Dr Chongfeng Wei

  • Senior Lecturer (Autonomous Systems & Connectivity)

Biography

Personal website: https://drcfwei.github.io/

Dr. Chongfeng Wei is an Associate Professor (University Senior Lecturer) of James Watt School of Engineering at University of Glasgow. Before joining University of Glasgow, he was a lecturer at Queen's University Belfast. Chongfeng is interested in how to make the future autonomous vehicles and mobile robots interact with humans and complex severe environments in smarter or human-acceptable ways, employing AI technologies, bio-designs, and first principles of dynamics and control. Chongfeng also serves as an Associate Editor of IEEE TITS, IEEE TVT, IEEE TIV, IEEE OJ-ITS, and Frontiers on AI and Robotics.

 

 

Research interests

  • Decision-making and Planning of Intelligent Vehicles
  • Collective Autonomy: Perception and Planning
  • Robotic System Design and Dynamical Control
  • Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
  • Human Behaviour Study and Prediction

Publications

Prior publications

Article

Jinhe Zhang, Fei Ding, Jie Liu, Fei Lei, Yafei Wang, Chongfeng Wei (2025) Event Triggered Finite-Time Adaptive Sliding-Mode Coordinated Control of Uncertain Hysteretic Leaf Spring Suspension With Prescribed Performance Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TITS.2024.3518918)

Hamid Taghavifar, Chuan Hu, Chongfeng Wei, Ardashir Mohammadzadeh, Chunwei Zhang (2025) Behaviorally-aware Multi-Agent RL with Dynamic Optimization for Autonomous Driving Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TASE.2025.3527327)

Hamid Taghavifar, Chongfeng Wei, Leyla Taghavifar (2025) Socially Intelligent Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Automated Vehicle Control in Traffic Scenarios Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TASE.2023.3347264)

Meiting Dang, Yan Jin, Peng Hang, Luca Crosato, Yuzhu Sun, Chongfeng Wei (2024) Coupling intention and actions of vehicle-pedestrian interaction: A virtual reality experiment study Queen's University Belfast - PURE. (doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2024.107639)

Hamid Taghavifar, Leyla Taghavifar, Chuan Hu, Chongfeng Wei, Yechen Qin (2024) Optimal reinforcement learning and probabilistic-risk-based path planning and following of autonomous vehicles with obstacle avoidance Crossref. (doi: 10.1177/09544070221149278)

Kai Tian, Gustav Markkula, Chongfeng Wei, Yee Mun Lee, Ruth Madigan, Toshiya Hirose, Natasha Merat, Richard Romano (2024) Deconstructing Pedestrian Crossing Decisions in Interactions With Continuous Traffic: An Anthropomorphic Model Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TITS.2023.3323010)

Jiaxin Chen, Shen Li, Kai Yang, Chongfeng Wei, Xiaolin Tang (2024) Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Integrated Control of Hybrid Electric Vehicles Driven by Lane-Level High-Definition Map Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TTE.2023.3288364)

Shiyu Fang, Peng Hang, Chongfeng Wei, Yang Xing, Jian Sun (2024) Cooperative Driving of Connected Autonomous Vehicles in Heterogeneous Mixed Traffic: A Game Theoretic Approach Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TIV.2024.3399694)

Liang Yan, Xiaodong Wu, Chongfeng Wei, Sheng Zhao (2024) Human-Vehicle Shared Steering Control for Obstacle Avoidance: A Reference-Free Approach With Reinforcement Learning Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TITS.2024.3420894)

Xiankun Pu, Xin Wang, Xinjian Gao, Chongfeng Wei, Jun Gao (2024) Polarizing Camera Array System Equipment and Calibration Method Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TIM.2023.3342249)

Hao Chen, Chongfeng Wei, Yinhua Liu, Chuan Hu, Xi Zhang (2024) Vulnerable Traffic Participant Trajectory Prediction Based on Gate Recurrent Unit-Attention and Ameliorative Social Force Model Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TTE.2024.3350904)

Jiongpeng Gan, Shen Li, Chongfeng Wei, Lei Deng, Xiaolin Tang (2023) Intelligent learning algorithm and intelligent transportation-based energy management strategies for hybrid electric vehicles: a review Queen's University Belfast - PURE. (doi: 10.1109/tits.2023.3283010)

Kai Tian, Athanasios Tzigieras, Chongfeng Wei, Yee Mun Lee, Christopher Holmes, Matteo Leonetti, Natasha Merat, Richard Romano, Gustav Markkula (2023) Deceleration parameters as implicit communication signals for pedestrians' crossing decisions and estimations of automated vehicle behaviour Queen's University Belfast - PURE. (doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107173)

Shulei Sun, Wei Qu, Xiaorong Huang, Guoying Tian, Pengyi Deng, Kunfan Liu, Yan Tang, Liang Chen, Chongfeng Wei (2023) Human–machine redundant braking system for aftermarket low-speed electric vehicle: design and validation Queen's University Belfast - PURE. (doi: 10.3390/pr11072180)

Xianjian Jin, Jiadong Wang, Xiongkui He, Zeyuan Yan, Liwei Xu, Chongfeng Wei, Guodong Yin (2023) Improving vibration performance of electric vehicles based on in-wheel motor-active suspension system via robust finite frequency control Queen's University Belfast - PURE. (doi: 10.1109/TITS.2022.3224609)

Zezhong Wang, Chongfeng Wei (2023) Human-centred risk-potential-based trajectory planning of autonomous vehicles Crossref. (doi: 10.1177/09544070221078648)

Chongfeng Wei, Evangelos Paschalidis, Natasha Merat, Albert Solernou Crusat, Foroogh Hajiseyedjavadi, Richard Romano (2023) Human-Like Decision Making and Motion Control for Smooth and Natural Car Following Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TIV.2021.3098184)

Xiankun Pu, Xin Wang, Xinjian Gao, Chongfeng Wei, Jun Gao (2023) Sky Polarization Pattern Reconstruction and Neutral Line Detection Based on Adversarial Learning Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TIM.2023.3318720)

Shulei Sun, Ziqiang Zhang, Zhiqi Zhang, Pengyi Deng, Kai Tian, Chongfeng Wei, Felipe Jiménez (2022) How do human-driven vehicles avoid pedestrians in interactive environments? A naturalistic driving study Queen's University Belfast - PURE. (doi: 10.3390/s22207860)

Kai Tian, Gustav Markkula, Chongfeng Wei, Yee Mun Lee, Ruth Madigan, Natasha Merat, Richard Romano (2022) Explaining unsafe pedestrian road crossing behaviours using a psychophysics-based gap acceptance model Queen's University Belfast - PURE. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105837)

Foroogh Hajiseyedjavadi, Erwin R. Boer, Richard Romano, Evangelos Paschalidis, Chongfeng Wei, Albert Solernou, Deborah Forster, Natasha Merat (2022) Effect of environmental factors and individual differences on subjective evaluation of human-like and conventional automated vehicle controllers Queen's University Belfast - PURE. (doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2022.07.018)

Kai Tian, Gustav Markkula, Chongfeng Wei, Ehsan Sadraei, Toshiya Hirose, Natasha Merat, Richard Romano (2022) Impacts of visual and cognitive distractions and time pressure on pedestrian crossing behaviour: A simulator study Queen's University Belfast - PURE. (doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2022.106770)

Zhisong Zhou, Yafei Wang, Ronghui Liu, Chongfeng Wei, Haiping Du, Chengliang Yin (2022) Short-Term Lateral Behavior Reasoning for Target Vehicles Considering Driver Preview Characteristic Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TITS.2021.3107310)

Chen Peng, Natasha Merat, Richard Romano, Foroogh Hajiseyedjavadi, Evangelos Paschalidis, Chongfeng Wei, Vishnu Radhakrishnan, Albert Solernou, Deborah Forster, Erwin Boer (2022) Drivers’ evaluation of different automated driving styles: is it both comfortable and natural? Queen's University Belfast - PURE. (doi: 10.1177/00187208221113448)

Yafei Liu, Ronghui Liu, Chongfeng Wei, Jing Xun, Tao Tang (2022) Distributed Model Predictive Control Strategy for Constrained High-Speed Virtually Coupled Train Set Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2021.3130715)

Hamid Taghavifar, Chuan Hu, Yechen Qin, Chongfeng Wei (2021) EKF-Neural Network Observer Based Type-2 Fuzzy Control of Autonomous Vehicles Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/TITS.2020.2985124)

Cui, Q., Ding, R., Wei, C., Zhou, B. (2021) A hierarchical framework of emergency collision avoidance amid surrounding vehicles in highway driving Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 09670661 (doi: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2021.104751)

Zhang, Y., Wei, C., Liu, Y., Chen, Z., Hou, Z., Xu, N. (2021) A novel optimal power management strategy for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with improved adaptability to traffic conditions Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 03787753 (doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.229512)

Jin, X., Yan, Z., Yin, G., Li, S., Wei, C. (2021) An Adaptive Motion Planning Technique for On-Road Autonomous Driving Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 21693536 (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3047385)

Liu, X., Wang, Y., Zhou, Z., Nam, K., Wei, C., Yin, C. (2021) Trajectory Prediction of Preceding Target Vehicles Based on Lane Crossing and Final Points Generation Model Considering Driving Styles Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 19399359 00189545 (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2021.3098429)

Vishnu Radhakrishnan, Natasha Merat, Tyron Louw, Michael G. Lenné, Richard Romano, Evangelos Paschalidis, Foroogh Hajiseyedjavadi, Chongfeng Wei, Erwin R. Boer (2020) Measuring Drivers’ Physiological Response to Different Vehicle Controllers in Highly Automated Driving (HAD): Opportunities for Establishing Real-Time Values of Driver Discomfort Crossref. (doi: 10.3390/info11080390)

(2020) Optimal robust control of vehicle lateral stability using damped least-square backpropagation training of neural networks Chongfeng Wei. ISSN 0925-2312 (doi: 10.1016/j.neucom.2019.12.045)

Hamid Taghavifar, Bin Xu, Chuan Hu, Yechen Qin, Chongfeng Wei (2020) Commercial Vehicle-Based Robust Control of Seated Whole-Body Vibration Using Adaptive Indirect Type-2 Fuzzy Neural Network Crossref. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3000514)

Paschalidis, E., Hajiseyedjavadi, F., Wei, C., Solernou, A., Hamish Jamson, A., Merat, N., Romano, R., Boer, E.R. (2020) Deriving metrics of driving comfort for autonomous vehicles: A dynamic latent variable model of speed choice Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 22136657 (doi: 10.1016/j.amar.2020.100133)

Cui, Q., Ding, R., Wei, C., Zhou, B. (2020) Path-tracking and lateral stabilisation for autonomous vehicles by using the steering angle envelope Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 17445159 00423114 (doi: 10.1080/00423114.2020.1776344)

Hao, W., Rong, D., Yi, K., Zeng, Q., Gao, Z., Wu, W., Wei, C., Scepanovic, B. (2020) Traffic Status Prediction of Arterial Roads Based on the Deep Recurrent Q-Learning Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 20423195 01976729 (doi: 10.1155/2020/8831521)

(2019) Risk-based autonomous vehicle motion control with considering human driver’s behaviour Chongfeng Wei. ISSN 0968-090X (doi: 10.1016/j.trc.2019.08.003)

(2019) A novel nonlinear road profile classification approach for controllable suspension system: Simulation and experimental validation Chongfeng Wei. ISSN 0888-3270 (doi: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2018.07.015)

Wei, C., Zhang, K., Hu, C., Wang, Y., Taghavifar, H., Jing, X. (2019) A tunable nonlinear vibrational energy harvesting system with scissor-like structure Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2018.06.007)

Wei, C., Taghavifar, H., Mardani, A. (2019) Appraisal of numerical based finite element method to synthesise the wheel-obstacle collision dynamics using a single-wheel tester Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1504/IJHVS.2019.101462)

Hu, C., Wang, Z., Taghavifar, H., Na, J., Qin, Y., Guo, J., Wei, C. (2019) MME-EKF-Based Path-Tracking Control of Autonomous Vehicles Considering Input Saturation Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2019.2907696)

(2019) RISE-Based Integrated Motion Control of Autonomous Ground Vehicles With Asymptotic Prescribed Performance Chongfeng Wei. ISSN 2168-2232 (doi: 10.1109/tsmc.2019.2950468)

(2018) Differential Steering Based Yaw Stabilization Using ISMC for Independently Actuated Electric Vehicles Chongfeng Wei. (doi: 10.1109/TITS.2017.2750063)

(2018) Host–Target Vehicle Model-Based Lateral State Estimation for Preceding Target Vehicles Considering Measurement Delay Chongfeng Wei. (doi: 10.1109/TII.2018.2828125)

(2018) Lane keeping of autonomous vehicles based on differential steering with adaptive multivariable super-twisting control Chongfeng Wei. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2018.09.011)

Zhou, L., Wei, C., Yuan, Y., Zhou, Q., Zhao, B., Zhang, J., Wang, F. (2018) Monitoring system of subsurface pipe drainage for improving saline-alkaline soil based on wireless sensor network Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 10026819 (doi: 10.11975/j.issn.1002-6819.2018.06.011)

(2017) A comprehensive review on vibration energy harvesting: Modelling and realization Chongfeng Wei. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.073)

Wei, C., Olatunbosun, O.A., Yang, X. (2017) A finite-element-based approach to characterising FTire model for extended range of operation conditions Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1080/00423114.2016.1264613)

Wei, C., Taghavifar, H. (2017) A novel approach to energy harvesting from vehicle suspension system: Half-vehicle model Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.06.034)

Zhou, L., Ma, M., Yuan, Y., Zhang, J., Dong, X., Wei, C. (2017) Design and test of fertilizer mass monitoring system based on capacitance method Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 10026819 (doi: 10.11975/j.issn.1002-6819.2017.24.006)

Wei, C., Olatunbosun, O.A. (2017) Prediction of influence of operating conditions and tyre design parameters on tyre cornering characteristics Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1504/IJVP.2017.083345)

Wu, Q., Cole, C., Spiryagin, M., Wang, Y., Ma, W., Wei, C. (2017) Railway air brake model and parallel computing scheme Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1115/1.4036421)

Wei, C., Jing, X. (2017) Vibrational energy harvesting by exploring structural benefits and nonlinear characteristics Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1016/j.cnsns.2016.12.026)

Taghavifar, H., Modarres Motlagh, A., Mardani, A., Hassanpour, A., Haji Hosseinloo, A., Taghavifar, L., Wei, C. (2016) Appraisal of takagi–sugeno type neuro-fuzzy network system with a modified differential evolution method to predict nonlinear wheel dynamics caused by road irregularities Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.3846/16484142.2016.1193047)

Wei, C., Olatunbosun, O.A., Behroozi, M. (2016) Simulation of tyre rolling resistance generated on uneven road Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1504/IJVD.2016.074415)

(2016) Static tire properties analysis and static parameters derivation to characterising tire model using experimental and numerical solutions Chongfeng Wei.

Wei, C., Olatunbosun, O.A. (2016) The effects of tyre material and structure properties on relaxation length using finite element method Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.04.014)

Taghavifar, H., Modarres Motlagh, A., Mardani, A., Hassanpour, A., Haji Hosseinloo, A., Wei, C. (2016) The induced shock and impact force as affected by the obstacle geometric factors during tire-obstacle collision dynamics Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2016.02.003)

Liu, W., Ma, W., Luo, S., Zhu, S., Wei, C. (2015) Research into the problem of wheel tread spalling caused by wheelset longitudinal vibration Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1080/00423114.2015.1008015)

(2014) Transient dynamic behaviour of finite element tire traversing obstacles with different heights Chongfeng Wei. ISSN 0022-4898 (doi: 10.1016/j.jterra.2014.07.001)

Wu, Q., Luo, S.-H., Wei, C.-F., Ma, W.-H. (2012) Dynamics simulation models of coupler systems for freight locomotive Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 16711637

Conference Proceedings

Hao Chen, Chongfeng Wei, Yinhua Liu, Chuan Hu, Jushou Lu, Xi Zhang (2024) Pedestrian trajectory prediction for autonomous vehicle by integrating IA-LSTM and MSFM Queen's University Belfast - PURE. ISBN 9798350340495 (doi: 10.1109/cvci59596.2023.10397142)

Kai Tian, Gustav Markkula, Chongfeng Wei, Richard Romano (2022) Decision model for pedestrian interacting with traffic at uncontrolled intersections Queen's University Belfast - PURE. ISBN 9781665468817 (doi: 10.1109/itsc55140.2022.9922594)

luca Crosato, Chongfeng Wei, Edmond Ho, Hubert P. H. Shum (2021) Human-centric Autonomous Driving in an AV-Pedestrian Interactive Environment Using SVO Queen's University Belfast - PURE. ISBN 978-1-6654-0170-8 (doi: 10.1109/ICHMS53169.2021.9582640)

Tian, K., Markkula, G., Wei, C., Romano, R. (2020) Creating Kinematics-dependent Pedestrian Crossing Willingness Model When Interacting with Approaching Vehicle Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1109/ITSC45102.2020.9294430)

(2019) Deriving metrics of driving comfort for autonomous vehicles. A time-series latent variable approach of speed choice. Chongfeng Wei.

Wei, C., Romano, R., Hajiseyedjavadi, F., Merat, N., Boer, E. (2019) Driver-centred Autonomous Vehicle Motion Control within A Blended Corridor Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.09.034)

Wei, C., Banerjee, J., McPhee, J. (2018) A volumetric-based tire model for both longitudinal and lateral maneuvers Scopus - Elsevier.

Lü, C., Jiang, X., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Zhang, N., Wei, C., Mao, W. (2017) Variable selection based near infrared spectroscopy quantitative and qualitative analysis on wheat wet gluten Scopus - Elsevier. ISSN 1996756X 0277786X (doi: 10.1117/12.2281441)

Book

Wei, C., Romano, R., Merat, N., Hajiseyedjavadi, F., Solernou, A., Paschalidis, E., Boer, E.R. (2020) Achieving Driving Comfort of AVs by Combined Longitudinal and Lateral Motion Control Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-38077-9_129)

Wu, Q., Luo, S., Xu, Z., Ma, W., Wei, C. (2012) Large DOF coupler/draft gear system models for rail vehicles Scopus - Elsevier. (doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.197.381)

Supervision

Are you interested in working with us at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, in areas such as Decision-making and Planning for Intelligent Vehicles, Collective Autonomy, Robotic System Design and Dynamic Control, Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems, and Human Behavior Study and Prediction? There are always positions available for outstanding prospective PhD students and postdoctoral staff. Please send your CV to me by email (chongfeng.wei@glasgow.ac.uk) if you wish to join the our group. Some scholarships for PhD and PostDoc are available, please refer to the list below.

PostDoc Opportunities

PhD Scholarships

 

  • Xie, Yuxuan
    Pedestrian Interaction Modelling via Ego-centric View for Autonomous Driving
  • Zhu, Guangxun
    End-to-End 3D Multi-Object Tracking with Multi-sensor Fusion for Autonomous Driving