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Junkai Tan · 谭浚楷

HKPFS Ph.D. Fellow @ PolyU

M.E. & B.E. @ XJTU

Safety · Control · Autonomy

junkai.tan@connect.polyu.hk

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About Me

Beginning in September 2026, I will join the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as an HKPFS Ph.D. Fellow, where I will be affiliated with the Research Centre for Low Altitude Economy (RCLAE).

I received both B.E. and M.E. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University. At the BIR Lab, I worked with Prof. Hui Cao and Dr. Shuangsi Xue on safety-critical learning and control for autonomous systems.

Recent Highlights

Publication Highlights

2026.07 Paper Paper accepted in IEEE TII.
2026.07 Paper Paper accepted in IEEE T-SMC.
2026.05 Paper Paper accepted in IEEE TNNLS.
2026.05 Award Best Student Paper Awardat 2026 IEEE ICAIS & ISAS.
2026.02 Paper Paper accepted in IEEE TASE.

Honors & Awards

2026.06 Honor Graduate with Honor, XJTU.
2026.05 Honor Qihang Role Model Nominee, 20/10,000+.
2026.04 Award Hong Kong PhD Fellowship, RGC.
2026.02 Award PolyU Presidential PhD Fellowship.
2025.10 Honor Student Pacesetter, XJTU, 15/30,000+. Details
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Research Interests

I develop safety-critical learning and control methods for autonomous systems operating under uncertainty and human interaction.

Safe Learning & Control

Safe reinforcement learning · Adaptive and optimal control

Autonomous Systems

UAV–UGV coordination · Multi-agent control

Human–Machine Collaboration

Shared autonomy · Human-in-the-loop control

Selected Publications

Google Scholar
424 Citations
12 H-index
14 i10-index

2026

  1. IEEE TII
    Fixed-Time Convergent Resilient Critic-Learning Control with Asymmetric Input-State Constraints under Hybrid FDI-DoS Attacks
    Junkai Tan, S. Xue, Q. Guan, X. Zheng, H. Cao, B. Chen
    IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2026
    Accepted

  2. IEEE TSMC
    Dual-Clock Guaranteed-Time Actor-Critic Optimal Control with Flexible Input Saturation
    Junkai Tan, S. Xue, H. Cao, B. Chen
    IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, Early Access, pp. 1–14, 2026
    IEEE Xplore

  3. IEEE TNNLS
    Flexible Prescribed-Time Optimal Control with Adaptive State-Input Constraint Bounds via Actor–Critic Learning
    Junkai Tan, S. Xue, H. Cao, B. Chen
    IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Early Access, pp. 1–14, 2026
    IEEE Xplore Citations: 1

  4. IEEE/CAA JAS
    Fixed-time hierarchical game-based unmanned aerial-ground vehicle docking control
    Junkai Tan, S. Xue, Z. Guo, H. Cao, B. Chen
    IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, 13(5): 1242–1244, 2026
    IEEE Xplore

  5. IEEE TIE
    Prescribed Performance Optimized Control of UAV with Robust Approximate Dynamic Programming under Disturbance
    S. Xue, Junkai Tan, T. Niu, K. Qu, H. Cao, B. Chen
    IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 73(2): 3114–3125, 2026
    IEEE Xplore Citations: 17

  6. IEEE TASE
    Nesterov accelerated gradient-based fixed-time convergent actor-critic control for nonlinear systems
    S. Xue, Junkai Tan, H. Cao, B. Chen
    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 23: 5075–5083, 2026
    IEEE Xplore Citations: 4

  7. IEEE TIE
    Fixed-time stochastic learning from human-UAV interaction with state-input constraints
    Junkai Tan, S. Xue, Q. Guan, Z. Guo, H. Cao, B. Chen
    IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 73(2): 3071–3082, 2026
    IEEE Xplore Citations: 27

  8. EAAI
    Adaptive hierarchical control of quadcopters via safe reinforcement learning from human demonstration
    Junkai Tan, S. Xue, Z. Guo, H. Li, X. Zheng, H. Cao
    Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 163: 113013, 2026
    Publisher Citations: 12

2025

  1. Information Sciences ESI Highly Cited
    Finite-time safe reinforcement learning control of multi-player nonzero-sum game for quadcopter systems
    Junkai Tan, S. Xue, Q. Guan, K. Qu, H. Cao
    Information Sciences, 712: 122117, 2025
    Publisher Citations: 46

  2. IEEE TASE
    Hierarchical safe reinforcement learning control for leader-follower systems with prescribed performance
    Junkai Tan, S. Xue, H. Li, Z. Guo, H. Cao, B. Chen
    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 22: 19568–19581, 2025
    IEEE Xplore Citations: 33

  3. Nonlinear Dynamics ESI Highly Cited
    Fixed-time concurrent learning-based robust approximate optimal control
    Junkai Tan, S. Xue, T. Niu, K. Qu, H. Cao, B. Chen
    Nonlinear Dynamics, 113(16): 21455–21475, 2025
    Publisher Code Citations: 23

  4. IEEE TASE ESI Highly Cited
    Prescribed Performance Robust Approximate Optimal Tracking Control via Stackelberg Game
    Junkai Tan, S. Xue, H. Li, Z. Guo, H. Cao, D. Li
    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2025
    IEEE Xplore Citations: 50

  5. IJRNC ESI Highly Cited
    Human–Machine Shared Stabilization Control Based on Safe Adaptive Dynamic Programming With Bounded Rationality
    Junkai Tan, J. Wang, S. Xue, H. Cao, H. Li, Z. Guo
    International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2025
    Publisher Code Citations: 27

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Professional Activities

Academic Service

Peer Review

I serve as a reviewer for 200+ manuscripts across leading journals.

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  • Artificial Intelligence Review (AIR)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE)
  • IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics: Systems (T-SMC)
  • IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence (T-AI)
  • Transportation Research Part B: Methodological (TR-B)
  • Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (TR-C)
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS)
  • Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (CJA)
  • Neural Networks (NN)
  • Knowledge-Based Systems (KBS)
  • Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (EAAI)
  • Expert Systems with Applications (ESWA)
  • Information Sciences (IS)
  • Applied Energy (APEN)
  • Applied Soft Computing (ASOC)
  • Nonlinear dynamics (NODY)
  • Ocean engineering (OE)
  • Neurocomputing (Neuro)
  • Journal of the Franklin Institute (JFI)
  • Franklin Open (FO)
  • Acta Astronautica (AA)
  • Measurement (Meas)
  • Scientific Reports (SCI-REP)
  • IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (IEEE CDC)

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Education

2026.09 –
Incoming Ph.D. Student, Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (AAE)
Research Centre for Low Altitude Economy · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
HKPFS Fellow, starting September 2026
2023.09 – 2026.06
M.S. Student, Electrical Engineering (EE)
School of Electrical Engineering · Xi'an Jiaotong University
2019.09 – 2023.06
B.Eng., Electrical Engineering (EE)
School of Electrical Engineering · Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Contact

Innovation Harbor, Building 3
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China

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