Assoc. Prof. Tangbin Xia
School of Mechanical Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Areas of Expertise: Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Quality and Reliability Engineering, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
Brief Introduction: Dr. Xia currently serves as Vice Dean of School of Mechanical Engineering, SJTU, where he received his Ph.D. in 2014. He worked as a postdoctor in ISyE, Georgia Tech and a joint Ph.D student in WuMRC, University of Michigan. His articles include ASME, IEEE, EJOR, RESS and so on. Current researches include prognostics & health management for advanced manufacturing paradigms. He is a member of INFORMS, IISE, IEEE and ASME.

Prof. Yang Yue
School of Information and Communications Engineering
Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Areas of Expertise: intelligent photonics, including optical communications, optical perception, and optical chip
Brief Introduction: Dr. Yue has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal papers (including Science) and conference proceedings with >9,000 citations, five edited books, two book chapters, >50 issued or pending patents, >170 invited presentations (including 1 tutorial, >20 plenary and >30 keynote talks). Dr. Yue is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE). He is an Associate Editor for IEEE Access, Editor Board Member for three other scientific journals, Guest Editor for >10 journal special issues. He also served as Chair or Committee Member for >80 international conferences, Reviewer for >60 prestigious journals.

Assoc. Prof. Ming Xie
School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Areas of Expertise: Robotics, Intelligent Vehicle, Artificial Intelligence
Brief Introduction: Xie Ming is holding the positions of Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Humanoid Robotics (Indexed by SCI/SCIE), Associate Editor of IEEE Transaction on Autonomous Mental Development, and Director of private companies. He has served as technical consultants to Asia Electronics Pte Ltd in 1994, Port of Singapore Authority in 1994, Delphi Automotive Systems Pte Ltd in 2001, ST Aerospace Ltd in 2006, Murata Electronics Pte Ltd in 2007, and Sony Electronics Pte Ltd in 2007. He has also worked with Renault Automation (Paris/France) in 1986, INRIA Sophia-Antipolis (Nice/France) between 1990 and 1993, and Singapore-MIT Alliance between 2000 and 2004. In addition, Xie Ming has served as the General Chair of International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots in 2007, and International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications in 2009. Xie Ming obtained his B.Eng in control and automation in 1984. At the same year, he was selected as one of Chinese government's overseas scholars. Thereafter, he obtained the Master degree in industrial automation from the University of Valenciennes (France) in 1986, and the Ph.D degree in informatics from the University of Rennes (France) in 1989. He has published one best-selling book in robotics in 2003, and over 100 research papers so far. Xie Ming has taught a number of university courses such as Applied Machine Vision, Robotics, Computer Graphics, Statistical Process Control, and Physics. Xie Ming's research strengths are in machine intelligence, humanoid robotics and autonomous vehicles. In total, he has won two scientific competition awards, and two best conference paper awards.

Assoc. Prof. Selvakumar Manickam
National Advanced IPv6 Centre
Universiti Sains Malaysia

Areas of Expertise: Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Machine Learning
Brief Introduction: Dr. Selvakumar Manickam is a highly accomplished academic in the field of computer science, specializing in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. With a strong background in software development and a Ph.D. from a leading research institution in Malaysia, Dr. Selva has made significant contributions to the development of advanced algorithms and models for solving complex problems in various domains. Dr. Selva's expertise and innovative approach have led to numerous publications in top-tier journals and presentations at prestigious conferences. He is dedicated to inspiring and mentoring students and researchers, fostering their passion for cutting-edge research. He has given talks at esteemed forums and events sharing his views and thoughts on state-of-the-art. His expertise and insights have made him a sought-after source for journalists and reporters, who frequently turn to him for commentary and analysis on a wide range of topics. With his exceptional research record and commitment to advancing the field, Dr. Selva continues to shape the future of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence and impact the academic community. Before transitioning to academia, he gained valuable experience at Intel Corporation and several start-ups, focusing on related areas. While establishing himself as an academic, he remains actively engaged in industrial projects centered around automation using computing technologies.

Prof. Kun Li
Distinguished Professor of "Hongshen Young Scholars", College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering
Chongqing University, China

Areas of Expertise: Additive manufacturing of high-performance materials, Intelligent mechanical processing integrated with high-throughput materials design, Laser processing and manufacturing technologies, Artificial Intelligence processing and machine learning methodology, Materials computation and phase transformation
Brief Introduction: Dr. Li obtained his Bachelor degree at Jilin University, and obtained Ph.D. degree at Tsinghua University. Then he worked as a postdoctoral scientist at University of Texas at El Paso in USA. In 2019, he served as a senior researcher in the University of Pittsburgh. He is an expert in laser additive manufacturing and materials genome engineering. He has participated in many projects such as National Natural Science Foundation of China, the International Cooperation Projects with US and Singapore. His scientific research achievements won the Researcher Award of the University of Texas and the Houston Space Agency Technology Application Award.

Prof. Hongli Gao
School of Mechanical Engineering
Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Areas of Expertise: Prognostics and health management; Mechatronics technology; Intelligent Robot; High-speed structure design and dynamic analysis
Brief Introduction: Hongli Gao received the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, in 2005. He is currently a Full Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University and the Chief of Department of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering. His research interests include designing and reliability analysis of complex electromechanical equipment systems, intelligent machinery state monitoring, and fault diagnosis.

Prof. Shunli Wang
Head of NELab
Southwest University of Science and Technology, China

Areas of Expertise: Smart Grid Low-Carbon Energy Storage, Modeling, State Estimation, and Safety Management for Energy Storage Systems
Brief Introduction: Prof. Shunli Wang is an authoritative expert in the field of new energy research, the head of NELab and the new energy measurement& control research team, modeling and state estimation strategy research for lithium-ion batteries. He has undertaken more than 50 projects and 30 patents, authored or coauthored more than 150 research papers as well as won 20 awards. Multiple generation systems have been developed, improving the reliability of battery systems and expanding its application fields with significant social and economic benefits.

Prof. Ping Xiang
School of Civil Engineering
Central South University, China

Areas of Expertise: Solid mechanics, meshfree methods, multiscale modeling, nonlocal elasticity, bio- and nano-mechanics, computational mathematics, numerical methods in engineering and structural design
Brief Introduction: Prof. Ping Xiang received the Ph.D. degree from the City University of Hong Kong in 2012. Before his PhD study in City University of Hong Kong in 2009, He had several years’ working experience as an engineer in industry taking responsibilities for mechanical analysis and design. He was involved in numerous mechanical analysis of building structures in Hong Kong. Over the last years, his research in these fields has resulted in refereed international journal papers, including Comput Meth Appl Mech Eng., Int. J. Solids Struct., etc.