Dr. Xianzhang Xu

Education

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
• M.S. Maritime Engineering Science, University of Southampton
• B.Eng. Maritime Transportation, Wuhan University of Technology

Research

• AI for Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Physics-guided Machine Learning
• Unmanned Vehicles Control in Disturbed Environments
• Theoretical and Numerical Unsteady Aerodynamics
• Reduced-order Modeling and Control for Aerospace and Maritime Systems
• Optimal Control

Publications

1. X. Xu, D. Skalitzky, and K. Mahesh,`Machine learning-aided estimation of minimum pressure from sparse velocity data in vortex flows', Physical Review Fluids, Vol. 11, 054604, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1103/3hbh-przx
2. X. Xu, A. Gementzopoulos, G. Sedky, A. R. Jones, and F. D. Lagor, `Design of Optimal Wing Maneuvers in a Transverse Gust Encounter through Iterated Simulation or Experiment', Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 37, pp. 465–484, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00162-023-00659-w
3. X. Xu, A. Gementzopoulos, G. Sedky, A. R. Jones, and F. D. Lagor, `Iterative Maneuver Optimization in a Transverse Gust Encounter', AIAA Journal, Vol. 61, pp. 2083–2099, 2023. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J062404
4. X. Xu and F. D. Lagor, `Quasi-Steady Effective Angle of Attack and Its Use in Lift-Equivalent Motion Design', AIAA Journal, Vol. 59, pp. 2613–2626, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J059663

Courses

AE 361: Fundamentals of Aerodynamics