Biography
Dr Hang is a Research Professor with the Department of Traffic Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. His research interests include decision making, motion planning and control for connected autonomous vehicles. He received the Ph.D. degree with the School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, in 2019. He was a Visiting Researcher with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore in 2018, and a Software Engineer in the Research & Advanced Technology Dept., SAIC Motor, China in 2019. From 2020 to 2022, he served as a Research Fellow with RRC, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has published more than 50 academic papers in the field of autonomous driving (more than 20 papers in TOP journals such as IEEE T-ITS, IEEE-TIE) and 2 books, and applied for more than 20 patents (9 granted). He has received many awards and honors, including China Association for Science and Technology "Young Talents Promotion Project", Shanghai Leading Talent (Overseas), IJAT-Springer Award, Electronics Travel Awards, Shanghai Excellent Doctoral Graduates, National Scholarship for Doctoral Candidates, Excellent Doctoral Thesis of Tongji University, and APAC Excellent Paper Award. He serves as an Associate Editor of Journal of Field Robotics, and SAE International Journal of Vehicle Dynamics, Stability, and NVH, and a Guest Editor of IET Intelligent Transport Systems, and Journal of Advanced Transportation, and an active reviewer for more than 40 international journal and conferences. He also served as an Associate Editor, Session Chair, and Session Organizer of some international conference, e.g., IEEE ITSC 2022, CVCI 2021, etc.
Education:
Tongji University, Automotive Engineering, Ph.D. (2014.09-2019.05)
East China University of Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, B.E. (2010.09-2014.07)
Experience:
Tongji University, Department of Traffic Engineering, Research Professor (2022.07 to date)
Nanyang Technological University, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Postdoc Research Fellow (2020.02-2022.05)
SAIC Motor, Research & Advanced Technology Dept., Software Engineer (2019.08-2020.01)
National University of Singapore, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Visiting Researcher, (2018.07-2018.10)
Research Areas:
autonomous driving, decision making, motion planning and control, intelligent transportation.
Selected Publications:
[1] P. Hang, C. Lv, and X. Chen, “Human-Like Decision Making and Control for Autonomous Driving,” CRC Press, 2022. ISBN: 9781003287087.
[2] P. Hang, C. Huang, Z. Hu, C. Lv, “Driving conflict resolution of autonomous vehicles at unsignalized intersections: a differential game approach”, IEEE ASME Trans. Mechatron., doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2022.3174273, 2022. (SCI，TOP，IF =5.867)
[3] P. Hang, C. Huang, Z. Hu, C. Lv, “Decision making for connected automated vehicles at urban intersections considering social and individual benefits”, IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst., vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 22549–22562, 2022. (SCI，TOP，IF =9.551)
[4] P. Hang, X. Xia, G. Chen, and X. Chen, “Active safety control of automated electric vehicles at driving limits: a tube-based MPC approach,” IEEE Trans. Transp. Electrif., vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1338–1349, 2022. (SCI，TOP，IF =6.519，ESI highly cited paper)
[5] P. Hang, C. Lv, C. Huang, Y. Xing, and Z. Hu, “Cooperative decision making of connected automated vehicles at multi-lane merging zone: a coalitional game approach,” IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst., vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 3829–3841, 2022. (SCI，TOP，IF =9.551)
[6] P. Hang, C. Lv, Y. Xing, C. Huang, and Z. Hu, “Human-like decision making for autonomous driving: a noncooperative game theoretic approach,” IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst., vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 2076–2087, 2021. (SCI，TOP，IF =9.551，ESI highly cited paper)
[7] P. Hang, X. Xia, and X. Chen, “Handling stability advancement with 4WS and DYC coordinated control: a gain-scheduled robust control approach,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 3164–3174, 2021. (SCI，TOP，IF =6.238)
[8] P. Hang, C. Huang, Z. Hu, Y. Xing, and C. Lv, “Decision making of connected automated vehicles at an unsignalized roundabout considering personalized driving behaviours,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 4051–4064, 2021. (SCI，TOP，IF =6.238)
[9] P. Hang, X. Chen, and W. Wang, “Cooperative control framework for human driver and active rear steering system to advance active safety,” IEEE Trans. Intell. Veh., vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 460–469, 2021. (SCI，IF =5.009)
[10] P. Hang, C. Lv, C. Huang, J. Cai, Z. Hu, and Y. Xing, “An integrated framework of decision making and motion planning for autonomous vehicles considering social behaviors,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 69, no. 12, pp. 14458–14469, 2020. (SCI，TOP，IF =6.238)
Project:
SAE-China, China Association for Science and Technology "Young Talents Promotion Project", 2022-2025.
National Key R&D Program of China, Open driving scenario understanding and autonomous decision-making iterative learning, 2023-2025.
Key Interdisciplinary Projects of Central Universities (2022-5-ZD-02), Theory and Method of Autonomous Driving Swarm Intelligence, 2022-2024.
A*STAR (1922500046), Intelligent Shared Control Interface for Aging Operators of Heavy Machineries, 2020-2022.
Schaeffler Group (I2001E0067 (IAF-ICP)), Brake-by-wire System Design and Regenerative Braking Control for AMR, 2021-2022.
National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB0104800)，Research and Application of Key Technologies for High-efficiency and Lightweight Hub-direct -drive Electric Wheel Assembly, 2018-2019.
National Nature Science Foundation of China (U156420077), Optimized Design and Coordinated Control of Electrified Chassis System Equipped with In-wheel or Close-to-wheel Motors, 2016-2019.