Yunli Shao
Assistant Professor
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
yunli.shao@uga.eduAbout
Dr. Yunli Shao is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia College of Engineering, part of the E-Mobility initiative. His research focuses on developing and innovating automotive and transportation systems by integrating theories and methodologies, such as advanced control, optimization, artificial intelligence (AI), with multi-resolution modeling, simulation, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) experimental evaluation.
Dr. Shao was PI and Co-PI of multiple Department of Energy (DOE) core capability projects on multi-resolution HIL simulation for
vehicle and transportation systems as well as applications to connected and automated vehicles (CAVs),
electrification with hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs).
He has Extensive experiences in developing emerging E-Mobility technologies for light-duty, medium-duty, heavy-
duty vehicles, as well as off-road vehicles (e.g., agriculture, mining).
His expertise includes system-of-systems modeling and simulation of vehicle and transportation systems,
HIL evaluation, model based and AI based optimal control, electrification and CAV
applications, commercial and off-road vehicle applications, traffic control, traffic sensing and data analytics
Education
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2019
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2015
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2013
Professional Experiences
- Assistant Professor, University of Georgia College of Engineering, Athens, GA, Aug. 2023-present
- Research & Development Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN, Dec. 2020-July 2023
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN, Dec. 2019-Nov. 2020
Ph.D. Students
Zongtan Li
zongtan.li@uga.edu
Joined Summer 2024
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Yuan Gao
Joined Fall 2025
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Zexuan Jia
Joined Fall 2025
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Yu Sun
Joined Fall 2025
M.S. Students
Hetian Guo
hetian.guo@uga.edu
Joined Fall 2024
Undergraduate Students
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Ryan Fleming
Joined Summer 2025
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Benjamin Gross
Joined Fall 2025
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Sarayu Reddy
Joined Summer 2025
Arjun Sakthi
Joined Spring 2025
William Varner
Joined Spring 2025High School Students
Viren Shah (Young Dawgs)
Joined Spring 2025Alumni
| Name | Graduation Year | First Job After Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Graham | Spring 2025 | Associate at Secretariat |
| Cameron Michini | Spring 2024 | System Engineer at RoviSys |