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2-page NSF biosketch (PDF, DOCX)  2 page USDA biosketch (DOCX); full CV in DOCX (as of 09/2017).

Full CV (docx, pdf) last updated 8/18/2020 (see also,  http://mechatronics.ucmerced.edu/publication )

Biography: (350 words)

YangQuan Chen earned his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 1998. He was a faculty of Electrical Engineering at Utah State University (USU) from 2000-2012. He joined the School of Engineering, University of California, Merced (UCM) in 2012 teaching “Mechatronics”, “Engineering Service Learning” and “Unmanned Aerial Systems” for undergraduates and “Fractional Order Mechanics” and “Nonlinear Controls” for graduates. His current research interests include mechatronics for sustainability, cognitive process control, small multi-UAV based cooperative multi-spectral “personal remote sensing” and applications, applied fractional calculus in controls, modeling and complex signal processing; distributed measurement and distributed control of distributed parameter systems using mobile actuator and sensor networks. He has been the Co-Chair for IEEE RAS Technical Committee (TC) on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Aerial Robotics (2012-2018). He was the Mechatronics and Embedded Systems Applications (MESA) TC Chair for ASME Design Engineering Division in 2009-2010 and served as an Associated Editor for ASME Journal of Dynamics Systems, Measurements and Control (2009-2015). Currently, he serves as the Topic Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (Field Robotics), Associate Editor for Intelligent Service Robotics, Section Associate Editor (remote sensors) for Sensors and a Senior Editor for International Journal of Intelligent Robotic Systems. He is an Associate Editor for Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, IFAC Mechatronics, IFAC Control Engineering Practice, IET Control Theory and Applications, and ISA Transactions. Dr. Chen serves as the Steering Committee Chair for International Conference on Fractional Derivatives and Applications, Program Co-Chair and General Co-Chair for 2016 and 2017 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS) respectively, and a member of the IEEE-USA's Committee on Transportation and Aerospace Policy (CTAP). His most recent books include “Modeling, Analysis and Design of Control Systems in Matlab and Simulink” (with Dingyu Xue, World Scientific 2014) and “Scientific Computing with MATLAB, 2nd Ed.” (with Dingyu Xue, CRC Press 2016) and forthcoming books are “Regional Analysis of Time-Fractional Diffusion Processes” (with Ge and Kou, Springer 2017) and “Fractional Order Crowd Dynamics: Cyber-Human System Modeling and Control” (with Cao, Degruyter 2018). He is a member of IEEE, ASME, AIAA, ASPRS, AUVSI and AMA. He is listed in Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Analytics from 2018 to 2021. He received Research of the Year awards from USU (12) and UCM (20).

Biography: (250 words)

YangQuan Chen earned his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 1998. He had been  a faculty of Electrical Engineering at Utah State University (USU) from 2000-12. He joined the School of Engineering, University of California, Merced (UCM) in 2012 teaching “Mechatronics”, “Engineering Service Learning” and “Unmanned Aerial Systems” for undergraduates and “Fractional Order Mechanics”, “Nonlinear Controls” and “Advanced Controls: Optimality and Robustness”  for graduates. His current research interests include mechatronics for sustainability, cognitive process control, small multi-UAV based cooperative multi-spectral “personal remote sensing” and applications, applied fractional calculus in controls, modeling and complex signal processing; distributed measurement and control of distributed parameter systems with mobile actuator and sensor networks. He has been the Co-Chair for IEEE RAS Technical Committee on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Aerial Robotics (2012-18). He was the Mechatronics and Embedded Systems Applications TC Chair for ASME DED in 2009-10, an Associated Editor for Journal of Dynamics Systems, Measurements and Control (2009-2015). Currently, he serves as the Topic Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (Field Robotics), Associate Editor for Intelligent Service Robotics, Section Associate Editor (remote sensors) for Sensors and a Senior Editor for International Journal of Intelligent Robotic Systems. He is an Associate Editor for Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Mechatronics, Control Engineering Practice, IET Control Theory and Applications, and ISA Transactions. Dr. Chen serves as a Program Co-Chair and General Co-Chair for 2016 and 2017 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, respectively. He is a member of IEEE, ASME, AIAA, ASPRS, AUVSI and AMA. He is listed in Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Analytics from 2018-2021. He received Research of the Year awards from USU (12) and UCM (20).

Biography: (200 words)

YangQuan Chen earned his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 1998. He had been a faculty of Electrical Engineering at Utah State University (USU) from 2000-12. He joined the School of Engineering, University of California, Merced (UCM) in summer 2012 teaching “Mechatronics”, “Engineering Service Learning” and “Unmanned Aerial Systems” for undergraduates; “Fractional Order Mechanics”, “Nonlinear Controls” and “Advanced Controls: Optimality and Robustness” for graduates. His research interests include mechatronics for sustainability, cognitive process control, small multi-UAV based cooperative multi-spectral “personal remote sensing”, applied fractional calculus in controls, modeling and complex signal processing; distributed measurement and control of distributed parameter systems with mobile actuator and sensor networks.

He serves as a Co-Chair for IEEE RAS Technical Committee (TC) on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Aerial Robotics (2012-18); served the TC Chair for the ASME DED Mechatronics Embedded Systems Applications (2009-10); Associated Editor (AE) for Journal of Dynamics Systems, Measurements and Control (2009-15). He serves as Topic Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (Field Robotics), AE for Intelligent Service Robotics, Section AE (Remote Sensors) for Sensors, AE for Mechatronics, Senior Editor for International Journal of Intelligent Robotic Systems, and AEs for several control applications journals. He is a member of IEEE, ASME, AIAA, ASPRS, AUVSI and AMA. He is listed in Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Analytics from 2018 to 2021. He received Research of the Year awards from USU (12) and UCM (20).

Biography: (100 words)

YangQuan Chen earned his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 1998. He had been a faculty of Electrical Engineering at Utah State University (USU) from 2000-12. He joined the School of Engineering, University of California, Merced (UCM) in summer 2012 teaching “Mechatronics”, “Engineering Service Learning” and “Unmanned Aerial Systems” for undergraduates; “Fractional Order Mechanics”, “Nonlinear Controls” and “Advanced Controls: Optimality and Robustness” for graduates. His research interests include mechatronics for sustainability, cognitive process control, small multi-UAV based cooperative multi-spectral “personal remote sensing”, applied fractional calculus in controls, modeling and complex signal processing; distributed measurement and control of distributed parameter systems with mobile actuator and sensor networks. He is listed in Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Analytics from 2018 to 2021. He received Research of the Year awards from USU (12) and UCM (20).

 

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In 2018, for his cumulative work in drones, Dr. Chen won "Senate Distinguished Scholarly Public Service award" that recognizes a faculty member who has energetically and creatively applied his or her professional expertise and scholarship to benefit the local, regional, national or international community. He received Control Engineering Practice best journal paper award at the IFAC world Congress 2011 in Milan, Italy. He is proud of receiving an "Councelor Award" from the Utah State University Student Branch of IEEE for "explaining human relationship using control theory".

Last updated 2/27/2017. 7/3/2020. 2/24/2021.