Dr Zhi Lian
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (A) (with PhD)
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Zhi Lian is a current Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
Her current research interests include fuzzy systems, robust control, cyber-physical systems, and autonomous vehicles.
In 2022, Zhi was awarded the "Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence" and "The University Doctoral Research Medal" for her Ph.D. Thesis entitled "Security Issues for Cyber-Physical Systems".
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Postdoctoral research fellow | University of Adelaide |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2022 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2017 - 2023 | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | China | PhD |
| 2011 - 2015 | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | China | B. Sc |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Lian, Z., Shi, P., Saif, M., & Chen, M. (2026). Design of Stealthy Deception Attacks on Remote Estimation With Historical Data. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 1-10. |
| 2025 | Lian, Z., Shi, P., & Chen, M. (2025). A Survey on Cyber-Attacks for Cyber-Physical Systems: Modeling, Defense and Design. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 12(2), 1471-1483. Scopus65 WoS49 |
| 2025 | Wang, Q., Dong, X., Chen, Z., Lian, Z., & Lü, J. (2025). Finite-time formation tracking for heterogeneous Euler–Lagrange systems with an uncertain leader. Automatica, 176, 112268. Scopus12 |
| 2025 | Shen, H., Lin, W. J., & Lian, Z. (2025). Sampled-data stabilization of Markovian jumping conic-type nonlinear systems via an augmented looped functional. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 147, 108814. Scopus5 |
| 2025 | Wang, Q., Shi, Z., Feng, Z., Lian, Z., Dong, X., & Lu, J. (2025). Time-Varying Formation Tracking Control for Multiple Euler–Lagrange Systems With an Uncertain Leader: Theory and Experiment. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 21(8), 1-10. Scopus12 |
| 2025 | Gao, F., Chen, W., Wu, M., She, J., & Lian, Z. (2025). Modified Repetitive Control in Linear Uncertain Systems Based on a Modified Equivalent-Input-Disturbance Method. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 35(18), 8059-8069. Scopus2 |
| 2025 | Lian, Z., Shi, P., Lim, C. P., Saif, M., & Chen, M. (2025). Designing Optimal Stealthy False Data Injection Attacks in Cyber-Physical Systems: Leveraging Historical Data and Kullback-Leibler Divergence Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 71(4), 1-14. Scopus6 WoS6 |
| 2024 | Lian, Z., Shi, P., Lim, C. P., Rudas, I. J., & Agarwal, R. K. (2024). Hybrid Stealthy Attacks on Stochastic Event-based Remote Estimation under Packet Dropouts. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 11(6), 5829-5838. Scopus14 WoS14 |
| 2023 | Lian, Z., Shi, P., Lim, C. C., & Yuan, X. (2023). Fuzzy-model-based lateral control for networked autonomous vehicle systems under hybrid cyber-attacks. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 53(4), 2600-2609. Scopus245 WoS223 Europe PMC38 |
| 2023 | Lian, Z., Shi, P., & Lim, C. C. (2023). Adaptive resilient control for cyber-physical systems under cyber-attack and input saturation. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 19(5), 6513-6524. Scopus67 WoS58 |
| 2022 | Lian, Z., Shi, P., & Lim, C. C. (2022). Dynamic hybrid-triggered-based fuzzy control for nonlinear networks under multiple cyber-attacks. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 30(9), 3940-3951. Scopus69 WoS62 |
| 2021 | Lian, Z., He, Y., & Wu, M. (2021). Stability and stabilization for delayed fuzzy systems via reciprocally convex matrix inequality. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 402, 124-141. Scopus63 WoS57 |
| 2021 | Lian, Z., Shi, P., & Lim, C. C. (2021). Hybrid-triggered interval type-2 fuzzy control for networked systems under attacks. Information Sciences, 567, 332-347. Scopus71 WoS69 |
| 2021 | Cheng, Y., Xu, B., Lian, Z., Shi, Z., & Shi, P. (2021). Adaptive Learning Control of Switched Strict-Feedback Nonlinear Systems With Dead Zone Using NN and DOB. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 34(5), 1-10. Scopus18 WoS16 Europe PMC1 |
| 2020 | Lian, Z., Shi, P., & Sun, Y. (2020). Design on nonfragile fuzzy filter for nonlinear time-delay systems. International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, 34(2), 248-265. Scopus6 WoS6 |
| 2020 | Lian, Z., He, Y., Shi, P., & Wu, M. (2020). A new filter design for a class of fuzzy systems with time delays. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, 51(10), 11 pages. Scopus17 WoS37 |
| 2019 | Lian, Z., He, Y., Zhang, C. K., Shi, P., & Wu, M. (2019). Robust H∞ Control for T-S Fuzzy Systems with State and Input Time-Varying Delays via Delay-Product-Type Functional Method. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 27(10), 1917-1930. Scopus131 WoS116 |
| 2019 | Lian, Z., He, Y., Zhang, C., & Wu, M. (2019). Stability and Stabilization of T-S Fuzzy Systems With Time-Varying Delays via Delay-Product-Type Functional Method. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 50(6), 2580-2589. Scopus141 WoS131 Europe PMC12 |
| 2017 | Lian, Z., He, Y., Zhang, C. -K., & Wu, M. (2017). Further robust stability analysis for uncertain Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy systems with time-varying delay via relaxed integral inequality. Information Sciences, 409-410, 139-150. Scopus73 WoS71 |
| 2016 | Lian, Z., He, Y., Zhang, C. K., & Wu, M. (2016). Stability analysis for T-S fuzzy systems with time-varying delay via free-matrix-based integral inequality. International Journal of Control Automation and Systems, 14(1), 21-28. Scopus64 WoS59 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wang, H., Tang, Y., & Lian, Z. (2026). Resilient Consensus Control of UAV Swarm Against False Data Injection Attacks via Local Observations. In 38th Chinese Control and Decision Conference Ccdc 2026 (pp. 5133-5138). IEEE. DOI |
| 2019 | Lian, Z., He, Y., Zhang, C., Shi, P., & Wu, M. (2019). Enhanced State Feedback Control of T-S Fuzzy Systems with Time-delays. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control Vol. 2019-December (pp. 3309-3315). online: IEEE. DOI |
| 2017 | Lian, Z., He, Y., Zhang, C., & Wu, M. (2017). Improved stabilization conditions for T-S fuzzy systems with interval time-varying delay. In 2017 36th Chinese Control Conference (pp. 384-389). Dalian, China: IEEE Xplore. DOI Scopus5 WoS3 |
| 2016 | Lian, Z., He, Y., Zhang, C., & Wu, M. (2016). Further improved stability criterion for Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy systems with time-varying delay. In J. Chen, & Q. Zhao (Eds.), Chinese Control Conference, CCC Vol. 2016-August (pp. 1518-1522). Chengdu, PEOPLES R CHINA: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 |
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