Jingyuan Zhao | Energy and Sustainability | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Jingyuan Zhao | Energy and Sustainability | Research Excellence Award

University of California Davis | United States

Jingyuan (Andy) Zhao, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professional Researcher and independent principal investigator at the University of California, Davis, internationally recognized for pioneering work in AI-enabled battery and energy systems. His research integrates multiphysics and multiscale modeling with advanced artificial intelligence to address battery safety, diagnostics, prognostics, and system-level optimization for electrified transportation.  He has led or co-led major U.S. and international research projects supported by USDOT, Caltrans, CEC, CARB, and national science foundations in China, while also translating research into industrial impact through prior leadership roles in electric vehicle battery intelligence. His academic training spans mechanical and vehicle engineering, complemented by extensive postdoctoral research in the U.S. and China. Dr. Zhao has received numerous honors, including Elsevier–Stanford World’s Top 2% Scientist and ScholarGPS Top 0.5% Scholar distinctions. Through interdisciplinary scholarship, global collaboration, and mentorship, his work advances safe, intelligent, and scalable battery energy systems, bridging laboratory innovation with real-world deployment and shaping the future of sustainable mobility.

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Review on Supercapacitors: Technologies and Performance Evaluation
J. Zhao, A.F. Burke, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 59, 276–291, 2021. (Citations: 602)


Autonomous Driving System: A Comprehensive Survey
J. Zhao, W. Zhao, B. Deng, Z. Wang, F. Zhang, et al., Expert Systems with Applications, 242, 122836, 2024. (Citations: 330)


Electrochemical Capacitors: Materials, Technologies and Performance
J. Zhao, A.F. Burke, Energy Storage Materials, 36, 31–55, 2021. (Citations: 202)


Electrochemical Capacitors: Performance Metrics and Evaluation by Testing and Analysis
J. Zhao, A.F. Burke, Advanced Energy Materials, 11(1), 2002192, 2021. (Citations: 182)


Machine Learning for Predicting Battery Capacity for Electric Vehicles
J. Zhao, H. Ling, J. Liu, J. Wang, A.F. Burke, Y. Lian, eTransportation, 15, 100214, 2023. (Citations: 171)

Jingjing Jiang | Robotics and Automation | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Jingjing Jiang | Robotics and Automation | Best Researcher Award

Loughborough University | United Kingdom

Dr Jingjing Jiang is a distinguished researcher in intelligent mobility and autonomous systems, currently a Senior Lecturer in Intelligent Mobility and Autonomous Vehicles at the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University. She holds a BE in Electronic and Electrical Engineering an MSc in Control Engineering , and a PhD in Control Engineering (Imperial College London,  thesis: Shared Control for Systems with Constraints). After her doctoral work she served as a Research Associate in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London before joining Loughborough University as Lecturer in 2018 and being promoted to Senior Lecturer. Her research interest spans trustworthy control design and rigorous closed-loop performance analysis for intelligent systems and autonomous vehicles, combining classical control theory with modern data-driven models and algorithms, and emphasising both trial-based validation and top-down safety and reliability guarantees. Her work has been recognised for bridging fundamental research and real-world application in mobility systems. She continues to drive innovation in autonomous mobility and system safety, contributing to the future of reliable intelligent transport.

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Featured Publications

Cao, S., Sun, L., Jiang, J., & Zuo, Z. (2021). Reinforcement learning-based fixed-time trajectory tracking control for uncertain robotic manipulators with input saturation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 34(8), 4584–4595.

Jiang, J., & Astolfi, A. (2018). Lateral control of an autonomous vehicle. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 3(2), 228–237.

Fu, H., Jiang, J., Hu, S., Rao, J., & Theodossiades, S. (2023). A multi-stable ultra-low frequency energy harvester using a nonlinear pendulum and piezoelectric transduction for self-powered sensing. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 189, 110034.

Jiang, J., & Astolfi, A. (2020). Stabilization of a class of underactuated nonlinear systems via underactuated back-stepping. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 66(11), 5429–5435.

Hu, J., Lin, Y., Li, J., Hou, Z., Chu, L., Zhao, D., Zhou, Q., Jiang, J., & Zhang, Y. (2024). Performance analysis of AI-based energy management in electric vehicles: A case study on classic reinforcement learning. Energy Conversion and Management, 300, 117964.