Lijun Zhang received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees from the Department of Automation, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in 2010 and 2012, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, in 2016. He is a Professor affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. His research interests include modelling, controller design, and operation optimisation of connected and autonomous vehicles, energy systems, and industrial processes using control systems and artificial intelligence techniques. He is a Professional Engineer registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa and a technical signatory for the measurement and verification of energy savings accredited by the South African National Accreditation System.