Mingxi Zhou

Associate Professor Mingxi Zhou is affiliated with the University of Rhode Island (URI)'s Graduate School of Oceanography and Department of Oceanography. His research focuses on marine robotics, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), and underwater navigation, with an emphasis on vehicle autonomy and multi-vehicle collaboration.

• Ph.D., Memorial University of Newfoundland (2017)
• M.Eng., Memorial University of Newfoundland (2012)
• B.Eng., Central South University (2009)

His work addresses challenges in adaptive formation control, sensor fusion, and accessible unmanned platform development. Recent publications highlight deterministic learning algorithms, underwater pose estimation, and fault isolation in soft robotics.

His research trends include advancements in autonomous systems, collaborative AUVs, and robust navigation under dynamic uncertainty, leveraging technologies like sonar, visual-inertial odometry, and distributed learning frameworks.

He currently teaches OCG120G: World of Robots and OCE/ELE550: Ocean Systems Engineering. He founded the SOS Lab in 2018 at URI's Narragansett Bay Campus, prioritizing student training on interdisciplinary skills and providing competitive financial support.