Brief biography:
I was born in Mianyang, Sichuan provience in China. I received my Bachelor of Engineering degree in Automation from Zhejiang University in 2007. Then, I studied in Control Theory and Enginnering master program in Shanghai Jiao Tong university in the following one year. In Fall 2008, I started to persue my PhD degree(Mechanical engieering) in Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in University of Florida. I am a research assistant in Distributed Control System Lab and working with my advisor Dr. Prabir Barooah.
Research overview:
My current research is estimation on distributed system including wireless sensor network (WSN) and building occupancy. One interesting problem in WSN is time synchronization, where I am interested in estimating the parameter of local sensor clocks to achieve synchronization among the whole network. Dealing with uncertainty on noisy measurement and the change of network structure is my main focus. I am interested in occupancy estimation in buildings as well. Knowing occupancy distribution in buildings is not only critical for emergency rescue and evacuation, but also valuable for heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC) control system. Current HVAC system is inefficient because of the fixed point setting based on expected maximum occupancy and thermal loads in buildings. A good estimation of real time occupancy distribution will improve the control accuracy. Nevertheless, human activity is uncertain, which makes the estimation of occupancy very challenging.
Chenda Liao
About me :
- Ph.D. Candidate
- Distributed Control System Labratory
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- University of Florida
