Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Adjunct Professor, Computer Science (CS)
Director, Complex Systems Modeling and Control Laboratory
Office: 211E Knowles Engineering Building
Telephone: (413) 545-0384
email: gong at ecs.umass.edu
S.M., Harvard University, 1985; Ph.D., 1987.
RESEARCH
INTERESTS:
Foundational algorithms in high
intelligence.
COURSES:
TALKS:
·
W. Gong, 31st
Chinese Control Conference, Hefei, China, July 27, 2012 "Can one hear
the shape of a concept?" (Plenary lecture)
·
W. Gong, 50th
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 14, Orlando, "Are
stochastic dynamics the foundation of intelligence?" (Semi-Plenary
lecture)
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS:
·
W. Gong, “Can one
hear the shape of a concept?” Proceedings of the 31st Chinese Control
Conference, July 25-27, 2012, Hefei, China.
HONORS
& AWARDS :
Commercial
Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP) Technology Development Fund Award
2010, Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, University of Massachusetts, 2008-2009,
Chancellor’s Medal, University of Massachusetts, 2009, Engineering College
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, 2002, IEEE Fellow, 1999, IEEE Transactions on
Automatic Control George Axelby Outstanding Paper
Award, 1997
INSTITUTIONAL
& PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Associate Editor,
Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 1995. Associate Editor, IEEE
Transactions on Automatic Control (1993-1997). Associate Editor, IEEE
Transactions on Robotics and Automation (1994-1996). Organizer, 1996 NSF-ARO
workshop on Systems and Control. Issues in Communication Networks, August 9-10,
Airlie, Virginia. Program Committee Chair, IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control, 2004.