Feiran Zhao

Postdoctoral researcher
ETH Zurich

Teaching Experience

2026Co-Lecturer and Head Teaching Assistant, Computational Control, ETH Zurich. Designed and delivered a lecture on data-driven LQR, integrated research into teaching, led the tutorial component, supervised teaching assistants, and delivered four tutorial sessions.

2025Teaching Assistant, Computational Control, ETH Zurich. Delivered three tutorial sessions on data-driven and learning-based control.

2024-2025Teaching Assistant, Control Systems, ETH Zurich. Designed exams and course exercises.

2022Teaching Assistant, Operations Research, Tsinghua University. Led tutorials, graded exams and exercise sheets, and held office hours.

2021Teaching Assistant, Convex Optimization, Tsinghua University. Led tutorials, graded exams and exercise sheets, and held office hours.

Supervision

2026Rafael Dux, MSc Thesis, Delft University of Technology. "Data-Enabled Policy Optimization for Aeroelastic Flutter and Loads Control". Co-supervised with Prof. Xuerui Wang; ongoing.

2026Lorenzo Pasini, Ph.D. student, University of Padova. "Adaptive Control for Nonlinear Systems via Policy Gradient Methods". Co-supervised with Han Wang and Prof. Alessandro Chiuso; ongoing.

2025Thierry Schwaller, MSc Thesis, ETH Zurich. "Adaptive Control via Reinforcement Learning: Optimality, Stability, and Robustness". Co-supervised with Marcell Bartos; ongoing.

2025Thierry Schwaller, Semester Thesis, ETH Zurich. "Bridging Indirect and Direct Data-Driven LQR Control via Regularization". Resulted in a conference paper.

2025Emmanuel Otibu Darko Korankye, MSc Thesis, Ashesi-ETH Master's Program, Ashesi University, Ghana. "Direct Data-Driven and Adaptive Control for Racing Cars". Co-supervised with Han Wang; received top grades and led to an ongoing journal paper.

2025Félix Laurent, MSc Thesis, ETH Zurich. "Indirect Policy Gradient Adaptive Control for Linear Time-Varying Systems". Co-supervised with Jaap Eising; resulted in a conference paper.

2024Shubo Kang, Ph.D. student, Tsinghua University. "Linear Convergence of Data-Enabled Policy Optimization for Linear Quadratic Tracking". Co-supervised with Prof. Keyou You; resulted in a conference paper.