Quanqi Zhang

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Quanqi Zhang is a rising scholar in the field of cyber-physical systems (CPS) security, with a focused expertise in resilient control under adversarial conditions. Zhang’s most-cited work, “Secure Control for Cyber–Physical Systems Subject to Aperiodic DoS Attacks” (2024, 16 citations), tackles the critical challenge of maintaining system stability when malicious denial-of-service (DoS) attacks disrupt controller-actuator communication. By modeling the finite resources of attackers, Zhang introduces a novel secure control framework that accounts for aperiodic attack patterns—a more realistic and dangerous threat than periodic disruptions. This contribution is pivotal for safeguarding critical infrastructure, such as power grids and autonomous networks, where even brief communication blackouts can cascade into failures. Zhang’s research bridges theoretical control theory with practical cybersecurity, offering a foundation for future work on resource-aware defense mechanisms. With 16 citations in under a year, this paper signals growing recognition of Zhang’s impact in the CPS security community. For students and researchers, Zhang’s work exemplifies how integrating attacker constraints into control design can yield both rigorous mathematics and real-world resilience.