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fault diagnosis, data-driven techniques, high-speed trains, fault-tolerant control, statistical learning
China

Biography

Hongtian Chen received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in School of Electrical and Automation Engineering from Nanjing Normal University, China, in 2012 and 2015, respectively; and he received the Ph.D. degree in College of Automation Engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, in 2019.

He had ever been a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Automatic Control and Complex Systems, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, in 2018. Now he is a Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada. His research interests include process monitoring and fault diagnosis, data mining and analytics, machine learning, and quantum computation; and their applications in high-speed trains, new energy systems, and industrial processes.

Dr. Chen was a recipient of the Grand Prize of Innovation Award of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China in 2019, the Excellent Ph.D. Thesis Award of Jiangsu Province in 2020, and the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award from Chinese Association of Automation (CAA) in 2020. He currently serves as Associate Editor and Guest Editor of a number of scholarly journals such as IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS AND LEARNING SYSTEMS, and IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Employment (2)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Shanghai, Shanghai, China, CN

2023-02-01 to present | Professor (Automation of Department)
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University of Alberta: Edmonton, AB, CA

2019-08-15 to 2023-01-31 | Professor (Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering)
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Education and qualifications (1)

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics: Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN

2015-09-01 to 2019-05-30 | Doctor (College of Automation Engineering)
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Professional activities (3)

Robotics, Control and Automation Engineering: Changchun, CN

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IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems: USA, US

Guest Editor
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IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement: USA, US

Associate Editor
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Works (50 of 128)

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A Cooperative Heterogeneous System Design of Unmanned Aerial and Surface Vehicles

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Peng Han; Weidong Zhang; Tao Xie; Simon Yang; Hongtian Chen
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A Deep Echo State Network with Scaling Factor Activation Functions for Fault Diagnosis of Electrical Drive Systems

IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuanpeng Gong; Yulian Jiang; Chao Cheng; Hongtian Chen; Shenquan Wang
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A DRL-Based Adaptive Control Design for a Class of Nonlinear Systems With Mismatched Disturbances: From Algorithm to Application

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Xin Dong; Chuanlin Zhang; Hongtian Chen; Weidong Zhang
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A Noval Channel Pruning Lightweight Pig Face Detection Method Based on Augment Group Diverse Attention Mechanism

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Shuiqing Xu; Wenhao Yi; Juan Shen; Songbing Tao; Hai Wang; Yi Chai; Hongtian Chen
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Adaptive Reconfigurable Fault-Tolerant Control of Multi-USVs With Actuator Magnitude and Rate Faults

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Chun Liu; Hongtian Chen; Bin Jiang; Youmin Zhang; Shaorong Xie
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Visionary Policy Iteration for Continuous Control

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Botao Dong; Longyang Huang; Xiwen Ma; Hongtian Chen; Weidong Zhang
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Simultaneous Fault Diagnosis and Size Estimation Using Multitask Federated Incremental Learning

IEEE Transactions on Reliability
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Kai Zhong; Zhengping Ding; Haifeng Zhang; Hongtian Chen; Enrico Zio
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Data-driven Detection of Hot Spots in Photovoltaic Modules Using Information Fusion

International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems
2025-03-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Hui Yi; Jianfei Liu; Deshan Zeng; Chen Yang; Hongtian Chen
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Safe Adaptive Policy Transfer Reinforcement Learning for Distributed Multiagent Control

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Bin Du; Wei Xie; Yang Li; Qisong Yang; Weidong Zhang; Rudy R. Negenborn; Yusong Pang; Hongtian Chen
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A Latent Representation Generalizing Network for Domain Generalization in Cross-Scenario Monitoring

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Sudao He; Fuyang Chen; Hongtian Chen
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A Lightweight Pig Face Recognition Method Based on Efficient Mobile Network and Horizontal Vertical Attention Mechanism

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Shuiqing Xu; Haodong Zheng; Songbing Tao; Yi Chai; Qihang He; Hongtian Chen
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A Novel CVAE-Based Sequential Monte Carlo Framework for Dynamic Soft Sensor Applications

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Wenxin Sun; Weili Xiong; Hongtian Chen; Ranjith Chiplunkar; Biao Huang
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A Physical-Feature Interactive Expansion-Based Fault Diagnosis Method With Applications to Marine Current Turbines

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Tao Xie; Weidong Zhang; Yufei Tang; Hongtian Chen
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A Physics-Guided Wavelet Feature Extraction Method for Fault Diagnosis of Thruster Blades

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Tao Xie; Zhihuan Hu; Weidong Zhang; Zhongmei Li; Hongtian Chen
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A Segmented Iterative Learning Scheme-Based Distributed Fault Estimation for Switched Interconnected Nonlinear Systems

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Shuiqing Xu; Lejing Wang; Haosong Dai; Hai Wang; Hongtian Chen; Yi Chai; Wei Xing Zheng
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A Simultaneous Diagnosis Approach for Power Switch, Grid-Side Current Sensor, and DC-Link Voltage Sensor Faults in Single-Phase Three-Level Rectifiers

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Shuiqing Xu; Xiaofan Xu; Jian Wang; Hai Wang; Yi Chai; Hongtian Chen; Mahesh Krishnamurthy
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A Target Tracking Guidance for Unmanned Surface Vehicles in the Presence of Obstacles

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Bin Du; Wei Xie; Weidong Zhang; Hongtian Chen
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A Two-Stage Fault Diagnosis Method With Rough and Fine Classifiers for Phased Array Radar Transceivers

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Chuang Chen; Jiantao Shi; Lihang Feng; Hui Yi; Cunsong Wang; Hongtian Chen
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Asynchronous Deconvolution Filtering for 2-D Markov Jump Systems With Packet Loss Compensation

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Peng Cheng; Hongtian Chen; Shuping He; Weidong Zhang
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Comprehensive Diagnosis Strategy for Power Switch, Grid-Side Current Sensor, DC-Link Voltage Sensor Faults in Single-Phase Three-Level Rectifiers

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Shuiqing Xu; Xiaofan Xu; Haibo Du; Hai Wang; Yi Chai; Wei Xing Zheng; Hongtian Chen
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Counterfactual Covariate Causal Discovery on Nonlinear Extremal Quantiles

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Tangwen Yin; Hongtian Chen; Dan Huang; Hesheng Wang
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Day-Ahead Probabilistic Load Forecasting: A Multi-Information Fusion and Noncrossing Quantiles Method

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Yu Huang; Haode Guo; Engang Tian; Hongtian Chen
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Dynamic Output Feedback Fault-Tolerant Control for Switched Vehicle Active Suspension Delayed Systems

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhenhua Li; Hongtian Chen; Wentao Wu; Weidong Zhang
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Explainable Fault Diagnosis Using Invertible Neural Networks—Part I: A Left Manifold-Based Solution

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Hongtian Chen; Wenxin Sun; Weidong Zhang; Bin Jiang; Steven X. Ding; Biao Huang
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Explainable Intelligent Fault Diagnosis for Nonlinear Dynamic Systems: From Unsupervised to Supervised Learning

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Hongtian Chen; Zhigang Liu; Cesare Alippi; Biao Huang; Derong Liu
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Fault Diagnosis for Multi-Phase Inverters: A Telescoping Modulus Approach With Convolutional Neural Networks

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Tao Xie; Zhihuan Hu; Weidong Zhang; Hongtian Chen
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Large-Scale Data-Driven Optimization in Deep Modeling With an Intelligent Decision-Making Mechanism

IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Dayu Tan; Yansen Su; Xin Peng; Hongtian Chen; Chunhou Zheng; Xingyi Zhang; Weimin Zhong
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Performance-Based Hierarchical Fault-Tolerant Control for Closed-Loop Systems With Multiplicative Faults: A Data-Driven Design Method

IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Ruijie Liu; Engang Tian; Ying Yang; Hongtian Chen
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Quality-Oriented Efficient Distributed Kernel-Based Monitoring Strategy for Nonlinear Plant-Wide Industrial Processes

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Hao Ma; Yan Wang; Hongtian Chen; Jie Yuan; Zhicheng Ji
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Saturation-Tolerant Tunnel Prescribed Control for Vessel-Train Formation of Underactuated MSVs

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Wentao Wu; Yibo Zhang; Weidong Zhang; Ruihang Ji; Hongtian Chen
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Simultaneous Diagnosis of Open-Switch and Current Sensor Faults of Inverters in IM Drives Through Reduced-Order Interval Observer

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Shuiqing Xu; Hongyan Yu; Hai Wang; Hui Chai; Mingyao Ma; Hongtian Chen; Wei Xing Zheng
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Transfer Learning-Motivated Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Designs: A Survey, Insights, and Perspectives

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Hongtian Chen; Hao Luo; Biao Huang; Bin Jiang; Okyay Kaynak
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Fault Detection of Unmanned Surface Vehicles: The Fuzzy Multiprocessor Implementation

IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Xiang Zhang; Shuping He; Zhihuan Hu; Ruonan Liu; Hongtian Chen; Weidong Zhang
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Switched Command-Filtered-Based Adaptive Fuzzy Output-Feedback Funnel Control for Switched Nonlinear MIMO-Delayed Systems

IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhenhua Li; Hongtian Chen; Hak-Keung Lam; Wentao Wu; Weidong Zhang
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Event-Based H∞ Tracking Control for the T-S Fuzzy-Based SP-IPT System With Coil Misalignment

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Shuangxin Zhu; Yu Huang; Engang Tian; Yuqiang Luo; Xiangpeng Xie; Hongtian Chen
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Terminal Line-of-Sight Angle-Constrained Target Tracking Guidance for Unmanned Surface Vehicles

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Bin Du; Kunde Yang; Weidong Zhang; Hongtian Chen
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Robust Distributed Cooperative Rendezvous Control for Heterogeneous Marine Vehicles Using Model Predictive Control

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
2024-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Zehua Jia; Haibo Lu; Hongtian Chen; Weidong Zhang
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Dynamic Weighted Slow Feature Analysis-based Fault Detection for Running Gear Systems of High-speed Trains

International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Chao Cheng; Xin Wang; Shuiqing Xu; Ke Feng; Hongtian Chen
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Online Knowledge Distillation-Based Multiscale Threshold Denoising Networks for Fault Diagnosis of Transmission Systems

IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Yadong Xu; Xiaoan Yan; Beibei Sun; Ke Feng; Linlin Kou; Yuejian Chen; Yifan Li; Hongtian Chen; Engang Tian; Qing Ni et al.
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Event-triggered Asynchronous Distributed MPC for Multi-Quadrotor Systems with Communication Delays

2024-06-21 | Preprint
Contributors: Chun Liu; Yupeng Shu; Liang Xu; Yihuan Jin; Guijia Xu; Kuan Li; Hongtian Chen
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Distributed Process Monitoring for Multiagent Systems Through Cognitive Learning

IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Hongtian Chen; Oguzhan Dogru; Santhosh Kumar Varanasi; Xunyuan Yin; Biao Huang
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Reinforcement Learning in Process Industries: Review and Perspective

IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Oguzhan Dogru; Junyao Xie; Om Prakash; Ranjith Chiplunkar; Jansen Soesanto; Hongtian Chen; Kirubakaran Velswamy; Fadi Ibrahim; Biao Huang
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A Hierarchical Soft-Sensor Using Spatiotemporal Information Transformation and ARMA With Application in Wastewater Treatment

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Gang Fang; Yiqi Liu; Baoping Cai; Hongtian Chen; Daoping Huang
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A Novel Adaptive SMO-Based Simultaneous Diagnosis Method for IGBT Open-Circuit Faults and Current Sensor Incipient Faults of Inverters in PMSM Drives for Electric Vehicles

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Shuiqing Xu; Xinyang Chen; Feng Liu; Hai Wang; Yi Chai; Wei Xing Zheng; Hongtian Chen
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A Reduced-Order Observer-Based Method for Simultaneous Diagnosis of Open-Switch and Current Sensor Faults of a Grid-Tied NPC Inverter

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Shuiqing Xu; Wenzhan Huang; Darong Huang; Hongtian Chen; Yi Chai; Mingyao Ma; Wei Xing Zheng
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An Active Contour Model Based on Local Pre-Piecewise Fitting Bias Corrections for Fast and Accurate Segmentation

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Guina Wang; Fuzheng Zhang; Yiyang Chen; Guirong Weng; Hongtian Chen
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ConvLSTM and Self-Attention Aided Canonical Correlation Analysis for Multioutput Soft Sensor Modeling

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Xiuli Zhu; Seshu Kumar Damarla; Kuangrong Hao; Biao Huang; Hongtian Chen; Yicun Hua
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Fault-Tolerant Soft Sensors for Dynamic Systems

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Hongtian Chen; Biao Huang
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Hierarchical Graph Convolutional Networks With Latent Structure Learning for Mechanical Fault Diagnosis

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Kai Zhong; Bing Han; Min Han; Hongtian Chen
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Local Linear Generalized Autoencoder-Based Incipient Fault Detection for Electrical Drive Systems of High-Speed Trains

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Chao Cheng; Yunfei Ju; Shuiqing Xu; Yisheng Lv; Hongtian Chen
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