Shan Ma
Associate professor, School of Automation, Central South University, China.
Research interests: Systems and Control
Shan Ma
Associate professor, School of Automation, Central South University, China.
Research interests: Systems and Control
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Employment:
2020.9 –, Associate Professor, School of Automation, Central South University, Changsha, China.
2017.9 – 2020.9, Lecturer, School of Automation, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Academic Visiting:
2016.11 – 2017.4, Visiting Scholar, College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA. (Host:Prof. Le Yi Wang and Prof. George Yin)
2015. 11, Visiting Student, Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan. (Host: Prof. Naoki Yamamoto)
Education:
2013 – 2016, School of Engineering & Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia.
Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering, Supervisors:Prof. Ian R. Petersen and Prof. Matt Woolley Ph.D. Thesis
2010 – 2013, Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
M.Eng. in Control Science and Engineering, Supervisor:Prof. Junlin Xiong
2006 – 2010, Department of Automatic Control , Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
B.Eng. in Automation
Selected Journal Papers:
L. Zhou, S. Ma, L. Cen, J. Ma, T. Peng, Tube-bsed model predictive control for linear systems with bounded disturbances and input delay, ISA Transactions, 150: 56-66, 2024
J. Ma, S. Ma, X. Xie, W. Gui, Robustness analysis of high-speed railway networks against cascading failures: From a multi-layer Network perspective, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 11: 6522-6534, 2024
Junfeng Ma, Chaoyu Tang, Wentao Xu, Shan Ma, Huawei Wu, An algorithm for train delay propagation on double-track railway lines under FCFS management, Frontiers of Engineering Management, 2024
Han Yang, Wenfeng Hu, Shan Ma, Tao Peng, A train dispatching model in case of segment blockages by integrating the prediction of delay propagation Neural Computing and Applications, 36: 3595–3611, 2024
H. J. Li, L. B. Fan, S. Ma, J. Q. Liao, C. C. Shu, Exploring photon blockade in a two-photon Jaynes-Cummings model with atom and cavity drivings, Physical Review A, 110: 043707, 2024
S. Ma, B. Shen, J. Ma, W. Hu, T. Peng, Improvement of network robustness against cascading failures based on the min–max edge-adding strategy Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 611: 128442, 2023
S. Ma, M. J Woolley, I. R. Petersen, Synthesis of linear quantum systems to generate a steady thermal state, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 67: 2131-2137, 2022
W. Lei, S. Ma, J. Ma, Robustness improvements of scale-free networks against cascading breakdown, Europhysics Letters, 138: 31002, 2022
J. Ma, S. Ma, W. Hu, T. Peng, W. Gui, Scheduling-measure dependent modelling of delay propagation on a single railway line: A matrix transformation approach, IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 15: 1429-1439, 2021
S. Ma, M. J Woolley, I. R. Petersen, N. Yamamoto, Linear open quantum systems with passive Hamiltonians and a single local dissipative process, Automatica 125: 109477, 2021
S. Xue, R. Wu, S. Ma, D. Li, M. Jiang, Gradient algorithm for Hamiltonian identification of open quantum system, Physical Review A, 103: 022604, 2021
C. Xiang, S. Ma, S. Kuang, D. Dong, Coherent H infinity control for linear quantum systems with uncertainties in the interaction Hamiltonian, IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, 8: 432-440, 2021
S. Ma, S. Xue, Y. Guo, C. C. Shu, Numerical detection of Gaussian entanglement and its application to the identification of bound entangled Gaussian states, Quantum Information Processing, 19: 225, 2020
S. Ma, Gaussian states that are invariant under partial anti-symplectic transformation are separable, European Physical Journal D, 74: 172, 2020
S. Ma, M. J. Woolley, X. Jia, J. Zhang, Preparation of bipartite bound entangled Gaussian states in quantum optics, Physical Review A, 100: 022309, 2019
Y. Guo, X. Luo, S. Ma, C. C. Shu, All-optical generation of quantum entangled states with strictly constrained ultrafast laser pulses, Physical Review A, 100: 023409, 2019
S. Ma, M. J Woolley, Entangled pure steady states in harmonic chains with a two-mode squeezed reservoir, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 52: 325301, 2019
S. Ma, M. J Woolley, I. R. Petersen, N. Yamamoto, Cascade and locally dissipative realizations of linear quantum systems for pure Gaussian state covariance assignment, Automatica, 90: 263–270, 2018
S. Ma, M. J Woolley, I. R. Petersen, N. Yamamoto, Pure Gaussian states from quantum harmonic oscillator chains with a single local dissipative process, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 50: 135301, 2017
S. Ma, I. R. Petersen, M. J. Woolley, Linear quantum systems with diagonal passive Hamiltonian and a single dissipative channel, Systems & Control Letters, 99: 64–71, 2017
S. Ma, J. Xiong, V. A. Ugrinovskii, I. R. Petersen, Robust decentralized stabilization of Markovian jump large-scale systems: A neighboring mode dependent control approach, Automatica, 49: 3105–3111, 2013
Selected Presentations:
L. Zhou, S. Ma, Tube-based model predictive control for linear discrete time systems with state delay and bounded disturbances, 2024 36th Chinese Control and Decision Conference (CCDC), Xi'an, China
S. Ma, L. Zhou, J. Ma, S. Xue, Bipartite entanglement of a bound entangled Gaussian state via a linear matrix inequality method, 2024 43rd Chinese Control Conference (CCC), Kunming, China
S. Ma, Classical and quantum passive systems, 2022 13th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), Jeju, Korea (online presentation)
J. Ma, S. Ma, T. Peng, W. Gui, Min-max optimal control for high-speed train movements with exogenous disturbances and uncertain parameters, 2022 International Conference on Power Energy Systems and Applications (ICoPESA), Singapore (online presentation)
C. Liao, J. Ma, S. Ma, Integrated Optimization of Real-time Rescheduling and Passenger Reassignment in the Strong Wind Case, 2022 International Conference on Power Energy Systems and Applications (ICoPESA), Singapore (online presentation)
C. Tang, J. Ma, S. Ma, A symmetric alternating direction method of multipliers for controlling the movement of multiple trains on a railway line, 2021 China Automation Congress (CAC), Beijing, China
W. Lei, J. Ma, S. Ma, Robustness analysis of scale-free networks against cascading failures with tunable redistribution load parameters, 2021 China Automation Congress (CAC), Beijing, China
J Ma, S Ma, T Peng, W Gui, Emergency-induced effects on high-speed railway networks: A complex network theory’s perspective, IFAC World Congress 2020, Germany (online presentation)
S. Ma, C. C. Shu, C. Xiang, Linear passive open quantum systems, 2019 Chinese Control Conference (CCC), Guangzhou, China
S. Ma, M. J. Woolley, I. R. Petersen, A derivation of moment evolution equations for linear open quantum systems, 2018 33rd Youth Academic Annual Conference of Chinese Association of Automation (YAC), Nanjing, China
S. Ma, M. J. Woolley, I. R. Petersen, N. Yamamoto, Pure Gaussian quantum states from passive Hamiltonians and an active local dissipative process, 2016 IEEE 55th Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Las Vegas, NV, USA
S. Ma, M. J. Woolley, I. R. Petersen, N. Yamamoto, Preparation of pure Gaussian states via cascaded quantum systems, 2014 IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA), Juan Les Antibes, France
S. Ma, J. Xiong, Decentralized stabilization of Markovian jump large-scale systems via neighboring mode dependent output feedback control, 2012 12th International Conference on Control Automation Robotics & Vision (ICARCV), Guangzhou, China
Selected Projects:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (62273361, CNY 530,000), Jan. 2023 - Dec. 2026, Principle Investigator
Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2021JJ40790, CNY 50,000), Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2023, Principle Investigator
National Natural Science Foundation of China (61803389, CNY 240,000), Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2021, Principle Investigator
National Natural Science Foundation of China (61890932, CNY 3,500,000), Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2023, Co-Investigator
National Natural Science Foundation of China (61873284, CNY 660,000), Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2022, Co-Investigator
Teaching:
Undergraduate level, 4 Credits, 64 hours (including 12 hours of laboratory experiments), Spring term of each year
Description: This course will discuss the design of feedback control systems such as electrical and mechanical systems to achieve prescribed system performance. Topics include the properties and advantages of feedback control systems, modelling of physical systems, time-domain and frequency-domain performance measures, stability and degree of stability, the Root locus method, Nyquist criterion, frequency-domain design, compensation of control systems, and state space methods for system analysis.
Grading: Final exam (50%), Mid-term exam (10%), Assignments (10%), Labs (10%), Project and Oral Presentation (10%), Quiz and Class Discussion (10%)
References:
[1] Shousong Hu, Automatic Control Theory, 6th ed. Science Press, 2013
[2] Gene Franklin, David Powell, Abbas Emami-Naeini. Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems. 8th ed. Prentice Hall, 2018
[3] Katsuhiko Ogata, Solving Control Engineering Problems with MATLAB. Prentice Hall, 1993
Undergraduate level, 3 Credits, 48 hours, Fall term of each year
Description: This course introduces fundamental concepts and tools in discrete mathematics with emphasis on their applications to computer science and engineering. Topics include logic and Boolean circuits, sets, functions, relations, databases, finite automata, algorithms, analysis techniques based on counting methods and recurrence equations, trees and more general graphs.
Grading: Final exam (50%), Assignments (25%), Quiz and Class Discussion (25%)
References:
[1] Lijue Liu, Hongxiao Fei, Discrete Mathematics, 2nd ed. Xidian University Press, 2021
[2] Kenneth Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and its Applications, 7th ed. McGraw Hill, 2011
[3] David Mackinson, Sets, Logic and Maths for Computing, 2nd ed. Springer Verlag, 2012
Undergraduate level, 3 Credits, 48 hours (including 10 credit hours of laboratory experiments), Spring term of each year
Description: This course will discuss RFID tagging technologies and systems. Topics include the physics, design, data structures and control mechanisms of modern RFID systems. Students will also be familiarized with applications of RFID systems in intelligent infrastructure, healthcare management, transportation, food traceability, and product lifecycle monitoring. Furthermore, associated standards and social issues arising from the use of RFID will be discussed.
Grading: Final exam (50%), Assignments (10%), Labs (20%), Project and Oral Presentation (20%)
References:
[1] Jianliang Gao, Jianbiao He, Internet of Things: RFID Principle and Technology, 2nd ed. Publishing House of Electronics Industry, 2017
[2] M. Bolic, D. Simplot-Ryl and I. Stojmenvoic, RFID Systems: Research Trends and Challenges, 2010.
[3] Daniel M. Dobkin, The RF in RFID, Passive UHF RFID in Practice, Elsevier Newnes, 2007
Professional Service:
Referee for Automatica, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement, Journal of the Franklin Institute, IET Intelligent Transport Systems, New Journal of Physics, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, Journal of Central South University, Science China Technological Sciences, Mathematics of Control, Signals, and Systems, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, American Control Conference, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Youth Academic Annual Conference of Chinese Association of Automation
Co-organizer of 5th IFAC Workshop on Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing (IFAC MMM 2018) ,The 9th TCCT Quantum Control Workshop
Grant reviewer for National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
External examiner of Master's and PhD's theses from numerous universities
Committee Member of Postgraduate Admissions Committee for School of Automation, Central South University
Current and Former Postgraduate Students:
2024- Lihan Zhou (PhD Candidate), Jinzhuang Xu, Weining Yang
2023-: Yuchen Xiong, Jiazhuo Wu, Feiyan Xiong
2022-: Yan Ou, Si Li, Zhiqiang Zhuang
2021-2024: Lihan Zhou, Binda Shen, Guangqi Zhou
2020-2023: Haoxu Zhao (Thesis)
2019-2022: Chaoyu Tang (Thesis), Wen Lei (Thesis), Chuming Liao (Thesis)
2018-2021: Rui Zhu, Wentao Xu, Shu Cheng
Awards:
Postgraduate Research Scholarship, University of New South Wales (2013-2016)
National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (2012)
Outstanding Graduate, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2010), University of Science and Technology of China (2013)
Current and Former Professional Society Membership:
Program Committee Member of the 2nd TCCT Quantum Control Theory and Technology Symposium
Member of Technical Committee on Control Theory of Chinese Association of Automation, IEEE Member