Yuling Fan-College of Informatics

Name

Yuling Fan

Title

Associate Professor

Institute

College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University

Address

No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China

Email

ylfan@mail.hzau.edu.cn

Fax

Research Interest

Energy system modeling, optimization and control; Optimization algorithms; Model predictive control; Big data; Measurement and verification (M&V) of energy savings, etc.

Academic activities

Reviewers for Journals

1. Applied Energy IF: 8.426, Top, JCR: Q1

2. Energy IF: 5.537, Top, JCR: Q1

3. Reliability Engineering & System Safety IF: 4.039, Top, JCR: Q1

4. Building and Environment IF: 4.820, Top, JCR: Q2

5. Energy and Buildings IF: 4.495, Top, JCR: Q2

6. IEEE Access IF: 4.098, JCR: Q2

7. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments IF: 3.456, JCR: Q2

8. Environment IF: 3.176, JCR: Q3

9. Journal of Building Engineering IF: 2.378, JCR: Q3

Education and research experience

10. 2013.09-2018.02 Ph.D. in Electric Engineering, University of Pretoria

11. 2011.09-2013.06 M. E. in Control Engineering, Wuhan University

12. 2007.09-2011.06 B.E. in Automation, Wuhan University

Grants (Government-funded)

1. 2020.01-2022.12, Energy efficiency optimization for whole-building retrofit and maintenance planning based on grouping (National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 61903140), Project leader

2. 2019.09-2021.08, Building retrofit and maintenance planning optimization considering green building policies (Hubei Natural Science Foundation, No. ZRMS2019000752), Project leader

3. 2018.01-2020.12, Optimization modeling of building retrofit and maintenance planning considering green building policies (The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, No. 2662018QD057), Project leader

4. 2015.01-2018.12, Modeling, optimization and control for industrial energy efficiency and performance evaluation (National Natural Science Foundation of South African, No. 96431), Main member

5. 2015.01-2017.12, Modeling and control system approach for building energy efficiency optimization (National Natural Science Foundation of South African, No. 93509), Main member

Representative publications（*for corresponding authors, # for first authors）

1. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “A multi-objective optimization model for energy-efficiency building envelope retrofitting plan with rooftop PV system installation and maintenance,” Applied Energy, vol. 189, pp. 327–335, 2017. (SCI, JCR: Q1, Top Journal, IF: 8.426, ESI Highly Cited Paper)

2. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “Energy-efficiency building retrofit planning for green building compliance,” Building and Environment, vol. 136, pp. 312-321, 2018. (SCI, JCR: Q1, Top Journal, IF: 4.820)

3. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “Building retrofit optimization models using notch test data considering energy performance certificate compliance,” Applied Energy, vol. 228, pp. 2140-2152, 2018. (SCI, JCR: Q1, Top Journal, IF: 8.426)

4. Y. Fan, J. Mei, H. Liu, Y. Fan*, F. Liu, Y. Zhang, “Fast synchronization of complex networks via aperiodically intermittent sliding mode control,” Neural Processing Letters, 2019. (SCI, JCR: Q3, , IF: 2.591)

5. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “A multi-objective optimization model for building envelope retrofit planning,” Energy Procedia, vol. 75, pp. 1299–1304, 2015. (EI)

6. J. Mei, Z. Lu, J. Hu, Y. Fan, “Guaranteed Cost Finite-Time Control of Uncertain Coupled Neural Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2020, Accepted. (SCI, JCR: Q3, Top Journal, IF: 10.387)

7. T. Jing, D. Zhang, J. Mei, Y. Fan, “Finite-time synchronization of delayed complex dynamic networks via aperiodically intermittent control,” Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 356, pp. 5464-5484, 2019. (SCI, JCR: Q2, Top Journal, IF: 3.653)

8. X. Li *, X. Zhang and Y. Fan, “A Two-step Framework for Energy Local Area Network Scheduling Problem with Electric Vehicles based on Global-local Optimization Method,” Energies, vol. 12, pp. 1-17, 2019. (SCI, JCR: Q3, Top Journal, IF: 2.707)

9. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “An optimization method for building retrofit planning based on a grouping method and notch test data,” In: Proceedings of the 12th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), Kitakyushu-shi, Japan: June 2019. (EI conference)

10. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “A building retrofit optimization model using notch test data,” In: Proceedings of the Control Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa: December 2017. (EI conference)

11. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “An optimization model for building envelope retrofit considering energy performance certificate,” In: Proceedings of the Chinese Control Conference, Dalian, China: July 2017. (EI conference)

12. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “An optimal maintenance plan for building envelope insulation materials after retrofitting,” In: Proceedings of the Chinese Automation Congress, Wuhan, China: November 2015. (EI conference)

13. Y. Fan*, L. Zhang and X. Zhuan, “Design and implementation of a synchronized three-phase electricity acquisition module,” In: Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Beijing, China: July, 2012. (EI conference)

14. L. Zhang, M. Xu, Y. Fan and X. Zhuan, “Models and control methodologies of heavy haul trains toward energy efficiency: A survey,” In: Proceedings of 2012 Chinese Control and Decision Conference, Taiyuan, China: May, 2012. (EI conference)

Basic Information
Name	Yuling Fan		Title	Associate Professor
Institute		College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University
Address		No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China
Email		ylfan@mail.hzau.edu.cn
Fax
Research Interest
Energy system modeling, optimization and control; Optimization algorithms; Model predictive control; Big data; Measurement and verification (M&V) of energy savings, etc.
Academic activities
Reviewers for Journals 1. Applied Energy IF: 8.426, Top, JCR: Q1 2. Energy IF: 5.537, Top, JCR: Q1 3. Reliability Engineering & System Safety IF: 4.039, Top, JCR: Q1 4. Building and Environment IF: 4.820, Top, JCR: Q2 5. Energy and Buildings IF: 4.495, Top, JCR: Q2 6. IEEE Access IF: 4.098, JCR: Q2 7. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments IF: 3.456, JCR: Q2 8. Environment IF: 3.176, JCR: Q3 9. Journal of Building Engineering IF: 2.378, JCR: Q3
Education and research experience
10. 2013.09-2018.02 Ph.D. in Electric Engineering, University of Pretoria 11. 2011.09-2013.06 M. E. in Control Engineering, Wuhan University 12. 2007.09-2011.06 B.E. in Automation, Wuhan University
Grants (Government-funded)
1. 2020.01-2022.12, Energy efficiency optimization for whole-building retrofit and maintenance planning based on grouping (National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 61903140), Project leader 2. 2019.09-2021.08, Building retrofit and maintenance planning optimization considering green building policies (Hubei Natural Science Foundation, No. ZRMS2019000752), Project leader 3. 2018.01-2020.12, Optimization modeling of building retrofit and maintenance planning considering green building policies (The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, No. 2662018QD057), Project leader 4. 2015.01-2018.12, Modeling, optimization and control for industrial energy efficiency and performance evaluation (National Natural Science Foundation of South African, No. 96431), Main member 5. 2015.01-2017.12, Modeling and control system approach for building energy efficiency optimization (National Natural Science Foundation of South African, No. 93509), Main member
Representative publications（*for corresponding authors, # for first authors）
1. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “A multi-objective optimization model for energy-efficiency building envelope retrofitting plan with rooftop PV system installation and maintenance,” Applied Energy, vol. 189, pp. 327–335, 2017. (SCI, JCR: Q1, Top Journal, IF: 8.426, ESI Highly Cited Paper) 2. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “Energy-efficiency building retrofit planning for green building compliance,” Building and Environment, vol. 136, pp. 312-321, 2018. (SCI, JCR: Q1, Top Journal, IF: 4.820) 3. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “Building retrofit optimization models using notch test data considering energy performance certificate compliance,” Applied Energy, vol. 228, pp. 2140-2152, 2018. (SCI, JCR: Q1, Top Journal, IF: 8.426) 4. Y. Fan, J. Mei, H. Liu, Y. Fan, F. Liu, Y. Zhang, “Fast synchronization of complex networks via aperiodically intermittent sliding mode control,” Neural Processing Letters, 2019. (SCI, JCR: Q3, , IF: 2.591) 5. Y. Fan and X. Xia, “A multi-objective optimization model for building envelope retrofit planning,” Energy Procedia, vol. 75, pp. 1299–1304, 2015. (EI) 6. J. Mei, Z. Lu, J. Hu, Y. Fan, “Guaranteed Cost Finite-Time Control of Uncertain Coupled Neural Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2020, Accepted. (SCI, JCR: Q3, Top Journal, IF: 10.387) 7. T. Jing, D. Zhang, J. Mei, Y. Fan, “Finite-time synchronization of delayed complex dynamic networks via aperiodically intermittent control,” Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 356, pp. 5464-5484, 2019. (SCI, JCR: Q2, Top Journal, IF: 3.653) 8. X. Li , X. Zhang and Y. Fan, “A Two-step Framework for Energy Local Area Network Scheduling Problem with Electric Vehicles based on Global-local Optimization Method,” Energies, vol. 12, pp. 1-17, 2019. (SCI, JCR: Q3, Top Journal, IF: 2.707) 9. Y. Fan and X. Xia, “An optimization method for building retrofit planning based on a grouping method and notch test data,” In: Proceedings of the 12th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), Kitakyushu-shi, Japan: June 2019. (EI conference) 10. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “A building retrofit optimization model using notch test data,” In: Proceedings of the Control Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa: December 2017. (EI conference) 11. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “An optimization model for building envelope retrofit considering energy performance certificate,” In: Proceedings of the Chinese Control Conference, Dalian, China: July 2017. (EI conference) 12. Y. Fan* and X. Xia, “An optimal maintenance plan for building envelope insulation materials after retrofitting,” In: Proceedings of the Chinese Automation Congress, Wuhan, China: November 2015. (EI conference) 13. Y. Fan, L. Zhang and X. Zhuan, “Design and implementation of a synchronized three-phase electricity acquisition module,” In: Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Beijing, China: July, 2012. (EI conference) 14. L. Zhang, M. Xu, Y. Fan* and X. Zhuan, “Models and control methodologies of heavy haul trains toward energy efficiency: A survey,” In: Proceedings of 2012 Chinese Control and Decision Conference, Taiyuan, China: May, 2012. (EI conference)