Wenlong Zhang is currently an assistant professor in the Polytechnic School at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University. He received his B.Eng. degree in control science and engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, and M.S. in mechanical engineering, M.A. in statistics, and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering all from University of California, Berkeley.

Zhang's research interests lie in the design, modeling, and control of cyber-physical systems, with applications to healthcare, robotics and manufacturing. He received several honors and awards, including Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study from UC Berkeley, Best Paper Award in the 2013 IEEE Real-time System Symposium, and Semi-Plenary Paper Award Finalist in the 2012 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference.