Finite-Time Stability of Nonlinear Networked-Control Systems by Silvia Mastellone Laurea in Ingegneria Informatica, Universita’ Roma Tre, Rome Italy, March 2002 THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science Electrical Engineering The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico 29 April, 2004