Welcome to the DSCL at ASU

The major research of Dynamic Systems and Control Laboratory (DSCL) focus on design, modeling, estimation, control, optimization, and safety of dynamic systems, particularly for vehicle, automotive, connected and automated driving, multi-agent mobile, energy, and mechatronic systems.

Ph.D. students: We are seeking 1-2 PhD students with strong research motivations on automated vehicle, machine learning, dynamic systems, and control for summer or fall 2026.  Interested and self-motivated students with vehicle dynamics, control (theory), and/or optimization background are encouraged to contact Dr. Chen by email for more information. M.S. students with hands-on work experience and/or publication will be preferred.

Principal Investigator

Portrait of Yan Chen

Yan Chen

Associate Professor

Engineering, The Polytechnic School

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Latest News

  • Congratulations to the new Ph.D. graduate in DSCL: Dr. Gang Wang

    Dr. Gang Wang has successfully completed his PhD study in DSCL and graduated from Arizona State University with a doctoral degree. Dr. Wang will join Symbotic as a senior research engineer to work on dynamics, planning, and control of warehouse robots. Congratulations, Dr. Wang. 

  • Congratulations to the new Ph.D. graduate in DSCL: Dr. Shi Lu

    Dr. Shi Lu has successfully completed his PhD study in DSCL and graduated from Arizona State University with a doctoral degree. Dr. Lu will join a company to work on flight control and demonstration. Congratulations, Dr. Lu. 

  • Prof. Chen appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

    Prof. Chen was recently appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (IJEHV), Inderscience Publishers. See details here www.inderscience.com/ijehv. IJEHV provides a high-quality, fully refereed international forum in the field of electric and hybrid automotive systems, including various in-vehicle electricity production, to describe innovative solutions for the technical challenges that enable…