I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. My research focuses on developing algorithms that enhance the safety and reliability of autonomous systems, with particular emphasis on uncertainty-aware control, planning, and perception.
Prior to joining TAMU–Corpus Christi, I earned my Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rutgers University, advised by Dr. Zhimin Xi, and an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, working on robotics manipulation under the guidance of Dr. Jingjin Yu.
Email: lichuan.ren [at] tamucc [dot] edu
I am looking for motivated postdoctoral researchers and students interested in safety-aware control, planning, and perception for autonomous driving. Please feel free to reach out with your CV if you are interested.
Publications
Advancing Vehicle Trajectory Prediction: A Probabilistic Approach Using Combined Sequential Models
Lichuan Ren, Zhimin Xi
Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems, 2024
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Bias-Learning-Based Model Predictive Controller Design for Reliable Path Tracking of Autonomous Vehicles Under Model and Environmental Uncertainty
Lichuan Ren, Zhimin Xi
Journal of Mechanical Design, 2022
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Design of path tracking controller for autonomous vehicles through bias learning of vehicle dynamic models under environmental uncertainty
Projects
Inverse Reinforcement Learning for Task-Oriented Dialogue Systems
Internship project at American Express from September 2022 to June 2023
Mentored by Dr. Huey-Ling Kao and supervised by Dr. Yu-Ching Shih
uCPE Edge Computing for Real-Time Rendering and Interactions in the Metaverse
Internship project at AT&T Labs from June 2022 to August 2022
Supervised by Dr. Larry Zhou
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Technical Report