Dr. Kaiwen Chen

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Kaiwen Chen received a B.Sc. degree (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA, and a B.Eng. degree in Automation from the Elite Program at Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 2016. He obtained his M.Sc. degree with distinction in Control Systems and his Ph.D. in Nonlinear Control Systems from Imperial College London, U.K., in 2017 and 2022, respectively. Currently, he is a Research Associate in the Control Power Research Group at the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College London. His research interests encompass Nonlinear Adaptive Control Theory, focusing on time-varying, large-scale, and multi-agent systems, as well as applications emphasizing Cyber-Physical-Human Systems and Soft Robotics. He serves as an Associate Editor on the Conference Editorial Board for the European Control Association since 2022. Dr. Chen has been recognized with several awards, including the Hertha Ayrton Centenary Prize (2018) and the Eryl Cadwallader Davies Prize (2023) for outstanding master’s and doctoral theses in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He was also awarded the IET Control Automation Doctoral Dissertation Prize (2023).

Research Interests

Requirements for Imperial College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Physics Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Personal statement
  • CV/resume
  • Official university transcripts
  • Two academic or professional references
  • Application fee (£90)
Specialization Notes

Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.