Predictive control and its industrial application, Distributed Control and Optimization.

Ph.D. Control Theory and Control Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2009
M.A. Operational Research and Control Theory, Lu Dong University, China, 2005.
B.S. Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Lu Dong University, China, 2002.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P. R. China
Associate Professor, Dept. of Automation, 2017.04-Present,
East China University of Science and Technology, P. R. China
Associate Professor, School of Information Science and Engineering, 2012.09-2017.04,
East China University of Science and Technology, P. R. China
Lecturer, School of Information Science and Engineering, 2009.09-2012.09,
University of Hong Kong
Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2016.06-2016.07,
City University of Hong Kong
Research Associate, Department of Mathematics, 2012.11-2012.12,
University of Hong Kong
Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.11-2012.02,
University of Alberta, Canada
Visiting Student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2007.06-2007.11.

Dr Zou's research areas include predictive control and its industrial application, distributed control and optimization, energy management for smart grid, networked control systems, multi-agent systems control, etc. She has published over 70 technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.Her research is mainly supported by NSFC, Ministry of Education in China, and Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission etc.
Main Project:
1. Principle Investigator,Mixed Time/event triggered distributed predictive control design and performance analysis, NSF of China, 61374107, 2014.1-2017.12.
2. Principle Investigator,Predictive control explicit design and performance analysis for constrained non-continuous nonlinear systems, NSF of China, 61004062, 2011.01-2013.12.
3. Principle Investigator, Explicit predictive control for hybrid systems, “Chenguang Program” of Education Commission of Shanghai Municipality, China, 2011.01-2013.12.
4. Principle Investigator,Distributed predictive control of grid-connected photovoltaic system,Key Laboratory of System Control and Information Processing, Ministry of Education of China, 2011.07-2013.06.
5. Principle Investigator, Large-scale programmable automation systems algorithm research, Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited，2014.6-2017.12.

Second Prize of Shanghai Natural Science Award, 2016(2/5)
Second Prize of Shanghai Scientific and Technological Progress Awards, 2014(4/7)
"Chenguang Scholar", Education Commission of Shanghai Municipal, China, 2010
Guan Zhao-zhi Award, Final List, 2009

Principle of Automatic Control

1 J. Song, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Finite-Time Stabilization via Sliding Mode Control. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2017, 62(3): 1478-1483. (SCI)
2 W. Chen, Yuanyuan Zou*, N. Xiao, Y. Niu. Quantized feedback stabilization of LTI systems over partlyunknown Markov fading channels. International Journal of Systems Science, 2017, DOI: 10.1080/00207721.2017.1311964.(SCI)
3 Yuanyuan Zou*, X. Su, Y. Niu. Event-triggered distributed predictive control for the cooperation of multi-agent systems. IET Control Theory and Applications, 2017, 11(1): 10-16. (SCI)
4 W. Chen, Yuanyuan Zou*, N. Xiao, Y. Niu. Mean Square Detectability of LTI Systems over Finite-State Digital Block-Fading Channels. International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, 2017,15(2):498-505. (SCI)
5 L. Lu, Yuanyuan Zou*, Y. Niu. Event driven robust output feedback control for constrained linear systems via model predictive control method. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 2017, 36(2): 543-558. (SCI)
6 J. Song, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Finite-Time Sliding Mode Control Synthesize Under Explicit Output Constraint, Automatica, 2016, 65, 111-114. (SCI)
7 Yuanyuan Zou*, Q. Wang, T. Jia, Y. Niu. Multirate Event-triggered Model Predictive Control for Networked Control Systems with Transmission Delays. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 2016,35(12): 4249-4270. (SCI)
8 Yuanyuan Zou*, X. Su, Y. Niu. Mixed time/event-triggered distributed predictive control over wiredwireless networks. Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2016, DOI: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2016.08.002. (SCI)
9 Yuanyuan Zou*, J. Lam, Y. Niu, D. Li. Constrained Predictive Control Synthesis for Quantized Systems with Markovian Data Loss, Automatica, 2015, 55: 217-225. (SCI)
10 J. Song, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Robust Finite-Time Bounded Control for Discrete-Time Stochastic Systems With Communication Constraint, IET Control Theory and Application, 2015, 9(13): 2015-2021.(SCI)
11 Y. Liu, T. Jia, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Design of Sliding Mode Control for A Class of Uncertain Switched Systems, International Journal of Systems Science, 2015, 46(6): 993-1002. (SCI)
12 Y. Liu, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Adaptive Sliding Mode Reliable Control for Switched Systems with Actuator Degradation. IET Control Theory and Application, 2015, 9(8): 1197-1204. (SCI)
13 Y. Liu, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Non-fragile Observer-based Sliding Mode Control for A Class of Uncertain Switched Systems. Journal of the Franklin Institute. 2014, 351(2): 952-963. (SCI)
14 Y. Liu, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Sliding mode control for uncertain switched systems subject to actuator nonlinearity. International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, 2014, 12(1): 57-62. (SCI)
15 Yuanyuan Zou*, Yugang Niu, Bei Chen and Tinggang Jia. Networked predictive control of constrained linear systems with input quantization. International Journal of Systems Science, 2013, 44(10): 1970-1982.(SCI)
16 B. Chen, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Adaptive sliding mode control for stochastic Markovian jumping systems with actuator degradation. Automatica, 2013, 49(6): 1748-1754. (SCI)
17 Y. Jiang, Yuanyuan Zou*, Y. Niu. Robust explicit solution of multirate predictive control system with external disturbances, Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 2013, 32(5): 2503-2515. (SCI)
18 Yuanyuan Zou*, Y. Niu. Predictive control of constrained linear systems with multiple missing measurements.Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing. 2013, 32(2): 615-630. (SCI)
19 B. Chen, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Sliding mode control for stochastic Markovian jumping systems with incomplete transition rate. IET Control Theory and Applications, 2013, 7(10): 1330-1338. (SCI)
20 B. Chen, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Reliable sliding mode control for Markovian jumping systems subject to actuator failures. Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 2013, 32(2): 601-614. (SCI)
21 T. Jia, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Sliding mode control for stochastic systems subject to packet losses.Information Sciences, 2012, 217: 117-126. (SCI)
22 B. Chen, Y. Niu, Yuanyuan Zou. Sliding mode control for stochastic Markovian jumping systems subject to successive packet losses. Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2014, 4(351): 2169-2184. (SCI)
23 T. Jia, Yuanyuan Zou*, Y. Niu. Adaptive neural control for uncertain systems subject to actuator failure. Neurocomputing, 2011, 74, 3753-3759. (SCI)
24 Yuanyuan Zou, T. Chen, S. Li. Network-based predictive control of multirate systems. IET-Control Theory and Applications, 2010, 4(7): 1145-1156. (SCI)
25 Yuanyuan Zou, S. Li. Receding horizon estimation to networked control systems with multirate scheme. Science in China Series F: Information Sciences, 2009, 52(7): 1103-1112. (SCI)
26 Yuanyuan Zou, S. Li. Robust model predictive control for piecewise affine systems. Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, 2007, 26(3): 393-406. (SCI)
27 Q. Wang, Yuanyuan Zou*, S. Wang. Event-triggered networked predictive control of system with data loss. Cogent Engineering, 2016, 3(1): 1134039.
28 L. Lu, Yuanyuan Zou*, Y. Niu. Event-triggered decentralized robust model predictive control for constrained large-scale interconnected systems. Cogent Engineering, 2016, 3(1): 1127309.