Xinghuo Yu

Dist. Professor Xinghuo Yu

Vice Chancellors Professorial Fellow

Details

  • College: School of Engineering
  • Department: School of Engineering
  • Campus: City Campus Australia
  • xinghuo.yu@rmit.edu.au

Open to

  • Media enquiries
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Distinguished Professor Xinghuo Yu specialises in electrical and electronic engineering, and is passionate about making an impact through his fundamental and applied research. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, an Honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia, and a Fellow of the IEEE, Australian Computer Society, and Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also an Engineering Executive and a Chartered Professional Engineer of Engineers Australia.

Distinguished Professor Xinghuo Yu is an Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor and the Chair of RMIT Professorial Academy. He is a Vice-Chancellor's Professorial Fellow in the School of Engineering. He was the President of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society for 2018 and 2019.

He started his academic career in 1989 as a Postdoctoral Fellow with the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. In 1991, he joined Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia, where, before he left in 2002, he was Professor of Intelligent Systems and Associate Dean (Research) of Faculty of Informatics & Communication. Since 2002, he has been with RMIT University, where he has occupied various senior academic and administrative positions such as Full Professor, Distinguished Professor, Associate Dean, Institute Director, and Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

He has published extensively in Control Systems, Intelligent and Complex Systems, and Power and Energy Systems. He has been named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate annually since 2015. 

Awards:
2018: Australasian Artificial Intelligence Distinguished Research Contribution Award, Australian Computer Society
2018: M A Sargent Medal, Engineers Australia
2013: IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Dr.-Ing. Eugene Mittelmann Achievement Award

Non-academic positions

  • Interim Chair
  • Oceania Cyber Security Centre Limited
  • , Australia
  • Apr 2020 – Jan 2021
  • Non-Executive Director
  • Oceania Cyber Security Centre Limited
  • , Australia
  • 2016 – 2021

Supervisor projects

  • Management of network congestion with the presence of electric vehicle charging stations, taking into account the performance of generation units
  • 5 Mar 2024
  • Enhancing Power System Stability using Demand Response Schemes
  • 13 Feb 2024
  • Multi-agent reinforcement learning for economic dispatch in smart grid
  • 6 Feb 2024
  • Accelerated Finite-Time Dynamics-based Methods for Real-Time Control of the Smart Grid
  • 19 Oct 2023
  • The stabilization for nonlinear periodic switched systems
  • 4 Apr 2023
  • Scalable and Robust Dynamic Operating Envelope in Power Distribution Networks
  • 13 Feb 2023
  • Signal Processing for Communications and Radars
  • 23 Nov 2022
  • Intelligent Data Analytics and Applications
  • 1 Dec 2021
  • Non-Convex Optimisation: A Finite-Time Dynamics Approach
  • 24 Mar 2021
  • Rule Extraction Method for Identifying Solar PV Generation
  • 24 Nov 2020
  • COMPLEX NETWORKS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN SMART GRIDS
  • 12 Nov 2020
  • Improving Neural Network Performance Through Accelerated Learning and Simplified Architecture for Big Data Applications
  • 30 Sep 2020
  • Mitigating Voltage Deviations in a Residential Distribution Grid using Predictive Control of Community Battery Storage System
  • 3 Sep 2020
  • CyberPhysicalSocial Systems and Applications
  • 12 Aug 2020
  • Electricity Markets: Auctions, Designs and Their Analytics
  • 21 Apr 2020
  • Complex Networks in Smart Grids: Theory and Applications
  • 6 Aug 2019
  • Spectrum Occupancy Prediction using Deep Learning Techniques for Next Generation Wireless Communications
  • 7 Mar 2019
  • Embedding of Dynamical Networks
  • 25 Oct 2018
  • Improving Distributed Renewable Energy Performance and Urban Sustainability with Virtual Power Plants
  • 19 Oct 2018
  • Consensus Control in Complex Network Systems with Microgrid Applications
  • 2 Jul 2018
  • Smart Metering Data Pattern Recognition for Identifying Solar PV Generation
  • 1 Mar 2018
  • Optimization of Electric Vehicle Facility Deployment and Charging Strategy for Smart Grid
  • 1 Mar 2017
  • Finite-time Sliding Mode Control Strategies and Their Applications
  • 29 Feb 2016
  • Mitigation of cascade failures in complex networks: Theory and Application
  • 20 Jul 2015
  • Optimisation of Control Network Topology for Distributed Control of Cyber-Physical Systems
  • 31 Mar 2015
  • Real-Time Optimal Electricity Dispatch under Dynamic Environment
  • 15 Aug 2014
  • Personalised and Uncertainty-Aware Multi-Criteria Journey Planning in Urban Transportation Network 
  • 3 Mar 2014
  • Router-based Network Traffic Observation by Terminal Sliding Mode Control Theory 
  • 3 Mar 2014
  • Vulnerability and Augmentation of Power Grids: A Complex Network Approach
  • 22 Jul 2013
  • Optimal design techniques applied to small islanded energy systems
  • 4 Mar 2013

Teaching interests

Supervisor interest areas
- Control Systems
- Artificial Intelligence
- Complex Networks
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Smart Grids

Research interests

Distinguished Professor Xinghuo Yu has worked extensively with industries in energy, security, resources, and manufacturing, nationally and internationally.

Research keywords
Control Systems, Complex Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber-Physical Systems, Smart Grids

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