Youqing Wang

In 2000, approximately 17.1 million persons worldwide have type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), and a clear rising trend in the incidence of the disease has been reported. The artificial pancreas (AP) system is wide considered a promising candidate to manage the insulin delivery to achieve normal glucose levels for T1DM. Recent progress in insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors have set the stage for designing an AP system, where an automated control algorithm that allows the sensor and pump to communicate with each other is the key element for a successful AP. In this presentation, the history of AP research will be introduced briefly. Particularly, some latest progresses proposed by our team will be introduced.

Biography: Dr. Youqing Wang received his B.Sc. in mathematics from Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, in 2003, and received his Ph.D. in control science and engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2008.
He worked as a Research Assistant in Department of Chemical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, from Feb 2006 to Aug 2007. From Feb 2008 to Feb 2010, he worked as a Senior Investigator in Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara. From Mar 2008 to present, he is a Guest Senior Investigator in Sansum Diabetes Research Institute. From Feb 2010 to present, he is a professor in College of Information Science & Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology. His research interests include biomedical system control, batch process, iterative learning control, model predictive control, and fault-tolerant control.
Prof. Wang is the recipient of several research awards (e.g. Journal of Process Control Survey Paper Award, Excellent Ph.D. Thesis from Tsinghua University). He holds membership for several academic societies (e.g. IEEE, ADA, AIChE, SigmaXi). He is an editor for ISRN Applied Mathematics and reviewer for several international journals. He serviced as a Session Chair and/or an IPC member for several international conferences (e.g. IFAC World Congress, CCC).