Dr. Xiuyun Zhang | Control Systems Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Xiuyun Zhang | Control Systems Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Xiuyun Zhang | Tianjin University of Technology and Education | China

Dr. Xiuyun Zhang is a lecturer and researcher specializing in motor systems and their control, with a particular emphasis on multi-motor collaborative control. Her teaching covers theoretical foundations such as circuit principles and automatic control principles, while her research explores torque coordination in large-load drives, speed coordination in industrial applications, and position coordination and contour control in high-precision CNC machining. She has published over 20 SCI/EI indexed papers and more than 10 journal publications, with a record of 972 citations from 914 documents, 94 published works, and an h-index of 16. Her innovative contributions are reflected in 16 granted or filed patents, including invention and utility model patents. As a project leader, she has directed research supported by the Tianjin Natural Science Foundation Youth Project, the Tianjin Higher Education Science and Technology Development Fund, an invention patent conversion initiative, and several horizontal projects, while also contributing as a main researcher to a National Natural Science Foundation general project. With more than five completed or ongoing research projects, her work focuses on developing predictive and interactive control strategies that use speed and current as internal system variables, aiming to improve collaborative control accuracy and dynamic response in advanced motor applications.

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Featured Publications

  • Zhang, R., Zong, Q., Zhang, X., Dou, L., & Tian, B. (2022). Game of drones: Multi-UAV pursuit-evasion game with online motion planning by deep reinforcement learning. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 34(10), 7900–7909.

  • Wang, D., Zong, Q., Tian, B., Shao, S., Zhang, X., & Zhao, X. (2018). Neural network disturbance observer-based distributed finite-time formation tracking control for multiple unmanned helicopters. ISA Transactions, 73, 208–226.

  • Dou, L., Cai, S., Zhang, X., Su, X., & Zhang, R. (2022). Event-triggered-based adaptive dynamic programming for distributed formation control of multi-UAV. Journal of the Franklin Institute, 359(8), 3671–3691.

  • Liu, D., Dou, L., Zhang, R., Zhang, X., & Zong, Q. (2022). Multi-agent reinforcement learning-based coordinated dynamic task allocation for heterogeneous UAVs. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(4), 4372–4383.

  • Ye, L., Zong, Q., Tian, B., Zhang, X., & Wang, F. (2017). Control-oriented modeling and adaptive backstepping control for a nonminimum phase hypersonic vehicle. ISA Transactions, 70, 161–172.

  • Zhang, X., Zong, Q., Dou, L., Tian, B., & Liu, W. (2020). Finite-time attitude maneuvering and vibration suppression of flexible spacecraft. Journal of the Franklin Institute, 357(16), 11604–11628.

  • Zhang, X., Zong, Q., Dou, L., Tian, B., & Liu, W. (2020). Improved finite-time command filtered backstepping fault-tolerant control for flexible hypersonic vehicle. Journal of the Franklin Institute, 357(13), 8543–8565.

 

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alireza Zirak | Robotics & Automation | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alireza Zirak | Robotics & Automation | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alireza Zirak | Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute | Iran

Prof. Alireza Zirak is an Associate Professor at the Laser and Optics Research School, specializing in electronics, telecommunications, and advanced photonics. His research focuses on tomography and radiotherapy systems, quantum technology, digital signal and image processing, laser applications, IoT, embedded systems, and stochastic modeling. He has received multiple national honors, including top rankings in Iran’s University Entrance Examination and Mathematics Olympiad, the National Science Festival design prize, and recognition at the National Engineer’s Day festival. Prof. Zirak has also contributed as a scientific committee member for major conferences and received acknowledgments from institutions such as the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology. With expertise in optimization, microcontroller programming, and photonics system design, he has played a significant role in advancing interdisciplinary applications of electronics and optics. His academic influence is reflected in 174 citations from 139 documents, 20 publications, and an h-index of 8, demonstrating both his productivity and impact in modern engineering and photonics research.

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Featured Publications

  • Nankali, S., Worm, E. S., Weber, B., Høyer, M., Zirak, A., Poulsen, P. R. (2018). Geometric and dosimetric comparison of four intrafraction motion adaptation strategies for stereotactic liver radiotherapy. Physics in Medicine & Biology, 63(14), 145010.

  • Khezerloo, D., Nedaie, H. A., Zirak, A., Farhood, B., Banaee, N., Alidokht, E. (2018). Dosimetric properties of new formulation of PRESAGE® with tin organometal catalyst: Development of sensitivity and stability to megavoltage energy. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 14(2), 308–315.

  • Rajabi, H., & Zirak, A. (2016). Speckle noise reduction and motion artifact correction based on modified statistical parameters estimation in OCT images. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 2(3), 035012.

  • Zirak, A. R., & Khademi, M. (2007). An efficient method for model refinement in diffuse optical tomography. Optics Communications, 279(2), 273–284.

  • Zirak, A. R., & Roshani, S. (2016). A reduced switch voltage stress class E power amplifier using harmonic control networks. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 7, 38–42.