Keynote Speakers of PSESG 2025

Prof. Yiming Zhang

Fuzhou University

Bio:Prof. Yiming Zhang is a national talent (the first national overseas excellent youth), Fujian Province “Minjiang Scholar” Distinguished Professor, Professor, PhD Supervisor, Vice Dean of Fuzhou University, Deputy Director of Fujian Key Laboratory of New Energy Power Generation and Energy Conversion, Senior Member of IEEE, Fujian Province High-level Talent (Overseas Category B). He was selected as one of the top 2% of Elsevier's top scientists in the world. His main research interests include wireless energy transmission technology, power electronic power conversion technology, etc. He is the sole author of the book Springer, “The New Energy Generation and Power Conversion Technology in Fujian Province”. He is the sole author of one English monograph published by Springer Press. In recent years, he has published more than 100 papers in domestic and foreign famous academic journals and international conferences, and 8 patents, including 67 first-copy/corresponding SCI papers and 51 first-copy/corresponding EI papers, with a total of 4,703 citations, an H-factor of 39, 8 ESI highly cited papers, and 1 ESI hotspot paper. He has received several excellent conference paper awards including ECCE, EVS, EVCP and CIEEC. He is the chairperson of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Overseas Excellent Youth Program and Youth Program, Fujian Jieqing Program, Fuzhou Science and Technology Bureau Foreign Science and Technology Cooperation Program, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE) Industry-University Cooperation Collaborative Parenting Program and University-Enterprises Collaboration Program.

Prof. Weinan Gao

Northeastern University

Bio: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of State Key Laboratory of Integrated Automation for Process Industry, Northeastern University, Senior Member of IEEE, National Young Talent Program Selectee, High-level Talent of Shenyang City, Visiting Professor of Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Boston, U.S.A. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Northeastern University, U.S.A. in 2011 and 2013, and his Ph.D. degree from New York University, U.S.A. in 2017. He was an assistant professor and doctoral supervisor at Florida Institute of Technology (which, together with California Institute of Technology, was ranked as one of the “Top 20 Small Universities in the World” by Times Higher Education), and an assistant professor at the University of South Georgia, USA. He has long been engaged in basic theoretical research on artificial intelligence, adaptive dynamic planning, optimal control and output regulation, and basic applied research with specific targets such as smart grid-connected vehicles, unmanned vehicles, and power systems. He has published more than 40 papers in international journals such as IEEE Trans. Automatic Control, Automatica, etc., including 3 ESI highly cited papers. He serves as an editorial board member of international journals in the field of control and artificial intelligence, such as Journal of Automation (English Edition), IEEE Trans. Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Neruocomputing, Control Engineering Practice, etc., a program committee member of the American Control Conference (ACC) 2022-2023, and a member of the program committee of the American Control Conference (ACC) 2022-2023. (ACC) program committee member, 2018 IEEE INFOCOM-Mobisec Symposium Network Chair, member of IEEE Nonlinear Systems and Control Committee, member of IEEE Smart Cities Committee, member of IFAC Adaptive and Learning Systems Committee, and member of China Industrial Artificial Intelligence Special Committee. He received the Best Paper Award in Control from IEEE International Conference on Real-Time Computing and Robotics, the David Goodman Research Award from New York University, USA, and the Nomination Award for Outstanding Young Paper from China Control and Decision Making Conference by Zhang Jiying. As a graduate advisor, he has supervised seven PhD and master's students from Asia, North America and Africa, and his students have won the Department's “Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award”, and have worked at Intel and other companies in the United States.

Speech Title: Integrated Learning and Adaptive Optimal Control for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Abstract: Based on artificial intelligence and machine learning, the adaptive optimal control of connected vehicles is an important research direction in intelligent transportation systems. This talk will explore new methods and practical applications in the field of learning-based adaptive optimal control. These methods are expected to reshape the operational paradigm of connected vehicles and autonomous driving vehicles in dealing with complex and changeable environments. We will review the core concepts of combining adaptive optimal control with reinforcement learning and explain how this fusion can produce robust and optimized control solutions.

Prof. Yongpeng Shen

Zhengzhou University of Light Industry

Bio: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor. Currently, he is the vice dean of the College of Electrical and Information Engineering. He is an expert with special subsidy from Henan Provincial Government, a director of Henan Society of Electrotechnology, a director of Henan Society of Electrical Engineering, a member of Professional Committee of Electric Vehicle Charging and Switching System and Test of China Society of Electrotechnology, a member of Special Committee of Vehicle Control and Intelligentization of China Society of Automation, a member of the Youth Editorial Board of Power System Protection and Control. He is a high-level talent of Henan Province, a top-notch young talent of the Central Plains, a scientific and technological innovation talent of universities in Henan Province, a young backbone teacher of universities in Henan Province, a young talent of electric power science in Henan Province, and an associate researcher of the National Engineering Research Center for Robot Visual Sensing and Control Technology. He has presided over 2 projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 9 provincial and ministerial projects such as provincial key research and development special projects, 6 lateral projects commissioned by enterprises, and participated in 5 national projects such as 863 program. He has won one special prize for scientific and technological progress from China Commercial Federation, two second prizes for scientific and technological progress from Henan Province, one second prize for scientific and technological progress from the Ministry of Education, two invention start-up prizes from China Invention Association, and one silver prize for international invention in Geneva. He has published three academic monographs: “Key Technology of Electric Vehicle Energy Storage System”, “Current Sensing and Pulse Width Modulation Technology of Electric Motor Control System”, and more than 40 academic papers as the first/corresponding authors in IEEE Transactions series journals, Journal of Automation, Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering, Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology, etc., and has been authorized more than 30 invention patents.

Prof. Chaolong Zhang

Jinling Institute of Technology

Bio: He was selected as one of the young and middle-aged academic leaders of the “Green and Blue Project” of Jiangsu universities, one of the “Top 2% of Global Top Scientists” in 2023 and 2024, and one of the Top 1% of highly cited scholars in China Knowledge Network. He is a professor, master's supervisor, dissertation evaluation expert of the Ministry of Education, D-type talent of Nanjing Zijinshan, and vice president of science and technology. D. in Electrical Engineering from Hefei University of Technology, Postdoctoral Fellow in Electrical Engineering from Wuhan University, Correspondence Review Expert of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Project Review Expert of China Academy of Information and Communication Technology, Project Review Expert of Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Department, Outstanding Young Talent of Anhui Province Universities and Colleges, Council Member of IEEE PES Electric Vehicle Power Battery Technology Sub-Committee, Member of the Professional Committee on System Simulation of the Chinese Society of Automation, Member of the Specialized Committee on the Application of Simulation Technology of the Simulation Society of China. He is a member of IEEE PES Electric Vehicle Power Battery Technology Branch, a member of System Simulation Committee of Chinese Society of Automation, a member of Simulation Technology Application Committee of Chinese Society of Simulation, a Lead Guest Editor of several SCI journals and EI journals, and a member of Applied Energy, Journal of Energy Storage, IEEE Transactions on Energy Storage. He serves as a reviewer for “Applied Energy”, “Journal of Energy Storage”, IEEE Transactions series, “Journal of Electrotechnology”, “Journal of Hunan University (Natural Science Edition)” and other important academic journals, and as a reviewer for “Expert Systems with Applications (Chinese Academy of Sciences)”. Excellent reviewer of “Expert Systems with Applications (CAS I)”, British Institute of Physics: IOP Trusted Reviewer, session chair of international academic conferences. He is also a young editorial board member of “Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation”.