Second-Order Consensus of Continuous-Time Multi-Agent Systems

Dr. Huaqing Li is a Professor in the College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology from Chongqing University, and was a Postdoctoral Researcher at School of Electrical and Information Engineering, The University of Sydney and at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University. His main research interests include Nonlinear Dynamics and Control, Multi-Agent Systems, and Distributed Optimization. Dr. Li currently serves as a Regional Editor for Neural Computing & Applications and an Editorial Board Member for IEEE Access. Dr. Dawen Xia is a Professor and the Dean of the College of Data Science and Information Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, China. He received his Ph.D. in Statistics from the College of Computer and Information Science & College of Software, Southwest University, Chongqing, China, in 2016. He is currently a Professor and the Dean with the College of Data Science and Information Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, China. His current research interests include Big Data Analytics, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Spatio-Temporal Data Mining, and Multi-Agent Systems. Qingguo Lü is a Graduate Research Assistant at Southwest University, Chongqing, China, where he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in Computational Intelligence and Information Processing. His research interests include privacy protection of networked systems, Distributed Optimization, Neurodynamics, and Smart Grids. Zheng Wang received the B.E. degree in electronic information science and technology from the University of Jinan, Jinan, China, in 2015, and the M.E. degree in electronics and communication engineering from Southwest University, Chongqing, China, in 2018. His research interests include multi-agent systems and distributed optimization. Xiangzhao Wu received his B.E. degree in measurement and control technology and instrument from Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China, in 2019. He is currently working toward a master's degree in the College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. His research interests include multi-agent system and distributed optimization. Dr. Huiwei Wang is an Associate Professor with the College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. He was a Postdoctoral Research Associate and a Program Aide with Texas A&M University at Qatar. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Chongqing University. His research interests include Neural Networks, Multi-Agent Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks, Cyber Physical System, and Smart Grids. Dr. Lianghao Ji is a Professor at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology from Chongqing University. His current research interests include MultiAgent Systems, Complex and Intelligent Systems, and Intelligent Information Processing.

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