Zheng Chen

Zheng Chen serves as a Ph.D. Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor at Zhejiang University's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, holding a permanent academic position with full teaching and research responsibilities.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from University Paris-Saclay (2016)
• M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University (2013)
• B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University (2010)

Prior to joining Zhejiang University, he completed postdoctoral research at the University of Toulouse (2016-2017) and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (2017-2018). His research specializes in optimal control theory with aerospace applications, focusing on Guidance, Navigation, and Control systems alongside flight dynamics simulation methodologies. This work bridges theoretical mathematics with practical aerospace engineering challenges, particularly in vehicle control systems.

As an educator, he teaches undergraduate courses including Principle of Automatic Control (48-56 hours across multiple semesters) and Optimization Methods (8-hour modules), while graduate instruction covers Flight Dynamics and Control and Optimal Control Theory (32-hour courses). His teaching record spans from Fall 2019 through Spring 2025, demonstrating sustained academic engagement in both foundational and advanced aerospace engineering topics.