People
Principle Investigator
Yan Chen
Assistant Professor
Dr. Yan Chen received the B.S. and M.S. degrees (with honors) in Control Science and Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China in 2004 and 2006, respectively. He received his second M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, Houston in 2009, and the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University, Columbus in 2013.
Dr. Chen joined Arizona State University as an Assistant Professor and founded Dynamic Systems and Control Laboratory (DSCL) in August 2016, after three years of full-time automotive industrial research experience. Dr. Chen’s research interests include design, modeling, estimation, control, optimization, and safety of dynamic systems, specifically for connected and automated ground vehicle, (hybrid) electric vehicle, internal combustion engine, aftertreatment, energy, and mechatronic systems. Dr. Chen’s research projects have been funded by federal agencies and industrial companies, such as National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Naval Research (ONR), Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), General Motors (GM), Intel, SRP, MathWorks, and others. He is the author or co-author of more than 70 peer-reviewed publications.
Dr. Chen serves as an Associate Editor for the journal of IFAC Mechatronics, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, and IEEE CSS Conference Editorial Board. He currently serves as the chair of ASME Automotive and Transportation Systems Technical Committee. He is a recipient of 2020 SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award and 2019 DSCC Automotive and Transportation Systems Best Paper Award.
Ph.D. Students
Ao Li
Ph.D. Student
Ao Li received his B.S. degree in Automotive Engineering from Northeastern University in 2015 and M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University in 2017, respectively. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University.
His research interests are focused autonomous driving, vehicle system modeling, simulation, analysis and optimization.
Gang Wang
Ph.D. Student
Gang Wang received his B.S. degree in Vehicle Engineering from Dalian Jiaotong University in 2018 and M.S. degree in Transportation Engineering from Tongji University in 2021, respectively. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering at Arizona State University.
His research interests are focused on connected and automated vehicles, vehicle dynamics and control, and cooperative control.
Shi Lu (co-advise)
Ph.D. Student
Shi Lu received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Control Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2015, and in Electric Engineering from Arizona State University in 2018, respectively. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Electric Engineering at Arizona State University.
His research interests are focused on UAV dynamics and control, optimization, design and modeling.
Jingxiong Meng (co-advise)
Ph.D. Student
Jingxiong received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Transportation from South China University of Technology in 2020, and in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2022, respectively. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering at Arizona State University.
His research interests are focused on machine learning, transportation route planning, and connected and automated vehicles.
Jialin Wan (co-advise)
Ph.D. Student
Jialin Wan received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Computer Science from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China in 2015 and 2017, respectively. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering at Arizona State University.
His work focuses on reinforcement learning, wireless networks, and automated vehicles.
Shaowei Wang
Ph.D. Student
Mingzhe Liu
Ph.D. Student
Mingzhe Liu received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University in 2018 and M.S. degree in Automotive Engineering from Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in 2020, respectively. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering at Arizona State University.
His research interests are focused on connected and automated vehicles, vehicle dynamics and control, modeling of dynamic systems, and optimization.
M.S. Students
Monish Dev Sudhakhar
M.S. Student
Monish is currently pursuing his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University. He is interested in exploring the field of Vehicle Dynamics & Control in Autonomous & Electric Vehicles.
Saransh Jain
M.S. Student
Saransh is currently pursuing his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University. His research interests are focused on Controls, Vehicle dynamics, Autonomous vehicles, Design and Modeling.
Undergraduate Students
Jiangtao Li
Undergraduate Student
Jiangtao Li is currently pursuing a B.S. degree in Automotive Engineering at Arizona State University. Jiangtao is the High-Voltage Team lead in the FSAE Electrical racing team. He is interested in Vehicle dynamics, electrical vehicles, and vehicle automation.
Justin Janda
Undergraduate Student
Justin Janda is currently pursuing a B.S. degree in Automotive Engineering at Arizona State University. He is working on Chassis and Suspension Subsystems for the FSAE Electric Racing Team. He is interested in automotive performance via mechanical engineering and vehicle dynamics, electric powertrain, and ICE.
DSCL Alumni
Post-doc Researchers
Dr. Yue Shi, 2018-2019, Senior Engineer at WBTL.
Ph.D. Graduates
Dr. Yiwen Huang, Ph.D. Spring 2021, joined XPeng Motors as Senior Motion Control Engineer after graduation.
Dr. Fengchen Wang, Ph.D. Spring 2020, joined MathWorks as Senior Software Engineer after graduation.
M.S. Graduates
Mr. Kaushik Kumar Gujarathi, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Summer 2022, joined Toyota North American after graduation.
Mr. Thiagarajan Chidambareswaran, M.S. in Electric Engineering, Spring 2019, joined General Motors R&D after graduation.
Mr. Vaishakh Nair, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2019, joined Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC. after graduation.
Mr. Yue Zhao, M.S. in Engineering, Summer 2018, joined ASM America Inc. after graduation.
Mr. Hongru Xu, M.S. in Engineering, Summer 2018, joined ASM America Inc. after graduation.
Mr. Satya Vamshi Pattela, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2018, joined Tenshon LLC. after graduation.
Ms. Nikita Deshpande, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2018, joined TruStop Inc. after graduation.
Mr. Kaushik Munusamy Kabilan, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2017, joined Honda R&D Americas after graduation.
Ms. Nitharshini Sivakumar, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Fall 2017, joined PAL Robotics after graduation.
B.S. Graduates
Mr. Brandon Dunn, B.S. Spring 2019, joined Arizona State University as a graduate student after graduation.
Mr. Sam Deadrick, B.S. Spring 2019, joined Carnegie Mellon University as a graduate student after graduation.
