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
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.
DOI Scopus25 WoS17
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.
DOI Scopus6
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.
DOI Scopus3
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.
DOI Scopus3
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.
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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, 1-14.
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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.
DOI Scopus7 WoS5
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.
DOI Scopus198 WoS192 Europe PMC27
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.
DOI Scopus49 WoS44
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.
DOI Scopus55 WoS50
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.
DOI Scopus69 WoS66
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.
DOI Scopus18 WoS16 Europe PMC1
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.
DOI Scopus53 WoS45
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.
DOI 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.
DOI Scopus17 WoS33
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.
DOI Scopus127 WoS112
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.
DOI Scopus128 WoS118 Europe PMC11
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.
DOI Scopus71 WoS68
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.
DOI Scopus60 WoS52

Year Citation
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.
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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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