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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dynamics and Control, Machine Learning & Reinforcement Learning, Robotics & Drones, Information Theory, Stochastic Systems, Multi-Agent Systems, Aerospace Systems, and Numerical Computation
EDUCATIONUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)Urbana, USADoctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering2017 – 2023
■ Thesis: An Information-Theoretic Analysis of Control and Filtering Limitations by the I-MMSE Relationships (Full-Text)
■ Curriculum (List) GPA: 3.63 / 4.0
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)Duluth, USAMaster of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics2015 – 2017
■ Thesis: Eigenvalues Approximations of 1-D Partial Differential Equations (Full-Text)
■ Curriculum (List) GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)Harbin, ChinaMaster of Engineering in Aeronautical and Astronautical Science and Technology2013 – 2015
■ Thesis: Thesis: Variable Structure Control for Close Range Phase of Spacecraft Rendezvous (Full-Text)
■ Curriculum (List) GPA: 91.7 / 100 Rank: 1 / 66
Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin, ChinaBachelor of Engineering (Honors School) in Flight Vehicle Design and Engineering2009 – 2013
■ Thesis: Thesis: Orbital Control Problem of the Close Range Rendezvous Phase (Full-Text)
■ Curriculum (List) GPA: 86.1 / 100 Rank: 1 / 5 (Honors Class)
EXPERIENCE
Carbix Technology Co., LtdOct 2023 – PresentCo-Founder & CEO, Project: An AI-Based Load Monitoring and Energy Management System
■ Managed market research, business plan, prototype development, and production; searched and communicated with
(potential) customers; pitched to investors and governments; prepared for investor due diligence.MiraclePlus (Formerly Y Combinator China)Feb 2024 – Jul 2024Fellow (Graduated, a global internship program with acceptance rate < 8% and graduation rate < 20%)
■ Conducted industry research, analyzed startups/founders, and sourced deals in artificial intelligence, robotics,
autonomous driving and related sectors; attended and organized startup communities and roadshows.
Directors: Kehan Dong and Dr. Qi Lu
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering & Coordinated Science Laboratory, UIUCAug 2017 – Jul 2023Research Assistant, Project: Interdisciplinary Studies of Control Theory, Machine Learning, and Information Theory
■ Investigated the joint area of control theory, machine learning, information theory, cyber-physical security, and
their applications to drones, robotics, and aerospace systems.
Advisor: Prof. Naira Hovakimyan (IEEE, AIAA, and ASME Fellow)
Department of Electrical Engineering, UMDMay 2016 – Jun 2017Independent Investigator, Project: Distributed Singularly Perturbed Systems
■ Investigated decentralized optimal and sliding mode control algorithms for singularly perturbed system.
Advisor: Prof. Desineni S. Naidu (IEEE Life Fellow)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UMDAug 2015 – Jun 2017Research & Teaching Assistant, Project: Eigenvalues Approximations of 1-D PDEs with Local Dampings
■ Approximated the eigenvalues of wave, Timoshenko beam, and the Euler-Bernoulli beam equations with local Kelvin-
Voigt dampings by using spectral Fourier, Chebyshev, and collocation methods and domain decomposition technique.
Advisor: Prof. Zhuangyi Liu (Department Head)
Research Institute of Intelligent Control and Systems & Research Center of Satellite Technology, HITOct 2012 – Jul 2015Independent Investigator, Project: Applications of Advanced Control Theories to Aerospace Systems
■ Investigated robust and sliding mode control theories with their applications to the control problems of spacecraft
rendezvous, attitude maneuver, and attitude coordination.
Advisors: Prof. Ming Liu and Prof. Huijun Gao (IEEE Fellow)
Department of Aerospace Engineering, School of Astronautics, HITSep 2010 – Oct 2012Independent Developer, Project: Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) System of Autonomous Mobile Robot
■ Developed a GNC system for autonomous mobile robot with the functions of route planning, path tracking, camera
calibration, and vision-based objective tracking. (Video Link)
Advisors: Prof. Jifeng Guo (Associate Head) and Prof. Naigang Cui (Department Head)
Laboratory of Physical Diagnosis, School of Life Science and Technology, HITMay 2011 – May 2012Group Leader, Project: Model-Based Clinical 3-D MRI Image Registration
■ Investigated a image registration scheme with Iterative Closest Point algorithm and mean value interpolation.
Advisor: Prof. Xiaoyu Song (Lab Director)
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, HITApr 2011 – May 2012Group Leader, Project: Virtual Experimental Box for Electrical Engineering Education
■ Designed and built an experimental box composed of software, hardware, and multimedia.
Advisor: Prof. Sanyong Jiang (Educational Leader of HIT)
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPSStudent Travel Award, American Control Conference2021Alwin Schaller Travel Fund (Conference Presentation/Travel Award), UIUC2020Outstanding Graduate Award, UMD2017Graduate Student Travel Award, UMD2016Summer Research Fellowship, UMD2016Distinction in Comprehensive Examination, UMD2016Gold Medal Award for Graduate Thesis and Distinguished Graduate Student (Top 5% at HIT), HIT2015National Scholarship for Graduate Student (Top 2.5% in China), Ministry of Education of China2014Special Class Scholarship for Graduate Student (Top 10% at HIT), HIT2014First Class Scholarship for Graduate Student, HIT2013 – 2014First Class People’s Scholarship (Top 10% at HIT), HIT2011 – 2013Meritorious Winner (Top 8% in the world) of American Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Certificate Link), COMAP2012Regional First Prize Winner of China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling2011Second Prize Winner of Mathematical Contest in Modeling of Three Provinces in Northeast China2011
SKILLS AND LANGUAGE
Technique: Dynamics and Control, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Mobile Robot & Drone, Stochastic Systems,
Mathematical Modeling, System Simulation, Spacecraft Rendezvous & Attitude Control, Decentralized & Robust Control,
Partial Differential Equation, Computer Vision & Graphics, Non-intrusive Load MonitoringProgramming: Python, MATLAB/Simulink, Mathematica, LaTeX, C/C++, LabVIEW, SQL, SAS, PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, HTML, XML, ASMSoftware: Linux, Microsoft Visual Studio/Office Suite/SQL Server, PyCharm, Keil, Code Composer Studio, Netbeans, CodeBlocks, SolidWorks,
AutoCAD (Certified by ISGG), OrCAD, Altium Designer, NI Multisim, Satellite Tool Kit, MultiGen CreatorHardware: Mobile Robot, Drone, Embeded System (Raspberry Pi, PSoC, FPGA, DSP, MSP-430, MCS-51), PLC, Indoor GPS, NI myDAQ/ELVISLanguage: English (Proficient), German (Basic), Chinese (Native): Mandarin & Cantonese