Dr. Long Zhang

Biography

Dr. Long Zhang is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester. His research primarily focuses on data-driven intelligence control, including machine statistical learning, neural networks, system identification, frequency analysis, and condition monitoring, with practical applications in smart renewable energy, robotics, and transportation. Dr. Zhang has a particular interest in wind turbine condition monitoring and fault diagnosis. He is the founding director of an industrial-scale wind turbine pitch bearing blade laboratory at the University and directs the MSc course in Advanced Control System Engineering. His research has received significant support from EPSRC, IAA, Innovate UK, and various industrial partners, totaling £2.5 million in funding as a principal investigator and co-investigator. He also supervises a growing research group, overseeing 50 undergraduate projects, 50 MSc projects, and 12 PhD students, six of whom have been awarded doctoral degrees under his supervision. Dr. Zhang's expertise extends to UN Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on contributions to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity through his academic work.

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