Dr Zhiwei Gao

Associate Professor

School: Engineering, Physics and Mathematics

Dr David (Zhiwei) Gao

Reader. Department: Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering

Before joining Northumbira University, he held research and academic positions respectively in Newcaslte University, University of Liverpool, University of Leicester, University of Manchester, University of Duisburg-Essen, and Tianjin University.

He was elevated to IEEE Fellow for contributions to real-time diagnosis and control for wind turbine systems in 2023. He was awarded the RAEng / Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship devoting to real-time diagnosis and health management for wave energy conversion systems in 2024. He is also the Fellow of AAIA, Fellow of AIIA, and Fellow of HEA.

Dr. Gao is currently the Co-Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Senior Editor of IEEE Access, Section Editor-in-Chief of Processes, Assoicate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics: Systems, and the editorial board member of Renewable Energy (Elsevier).

He was the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Industral Electronics, and ISA Transactions (Elsevier), and the Area Editor of Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (Springer).

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Key Publications

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Adaptive Conflict Resolution Model for Large-Group Decision-Making Based on Dynamic Trust Relationship Evolution and Weight Determination, Yan, B., Fan, Z., Xu, Q., Xie, T., Gao, Z. 1 Feb 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems
A Graph Neural Network Recommendation System for Joint Comment Text Representation, Min, J., Wei, W., Wang, B., Gao, Z., Quan, D. 1 Feb 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
A unified approach for input-output finite-time mean square stabilization of nonlinear stochastic Markovian jump systems with Poisson noise, Yan, Z., Zhang, J., Hu, G., Gao, Z. 11 Mar 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Dynamic event-triggered prescribed time bipartite consensus for matrix-weighted HMASs under asynchronous attacks, Yin, S., Yin, X., Gao, Z. 21 Jan 2026, In: Applied Mathematics and Computation
Excitation–Inhibition Balance Facilitates Meta-Learning in Spiking Neural Networks for Few-Shot Rapid Adaptation, Wu, J., Wang, J., Lu, S., Gao, Z. 4 Mar 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
Flatness-Based Control in Successive Loops for Delta Parallel Robots in the Task Space, Rigatos, G., Abbaszadeh, M., Siano, P., Ouahada, K., Gao, Z. 1 Mar 2026, In: Advanced Control for Applications: Engineering and Industrial Systems
Neural network-based active disturbance rejection control and its application in quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle trajectory tracking, Ren, Z., Peng, R., Liu, X., Wang, J., Gao, Z. 1 May 2026, In: ISA transactions
Nonlinear Optimal and Multi-Loop Flatness-Based Control for Dual-UAV Cooperative Load Transportation, Rigatos, G., Abbaszadeh, M., Siano, P., AL-Numay, M., Cuccurullo, G., Gao, Z. 1 May 2026, In: Journal of Field Robotics
Nonlinear Optimal and Multi-Loop Flatness-Based Control of the 6-DOF Coaxial Rotor UAV, Rigatos, G., Busawon, K., Siano, P., Gao, Z., Abbaszadeh, M., Dala, L. 1 Mar 2026, In: Advanced Control for Applications: Engineering and Industrial Systems
Nonlinear optimal control of a two-link rigid-flexible robotic manipulator, Rigatos, G., Siano, P., Cuccurullo, G., Abbaszadeh, M., Busawon, K., Gao, Z., Zouari, F. 14 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Vibration and Control

Current and Recent Projects

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Lingusitics Course, Busawon, K. (Principal Investigator), Gao, Z. (Co Investigator), Regional Center and Nancy Territorial Center | Epinal, 01/03/20 - 30/04/20, 0.00

PGR Supervision

Shaoyu Hu Start Date: 01/11/2025

Qualifications

Engineering PhD April 14 1996
Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (AvH Research Fellow) 2004
Fellow, Industry Academy within the International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA) 2024
Royal Academy Engineering/Leverhulme Trust Fellowship (RAEng/Leverhulme Research Fellow) 2024
Fellow Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) 2023
Fellow Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 2023
Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2015