Yehan Ma 马叶涵

Associate Professer @ John Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

I am looking for self-motivated undergraduate and graduate students to conduct exciting research on novel IIoT systems! Prospective students are welcome to drop me an email with your CV.

We perform cutting-edge research on Industrial Internet of Things, and cyber-physical systems that cross-cut computing, communication and dynamic control system.

Education

Washington University in St. Louis

Computer Science
Ph.D. advised by Prof. Chenyang Lu

GPA: 3.95/4

August 2015 - September 2020

Harbin Institute of Technology

Control Science and Technology
M.S. advised by Prof. Changhong Wang

GPA: 95.2/100, Rank: 3/161;

August 2013 - July 2015

Harbin Institute of Technology

Automation
B.S.

GPA: 93.2/100, Rank: 1/123

August 2009 - July 2013

Experience

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Associate Professor

January 2024 – Present

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Assistant Professor

November 2020 – December 2023

Washington University in St. Louis

Graduate Research Assistant
Teaching Assistant of Wireless Sensor Networks (CSE 521S) (2017 Spring, 2018 Spring)
Teaching Assistant of Real-Time Systems (CSE 520S) (2017 Fall)

August 2015 - September 2020

Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories

Research Intern

May - August 2017, May - August 2018

Harbin Institute of Technology

Graduate Research Assistant

May 2013 – July 2015

Teaching

Cyber-Physical Systems

Graduate Course

Fall Semesters

Industrial Internet Foundations

Undergraduate Course, Co-advisor with Prof. Xinyi Le and Qimin Xu

Fall Semesters

Network System and Control

Undergraduate Course, Co-advisor with Prof. Cailian Chen

Spring Semesters

Research

Research Interests
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Real-Time Systems
  • Embedded AI
  • Edge Computing
  • Wireless Sensor Network

Publications

  • Google Scholar
    • Publication List
    Papers
    2025
  • R. Fu, Y. Ma, Stability-Guaranteed Scheduling for Mesh Networked Control Systems with Fine-Grained Timing, IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS), 2025. (Accepted)
  • S. Ye, J. Chen, Y. Ma, A. Zou, FALCON: FPGA Accelerated Real-Time Intelligent Controller for Autonomous Systems, IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS), 2025. (Accepted)
  • R. Fu, A. Zou, C. Chen, X. Guan, Y. Ma, Mesh Network Scheduling based on Cyber-Physical Sensitivity for Wireless Control Systems, IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS), 2025.
  • J. Chen, Y. Xu, Y. Ni, A. Zou, Y. Ma, RICH: Heterogeneous Computing for Real-Time Intelligent Control Systems, Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE), 2025.
  • C. Xue, Y. Ma, Safe Edge Intelligent Control with Cross-loop Constraints and Stability Guarantees, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2025. (Accepted)
  • Y. Wu, Y. Ma, M. Xie, W. Zhang, Partitioned Scheduling and Analysis for a Typed DAG Task on Heterogeneous Multi-Cores, ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization 22.3: 1-24, 2025.
  • T. Jin, C. Chen, Z. Ji, Y. Ma, X. Guan, Topology Design for Edge Sensing and Control: A Dynamic Observability Guaranteed Method, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2025.
  • T. Jin, C. Chen, Y. Ma, X. Guan. Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Transmission Scheduling for Sensing Aware Control, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2025.
    • 2024
  • Y. Ma, Y. Wang, S. D. Cairano, T. Koike-Akino, J. Guo, P. Orlik, X. Guan, C. Lu, Smart Actuation for End-Edge Industrial Control Systems, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 21(1):269-283, Jan 2024. (T-ASE 2024 Best New Application Paper Award)
  • Y. Ma, R. Fu, A. Zou, J. Li, C. Chen, C. Lu, X. Guan, Performance Optimization and Stability Guarantees for Multi-tier Real-Time Control Systems, IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS), 2024.
  • J. Chen, A. Zou, Y. Xu, Y. Ma, SCENIC: Capability and Scheduling Co-Design for Intelligent Controller on Heterogeneous Platforms, IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS), 2024.
  • R. Fu, L. Guo, A. Zou, C. Chen, X. Guan, Y. Ma, Comprehensive Optimal Network Scheduling Strategies for Wireless Control Systems, ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems (TCPS), 2024.
  • R. Fu, J. Chen, Y. Lin, A. Zou, C. Chen, X. Guan, Y. Ma, Smart Sensing and Communication Co-Design for IIoT-Based Control Systems, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(3): 3994 - 4014, Feb 2024.
  • X. Wen C. Chen, C. Ren, Y. Ma, M. Li, L. Lyu, X. Guan, Age-of-Task-Aware Co-Design of Sampling, Scheduling, and Control for Industrial IoT Systems, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(3): 4227-4242, Feb 2024.
  • X. Wang, J. Zhang, C. Chen, J. He, Y. Ma and X. Guan, Trust-AoI-Aware Codesign of Scheduling and Control for Edge-Enabled IIoT Systems, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 20(2):2833-2842, Feb. 2024.
    • 2023
  • Y. Ma, C. Chen, S. Zeng, X. Guan, C. Lu, Data-driven Edge Offloading for Wireless Control Systems, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(12): 10802 - 10816, June 2023.
  • X. Li, Y. Shen, A. Zou and Y. Ma, EENet: Energy Efficient Neural Networks with Run-time Power Management, ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC), 2023.
  • A. Zou*, Y. Ma*, K. Garimella*, B. Lee, C. D. Gill, X. Zhang, F-LEMMA: Fast Learning-Based Energy Management for Multi-/Many-Core Processors, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), 42(2): 616 - 629, 2023.
  • Y. Wu, W. Zhang, N. Guan and Y. Ma, TDTA: Topology-Based Real-Time DAG Task Allocation on Identical Multiprocessor Platforms, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS), 34(11): 2895-2909, Nov 2023.
  • X. Li, C. Lou, Y. Chen, Z. Zhu, Y. Shen, Y. Ma, A. Zou, Predictive exit: Prediction of fine-grained early exits for computation-and energy-efficient inference, AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2023.
  • W. Xu, Z. Zhang, Y. Xu, J. Li, Y. Ma, Y. Jin, C. D. Gill, X. Zhang, A. Zou. Energy Efficient Real-Time Scheduling on Heterogeneous Architectures with Self-Suspension, IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED), 2023.
  • Z. Ji, C. Chen, S. Zhu, Y. Ma and X. Guan, Intelligent Edge Sensing and Control Co-Design for Industrial Cyber-Physical System, IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, 9:175-189, 2023.
  • C. Ren, C. Chen, X. Wen, Y. Ma, S. Zhu and X. Guan, Joint Design of Communication and Computing for Digital-Twin-Enabled Aircraft Final Assembly, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 10(18):15872-15886, Sep 2023.
    • 2022
  • Y. Ma, J. Guo, Y. Wang, A. Chakrabarty, H. Ahn, P. Orlik, X. Guan, C. Lu, Optimal Dynamic Transmission Scheduling for Wireless Networked Control Systems, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 30(6): 2360-2376, Nov 2022,
  • Y. Xu, T. He, R. Sun, Y. Ma, Y. Jin, and A. Zou, SHAPE: Scheduling of Fixed-Priority Tasks on Heterogeneous Architectures with Multiple CPUs and Many PEs, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), 2022.
  • L. Ren, Z. Jia, T. Wang, Y. Ma and L. Wang, LM-CNN: A Cloud-Edge Collaborative Method for Adaptive Fault Diagnosis With Label Sampling Space Enlarging, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 18(12):9057-9067, Dec 2022.
  • C. Chen, X. Wen, X. Bai, L. Xu, C. Ren, J. Ye, Y. Ma, X. Guan, Control and Communication Coordination for Industrial Digital Twins of Sintering Process, Broadband Communications, Computing, and Control for Ubiquitous Intelligence, pages. 327-350. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    • 2020
  • Y. Ma, C. Lu, B. Sinopoli and S. Zeng, Exploring Edge Computing for Multi-Tier Industrial Control, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (TCAD), Special Issue on ESWEEK 2020 - Proceedings of ACM International Conference on Embedded Software (EMSOFT), 39(11): 3506-3518, November 2020.
  • Y. Ma, C. Lu and Y. Wang, Efficient Holistic Control: Self-Awareness across Controllers and Wireless Networks, ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems, Special Issue on Self-Awareness in Resource Constrained Cyber-Physical Systems, 4(4), Article 41: 1-27, June 2020.
    • 2019
  • Y. Ma, J. Guo, Y. Wang, A. Chakrabarty, H. Ahn, P. Orlik and C. Lu, Optimal Dynamic Scheduling of Wireless Networked Control Systems, ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS'19), April 2019.
    • 2018
  • Y. Ma, Y. Wang, S. Di Cairano, T. Koike-Akino, J. Guo, P. Orlik and C. Lu, A Smart Actuation Architecture for Wireless Networked Control Systems, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC'18), December 2018.
  • Y. Ma and C. Lu, Efficient Holistic Control over Industrial Wireless Sensor-Actuator Networks, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Internet (ICII'18), October 2018.
  • Y. Ma, D. Gunatilaka, B. Li, H. Gonzalez and C. Lu, Holistic Cyber-Physical Management for Dependable Wireless Control Systems, ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems, Special Issue on Dependability in Cyber Physical Systems and Applications, 3(1), Article No. 3, August 2018.
  • J. Li, H. Li, Y. Ma, Y. Wang, A.A. Abokifa, C. Lu and P. Biswas, Spatiotemporal Distribution of Indoor Particulate Matter Concentration with a Low-Cost Sensor Network, Building and Environment, volume 127, pages 138–147, January 2018.
    • 2016
  • B. Li*, Y. Ma*, T. Westenbroek, C. Wu, H. Gonzalez and C. Lu, Wireless Routing and Control: a Cyber-Physical Case Study, ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS'16), April 2016.
    • 2014
  • Y. Ma, M. Ling, C. Wang, and Q. Zeng, Design and Implementation of Real-time Simulation System of OTV based on xPC Target and SIT, World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA'14), 2014.
  • A. Zou, H. Zhao, Y. Ma, and D. Li, Analysis Calculation and Testing of Rotary Inductosyn Angle Measuring Errors, Chinese Control Conference (CCC'14), 2014.
    • Patents
  • J. Guo, Y. Ma, Y. Wang, A. Chakrabarty, H. Ahn, P. Orlik, Network Adapted Control System, In United States Patent US10969767B2, 2021.
  • Y. Wang, Y. Ma, P. Orlik, T. Koike-akino, J. Guo, Network Adapted Control System, In United States Patent US10809701B2, 2020.

    • Services

  • IEEE RTSS（Publicity Chair) 2022, 2023, 2025
  • IEEE RTSS（Registration Chair, Session Chair) 2024
  • IEEE ISORC（Technical Program Chair) 2023
  • ACM/IEEE ICCPS（Publicity Chair) 2024
  • IEEE SIES（Publicity Chair) 2024
  • IEEE SECON（Session Chair) 2022
  • IEEE RTSS（TPC Member) 2021,2022,2023,2025
  • IEEE RTAS（TPC Member) 2025,2026
  • IEEE DATE（TPC Member) 2023,2024
  • EWSN（TPC Member) 2024
  • ECRTS（TPC Member) 2023,2024
  • IEEE RTCSA（TPC Member) 2024,2025
  • RTNS（TPC Member) 2023,2024,2025
  • IEEE SECON（TPC Member) 2021,2022,2023,2024
  • IEEE TC（Reviewer) 2022
  • IEEE TCYN（Reviewer) 2023
  • IEEE T-ASE（Reviewer) 2024,2025
  • IEEE TMC（Reviewer) 2024
  • IEEE TVT（Reviewer) 2024
  • ACM/IEEE DAC（Reviewer) 2022
  • ACM TOSN（Reviewer) 2022
  • ACM TODAES（Reviewer) 2021
  • IEEE TAC（Reviewer) 2021
  • IEEE TII（Reviewer) 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025
  • IFAC（Reviewer) 2019
  • IEEE RTAS（Reviewer) 2018
  • ACM TCPS（Reviewer) 2017
  • IEEE ESL（Reviewer) 2017

    • Students

    Current

    Graduate Students
  • Ruijie Fu（PH.D.) 2022
  • Jintao Chen（PH.D.) 2023
  • Haolan Zhang（PH.D.) 2024
  • Zitong Zhao（PH.D.) 2025
  • Chenhui Xue（Master) 2023
  • Qi Fan（Master) 2024
  • Yiming Zhang（Master) 2025

    • Undergraduate Students
  • Shuo Wu 2024
  • Haoyang He 2024

    • Graduated

    Undergraduate Students (Graduation Project)
  • Haolan Zhang（Ph.D, Shanghai Jiao Tong University) 2023
  • Xuan Feng（Master, Cornell University) 2023
  • Jihang Wang（Master, Shanghai Jiao Tong University) 2023
  • Ye Rao（Master, Shanghai Jiao Tong University) 2023
  • Jintao Chen（Ph.D, Shanghai Jiao Tong University) 2022
  • Chenhui Xue（Master, Shanghai Jiao Tong University) 2022
  • Manjiang Cao（Ph.D, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)) 2022
  • Jingyi Wang（Master, Shanghai Jiao Tong University) 2022
  • Fuijie Fu (Ph.D, Shanghai Jiao Tong University) 2021

    • Contact

    If you are interested at me or have some comments about me, please feel free to contact me.

    Address:
    John Hopcroft Center for Computer Science
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    SEIEE Building, Room 2-430, Yehan Ma,
    800 Dong Chuan Road,
    Shanghai, China 200240

    Email:
    yehanma at sjtu dot edu dot cn
    mayehan217 at gmail dot com