Ph.D. Ocean Engineering, Flinders University, Australia, 2015.
B.E. Electrical and Automation Engineering, Hunan University, China, 2010.

Associate Prof., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2019 to now
Assistant Research Prof., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2015-2018

Autonomous Marine Vehicles
Hybrid Aerial Underwater Vehicles
AMV Path Planning in Dynamic Ocean Environments
AMV Adaptive Guidance and Control
Cooperation of Multi-UMV systemsAutonomous Marine Vehicles

 National Natural Science Foundation of China. 2017, Grant No.41706108
 Shanghai Sailing Program. 2017, Grant No.17YF1409600
 Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai. Grant No.20ZR1424800
 Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology. 2017, Grant No.QNLM2016ORP0104

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=pRFzIBcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

 Y. Bi, D. Lu, Z. Zeng*, L Lian, "Dynamics and control of hybrid aerial underwater vehicle subject to disturbances," Ocean Engineering, 2022
 Z. Zeng*, C. Lyu, Y. Bi, Y. Jin, D. Lu, and L. Lian, “Review of hybrid aerial underwater vehicle: Cross-domain mobility and transitions control,” Ocean Engineering, 2022.
 C. Lyu, D. Lu, C. Xiong, R. Hu, Y. Jin, J. Wang, Z. Zeng*, and L. Lian, “Toward a gliding hybrid aerial underwater vehicle: Design, fabrication, and experiments,” Journal of Field Robotics, 2022.
 R. Hu, D. Lu, C. Xiong, C. Lyu, H. Zhou, Y. Jin, T. Wei, C. Yu, Z. Zeng*, and L. Lian, “Modeling, characterization and control of a piston-driven buoyancy system for a hybrid aerial underwater vehicle,” Applied Ocean Research, vol. 120, 2022.
 D. Lu, C. Xiong, H. Zhou, C. Lyu, R. Hu, C. Yu, Z. Zeng*, and L. Lian, “Design, fabrication, and characterization of a multimodal hybrid aerial underwater vehicle,” Ocean Engineering, vol. 219, 2021.
 D. Lu, Y. Guo, C. Xiong, Z. Zeng*, and L. Lian, “Takeoff and Landing Control of a Hybrid Aerial Underwater Vehicle on Disturbed Water’s Surface,” IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 2021.
 H. Zhang, Z. Zeng*, C. Yu, Z. Jiang, B. Han, and L. Lian, “Predictive and sliding mode cascade control for cross-domain locomotion of a coaxial aerial underwater vehicle with disturbances,” Applied Ocean Research, vol. 100, 2020.
 Z. Zeng*, H. Zhou, and L. Lian, “Exploiting ocean energy for improved AUV persistent presence: path planning based on spatiotemporal current forecasts,” Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Japan), vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 26-47, 2020.
 D. Lu, C. Xiong, Z. Zeng*, and L. Lian, “Adaptive Dynamic Surface Control for a Hybrid Aerial Underwater Vehicle with Parametric Dynamics and Uncertainties,” IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 740-758, 2020.
 D. Lu, C. Xiong, Z. Zeng*, and L. Lian, "A multimodal aerial underwater vehicle with extended endurance and capabilities." 2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 4674-4680.
 Z. Zeng, K. Sammut, L. Lian, A. Lammas, F. He, and Y. Tang, “Rendezvous Path Planning for Multiple Autonomous Marine Vehicles,” IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 640-664, 2018.
 Z. Zeng, K. Sammut, L. Lian, F. He, A. Lammas, and Y. Tang, “A comparison of optimization techniques for AUV path planning in environments with ocean currents,” Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 82, pp. 61-72, 2016.
 Z. Zeng, L. Lian, K. Sammut, F. He, Y. Tang, and A. Lammas, “A survey on path planning for persistent autonomy of autonomous underwater vehicles,” Ocean Engineering, vol. 110, pp. 303-313, 2015.
 Z. Zeng, A. Lammas, K. Sammut, F. He, and Y. Tang, “Shell space decomposition based path planning for AUVs operating in a variable environment,” Ocean Engineering, vol. 91, pp. 181-195, 2014.

研-MS8802-海洋观测、探测与作业技术
本-MS3802-海洋观测方法
共指导上海市级大创项目1项，莙政项目1项，校级大创，PRP项目多项，其中1项评获评优秀。
指导本科生中1人发表EI检索会议论文并获优秀论文奖，10人作为共同发明人获得了共计3项国家发明专利授权。

1.Z. Zeng, J. Cao, J. Cao, B. Yao, and L. Lian, “Low-power Emergency Jettison System for Underwater Vehicles,” No. ZL 2015 2 0537230.1.
2.J. Cao, J. Cao, Z. Zeng, B. Yao, and L. Lian, “A Novel Pressure Compensator for Underwater Vehicles,” No. ZL 2015 2 0535914.8.
3.J. Cao, J. Cao, Z. Zeng, B. Yao, and L. Lian, “Precisely Controllable Buoyancy Adjusting System for Underwater Glider,” No. ZL 2015 2 0537242.4.

中国海洋学会海洋技术装备专业委员会委员
Conference program committee: IEEE-OES/MTS OCEANS'16 Shanghai 2016
Journal reviewer: OE, IEEE JOE, JFR, IEEE T-ASE, IJFS, JIRS
Secretary and treasurer of IEEE-OES Shanghai Chapter

IEEE OCEANS'18 / Techno-Ocean2018 International Underwater Robot Competition Champion
Chenxing Scholar of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2018
上海市水务海洋青年拔尖人才