About
Research Interests
- Controls and Robotics: Motion planning and cooperative control of UAVs, UGVs and UUVs, Cooperative localization of multi-robots, Visual servoing, Sensor fusion
- Distributed Optimization and Learning: Coordination of multiagent systems, Deep learning and predictive control, Approximate dynamic programming and reinforcement learning, Extremum Seeking Control
- Nonlinear Systems and Control Theory: Nonlinear control, Adaptive control, Optimal adaptive control, Robust control
- Control Applications: QoS-Aware and Security-aware resource allocation in NFV/SDN-Enabled Networks, TCP/AQM Congestion Control, Control of cyber-physical Systems, Distributed sensor networks, Satellite communication network, Optimization and control of Microgrids, Control of DC/DC and DC/AC Converters
Professional Preparation
Central South University
PhD in Control Theory
Changsha, China
Granted June 1997
Central South University
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Changsha, China
Granted June 1992
University of Central Florida
Postdoc in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Orlando, FL
March 2002 - Jan 2007
Appointments
Bradley University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Peoria, IL
2018 - present
Tenured Associate Professor
Bradley University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Peoria, IL
2019 - present
Graduator Coordinator
Bradley University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Peoria, IL
2014 - 2018
Assistant Professor
Bethune-Cookman University, Computer Engineering, Daytona Beach, FL
2014
Tenured Associate Professor
Bethune-Cookman University, Computer Engineering, Daytona Beach, FL
2007 - 2014
Assistant Professor
University of Central Florida, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Orlando, FL
2002 - 2007
Postdoctoral Fellow
National University of Singapore, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Singapore
1999 - 2002
Research Fellow
Chinese Academy of Science, Institute of Computing Technology, Beijing
1997 - 1999
Postdoctoral Fellow
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Electrical Engineering, Hong Kong
1998
Research Associate
Honors and Awards (Selected)
Samuel Rothberg Award for Professional Excellence, Bradley University, (University’s highest academic recognition)
Sept. 2022
Air Force Office of Sponsored Research (AFOSR) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program Award (AFOSR-SFFP)
Kirtland, AFB (2022, 2019, 2017)
Rome, NY (2020)
Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology, Milwaukee, WI
June 2014
Best Theoretical Paper Award} (w/ S.Ge), the 4th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA 2002), Shanghai, June 2002
June 2002
Outstanding Ph.D. Candidate Scholarship, Central South University, Changsha, China
1995
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Automatica
2011
Caterpillar fellowship, Bradley University
2016