Nan Xu Author

NAN XU: Nan Xu received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2007 and 2009, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in vehicle engineering from Jilin University in 2012. He is currently an Associate Professor with the State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, Jilin University of China. In 2019, he was a Visiting Scholar with the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo. His current research focuses on tire dynamics and control, intelligent tires, vehicle state estimation, and motion control of electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.

HASSAN ASKARI: Hassan Askari was born in Rasht, Iran. He received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees from the Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada, and the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, in 2011, 2014, and 2019, respectively. He published more than 75 journals and conference papers in the areas of nonlinear vibrations, applied mathematics, nanogenerators, intelligent tires, and self-powered sensors. He co-authored one book and one book chapter both published by Springer. He is an active reviewer for more than 50 journals and an editorial board member of several scientific and international journals.

AMIR KHAJEPOUR: Amir Khajepour is a Professor of mechanical and mechatronics engineering at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, where he is also the Canada Research Chair in mechatronic vehicle systems and senior NSERC/General Motors Industrial Research Chair in Holistic Vehicle Control. He has developed an extensive research program that applies his expertise in several key multidisciplinary areas. He is a fellow of The Engineering Institute of Canada, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and The Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering.