Dr. Dengfeng Sun

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Biography

Dengfeng Sun is a Professor and Associate Head of the Gambaro Graduate Program in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. He holds a B.Eng. in Precision Instruments Mechanology from Tsinghua University, an M.S. in Industrial Systems Engineering from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. His research interests include distributed control, optimization, autonomy, resilient network control optimization, optimal resource management for large-scale infrastructure systems, robotics, drone technology, smart infrastructure systems, and advanced air mobility. He has published extensively in these areas, contributing to numerous conference proceedings and invited lectures. Sun's work aims to tackle complex challenges in aerospace systems and automate processes to improve efficiency and safety in air transportation. He is actively involved in research that intersects fundamental theory with practical applications, driving advancements in autonomous systems and control methodologies.

Research Interests

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.