Zhen Zhu

Zhen Zhu (SM'07) received the B.S. degree in information and communication engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, in 2000, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Ohio University, in 2002 and 2006, respectivelly. He is an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. From 2010 to 2013, he was a Senior Research Engineer and a Principal Investigator with the Navigation Systems Division and the Advanced Concepts and Technologies Division in Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems. From 2006 to 2010, he was a Senior Research Engineer in the Ohio University Avionics Engineering Center and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has developed various systems and algorithms for automatic navigation and guidance of manned and unmanned aircraft. His research interests include sensor integration, vision-aided navigation, aircraft navigation, software radio, and GPS receiver design. Dr. Zhu is a member of the Institute of Navigation.