Jing Jiang

Jing Jiang is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Western Ontario (Western University), where he holds the NSERC/UNENE Senior Industrial Research Chair in Nuclear Instrumentation and Control since 2003. He is a registered professional engineer (P. Eng.) in Ontario and a Fellow of multiple prestigious organizations including the Canadian Academy of Engineering, IEEE, and the Engineering Institute of Canada.

Dr. Jiang's research focuses on:

• Fault-tolerant control of safety-critical systems
• Advanced control of nuclear power plants
• Integration of renewable energy resources in microgrids
• Instrumentation and control systems
• Advanced signal processing for fault diagnosis
• Industrial wireless sensor networks

His educational background includes a Ph.D. from the University of New Brunswick (1989), MESc. from the University of New Brunswick (1984), and BESc. from Jiaotong University in Xi'an, China (1982). Dr. Jiang has been with Western University since 1991, progressing from Assistant Professor to Full Professor in 1999.

Dr. Jiang has established the Control, Instrumentation and Electrical Systems (CIES) research group and two state-of-the-art laboratories: the NPP I/C research lab and the distributed generation (DG) research lab. His research has significant industry impact, particularly in nuclear power plant instrumentation and control systems, with collaborations with the Canadian nuclear industry and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Professional Recognition

• Professional Engineers Gold Medal (2025, 2021)
• Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship (2021)
• Distinguished University Professor (2018)
• Fellow of IEEE (2017)
• RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award (2016)
• Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering (2010)

Dr. Jiang has served on numerous technical committees including ISA 100.11a (Wireless Systems for Automation), ISA 67 (Nuclear Power Plant Standards), and IEC SC 45A (Nuclear Instrumentation). He has been actively involved with the IAEA as an expert consultant on various nuclear-related technical matters.

He leads a research team consisting of post-doctoral fellows, research engineers, and graduate students. His NPP I/C lab includes a CANDU NPP simulator, physical simulators, various control systems (ABB, Siemens, DeltaV, Honeywell), safety PLC systems, and industrial wireless sensor networks. The DG lab features a reconfigurable microgrid with renewable energy sources, energy storage devices, and advanced power electronics control systems.