LIANG Dong Special-term Professor, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology Ph.D. in Mechanical and Automation Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Email：dliang@usst.edu.cn

Biography

I was born in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China in 1993. I received the B.Eng. degree in Detection, Guidance and Control Technology in July 2016 from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Since Aug. 2016, I has been working towards the Ph.D. degree in Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), under the supervision of Prof. Jie Huang. I obtained my Ph.D. degree in Aug. 2020 and was a theoretical researcher in Theory Lab, 2012 Labs, Huawei Hong Kong Research Center from Sep. 2020 to Aug. 2021. I joined School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) as Assistant Profeesor since Sep. 2021 and as Special-term Professor since July 2023.

Research Interest

• Distributed Control of Multi-agent Systems
• Robust and Nonlinear Control
• Output Regulation Theory and Its Applications
• Data-driven Control and Optimization
• Applications in UAVs and Robots

Publications

[J13] H. Chen, D. Liang*, C. Wang and E. Tian “Data-driven Adaptive Cooperative Output Regulation for Completely Unknown Linear Multi-agent Systems Based on Finite Length Data,” International Journal of Robust and Nonliear Control, DOI: 10.1002/rnc.7813, 2025. （SCI，IF = 3.897）

[J12] D. Liang, S. Wang and E. Tian*, “Edge-Triggered Leader-Follower Consensus of Multiple Spacecraft Systems With Unknown Disturbances,” IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, DOI: 10.1109/TSIPN.2024.3467916, 2024. （SCI，IF = 3.000）

[J11] D. Liang, Y. Dong*， C. Wang and G. Zhai, “Data-Driven Cooperative Output Regulation of Linear Discrete-Time Multiagent Systems With Unknown Dynamics,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, DOI: 10.1109/TSMC.2024.3390388, 2024. （SCI，IF = 8.700）

[J10] E. Tian, G. Zhai, D. Liang* and J. Liu, “Cooperative Output Regulation of Unknown Linear Multiagent Systems: When Deadbeat Control Meets Data-Driven Framework,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, DOI: 10.1109/TII.2024.3361026, 2024. （SCI，IF = 12.300）

[J9] Z. Jin, C. Wang*, D. Liang, S. Wang and Z. Ding, “Fixed-Time Consensus for Multiple Tractor-Trailer Vehicles With Dynamics Control: A Distributed Internal Model Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, DOI: 10.1109/TIV.2023.3338238, vol. 9, no. 1, 2024. （SCI，IF = 8.200）

[J8] D. Liang, Y. Dong* and C. Wang, “Prescribed-time Cooperative Output Regulation of Heterogeneous Multi-agent Systems,” International Journal of Robust and Nonliear Control, DOI: 10.1002/rnc.6890, 2023. （SCI，IF = 3.897）

[J7] B. Wei, E. Tian*, Z. Gu, J. Zhai and D. Liang, “Quasi-Consensus Control for Stochastic Multi-agent Systems: When Energy Harvesting Constriants Meet Multimodal FDI Attacks,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, DOI: 10.1109/TCYB.2023.3253141, 2023. （SCI，IF = 19.118）

[J6] D. Liang and E. Tian*, “The Binary Distributed Observer Approach to the Cooperative Output Regulation of Linear Multi-agent Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2023.3246423, 2023. （SCI，IF = 6.549）

[J5] Z. Jin, C. Wang*, D. Liang, Z. Zuo and Z. Liang, “Fixed-time Leader-following Consensus of Multiple Uncertain Nonholonomic Systems: An Adaptive Distributed Observer Approach,” Journal of the Franklin Institute, DOI: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2022.06.026, vol. 359, pp. 6361-6391, 2022. （SCI，IF = 4.246）

[J4] D. Liang and Y. Dong*, “Robust Cooperative Output Regulation of Linear Uncertain Multi-agent Systems by Distributed Event-triggered Dynamic Feedback Control,” Neurocomputing, DOI: 10.1016/j.neucom.2022.01.092, vol. 483, pp. 1–9, 2022. （SCI，IF = 5.779）

[J3] D. Liang and J. Huang*, “Robust Bipartite Output Regulation of Linear Uncertain Multi-agent Systems,” International Journal of Control, DOI: 10.1080/00207179.2020.1777328, vol. 95, no. 1, pp. 42-49, 2022.（SCI，IF = 2.888）

[J2] D. Liang and J. Huang*, “Robust Output Regulation of Linear Systems by Event-triggered Dynamic Output Feedback Control,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2020.3010772, vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 2415-2422, 2021. （SCI，IF = 6.549）

[J1] D. Liang and J. Huang*, “Leader-following Bipartite Consensus of Multiple Uncertain Euler-Lagrange Systems over Signed Switching Digraphs,” Neurocomputing, vol. 405, pp. 96–102, 2020. （SCI，IF = 5.779）

[C2] D. Liang, Y. Dong*, C. Wang and E. Tian, “Data-driven Optimal Cooperative Output Regulation of Unknown Linear Descrete-time Multi-agent Systems,” in Proceedings of the 35th Chinese Control and Decision Conference, Yichang, Hubei, China, May 20-22, pp. 1738-1743, 2023. （EI）

[C1] D. Liang and J. Huang*, “Practical Robust Output Regulation of Linear Systems by Event-triggered Dynamic Output Feedback Control,” in Proceedings of the 37th Chinese Control Conference, Wuhan, Hubei, China, July 25-27, 2018, pp. 5116-5121. （EI）

Projects

[P4] “Research on Model-free Data-driven Cooperative Control of Multi-agent Systems and its Applications”, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality under Grant No. 24PJA087, 2024 Dec.01 - 2026 Nov. 30, 300000 RMB, Principal Investigator.

[P3] “Research on Distributed Filtering of Discrete Stochastic Systems Based on Privacy Protection”, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2024 Jan.01 - 2027 Dec. 31, 500000 RMB, Primary Participant.

[P2] “Prescribed-time Cooperative Output Regulation of Heterogeneous Multi-agent Systems Subject to Network Constraints”, National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 62203305, 2023 Jan.01 - 2025 Dec. 31, 300000 RMB, Principal Investigator.

[P1] “A Unified Framework for Solving Cooperative Control of Complex Multi-agent Systems”, National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61973260, 2020 Jan.01 - 2023 Dec. 31, 570000 RMB, Primary Participant.

Honors & Awards

• 2024 · Shanghai Baiyulan Pujiang Talent Program · Shanghai
• 2023 · Shanghai Talent Program · Shanghai
• 2022 · Sixue Scholar · USST
• 2018 · Nominee for the “Excellent Tutor Award”, CUHK
• 2016 - 2020 · PhD Fellowship (Full Scholarship), CUHK
• 2016 · Outstanding Graduates (Provincial Level)
• 2013, 2015 · National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of China
• 2014 · Third Prize in National Undergraduate Mathematical Contest, Chinese Mathematical Society
• 2014, 2015 · Full Aerospace Scholarship, China Space Foundation
• 2013 - 2020 · Lixin Tang Scholarship, UESTC

Teaching Experience

• 2024-2025, 2nd Term · Automatic Control Principles · USST
• 2024-2025, 2nd Term · Nonlinear Control Systems (Graduate) · USST
• 2024-2025, 1st Term · Descrete Mathematics · USST
• 2024-2025, 2nd Term · Nonlinear Control Systems (Graduate) · USST
• 2024-2025, 1st Term · Modern Control Theory · USST
• 2023-2024, 1st Term · Descrete Mathematics · USST
• 2023-2024, 2nd Term · Nonlinear Control Systems (Graduate) · USST
• 2023-2024, 1st Term · Modern Control Theory · USST
• 2022-2023, 1st Term · Descrete Mathematics · USST
• 2022-2023, 2nd Term · Nonlinear Control Systems (Graduate) · USST
• 2022-2023, 1st Term · Modern Control Theory · USST
• 2021-2022, 2nd Term · Nonlinear Control Systems (Graduate) · USST
• 2018-2019, 1st Term · MAEG 3050 Introduction to Control Systems
• 2018-2019, 1st Term · MAEG 5725 Control and Industrial Automation (Graduate)
• 2018-2019, 2nd Term · ENGG 1410A Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus
• 2017-2018, 1st Term · MAEG 5070 Nonlinear Control Systems (Graduate)
• 2017-2018, 2nd Term · ENGG 5403 Linear System Theory & Design (Graduate)
• 2016-2017, 1st Term · MAEG 3050 Introduction to Control Systems
• 2016-2017, 2nd Term · ENGG1410C Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus

Academic Activities

• 2023 · Oral Presentation at the 35th Chinese Control and Decision Conference, Yichang, Hubei, China
• 2022 · Oral Presentation at the 41st Chinese Control Conference，Online
• 2021 · Oral Presentation at the 40th Chinese Control Conference, Shanghai, China
• 2018 · Oral Presentation at the 37th Chinese Control Conference， Wuhan, Hubei, China
• Reviewer of the following journals and conferences:
  International Journal of Control,SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences, IEEE TAC, IEEE TAES, IEEE Cybernetics, IEEE TCNS, IJRNC, JFI
  IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA), Chinese Control Conference (CCC)
• 2020 · Shanghai University League’s Forum for International Young Scholars, SULF 2020 & Autonomous Intelligent Unmanned System Session (Tongji University), Shanghai, China. (online)
• 2019 · International Symposium on Cooperative Autonomous Systems (ISCAS), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
• 2019 · Global Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Summit (GAIR), CCF, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
• 2017 · IAS Workshop on Frontiers in Systems and Control, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
• 2015 · Summer School at Faculty of Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.
• 2014 · Summer School on Cooperative Control of Unmanned Systems, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Hobbies

Travel · Hiking · Running · Football · Violin · Music