-07). On the Maximality of Class of Rank-2 Distributions with 5-Dimensional Cube.
education and training Ph.D. in Mathematics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - (Haifa, Israel) 2002 M.S. in Mathematics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - (Haifa, Israel) 1998 B.A. in Mathematics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - (Haifa, Israel) 1994