Litian Gong is currently a first-year M.S. student advised by Prof. Jiachen Li at the University of California, Riverside. Before that, he received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2024. During his undergraduate studies, he conducted research on smart grid systems, reinforcement learning-based inspection robots, and deep learning optimization algorithms. His research interests include embodied AI, human-computer interaction for navigation, vision-language reasoning, and trustworthy AI, with applications to robotics and autonomous systems.
🔥 News
- 2024.11: 🎉🎉 Started Graduate Research at the Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Lab, University of California, Riverside.
- 2023.10: 🎉🎉 Published paper on grid-connected PV and ESS system at IEEE ICNEPE 2023, Hangzhou, China.
📝 Publications

A Friendly Grid-connected Distribution System with PV and ESS for Remote Rural Residential Family
Liitan Gong, Jiaxuan Ren, Shuoyu Jin, Shaorong Wang
🎖 Honors and Awards
- 2024.06 HUST Outstanding Undergraduate Student (Top 20%).
- 2023.05 Honorable Mention in Mathematical Contest In Modeling (Top 30%).
- 2022.10 Second Prize in China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Top 20%).
📖 Educations
- 2024.09 - Present, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of California, Riverside. (Advisor: Jiachen Li, GPA: 3.94/4.0)
- 2020.09 - 2024.06, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. (Advisor: Shaorong Wang)
Curriculum Vitae
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