About Me

I am an assistant professor at TU Delft, currently working in the CNS/ATM chair, Control and Simulation group, at the Aerospace Engineering Faculty. I am passionate about open-source , open science , and making air transportation more sustainable .

I was born in China and completed my bachelor’s degree in telecommunication at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Then, I moved to Europe and obtained my master’s degree in aerospace at Polytechnic University of Catalonia. After that, I worked in Spain and France for a few years before continuing my doctoral research in the Netherlands, where I obtained my Ph.D. degree and currently work and live.

Work experience

• 2019 - present: Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
• 2019 (Feb-Jul): Postdoc Researcher, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
• 2015 - 2019: PhD Researcher, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
• 2012 - 2015: Academic Program Coordinator, International Space University, Strasbourg, France
• 2011 - 2012: Aerospace Researcher, ASCAMM Technology Centre, Barcelona, Spain
• 2007 - 2011: Aerospace Engineer & IT Manager, Barcelona Aerospace Technology Centre, Spain

Education

• 2015 - 2019: Ph.D., dissertation: Open aircraft performance modeling, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands.
• 2007 - 2010: M.Sc. of Aerospace Science and Technology, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona.
• 2003 - 2007: B.Sc. of Electronic and Information Technology, Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication, Beijing, China.

Awards

• 2020: Best paper award, 9th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation
• 2019: Young Scientist Award 2019, SESAR Joint Undertaking
• 2017: Best paper award, 12th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar
• 2012: Young Leadership Award, Space Generation Advisory Council

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