Zhenyi Yuan Incoming Assistant Professor IoT Thrust, Info Hub, HKUST Guangzhou 1 Du Xue Road, Nansha, Guangzhou, China Email: z7yuan[at]ucsd.edu Office: TBD Phone: TBD [Google Scholar]    [University Webpage]    [CV]

Prospective Students

I am looking for PhD/MPhil/RA students starting from Fall 2026 at HKUST Guangzhou. If you have background in either Control, AI, or Energy Systems, please feel free to reach out to me! Check HERE for details.

Short Bio

I will be joining the IoT Thrust of Info Hub at HKUST Guangzhou as an assistant professor in Spring 2026. I did my Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences (Mechanical Engineering) with Jorge Cortés at UC San Diego, and B.S. + M.S. in Control Science and Engineering with Ligang Wu at HIT Honors School. Prior to HKUST Guangzhou, I held short visiting and research positions at CUHK Information Engineering Department, hosted by Changhong Zhao, and was involved in several industrial projects collaborating with NREL and TotalEnergies.

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in Control & Optimization, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, and Energy Systems. Recently I work on:

• Data-driven control and learning framework for dynamical systems through Koopman operator

• Control-inspired machine learning with structural guarantees in generative AI

• Control and learning of DERs and power flow analysis in sustainable energy systems

But if you work on any aspect of my broaden research interests, feel free to reach out, I am sure we can find something interesting to discuss.