Harbin Institute of Technology | China
Kangkang Sun is an accomplished researcher and master supervisor whose work advances security control, intelligent systems, and artificial intelligence for cyber-physical and aerospace applications. With an h-index of 16, over 41 published documents, and more than 3,547 citations, he has built a strong academic record grounded in rigorous research and impactful scholarship. Dr. Sun earned his PhD in Control Science and Engineering and later gained international experience as a visiting scholar at Politecnico di Milano and a research associate at City University of Hong Kong. His academic career includes roles as Assistant Professor and Associate Researcher at the Harbin Institute of Technology and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China. His research focuses on secure control of cyber-physical systems, intelligent and adaptive control, reinforcement learning, deep learning, autonomous spacecraft/robot control, and interpretability in AI. He has published extensively in top-tier IEEE journals, with several papers recognized as ESI highly cited papers. His professional impact is further reflected through editorial board roles, associate editorships, and service in IEEE and IFAC technical committees. A recipient of multiple awards, including recognition among Stanford’s Top 2% Scientists, his work continues to contribute significantly to the fields of control engineering and artificial intelligence.
Featured Publications
Sun, K., Zheng, Q., & Jin, R. (2025). Secure control for spacecraft relative dual quaternion systems with denial-of-service attacks. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.
Sun, K., & Zhang, X. (2024). Security control for cyber-physical systems with optimal dynamic stealthy actuator attacks. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 22, 8925–8936.
Sun, K., Liu, L., Qiu, J., & Feng, G. (2021). Fuzzy adaptive finite-time fault-tolerant control for strict-feedback nonlinear systems. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 29(4), 786–796.
Sun, K., Mou, S., Qiu, J., Wang, T., & Gao, H. (2019). Adaptive fuzzy control for non-triangular structural stochastic switched nonlinear systems with full state constraints. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 27(8), 1587–1601.
Sun, K., Guo, R., & Qiu, J. (2022). Fuzzy adaptive switching control for stochastic systems with finite-time prescribed performance. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 52(9), 9922–9930.