Felix Kong

Felix Kong is a Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. He specializes in control engineering, robotics, and mechatronic systems with a focus on maritime navigation and bio-inspired locomotion.

• Current affiliation: University of Technology Sydney (Lecturer since 2022)
• Previous role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Technology Sydney (2019-2022)
• Education: PhD from University of Sydney

His research spans multiple domains:

• Maritime robotics: Stochastic ship routing, ocean current estimation, visibility graph optimization
• Dynamic locomotion: Gait analysis in parrots, bio-inspired vertical climbing robots
• Control theory: Iterative learning control, contraction analysis, SLAM optimality prediction

Recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward autonomous navigation systems that integrate:

• Stochastic weather modeling for ship routing
• 3D ocean flow estimation for underwater gliders
• Neural network-based SLAM analysis
• Multi-agent planning frameworks

He has received funding from:

• Australia's Economic Accelerator Innovate Grant (2025-2027)
• UTS ECR Research Capabilities Initiative (2021-2022)

Teaching contributions include course development and instruction for 41099 Fundamentals of Mechatronic Engineering. Peer-review activities extend to major robotics conferences and journals.