Dr Chao Huang
Program Director
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Chao Huang has published over 100 journal papers, conference papers, and book chapters, with more than 80% appearing in Q1 journals, spanning autonomous systems, robotics, UAVs, intelligent vehicles, and human–machine collaboration. Dr Huang has been recognised in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists list (2023–2025), serves as Associate Editor for several leading journals, and has held Program Chair, Track Chair, and Session Chair roles at major international conferences. As Principal Investigator, Dr Huang has secured over AUD$1 million in competitive research funding and led teams of postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, and research assistants in autonomous systems and intelligent transportation research.
Human-machine collaboration, Autonomous driving, Path planning and control, Robotics, Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Some interesting videos:
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Senior Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - 2025 | Assistant Professor (Research) | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 - 2018 | University of Wollongong | Australia | PhD |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Chen, G., Zhu, P., Peng, X. J., Huang, C., & Li, H. (2026). Watermarking-Based Attack Detection for Sensor Networks with Intermittent Observation Under Stealthy Attacks. Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, 23 pages. Scopus8 WoS7 |
| 2026 | Li, Z., Leng, B., Xiong, L., Eichberger, A., Huang, C., & Hu, J. (2026). Safety-Enhanced Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Driving: Dare to Make Mistakes to Learn Better and Faster. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 27(5), 13 pages. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2026 | Kong, A., Wu, X., Huang, C., & Hang, P. (2026). KoopShield: A Koopman based Online Data-Driven Safety Framework for Truck Platoons Resilient to Communication Delays. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 13(11), 1. |
| 2026 | Zhu, Y., Li, Y., He, Z., Huang, C., & Gao, X. (2026). Robust Hierarchical Control for Mixed Electric Platoon Consisting of CAVs and HDVs Subject to Multi-Source Delays and Disturbances. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 12(4), 1. |
| 2026 | Wang, H. -T., Huang, C., Zhang, K., & He, Y. (2026). Resilient Control of CAV Platoons Under DoS Attacks With Compromised Leader Reachability. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN CYBERNETICS-SYSTEMS, 56(8), 13 pages. |
| 2026 | Cai, G., Huang, C., Feng, J., Zhou, Y., & Yin, G. (2026). Real-Time Event-Triggered Tube MPC With ISS Guarantees for Vehicle Motion Control Under Disturbances. IEEE ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 1-12. |
| 2026 | Chen, G., Peng, X. J., Lei, Y., Huang, C., & Li, H. (2026). Fast Anomaly Detection and Joint State Estimation for Perturbed Nonlinear Systems with Prolonged Output Anomalies. IEEE Caa Journal of Automatica Sinica, 13(6), 1301-1313. Scopus4 WoS4 |
| 2025 | Hu, D., Huang, C., Wu, J., & Yuan, X. (2025). Toward Multi-Task Generalization in Autonomous Navigation: A Human-in-the-Loop Adversarial Reinforcement Learning With Diffusion Policy. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 26(11), 1-15. Scopus8 WoS8 |
| 2025 | Li, B., Li, W., Hua, W., Guo, L., Xing, H., Tang, H., & Huang, C. (2025). The Integrated Disturbance Estimation and Non-Singular Terminal Sliding Mode Longitudinal Motion Controller for Low-Speed Autonomous Electric Vehicles. Sensors, 25(18), 18 pages. |
| 2025 | Liu, S., Zhou, G., & Huang, C. (2025). A Policy Model Based Efficient and Accurate Scene Recognition Method for Service Robot. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10(11), 11952-11959. |
| 2025 | Huang, C., Bilik, I., Boada, B. L., & Huang, Y. (2025). Guest Editorial: Enhancing Safety in Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) for Mixed Traffic Environments. Iet Intelligent Transport Systems, 19(1), 4 pages. |
| 2025 | Guo, J., Zhou, Y., Burlion, L., Savkin, A. V., & Huang, C. (2025). Autonomous UAV last-mile delivery in urban environments: A survey on deep learning and reinforcement learning solutions. Control Engineering Practice, 165, 106491-1-106491-29. |
| 2025 | Shi, Y., Ge, S., Nguyen, A. -T., Li, J., Huang, C., & Hu, C. (2025). Trust-Based Shared Steering Control With Game Theory Using Event-Triggered ADP for Human-Vehicle Cooperative Driving. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 74(11), 16879-16893. |
| 2025 | Liu, S., Huang, C., & Huang, H. (2025). Behavior Cloning-Based Active Scene Recognition via Generated Expert Data With Revision and Prediction for Domestic Robots. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 41, 4180-4194. |
| 2025 | Hu, D., Zhou, G., Wu, J., & Huang, C. (2025). Trust-Calibrated Human-in-the-Loop Reinforcement Learning for Safe and Efficient Autonomous Navigation. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 12(18), 39029-39041. |
| 2025 | Guo, J., Zhou, G., Huang, H., & Huang, C. (2025). Advancements in UAV Path Planning: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach with Soft Actor-Critic for Enhanced Navigation. Unmanned Systems, 13(04), 1065-1084. |
| 2025 | Hu, D., Huang, C., Zhao, J., Zhao, Y., & Wu, J. (2025). Autonomous Driving Economic Car-Following Motion Strategy Based on Adaptive Rollout Model-Based Policy Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 11(5), 12416-12427. |
| 2025 | Li, P., Mao, X., Huang, C., & Li, P. (2025). Dissipating Traffic Waves in Mixed Vehicle Platoons: A Controller-Matching-Based Double-Layer Distributed Model Predictive Control Approach. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 26(7), 9326-9340. |
| 2025 | Hu, D., Mo, L., Wu, J., & Huang, C. (2025). “Feariosity”-Guided Reinforcement Learning for Safe and Efficient Autonomous End-to-End Navigation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10(8), 7723-7730. |
| 2025 | Hu, D., Huang, C., Wu, J., Wei, H., & Pi, D. (2025). Enhancing data-driven energy management strategy via digital expert guidance for electrified vehicles. Applied Energy, 381, 125138. |
| 2025 | Liu, J., Hang, P., Na, X., Huang, C., & Sun, J. (2025). Cooperative Decision-Making for CAVs at Unsignalized Intersections: A MARL Approach With Attention and Hierarchical Game Priors. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 26(1), 443-456. |
| 2025 | Zhao, J., Li, R., Zhang, G., Huang, C., Liang, Z., & Ding, Z. (2025). Supervisor-Based Hierarchical Adaptive MPC for Yaw Stabilization of FWID-EVs Under Extreme Conditions. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 26(2), 1852-1863. |
| 2025 | Han, P., Li, C., Huang, C., Huang, H., Guo, Y., & Pan, G. (2025). LEO Internet Satellite Constellation Design for Regional Civil Aviation Airways With Multiple Repeat Ground Tracks. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 61(2), 4088-4104. |
| 2025 | Wang, Y., Yin, G., Hang, P., Zhao, J., Lin, Y., & Huang, C. (2025). Fundamental Estimation for Tire Road Friction Coefficient: A Model-Based Learning Framework. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 74(1), 481-493. |
| 2025 | Savkin, A. V., & Huang, C. (2025). Joint Communication and Safe 3D Path Optimization for Multi-UAV Assisted Mobile Internet of Vehicles on an Uneven Terrain. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 22, 17464-17473. |
| 2024 | Zhang, Y., Zhou, G., Huang, C., & Huang, H. (2024). Neural network algorithm with transfer learning and dropout for using a UAV to search the lost target in motion. Knowledge-Based Systems, 305, 112632. |
| 2024 | Cao, H., Cheng, L., Shen, Z., Huang, C., Huang, H., & Wang, F. -Y. (2024). Detecting and Tracking 6-DoF Motion of Unknown Dynamic Objects in Industrial Environments Using Stereo Visual Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 54(12), 7558-7570. |
| 2024 | Wu, J., Huang, C., Huang, H., Lv, C., Wang, Y., & Wang, F. -Y. (2024). Recent advances in reinforcement learning-based autonomous driving behavior planning: A survey. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 164, 104654. |
| 2024 | Wu, J., Huang, C., He, H., & Huang, H. (2024). Confidence-aware reinforcement learning for energy management of electrified vehicles. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 191, 114154. |
| 2024 | Hu, D., Huang, C., Yin, G., Li, Y., Huang, Y., Huang, H., . . . Xie, H. (2024). A transfer-based reinforcement learning collaborative energy management strategy for extended-range electric buses with cabin temperature comfort consideration. Energy, 290, 130097. |
| 2024 | Zhang, Y., Huang, Y., Huang, C., Huang, H., & Nguyen, A. -T. (2024). Joint Optimization of Deployment and Flight Planning of Multi-UAVs for Long-Distance Data Collection From Large-Scale IoT Devices. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(1), 791-804. |
| 2024 | Wang, Y., Zhang, Z., Wei, H., Yin, G., Huang, H., Li, B., & Huang, C. (2024). A Novel Fault-Tolerant Scheme for Multi-Model Ensemble Estimation of Tire Road Friction Coefficient With Missing Measurements. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 9(1), 1066-1078. |
| 2023 | Chen, L., Li, Y., Huang, C., Xing, Y., Tian, D., Li, L., . . . Wang, F. -Y. (2023). Milestones in Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Vehicles—Part I: Control, Computing System Design, Communication, HD Map, Testing, and Human Behaviors. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 53(9), 5831-5847. |
| 2023 | Chen, L., Li, Y., Huang, C., Li, B., Xing, Y., Tian, D., . . . Wang, F. -Y. (2023). Milestones in Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Vehicles: Survey of Surveys. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 8(2), 1046-1056. |
| 2023 | Deng, H., Zhao, Y., Nguyen, A. -T., & Huang, C. (2023). Fault-Tolerant Predictive Control With Deep-Reinforcement-Learning-Based Torque Distribution for Four In-Wheel Motor Drive Electric Vehicles. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 28(2), 668-680. |
| 2023 | Zhang, Y., Zhou, G., Hang, P., Huang, C., & Huang, H. (2023). An Enhanced Backtracking Search Algorithm for the Flight Planning of a Multi-Drones-Assisted Commercial Parcel Delivery System. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 24(10), 11396-11409. |
| 2023 | Savkin, A. V., Huang, C., & Ni, W. (2023). Collision-Free 3-D Navigation of a UAV Team for Optimal Data Collection in Internet-of-Things Networks With Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces. IEEE Systems Journal, 17(3), 4070-4077. |
| 2023 | Zhang, Y., Huang, C., & Huang, H. (2023). Backtracking search algorithm with dynamic population for energy consumption problem of a UAV-assisted IoT data collection system. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 123, 106331. |
| 2023 | Zhang, Y., Huang, C., Huang, H., & Wu, J. (2023). Multiple learning neural network algorithm for parameter estimation of proton exchange membrane fuel cell models. Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation, 2(1), 100040. |
| 2023 | Savkin, A. V., Huang, C., & Ni, W. (2023). On-Demand Deployment of Aerial Base Stations for Coverage Enhancement in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Cellular Networks on Uneven Terrains. IEEE Communications Letters, 27(2), 666-670. |
| 2023 | Savkin, A. V., Huang, C., & Ni, W. (2023). Joint Multi-UAV Path Planning and LoS Communication for Mobile-Edge Computing in IoT Networks With RISs. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(3), 2720-2727. |
| 2023 | Huang, C., Ming, Z., & Huang, H. (2023). Drone Stations-Aided Beyond-Battery-Lifetime Flight Planning for Parcel Delivery. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 20(4), 2294-2304. |
| - | Zhang, Z., Yin, G., Huang, C., Hu, J., Xu, X., Jiang, C., & Wang, Y. (2024). Fuzzy Adaptive State Estimation of Distributed Drive Electric Vehicles with Random Missing Measurements and Unknown Process Noise. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 37(1). |
| - | Lyu, M., Zhao, Y., Huang, C., & Huang, H. (2023). Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Search and Rescue: A Survey. Remote Sensing, 15(13), 3266. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Wang, Y., Yin, G., & Huang, C. (2025). State Estimation of Multi-Agent Vehicle-Road Interaction Systems. Wiley. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wu, B., Yan, B., Huang, C., & Shi, P. (2026). A survey on active fault-tolerant control for multi-agent systems: Progress and challenges. In 2026 Joint International Conference on Automation Intelligence Safety Icais 2026 and International Symposium on Autonomous Systems Isas 2026 (pp. 1-6). IEEE. DOI |
| 2026 | Zhang, X., & Huang, C. (2026). Distributed Swarm Deployment in Fourier Coordinates Via Riesz Energy Shaping. In 2026 IEEE International Conference on Human Machine Systems Ichms 2026 (pp. 240-244). IEEE. DOI |
| 2026 | Zhou, Y., Guo, J., Hu, D., Zheng, P., & Huang, C. (2026). Safe Driving for Human-Machine Shared Control: A Prediction-Informed Risk-Aware SMPC. In 2026 IEEE International Conference on Human Machine Systems Ichms 2026 (pp. 216-221). IEEE. DOI |
- ENGE X301 Control Systems, AU, Australia, 2026/2027 S1
- ISE449 Mobile Technologies for Logistics Systems, PolyU, Hong Kong, SAR, 2022/23 2023/2024 2024/25 S2
- ISE 460 Logistics Information Management, PolyU, Hong Kong, SAR, 2023/24 2024/25 S1
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Learning-based adaptive control and optimization framework for Dynamic Systems | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Rui Ouyang |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Reinforcement Learning-Based Robust Control of Nonlinear Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Systems in Dynamic Environments | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Bojun Wu |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 - ongoing | Chair | Women in Engineeirng, South Australia Chapter | IEEE | Australia |
| 2025 - ongoing | Secretary | Automotive CE Applications (CEA) | IEEE Consumer Technology Society | United States |
| 2025 - ongoing | Board Member | Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) Group | IEEE Robotics and Automation Society | United States |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Associate Editor | IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering | Adelaide University | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Associate Editor | IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics | Adelaide University | Australia |
| 2024 - ongoing | Associate Editor | IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine | Adelaide University | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Associate Editor | Engineering Applications and Artificial Intelligence | Adelaide University | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Associate Editor | IET Intelligent Transportation Systems | Adelaide University | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Associate Editor | Drones | Adelaide University | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Associate Editor | IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification | Adelaide University | Australia |
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