ERL

Publications

Selected research from 2024 onward.

2026

  1. An Event-Triggered Robust Reinforcement Learning Scheme for Nonlinear Systems with Unknown DisturbancesNingwei Bai, Yunda Yan, Chi Pui Chan, Qichen Yin, Tengyang Gong, Junan Wang, Zezhi Tang.45th Chinese Control Conference (CCC), Changsha.
  2. Coordinated Risk-Averse Bidding and Distributed Benefit Allocation for Multi-VPP Systems in the Day-Ahead MarketJunan Wang, Hanbo Ma, Zezhi Tang, Zhengtao Ding.45th Chinese Control Conference (CCC), Changsha.
  3. An Integrated Multimodal Energy Management Strategy for Hydrogen-Lithium Hybrid eVTOLsRuiqing Luo, Xiaolong He, Yi Dong, Zezhi Tang, Zhen Dong.12th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Control and Robotics (EECR), Suzhou.
  4. Guided Action Flow: Q-Guided Inference for Flow-Matching Vision-Language-Action PoliciesLiuhaichen Yang, Zhuang Jiang, Chenchao Sheng, Zezhi Tang.arXiv preprint.
  5. SignVLA: A Gloss-Free Vision-Language-Action Framework for Real-Time Sign Language-Guided Robotic ManipulationXinyu Tan, Ningwei Bai, Harry Gardener, Zhengyang Zhong, Luoyu Zhang, Liuhaichen Yang, Zhekai Duan, Monkgogi Galeitsiwe, Zezhi Tang.arXiv preprint.
  6. SignVLA: Real-Time Sign Language-Guided Robotic Manipulation via Attention LSTM and Vision-Language-Action ModelsNingwei Bai, Xinyu Tan, Harry Gardner, Zhengyang Zhong, Liuhaichen Yang, Luoyu Zhang, Zhekai Duan, Monkgogi Galeitsiwe, Zezhi Tang.arXiv preprint.
  7. Disturbance Observer-Based Tracking Control for Roll-to-Roll Slot Die Coating Systems Under Gap and Pump Rate DisturbancesZezhi Tang, Christopher Passmore, Andrew I. Campbell, Jonathan Howse, J. Anthony Rossiter, Stephen Ebbens, George Panoutsos.arXiv preprint.
  8. Reinforcement Learning Based Optimal Control: A Survey of Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Manipulators and Wheeled Mobile RobotsChi Pui Chan, Ningwei Bai, Qichen Yin, Junan Wang, Boming Hu, Yunda Yan, Zezhi Tang.Advanced Mechatronics, 1(1).

2025

  1. Deep Reinforcement Learning Optimization for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems via Event-Triggered Robust Adaptive Dynamic ProgrammingNingwei Bai, Chi Pui Chan, Qichen Yin, Tengyang Gong, Yunda Yan, Zezhi Tang.arXiv preprint.
  2. Hierarchical Testing With Rabbit Optimization for Industrial Cyber-Physical SystemsJinwei Hu, Zezhi Tang, Xin Jin, Benyuan Zhang, Yi Dong, Xiaowei Huang.IEEE Transactions on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems, 3, 472–484.
  3. A Temporal Scale Transformer Framework for Precise Remaining Useful Life Prediction in Fuel CellsZezhi Tang, Xiaoyu Chen, Xin Jin, Benyuan Zhang, Wenyu Liang.arXiv preprint.
  4. Distributed Time-Varying Optimization with Inequality Constraints via Prescribed-Time Distributed Average TrackingTengyang Gong, Yiqiao Xu, Zhongguo Li, Zezhi Tang, Zhengtao Ding.44th Chinese Control Conference (CCC), Chongqing.
  5. From Learning to Adoption: Understanding Marketing Students' Acceptance of Generative AI TechnologiesYao Yao, Zezhi Tang, Lei Zeng.Global Marketing Conference at Hong Kong Proceedings.

2024

  1. Stress Matrix-Based Formation Control of Multi-Agent Systems with Discrete-Time CommunicationOkechi Onuoha, Brendan Chijioke Ubochi, Suleiman Kurawa, Zezhi Tang, Changshun Wu, Yi Dong.12th International Conference on Systems and Control (ICSC), 173–177.
  2. Output Tracking for Uncertain Time-Delay Systems via Robust Reinforcement Learning ControlZezhi Tang, J. Anthony Rossiter, Xin Jin, Benyuan Zhang, George Panoutsos.43rd Chinese Control Conference (CCC), 2219–2226.
  3. Real-Time Object Detection and Robotic Manipulation for Agriculture Using a YOLO-Based Learning ApproachHongyu Zhao, Zezhi Tang, Zhenhong Li, Yi Dong, Yuancheng Si, Mingyang Lu, George Panoutsos.IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), 1–6.
  4. Reinforcement Learning-Based Output Stabilization Control for Nonlinear Systems With Generalized DisturbancesZezhi Tang, J. Anthony Rossiter, Yi Dong, George Panoutsos.IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), 1–6.
  5. A Reinforcement Learning-Based Approach for Optimal Output Tracking in Uncertain Nonlinear Systems with Mismatched DisturbancesZezhi Tang, J. Anthony Rossiter, George Panoutsos.UKACC 14th International Conference on Control, 169–174.