Dr. Dianxun XIAO is an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), and affiliated with The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HKSAR. He received the B. Eng and M. Eng degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 2016 and 2018. He was awarded the Ph. D. degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, in 2021. Afterward, he continued working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow before joining HKUST(GZ) in April 2022.

He focuses on transportation electrification, renewable energy systems, and robotic servos. He serves as the Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification (CAS/JCR Q1 Journal), a Member of the Special Committee on Electric Vehicles in China Electrotechnical Society, Topic Chair for ECCE 2023, and Session Chairs for several international conferences. He leads funds from NSFC, local government, industries, etc. He received the Teaching Award Nomination and was recognized as the World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2023 & 2024.

Xinghao Wang
PhD Candidate, Fall 2022

Research on parameter estimation of permanent magnet synchronous motors

Hao Jing
PhD Candidate, Fall 2022

Research on AI techniques in electrical machines

Jiani Luo
PhD Student, Fall 2023

Research on power electronics in battery management systems

Xi Luo
PhD Student, Fall 2023

Research on modeling and grid-connection control of wind power systems

Xijian Lin
PhD Student, Spring 2025

Research on current and torque control of switched reluctance motors

Shuo Zhang
PhD Student, Fall 2024

Research on state estimation in battery management systems

Haoda Xi
MPhil Student, Fall 2023

Research on state estimation in battery management systems

Mengqiang Liu
MPhil Student, Fall 2023

Research on sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motors

Peida Chen
MPhil Student, Fall 2023

Research on precise control for robotic machines

Zehua Li
Research Assistant, Fall 2024

Research on power converters for eVTOL applications

Tengdi Gui
MPhil Student, Fall 2024

Research on multilevel power converters

Chuyan Xiao
MPhil Student, Fall 2024

Research on battery management systems

Wanting Zhao
MPhil Student, Fall 2024

Research on DC-link small capacitance motor drives

Yingzi Li
MPhil Student, Fall 2024

Research on power converters for reluctance motor drives