{"id":29,"date":"2023-11-27T11:20:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:50:36","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">Principal Investigator<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"uds-profile-grid col-one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/3019848?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Yan Chen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/3019848\">Yan Chen<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Associate Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Engineering, The Polytechnic School<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:yanchen@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: yanchen@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"ychen673\" data-ga=\"yanchen@asu.edu\">yanchen@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"tel:480-727-5123\" aria-label=\"User phone number: 480-727-5123\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"ychen673\" data-ga=\"480-727-5123\">480-727-5123<\/a><\/li><li>PRLTA 330M<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Dr. Chen\u2019s research interests include design, modeling, estimation, control, optimization, and safety of dynamic systems, specifically for connected and automated vehicle, multi-agent mobile, energy, and mechatronic systems.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user personal website\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"ychen673\" data-ga=\"web-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">Ph.D. Students<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"uds-profile-grid col-two\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-6);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-6);\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-small fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2021\/08\/mingzhe-Liu-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2021\/08\/mingzhe-Liu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2021\/08\/mingzhe-Liu-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2021\/08\/mingzhe-Liu-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2021\/08\/mingzhe-Liu-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2021\/08\/mingzhe-Liu-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2021\/08\/mingzhe-Liu-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Mingzhe Liu<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Ph.D. Student<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Systems Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-small fill\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2022\/09\/VisaPhoto-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2022\/09\/VisaPhoto-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2022\/09\/VisaPhoto-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2022\/09\/VisaPhoto.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Gang Wang<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Ph.D. Student<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Systems Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-small fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2021\/11\/Shi-Lu-headshot_small-version_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Shi Lu<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Ph.D. Student (co-advise)<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Electric Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-small fill\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2022\/09\/photo-JW-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2022\/09\/photo-JW-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2022\/09\/photo-JW-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2022\/09\/photo-JW.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Jialin Wan<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Ph.D. Student (co-advise)<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Computer Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-small fill\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/07\/Luu-Minh-Thus-Profile-Picture-e1753600725357-150x150.png\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/07\/Luu-Minh-Thus-Profile-Picture-e1753600725357-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/07\/Luu-Minh-Thus-Profile-Picture-e1753600725357-500x498.png 500w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/07\/Luu-Minh-Thus-Profile-Picture-e1753600725357-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/07\/Luu-Minh-Thus-Profile-Picture-e1753600725357-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/yanchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/07\/Luu-Minh-Thus-Profile-Picture-e1753600725357.png 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Luu Minh Thu<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Ph.D. Student<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Systems Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-small fill\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/default-headshot.png\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Missing portrait\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Vikas Narang<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Ph.D. Student<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Systems Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">M.S. and B.S. Students<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"uds-profile-grid col-two\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-6);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-6);\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-micro fill\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/default-headshot.png\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Missing portrait\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Yash Patil<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>M.S. Student<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Mechanical Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">DSCL Alumni<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Post-doc Researchers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Yue Shi, 2018-2019, Senior Engineer at WBTL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ph.D. Graduates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-default\">\n<li>Dr. Ao Li, Ph.D. Fall 2023, joined General Motors as Research Engineer after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Yiwen Huang, Ph.D. Spring 2021, joined XPeng Motors as Senior Motion Control Engineer after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Fengchen Wang, Ph.D. Spring 2020, joined MathWorks as Senior Software Engineer after graduation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting Ph.D. Student<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thalia Alicia Morel Otaz\u00fa, Spring 2024, Department of Engineering, Universidad Loyola Andaluc\u00b4\u0131a, Spain. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>M.S. Graduates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mr. Mohammad Zaid Kathadi, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2025, joined UIS Corp. after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Rohan Khaire, M.S. in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Summer 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Harsh Gangwar, M.S. in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Spring 2024, joined NREL after graduation. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Monish Dev Sudhakhar, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2023, joined CNH after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Kaushik Kumar Gujarathi, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Summer 2022, joined Toyota North American after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Thiagarajan Chidambareswaran, M.S. in Electric Engineering, Spring 2019, joined General Motors R&amp;D after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Vaishakh Nair, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2019, joined Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC. after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Yue Zhao, M.S. in Engineering, Summer 2018, joined ASM America Inc. after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Hongru Xu, M.S. in Engineering, Summer 2018, joined ASM America Inc. after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Satya Vamshi Pattela, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2018, joined Tenshon LLC. after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ms. Nikita Deshpande, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2018, joined TruStop Inc. after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Kaushik Munusamy Kabilan, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2017, joined Honda R&amp;D Americas after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ms. Nitharshini Sivakumar, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Fall 2017, joined PAL Robotics after graduation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B.S. Graduates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mr. Drake Wilson, B.S. Spring 2025, joined Boeing as a structural analysis engineer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Trevor Wild, B.S. Spring 2024, joined ZEVx and then Nissan as an NVH engineer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Shuhao Yang, Spring 2024, transferred to University of Wisconsin, Madison as an ECE undergraduate student. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Brandon Dunn, B.S. Spring 2019, joined Arizona State University as a graduate student after graduation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Sam Deadrick, B.S. 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