• 2010年3月至2010年11月，香港中文大学、机械与自动化工程学系、博士后；

• 2010年11月至2012年11月，新南威尔士大学澳大利亚国防学院、博士后（教学与科研）；

• 2012年11月至2022年6月，南京理工大学自动控制系、教师；

• 2022年6月至今，华南理工大学吴贤铭智能工程学院，教师。

• 1999-2003 本科，曲阜师范大学、数学系

• 2003-2006 硕士，东北大学、系统科学研究所

• 2006-2010 博士，香港中文大学、机械与自动化工程学系

• 非线性输出调节理论及应用

• 最优调节理论

• 分布式集群控制

• 多关节移动机械臂、多旋翼无人机等自主机器人系统的智能化设计、制造、控制等

   全英课堂授课

• 现代控制系统 （研究生）

• 非线性控制：算法与工程案例选讲（研究生）

• 强化学习与最优控制（本科）

• Classical Control Theory（本科）

• Mathematical Foundations for Intelligent Engineering（本科）

• Optimal Control and Adaptive Dynamic Programming （本科）

• Robotics Engineering Seminar（本科、联合授课）

• 设计与制造Ⅲ（本科、联合授课）

• 智能科学与控制工程前沿（本科、联合授课）

• 最佳论文奖，15th IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation (IEEE ICCA 2019)，2019年（与博士研究生吴海文）

• 中国控制会议关肇直奖提名奖，第35届中国控制会议，2016年

• 最佳论文奖，IEEE 12th International Conference on Control Automation Robotics & Vision (ICARCV 2012)，2012年（与洪奕光教授）

• 自动控制最佳论文提名奖，IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics (ICAL2010)，2010年（与黄捷教授）

   代表论文(通讯作者论文)：

• D. Xu, “Global robust output regulation via reduction and augmentation: A Lyapunov approach,” Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 919–952, 2025. DOI: 10.1007/s11424-025-4549-x.
  

• H. Wu, B. Jayawardhana, and D. Xu, “Velocity-free task-space regulator for robot manipulators with external disturbances,” Automatica, vol. 177, p. 112294, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2025.112294. (co-advised PhD student)

• H. Wu, B. Jayawardhana, and D. Xu, “Task-space tracking of robot manipulators via internal model principle approach,” Automatica, vol. 174, p. 112104, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2024.112104. (RegularPaper) (co-advised PhD student)

• H. Wu, B. Jayawardhana, H. G. de Marina, and D. Xu, “Distributed formation control for manipulator end effectors,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 68, no. 9, pp. 5413–5428, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2022.3225478. (Regular Paper) (co-advised PhD student)

• H. Wu, D. Xu, and B. Jayawardhana, “On self-learning mechanism for the output regulation of second-order affine nonlinear systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 5964–5979, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2021.3130881. (Regular Paper) (co-advised PhD student)

• T. Jiang, D. Xu, T. Chen, and A. Sheng, “Parameter estimation of discrete-time sinusoidal signals: A nonlinear control approach,” Automatica, vol. 109, p. 108510, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2019.108510. (co-advised PhD student)

• D. Xu, “Constructive nonlinear internal models for global robust output regulation and application,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 1523–1530, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2017.2750921.

• X. Wang, Z. Chen, and D. Xu, “A framework for global robust output regulation of nonlinear lower triangular systems with uncertain exosystems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 894–901, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2017.2738150.

• X. Wang, Y. Su, and D. Xu, “A nonlinear internal model design for heterogeneous second-order multi-agent systems with unknown leader,” Automatica, vol. 91, pp. 27–35, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2018.01.003.

• X. Wang, Y. Su, and D. Xu, “Cooperative robust output regulation of linear uncertain multiple multivariable systems with performance constraint,” Automatica, vol. 95, pp. 137–145, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2018.05.030.

• M. Guo, D. Xu, and L. Liu, “Cooperative output regulation of heterogeneous nonlinear multi-agent systems with unknown control directions,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 3039–3045, 2017. DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2016.2609281. (co-advisedPhD student)

• D. Xu, Z. Chen, and X. Wang, “Global robust stabilization of nonlinear cascaded systems with integral ISS dynamic uncertainties,” Automatica, vol. 80, pp. 210–217, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2017.02.023.

• X. Wang, D. Xu, and H. Ji, “Robust almost output consensus in networks of nonlinear agents with external disturbances,” Automatica, vol. 70, pp. 303–311, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2016.03.022. (Regular Paper)

• D. Xu, X. Wang, Y. Hong, Z.-P. Jiang, and S. Xu, “Output feedback stabilization and estimation of the region of attraction for nonlinear systems: A vector control Lyapunov function perspective,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 61, no. 12, pp. 4034–4040, 2016. DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2016.2543198.

• D. Xu, Y. Hong, and X. Wang, “Distributed output regulation of nonlinear multi-agent systems via host internal model,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 59, no. 10, pp. 2784–2789, 2014. DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2014.2313171.

• D. Xu, J. Huang, and Z.-P. Jiang, “Global adaptive output regulation for a class of nonlinear systems with iISS inverse dynamics using output feedback,” Automatica, vol. 49, no. 7, pp. 2184–2191, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2013.03.024.