His research interests include model predictive control, reinforcement learning, and system modelling, with applications to energy systems, electric connected vehicles, smart cities, demand side management, and demand response.
2023-2025: 基于深凸MPC的网联电动汽车节能速度优化与控制研究, 中国自然科学基金青年项目. / Ecological speed optimisation and control of connected eletric vehicles using deep convex model predictive control funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
2022-2024: 基于模型预测控制和强化学习的网联汽车节能环保驾驶研究, 2022年湖北省国际科技合作计划项目. / Eco-driving of connected vehicles based on model predictive control and reinforcement learning funded by the Department of Science and Technology of Hubei Province, China.
2021-2023: Modelling and intelligent control of battery-supercapacitor hybrid energy storage systems in electric vehicles funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK.
2018-2020: Energy management and control of electric vehicles funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa.
2018-2020: Design and maintenance optimisation for large-scale PV arrays funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK.
2014–2019: Junior Chair on Energy Efficiency for industrial processes funded by Exxaro Resources Ltd.
2018–2019: Train energy and dynamic simulation funded by Transnet SOC Ltd.
2017–2019: Research Development Programme Fund from the University of Pretoria.
2017–2017: Knowledge Interchange and Collaboration funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa.
2015–2018: Modelling, optimization and control for industrial energy efficiency and performance evaluation, NRF THRIP & Industry project.
2015–2018: Modelling and control system approaches to building energy efficiency optimisation, NRF.
2015–2017: Energy efficiency operation optimisation of water resources in a dam river system, NRF South Africa/MOST China joint science and technology research collaboration project.
2013–2016: Cooperative and active fault-tolerant control of power systems with multiple renewable resources, NRF South Africa/MOST China joint science and technology research collaboration project.
2010–2012: Energy efficient operation control of heavy haul trains, National Natural Science Foundation, China.