About Me

I joined the Northeastern University in July 2022 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. My research is focused on

• Nonlinear systems and control
• Stochastic control and optimization
• Data-driven control and optimization
• Stochastic modeling and uncertainty quantification (UQ)
• Modeling and control formulations for partial differential equations (PDEs) described systems

Education

• PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2018
• BS, Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2013

Work experience

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 01/2019 – 06/2022
• Intern, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, 05/2018 – 08/2018

News and Activities

• 09/2024, Ali Mashhadireza joined our group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome to the group!
• 09/2024, Siyi Yu joined our group as a Ph.D. student. Welcome to the group!
• 08/2024, our paper “Computationally Tractable Gaussian Process-based Stochastic Predictive Control Using Backoffs” was presented at 8th IFAC Conference on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control.
• 12/2023, our paper “Tracking control of uncertain nonlinear systems via adaptive Gaussian process prediction and real-time optimization” has been accepted by International Journal of Control.
• 09/2023, Mengxu Xie joined our group as the first Ph.D. student. Welcome to the group!
• 06/2023, our paper “A model‐and data‐driven predictive control approach for tracking of stochastic nonlinear systems using Gaussian processes” has been accepted by International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control.
• 01/2023, our paper “High-gain Output Feedback Control Design for a Class of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems Using Gaussian Processes” has been accepted by American Control Conference.
• 08/2022, our paper “Constrained Tracking Control of Stochastic Multivariable Nonlinear Systems via Gaussian Process Predictions” has been accepted by International Journal of Control.
• 07/2022, I started as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the Northeastern University.