Jie Fu

Dr. Jie Fu is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. She holds the Nelms Rising Star Endowed Professorship. Her research focuses on synthesizing correct-by-construction autonomous systems through formal methods, machine learning, control theory, and game theory.

Education:

• M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering & Automation, Beijing Institute of Technology (2009)
• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware (2013)

Research Interests:

Dr. Fu’s work spans preference-aware decision-making with human-in-the-loop systems, adaptive control under temporal logic constraints, and game-theoretic design of secure autonomous systems. Key applications include cyber-physical system security, human-autonomy collaboration, and deception-resistant cyber defense.

Awards & Grants:

• NSF CAREER Award (2022)
• DARPA Young Faculty Award (2021)
• AFOSR Young Investigator Award (2021)
• $1.3M ARL Grant (2025) for hierarchical game planning
• $550K NSF CAREER Award (2022)

Advising & Collaborations:

• Advises PhD students in robotics, control systems, and cybersecurity
• Collaborates with Raytheon BBN, UT Austin, and Purdue University
• Leads projects on tactical autonomous systems and proactive cyber defense

Labs & Teams:

Her lab develops trustworthy autonomous systems, emphasizing security, adaptability, and human collaboration. Projects include soft robot locomotion, semantic SLAM, and deception-aware planning.