Cyber-Security in Control Systems: His focus lies in enhancing control system security through advanced methods like intrusion detection, anomaly detection, and secure communication protocol design.
Networked Control Systems: Dr. Cheng explores the design, analysis, and optimization of networked control systems, aiming to improve performance, reliability, and robustness in systems reliant on networked communication.
Two-Dimensional Systems: Research includes investigating modeling, control, and analysis techniques for systems described by two-dimensional models, particularly discrete-time systems over spatial domains.
Markov Jump Systems: His work involves addressing stochastic control and estimation problems in Markov jump systems, developing innovative approaches for control and estimation under dynamic uncertainties.
Fault Detection: Dr. Cheng specializes in fault detection, isolation, and diagnosis in complex engineering systems, developing algorithms to manage faults effectively and ensure system safety, reliability, and performance.