Lewis named fellow by Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association
The Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) has named Frank Lewis, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, as a fellow.
The AAIA honored Lewis, who is also the Moncrief-O’Donnell Endowed Chair at the UTA Research Institute (UTARI), for his research excellence and strong relations with Singapore and Hong Kong over many years.
Lewis’ research into autonomous systems control and optimization has spanned four decades. He leads the Advanced Controls and Sensors Group at UTARI and has been recognized as a top 1% Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Web of Science every year since 2019. He is ranked No. 19 in the world among all scientists in electronics and electrical engineering by research.com.
“I am honored to receive this recognition from AAIA,” he said. “It is an organization that brings together top researchers around the world for their long-term connections to the Asia-Pacific region, and I have worked with colleagues in Hong Kong and Singapore for 20 years. I have developed many close relationships with friends there and have advised numerous Ph.D. student researchers. These former students are now top researchers in their own right, and it is highly gratifying to see the baton passed with so much enthusiasm from new generations of scientists who are now leaders in their fields.”
Lewis’ research focuses on nonlinear feedback control systems, reinforcement learning for optimal control performance, optimal synchronization of multiagent networked systems, neuro-psychology for feedback control, robot decision and control, machine learning in automatic feedback systems, small autonomous rotorcraft vehicles and aircraft control systems.
He is a member of the National Academy of Inventors and a fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Federation of Automatic Control, American Association for the Advancement of Science, the U.K. Institute of Measurement and Control and the European Union Academy of Science. He is also a Professional Engineer in Texas and a Chartered Engineer U.K.
The AAIA is a worldwide academic, nonprofit and non-governmental organization. Its mission is to enhance the development and application of artificial intelligence through academic research, academic exchanges, science education, exhibitions, academic conferences, academic publications, summer/winter camps and other activities.
- Written by Jeremy Agor, College of Engineering