Rao Fu, Ph.D.​, is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Transportation Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University. He received his Ph.D. (2024), M.S. (2019), and B.Eng. (2017) in Navigation, Guidance and Control from Beihang University. Dr. Rao Fu specializes in ​Urban Air Mobility (UAM)​​ and ​distributed swarm control, with seminal contributions to ​virtual tube control frameworks​ for cooperative UAVs. His pioneering work, published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (2 first-author papers) and Transportation Research Part C, establishes theoretical foundations for 3D structured airspace operations. He co-developed key patents for multi-agent control under communication uncertainties and holds software copyrights for air traffic simulation platforms. His research has been recognized through awards including the ​Zhejiang 5G Application Competition Prize. Dr. Rao Fu actively contributes as a peer reviewer for top journals (IEEE Transactions on ITS, Transportation Research Part C) and mentors award-winning teams in intelligent transportation competitions.