Dr. Dezong Zhao

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Biography

Dezong Zhao's research focuses on advancing the automation and autonomy in various domains, targeting the automation of the world. His interests include exploring the frontiers of control engineering, embodied AI, causal learning, autonomous vehicles, and robotics digital twins. He has received several prestigious fellowships, including the Royal Academy Engineering/Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship in 2025, the Turing Fellowship in 2024, and the Royal Society - Newton Advanced Fellowship in 2020. He also received the EPSRC Innovation Fellowship in 2018. Throughout his career, Zhao has held various academic positions including Professor of Autonomous Systems at the University of Glasgow and has contributed significantly to academic research in robotics and autonomous systems. His research aims to tackle challenges posed by connected autonomous vehicles and embodied intelligence, focusing on safe and efficient operation in real-world applications.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor Autonomous Systems

2025-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow

Leading research and teaching in the field of Autonomous Systems.

Reader Autonomous Systems

2023-01-01 — 2025-01-01

University of Glasgow • Glasgow

Senior academic role focused on autonomous systems research.

Senior Lecturer Autonomous Systems

2020-01-01 — 2023-01-01

University of Glasgow • Glasgow

Responsible for teaching and research in autonomous systems.

Lecturer Intelligent Systems

2017-01-01 — 2020-01-01

Loughborough University • Loughborough

Engaged in teaching and research in intelligent systems.

Research Associate

2011-01-01 — 2017-01-01

Loughborough University • Loughborough

Collaborated on research projects in autonomous systems.

Research Fellow

2010-01-01 — 2011-01-01

Tsinghua University • Beijing

Conducted research in control science engineering.

Awards

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Young Researcher Award

2015-01-01
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Citation Award

2016-01-01
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Santander Mobility Award

2016-01-01
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Poster Prize

2018-01-01
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Paper Award

2021-01-01
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Excellent Solution Award

2021-01-01
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Top 4% Peer Review College Member

2022-01-01
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Paper Award

2023-01-01