Xianku Zhang is a professor at the Navigation College of Dalian Maritime University, China. He received his Master’s (1993) and Ph.D. (1998) degrees from Dalian Maritime University. His research interests include robust control, ship motion control, and marine simulation. He is a member of the China Intelligent Transportation Association Special Committee and the Director of the Liaoning Provincial “Transportation Engineering Discipline” Graduate Innovation and Academic Exchange Center. He won the first prize for innovation from the China Invention Association in 2023 and the second prize for scientific and technological progress from the China Society of Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding in 2023.