Pan, Zengxi Stephen.

Overview

A/Prof. Zengxi (Stephen) Pan has a research reputation of international standing and recognition in industrial robotics, offline programming, and wire arc additive manufacturing. He has more than 100 publications in refereed journals and international conferences, with over 4000 google scholar citations.

Since 2008, he has been the project leader for both Defence Material Technology Centre (DMTC) and Rail Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (RMCRC), leading 10 research projects with each of them worth around AU$500K cash funding and last 3 years. The projects under his leadership have had a major impact on the Australian Defence Industry and Australian Manufacturing industry. This has been recognised through multiple prestigious national awards, including National Innovation Award at the Pacific Maritime Exposition 2015, and Australia Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2015	A practical path planning methodology for wire and arc additive manufacturing of thin-walled structures Published in Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2018	A review of the wire arc additive manufacturing of metals: properties, defects and quality improvement Published in Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2017	Semi-Active Chatter Reduction for Robotic Machining Using Magnetorheological Elastomers (MREs)
2014	A tool-path generation strategy for wire and arc additive manufacturing Published in International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2018	Effects of heat accumulation on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V alloy deposited by wire arc additive manufacturing Published in Additive Manufacturing
2016	Bead modelling and implementation of adaptive MAT path in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published in Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2016	Learning trajectories for robot programming by demonstration using a coordinated mixture of factor analysers Published in IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
2016	Adaptive path planning for wire-feed additive manufacturing using medial axis transformation Published in Journal of Cleaner Production
2018	A Review on Chatter in Robotic Machining Process Regarding Both Regenerative and Mode Coupling Mechanism Published in IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Research Areas

Research Overview

Programming for industrial robots
- Automated offline programming for complex tasks
- Path planning and trajectory planning for High DOF robots in dynamic environment
- Human-robot interaction
- VR/AR assisted robot programming
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)
- Process development, modelling and optimisation
- Monitoring and control of WAAM process
- Application of artificial intelligent and machine learning in WAAM
- Skill learning and acquisition for welding
- Material properties study of AM fabricated components
- Intermetallics and High-entropy material development
Industrial automation
- Robotic manufacturing process including robotic welding, assembly, and machining
- Robotic application in construction and architecture
- Flexible automation and Industry 4.0

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Comparative study on crystallographic orientation, precipitation, phase transformation and mechanical response of Ni-rich NiTi alloy fabricated by WAAM at elevated substrate heating temperatures Published In Materials Science and Engineering A
2020	A review on wire arc additive manufacturing: Monitoring, control and a framework of automated system Published In Journal of Manufacturing Systems
2020	Application of multidirectional robotic wire arc additive manufacturing process for the fabrication of complex metallic parts Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
2020	Effect of Magnetic Arc Oscillation on the geometry of single-pass multi-layer walls and the process stability in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2020	Effect of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of deep penetration autogenous TIG-welded dissimilar joint between creep strength enhanced ferritic steel and austenitic stainless steel Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2020	Enhanced interface strength in steel-nickel bimetallic component fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing with interweaving deposition strategy Published In Journal of Materials Science and Technology
2020	Evolution of crystallographic orientation, precipitation, phase transformation and mechanical properties realized by enhancing deposition current for dual-wire arc additive manufactured Ni-rich NiTi alloy Published In Additive Manufacturing
2020	Fabrication of FeNi intermetallic using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: A feasibility and neutron diffraction phase characterization study Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	Fabrication of metallic parts with overhanging structures using the robotic wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	In-situ dual wire arc additive manufacturing of NiTi-coating on Ti6Al4V alloys: Microstructure characterization and mechanical properties Published In Surface and Coatings Technology
2020	In-situ neutron diffraction study on the high temperature thermal phase evolution of wire-arc additively manufactured Ni53Ti47 binary alloy Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2020	Investigation of humping phenomenon for the multi-directional robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
2020	Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of deep cryogenic treated Cu–Al–Si alloy fabricated by Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) process Published In Materials Characterization
2020	Model predictive control of layer width in wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	Model-free adaptive iterative learning control of melt pool width in wire arc additive manufacturing Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2020	Thermal induced phase evolution of Fe–Fe3Ni functionally graded material fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: An in-situ neutron diffraction study Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2020	Vision based defects detection for Keyhole TIG welding using deep learning with visual explanation Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2019	A combination of keyhole GTAW with a trapezoidal interlayer: A new insight into armour steel welding Published In Materials
2019	An overview on TiFe intermetallic for solid-state hydrogen storage: microstructure, hydrogenation and fabrication processes Published In Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences
2019	Comparative effect of Mn/Ti solute atoms and TiC/Ni 3 (Al,Ti) nano-particles on work hardening behaviour in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2019	Effect of heat input on weld formation and tensile properties in keyhole mode TIG welding process Published In Metals
2019	Improving the weld microstructure and material properties of K-TIG welded armour steel joint using filler material Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2019	In-Situ Fabrication of Titanium Iron Intermetallic Compound by the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2019	In-situ neutron diffraction characterization on the phase evolution of y-TiAl alloy during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2019	Introduction of ternary alloying element in wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium aluminide intermetallic Published In Additive Manufacturing
2019	Location dependence of microstructure and mechanical properties of Cu-Al alloy fabricated by dual wire CMT Published In Materials Research Express
2019	Location dependence of microstructure, phase transformation temperature and mechanical properties on Ni-rich NiTi alloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A
2019	Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of K-TIG welded SAF2205/AISI316L dissimilar joint Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2019	Mitigation of thermal distortion in wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V part using active interpass cooling Published In Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
2019	Mode coupling chatter prediction and avoidance in robotic machining process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2019	Mode coupling chatter suppression for robotic machining using semi-active magnetorheological elastomers absorber Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
2019	Neutron diffraction residual stress determinations in Fe3Al based iron aluminide components fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Published In Additive Manufacturing
2019	Phase constituent control and correlated properties of titanium aluminide intermetallic alloys through dual-wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Letters
2019	Precipitation strengthening in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing technology Published In Metals
2018	A Review on Chatter in Robotic Machining Process Regarding Both Regenerative and Mode Coupling Mechanism Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2018	A review of slicing methods for directed energy deposition based additive manufacturing Published In Rapid Prototyping Journal
2018	A review of the wire arc additive manufacturing of metals: properties, defects and quality improvement Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2018	Characterization of wire arc additively manufactured titanium aluminide functionally graded material: Microstructure, mechanical properties and oxidation behaviour Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2018	Effect of chemical composition on microstructure, strength and wear resistance of wire deposited Ni-Cu alloys Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Effects of heat accumulation on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V alloy deposited by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Influences of postproduction heat treatment on Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2018	Investigation into the viability of K-TIG for joining armour grade quenched and tempered steel Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2018	The anisotropic corrosion behaviour of wire arc additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution Published In Corrosion Science
2018	The effects of forced interpass cooling on the material properties of wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2018	The influence of post-production heat treatment on the multi-directional properties of nickel-aluminum bronze alloy fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Thermal cycling of Fe3Al based iron aluminide during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: An in-situ neutron diffraction study Published In Intermetallics
2017	Adaptive Partial Shortcuts: Path Optimization for Industrial Robotics Published In Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: theory and applications
2017	Effects of heat accumulation on the arc characteristics and metal transfer behavior in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Ti6Al4V Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2017	Fabrication of Copper-Rich Cu-Al Alloy Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2017	Influences of deposition current and interpass temperature to the Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2016	Adaptive path planning for wire-feed additive manufacturing using medial axis transformation Published In Journal of Cleaner Production
2016	Automatic multi-direction slicing algorithms for wire based additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2016	Bead modelling and implementation of adaptive MAT path in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2016	Fabricating superior NiAl bronze components through wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials
2016	Fabrication of Fe-FeAl Functionally Graded Material Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2016	In-depth study of the mechanical properties for Fe3Al based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Learning trajectories for robot programming by demonstration using a coordinated mixture of factor analysers Published In IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
2016	Neutron Optics Upgrades to the Residual Stress Diffractometer, KOWARI Published In Materials Research Proceedings
2016	The effect of postproduction heat treatment on γ-TiAl alloys produced by the GTAW-based additive manufacturing process Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Towards an automated robotic arc-welding-based additive manufacturing system from CAD to finished part Published In Computer Aided Design
2015	A multi-bead overlapping model for robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2015	A practical path planning methodology for wire and arc additive manufacturing of thin-walled structures Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2015	Effect of interpass temperature on in-situ alloying and additive manufacturing of titanium aluminides using gas tungsten arc welding Published In Additive Manufacturing
2015	Fabrication of iron-rich Fe-Al intermetallics using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Additive Manufacturing
2015	Recognizing human motions through mixture modeling of inertial data Published In Pattern Recognition
2015	The effect of location on the microstructure and mechanical properties of titanium aluminides produced by additive layer manufacturing using in-situ alloying and gas tungsten arc welding Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2015	Wire-feed additive manufacturing of metal components: technologies, developments and future interests Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2014	A tool-path generation strategy for wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2014	Characterization of in-situ alloyed and additively manufactured titanium aluminides Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2014	Effects of wire feed conditions on in situ alloying and additive layer manufacturing of titanium aluminides using gas tungsten arc welding Published In Journal of Materials Research
2014	Feasibility study of low force robotic friction stir process and its effect on cavitation erosion and electrochemical corrosion for Ni Al bronze alloys Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2014	Neutron diffraction residual stress measurements of welds made with pulsed tandem gas metal arc welding (PT-GMAW) Published In Powder Diffraction
2013	Development of safe optimized welding procedures for high strength Q&T steel welded with austenitic consumables Published In Revista Soldagem and Inspecao
2013	Path Planning with a Lazy Significant Edge Algorithm (LSEA) Published In International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
2012	Automated offline programming for robotic welding system with high degree of freedoms Published In Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
2012	Bringing path planning and lean automation together Published In Advanced Materials Research
2012	Investigation into feasibility of hybrid laser-GMAW process for welding high strength quenched and tempered steel Published In Australasian Welding Journal
2012	Recent progress on programming methods for industrial robots Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2011	Automated assembly of ship panels using an integrated robotic tool Published In Advanced Materials Research
2011	Human motion capture sensors and analysis in robotics Published In Industrial Robot
2011	Tandem gas metal arc welding for low distortion butt welds Published In Advanced Materials Research
2008	Robotic machining from programming to process control: a complete solution by force control Published In Industrial Robot

Chapter

Year	Title
2015	Process planning strategy for wire and ARC additive manufacturing Published In Robotic Welding, Intelligence and Automation Publisher Switzerland
2011	Offline programming for a complex welding system using DELMIA automation Published In Robotic Welding, Intelligence and Automation: RWIA'2010 Publisher Berlin
2007	Machining with Flexible Manipulators: Critical Issues and Solutions Published In Industrial Robotics: Programming, Simulation and Applications

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2020	Effects of Deposition Current on the Microstructure and Pseudoelasticity of Wire-Arc Additively Manufactured Ni-rich NiTi Alloys Published In Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control. AHFE 2020
2019	Automatic Rebar Counting using Image Processing and Machine Learning Published In 9th IEEE International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, CYBER 2019
2019	The Strategy for Fabricating Wire-Structure Parts Using Robotic Skeleton Arc Additive Manufacturing Published In 9th IEEE International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, CYBER 2019
2018	Task Space Motion Planning Decomposition Published In Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2017	Automatic Weld Path Generation for Mesh Objects Published In 2017 IEEE 7th Annual International Conference on CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems (CYBER)
2017	Semi-Active Chatter Reduction for Robotic Machining Using Magnetorheological Elastomers (MREs) Published In 2017 IEEE 7th Annual International Conference on CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems, CYBER 2017
2016	Automatic program generation for welding robots from CAD Published In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
2016	Recent progress on sampling based dynamic motion planning algorithms Published In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
2015	Process planning for robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Proceedings of the 2015 10th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2015
2013	3D mapping using a ToF camera for self programming an industrial robot Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
2013	Inertial sensing for human motor control symmetry in injury rehabilitation Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
2013	Path planning for industrial robots; Lazy Significant Edge Algorithm (LSEA) Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
2011	Development of a DC-LSND welding process for GMAW on DH-36 Steel Published In 56th WTIA annual conference 2011
2011	Feasibility of the laser hybrid process for welding high strength Q&T steel Published In 6th Asian Pacific IIW International Congress and 56th WTIA Annual Conference including future leaders forum
2011	Offline programming for short batch robotic welding Published In 16th Joining of Materials (JOM) conference 2012
2009	Autonomous blimp control using reinforcement learning Published In ICCAS-SICE International Joint Conference
2009	Control of autonomous airship Published In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics
2009	Improving robotic machining accuracy by real-time compensation Published In ICCAS-SICE International Joint Conference
2009	Motion capture in robotics review Published In IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation
2009	Q-learning algorithm for navigation control of autonomous blimp Published In Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation
2008	Mixture Model Segmentation for Gait Recognition Published In Symposium on Learning and Adaptive Behaviour in Robotic Systems
2008	Motion segmentation for humanoid control planning Published In Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation
2008	Robotic Machining from Programming to Process Control Published In World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation
2008	Robotic Machining: Material Removal Rate Control with a Flexible Manipulator Published In International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics
2007	Analysis and suppression of chatter in robotic machining process Published In ICCAS 2007: International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
2007	Empirical modelling of human gaits for biped robots Published In Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation

Investigator On

Year	Title
2020 - 2023	Analysis and solutions of pipeline girth weld failure under the longitudinal stress due to strength mis-matching Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Automated off-line programming of industrial robot for the manufacture of tilt trays Awarded by: Enterprise Connect Funding Scheme: Researchers in Business

Other Research Activities

DMTC 5.51 Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Aluminium Components Project Leader 2018 - 2021
DMTC 9.12: Additive Manufacturing for Ship Components Project Leader 2015 - 2020
Lysaght, Loading and logistic optimisation Project Leader 2018 - 2019
RMCRC project R2-3-3 UGL Bogie Frame Advanced Manufacturing Project Leader 2016 - 2019
Automated welding processes for stainless steel drainage products Project Leader 2017 - 2018
DMTC 3.22 Advanced Welding Solutions for high strength steels Researcher 2017 - 2018
DMTC 9.11 Low distortion welding processes scoping study Researcher 2017 - 2018
DMTC 6.30: Automated Manufacturing of Next Generation Armoured Vehicle Project Leader 2015 - 2018
UOW Global Challenge Strategic Fund: Robotic Fabrication in Architecture and Arts Project Leader 2016
Ekebol: automated offline programming of robots for the manufacture of tilt trays Researcher 2014 - 2015

Potential Supervision Topics

1. High speed video analysis for welding
2. RobotStudio assembly demo
3. Water tank PID control
4. Modula robotic lab
5. ROS study for robotics lab
6. Automated stock counting using computer vision
7. Industry 4.0 and Australia manufacturing industry.
8. 3D printing using industrial robot
9. Design optimisation for WAAM
10. Distortion simulation for WAAM
11. Vision control for TIG based Additive manufacturing
12. Bead modelling for WAAM process
13. Weld data analysis through pattern recognition
14. Development of a control system for WAAM process
15. Advanced penetration control for K-TIG welding
16. Additive manufacturing for Arts using WAAM ,Programming for single droplet transfer.
17. 3D reverse engineering, Faro sensor + repair

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	High Degree of Freedom Motion Planning for Dynamic Environments	Short, Andrew
Doctor of Philosophy	The Study of Fabricating Cu-Al Alloy via Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing	Dong, Bosheng
Doctor of Philosophy	Machine Learning Based Product Quality and Cost Control	Li, Fucun
Doctor of Philosophy	Process Control in Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing	Yuan, Lei
Doctor of Philosophy	Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing: Hardfacing of Armour Steel	Ning, Yimiao
Doctor of Philosophy	Automated Assembly for Rolling Stock Fabrication in Rail Industry	Vu, Trong Thien
Doctor of Philosophy	In-Situ Micro-XRD measuring of micron-sale microstructures in 3D-additive manufacturing for functionally graded materials.	Ghosh, Sujan Kumer
Doctor of Philosophy	Process Planning and Control for WAAM	Xia, Chunyang
Doctor of Philosophy	A feasibility study of fabricating pillar-structure parts using robotic wire and arc based additive manufacturing	Yu, Ziping
Master of Philosophy - EIS	Process control for WAAM using computer vision	Zhang, Shiyu
Doctor of Philosophy	Multi-sensor based system monitoring and defect indentification for wire arc additive manufacturing process	Yuxing, Li
Master of Philosophy - EIS	WAAM process for metal block structure parts based on Mixed Heat Input	Cui, Junyi
Doctor of Philosophy	Enhance Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing Performance Using Artificial Intelligence	He, Fengyang
Doctor of Philosophy	Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Bridge Metal Components	Hatamian, Houman
Master of Philosophy - EIS	Combination of machine learning and path-planning strategy in WAAM process	Mu, Haochen
Doctor of Philosophy	The Role of Nb in Control of Weld HAZ Mechanical Properties in High Strength Low Alloy Steels	Wang, Yangfan
Doctor of Philosophy	Robot path planning in dynamic environment	Visser, Alexander

Outreach Overview

- Program committee, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec 12-15, 2018.
- Keynote speech, Program committee, International Conference on Robotic Welding, Intelligence and Automation, RWIA, Dec 7-10, Guangzhou China, 2018
- Invited lecture, Pan, Z., et al, (2017) “CAD based Automated Offline Programming for low volume robotic welding applications”, IIW International Conference, 29^th June, 2017
- Invited speaker, Pan, Z., et al, (2017) “Automated Offline Programming for Industrial Robotics” National Manufacturing Week, 12^th May, 2017
- Program committee, IEEE CYBER Hawaii 01-07 August 2017.
- Program committee, 2017 International Workshop on Intelligentized Welding Manufacturing (IWIWM’2017) June 2017
- Program committee, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO Qingdao 03-07 Dec 2016.
- Program committee, IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impact, ARSO Shanghai 08-10 July 2016.
- Invited speaker, Pan, Z., et al, (2014) “Robotic GTAW near net manufacture”, 4^th IIW Welding Research & Collaboration Colloquium, 7^th Nov, 2014
- Chair of IIW technical commission XII-A: Sensor and Control for Arc Welding processes and production systems since 2013
- Board of Editors of the Transactions on Intelligent Welding Manufacturing (TIWM), since 2017
- Pre-screener for IIW Welding in the World Journal, since 2016
- Associate editor for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), since 2015
- Reviewer for over 30 papers every year for international journals and conferences

Professional Service Activities

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L) Associate Editor 2015 -
IIW Technical Sub-commission XII-A: Sensor and Control for Arc welding processes and production systems Chair 2013 -

Education And Training

Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology, USA 2005
M.S. in Mechatronics, Tsinghua University, China 2000
B.S. in Precision Instruments & Metrology, Tsinghua University, China 1998

Awards And Honors

National Innovation Award, conferred by Pacific 2015 Maritime Exposition, 2015
DMTC Industry Partnership Award, 2013
DSTO Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia, 2013
WTIA Chris Smallbone International Award , 2012
DMTC Capability Improvement Award, 2012
DMTC Early Career Award, 2010
Best Presentation Award for RWIA 2010, 2010

Teaching Overview

- MECH470 Advanced Topics in Mechatronics (PLC)
- MECH482 Additive Manufacturing
- ECTE344 Control Theory
- ECTE441/941 Intelligent Control
- MECH468/949 Computer Control
- ECTE471/971 Robotic Manipulator
- MECH215 Mechanical Design

Top Publications

Year	Title
2015	A practical path planning methodology for wire and arc additive manufacturing of thin-walled structures Published in Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2018	A review of the wire arc additive manufacturing of metals: properties, defects and quality improvement Published in Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2017	Semi-Active Chatter Reduction for Robotic Machining Using Magnetorheological Elastomers (MREs)
2014	A tool-path generation strategy for wire and arc additive manufacturing Published in International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2018	Effects of heat accumulation on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V alloy deposited by wire arc additive manufacturing Published in Additive Manufacturing
2016	Bead modelling and implementation of adaptive MAT path in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published in Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2016	Learning trajectories for robot programming by demonstration using a coordinated mixture of factor analysers Published in IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
2016	Adaptive path planning for wire-feed additive manufacturing using medial axis transformation Published in Journal of Cleaner Production
2018	A Review on Chatter in Robotic Machining Process Regarding Both Regenerative and Mode Coupling Mechanism Published in IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Research Areas

Research Overview

Programming for industrial robots
- Automated offline programming for complex tasks
- Path planning and trajectory planning for High DOF robots in dynamic environment
- Human-robot interaction
- VR/AR assisted robot programming
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)
- Process development, modelling and optimisation
- Monitoring and control of WAAM process
- Application of artificial intelligent and machine learning in WAAM
- Skill learning and acquisition for welding
- Material properties study of AM fabricated components
- Intermetallics and High-entropy material development
Industrial automation
- Robotic manufacturing process including robotic welding, assembly, and machining
- Robotic application in construction and architecture
- Flexible automation and Industry 4.0

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Comparative study on crystallographic orientation, precipitation, phase transformation and mechanical response of Ni-rich NiTi alloy fabricated by WAAM at elevated substrate heating temperatures Published In Materials Science and Engineering A
2020	A review on wire arc additive manufacturing: Monitoring, control and a framework of automated system Published In Journal of Manufacturing Systems
2020	Application of multidirectional robotic wire arc additive manufacturing process for the fabrication of complex metallic parts Published In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
2020	Effect of Magnetic Arc Oscillation on the geometry of single-pass multi-layer walls and the process stability in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2020	Effect of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of deep penetration autogenous TIG-welded dissimilar joint between creep strength enhanced ferritic steel and austenitic stainless steel Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2020	Enhanced interface strength in steel-nickel bimetallic component fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing with interweaving deposition strategy Published In Journal of Materials Science and Technology
2020	Evolution of crystallographic orientation, precipitation, phase transformation and mechanical properties realized by enhancing deposition current for dual-wire arc additive manufactured Ni-rich NiTi alloy Published In Additive Manufacturing
2020	Fabrication of FeNi intermetallic using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: A feasibility and neutron diffraction phase characterization study Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	Fabrication of metallic parts with overhanging structures using the robotic wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	In-situ dual wire arc additive manufacturing of NiTi-coating on Ti6Al4V alloys: Microstructure characterization and mechanical properties Published In Surface and Coatings Technology
2020	In-situ neutron diffraction study on the high temperature thermal phase evolution of wire-arc additively manufactured Ni53Ti47 binary alloy Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2020	Investigation of humping phenomenon for the multi-directional robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
2020	Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of deep cryogenic treated Cu–Al–Si alloy fabricated by Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) process Published In Materials Characterization
2020	Model predictive control of layer width in wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2020	Model-free adaptive iterative learning control of melt pool width in wire arc additive manufacturing Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2020	Thermal induced phase evolution of Fe–Fe3Ni functionally graded material fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: An in-situ neutron diffraction study Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2020	Vision based defects detection for Keyhole TIG welding using deep learning with visual explanation Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2019	A combination of keyhole GTAW with a trapezoidal interlayer: A new insight into armour steel welding Published In Materials
2019	An overview on TiFe intermetallic for solid-state hydrogen storage: microstructure, hydrogenation and fabrication processes Published In Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences
2019	Comparative effect of Mn/Ti solute atoms and TiC/Ni 3 (Al,Ti) nano-particles on work hardening behaviour in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2019	Effect of heat input on weld formation and tensile properties in keyhole mode TIG welding process Published In Metals
2019	Improving the weld microstructure and material properties of K-TIG welded armour steel joint using filler material Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2019	In-Situ Fabrication of Titanium Iron Intermetallic Compound by the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
2019	In-situ neutron diffraction characterization on the phase evolution of y-TiAl alloy during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds
2019	Introduction of ternary alloying element in wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium aluminide intermetallic Published In Additive Manufacturing
2019	Location dependence of microstructure and mechanical properties of Cu-Al alloy fabricated by dual wire CMT Published In Materials Research Express
2019	Location dependence of microstructure, phase transformation temperature and mechanical properties on Ni-rich NiTi alloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A
2019	Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of K-TIG welded SAF2205/AISI316L dissimilar joint Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2019	Mitigation of thermal distortion in wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V part using active interpass cooling Published In Science and Technology of Welding and Joining
2019	Mode coupling chatter prediction and avoidance in robotic machining process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2019	Mode coupling chatter suppression for robotic machining using semi-active magnetorheological elastomers absorber Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
2019	Neutron diffraction residual stress determinations in Fe3Al based iron aluminide components fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Published In Additive Manufacturing
2019	Phase constituent control and correlated properties of titanium aluminide intermetallic alloys through dual-wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Letters
2019	Precipitation strengthening in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing technology Published In Metals
2018	A Review on Chatter in Robotic Machining Process Regarding Both Regenerative and Mode Coupling Mechanism Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2018	A review of slicing methods for directed energy deposition based additive manufacturing Published In Rapid Prototyping Journal
2018	A review of the wire arc additive manufacturing of metals: properties, defects and quality improvement Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2018	Characterization of wire arc additively manufactured titanium aluminide functionally graded material: Microstructure, mechanical properties and oxidation behaviour Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2018	Effect of chemical composition on microstructure, strength and wear resistance of wire deposited Ni-Cu alloys Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Effects of heat accumulation on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V alloy deposited by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Influences of postproduction heat treatment on Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2018	Investigation into the viability of K-TIG for joining armour grade quenched and tempered steel Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes
2018	The anisotropic corrosion behaviour of wire arc additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution Published In Corrosion Science
2018	The effects of forced interpass cooling on the material properties of wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2018	The influence of post-production heat treatment on the multi-directional properties of nickel-aluminum bronze alloy fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Additive Manufacturing
2018	Thermal cycling of Fe3Al based iron aluminide during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: An in-situ neutron diffraction study Published In Intermetallics
2017	Adaptive Partial Shortcuts: Path Optimization for Industrial Robotics Published In Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: theory and applications
2017	Effects of heat accumulation on the arc characteristics and metal transfer behavior in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Ti6Al4V Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology
2017	Fabrication of Copper-Rich Cu-Al Alloy Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2017	Influences of deposition current and interpass temperature to the Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2016	Adaptive path planning for wire-feed additive manufacturing using medial axis transformation Published In Journal of Cleaner Production
2016	Automatic multi-direction slicing algorithms for wire based additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2016	Bead modelling and implementation of adaptive MAT path in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2016	Fabricating superior NiAl bronze components through wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials
2016	Fabrication of Fe-FeAl Functionally Graded Material Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2016	In-depth study of the mechanical properties for Fe3Al based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Learning trajectories for robot programming by demonstration using a coordinated mixture of factor analysers Published In IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
2016	Neutron Optics Upgrades to the Residual Stress Diffractometer, KOWARI Published In Materials Research Proceedings
2016	The effect of postproduction heat treatment on γ-TiAl alloys produced by the GTAW-based additive manufacturing process Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2016	Towards an automated robotic arc-welding-based additive manufacturing system from CAD to finished part Published In Computer Aided Design
2015	A multi-bead overlapping model for robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2015	A practical path planning methodology for wire and arc additive manufacturing of thin-walled structures Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2015	Effect of interpass temperature on in-situ alloying and additive manufacturing of titanium aluminides using gas tungsten arc welding Published In Additive Manufacturing
2015	Fabrication of iron-rich Fe-Al intermetallics using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Additive Manufacturing
2015	Recognizing human motions through mixture modeling of inertial data Published In Pattern Recognition
2015	The effect of location on the microstructure and mechanical properties of titanium aluminides produced by additive layer manufacturing using in-situ alloying and gas tungsten arc welding Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
2015	Wire-feed additive manufacturing of metal components: technologies, developments and future interests Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2014	A tool-path generation strategy for wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
2014	Characterization of in-situ alloyed and additively manufactured titanium aluminides Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2014	Effects of wire feed conditions on in situ alloying and additive layer manufacturing of titanium aluminides using gas tungsten arc welding Published In Journal of Materials Research
2014	Feasibility study of low force robotic friction stir process and its effect on cavitation erosion and electrochemical corrosion for Ni Al bronze alloys Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
2014	Neutron diffraction residual stress measurements of welds made with pulsed tandem gas metal arc welding (PT-GMAW) Published In Powder Diffraction
2013	Development of safe optimized welding procedures for high strength Q&T steel welded with austenitic consumables Published In Revista Soldagem and Inspecao
2013	Path Planning with a Lazy Significant Edge Algorithm (LSEA) Published In International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
2012	Automated offline programming for robotic welding system with high degree of freedoms Published In Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
2012	Bringing path planning and lean automation together Published In Advanced Materials Research
2012	Investigation into feasibility of hybrid laser-GMAW process for welding high strength quenched and tempered steel Published In Australasian Welding Journal
2012	Recent progress on programming methods for industrial robots Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
2011	Automated assembly of ship panels using an integrated robotic tool Published In Advanced Materials Research
2011	Human motion capture sensors and analysis in robotics Published In Industrial Robot
2011	Tandem gas metal arc welding for low distortion butt welds Published In Advanced Materials Research
2008	Robotic machining from programming to process control: a complete solution by force control Published In Industrial Robot

Chapter

Year	Title
2015	Process planning strategy for wire and ARC additive manufacturing Published In Robotic Welding, Intelligence and Automation Publisher Switzerland
2011	Offline programming for a complex welding system using DELMIA automation Published In Robotic Welding, Intelligence and Automation: RWIA'2010 Publisher Berlin
2007	Machining with Flexible Manipulators: Critical Issues and Solutions Published In Industrial Robotics: Programming, Simulation and Applications

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2020	Effects of Deposition Current on the Microstructure and Pseudoelasticity of Wire-Arc Additively Manufactured Ni-rich NiTi Alloys Published In Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control. AHFE 2020
2019	Automatic Rebar Counting using Image Processing and Machine Learning Published In 9th IEEE International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, CYBER 2019
2019	The Strategy for Fabricating Wire-Structure Parts Using Robotic Skeleton Arc Additive Manufacturing Published In 9th IEEE International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, CYBER 2019
2018	Task Space Motion Planning Decomposition Published In Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2017	Automatic Weld Path Generation for Mesh Objects Published In 2017 IEEE 7th Annual International Conference on CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems (CYBER)
2017	Semi-Active Chatter Reduction for Robotic Machining Using Magnetorheological Elastomers (MREs) Published In 2017 IEEE 7th Annual International Conference on CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems, CYBER 2017
2016	Automatic program generation for welding robots from CAD Published In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
2016	Recent progress on sampling based dynamic motion planning algorithms Published In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
2015	Process planning for robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Proceedings of the 2015 10th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2015
2013	3D mapping using a ToF camera for self programming an industrial robot Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
2013	Inertial sensing for human motor control symmetry in injury rehabilitation Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
2013	Path planning for industrial robots; Lazy Significant Edge Algorithm (LSEA) Published In 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
2011	Development of a DC-LSND welding process for GMAW on DH-36 Steel Published In 56th WTIA annual conference 2011
2011	Feasibility of the laser hybrid process for welding high strength Q&T steel Published In 6th Asian Pacific IIW International Congress and 56th WTIA Annual Conference including future leaders forum
2011	Offline programming for short batch robotic welding Published In 16th Joining of Materials (JOM) conference 2012
2009	Autonomous blimp control using reinforcement learning Published In ICCAS-SICE International Joint Conference
2009	Control of autonomous airship Published In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics
2009	Improving robotic machining accuracy by real-time compensation Published In ICCAS-SICE International Joint Conference
2009	Motion capture in robotics review Published In IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation
2009	Q-learning algorithm for navigation control of autonomous blimp Published In Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation
2008	Mixture Model Segmentation for Gait Recognition Published In Symposium on Learning and Adaptive Behaviour in Robotic Systems
2008	Motion segmentation for humanoid control planning Published In Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation
2008	Robotic Machining from Programming to Process Control Published In World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation
2008	Robotic Machining: Material Removal Rate Control with a Flexible Manipulator Published In International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics
2007	Analysis and suppression of chatter in robotic machining process Published In ICCAS 2007: International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
2007	Empirical modelling of human gaits for biped robots Published In Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation

Investigator On

Year	Title
2020 - 2023	Analysis and solutions of pipeline girth weld failure under the longitudinal stress due to strength mis-matching Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Automated off-line programming of industrial robot for the manufacture of tilt trays Awarded by: Enterprise Connect Funding Scheme: Researchers in Business

Other Research Activities

DMTC 5.51 Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Aluminium Components Project Leader 2018 - 2021
DMTC 9.12: Additive Manufacturing for Ship Components Project Leader 2015 - 2020
Lysaght, Loading and logistic optimisation Project Leader 2018 - 2019
RMCRC project R2-3-3 UGL Bogie Frame Advanced Manufacturing Project Leader 2016 - 2019
Automated welding processes for stainless steel drainage products Project Leader 2017 - 2018
DMTC 3.22 Advanced Welding Solutions for high strength steels Researcher 2017 - 2018
DMTC 9.11 Low distortion welding processes scoping study Researcher 2017 - 2018
DMTC 6.30: Automated Manufacturing of Next Generation Armoured Vehicle Project Leader 2015 - 2018
UOW Global Challenge Strategic Fund: Robotic Fabrication in Architecture and Arts Project Leader 2016
Ekebol: automated offline programming of robots for the manufacture of tilt trays Researcher 2014 - 2015

Potential Supervision Topics

1. High speed video analysis for welding
2. RobotStudio assembly demo
3. Water tank PID control
4. Modula robotic lab
5. ROS study for robotics lab
6. Automated stock counting using computer vision
7. Industry 4.0 and Australia manufacturing industry.
8. 3D printing using industrial robot
9. Design optimisation for WAAM
10. Distortion simulation for WAAM
11. Vision control for TIG based Additive manufacturing
12. Bead modelling for WAAM process
13. Weld data analysis through pattern recognition
14. Development of a control system for WAAM process
15. Advanced penetration control for K-TIG welding
16. Additive manufacturing for Arts using WAAM ,Programming for single droplet transfer.
17. 3D reverse engineering, Faro sensor + repair

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	High Degree of Freedom Motion Planning for Dynamic Environments	Short, Andrew
Doctor of Philosophy	The Study of Fabricating Cu-Al Alloy via Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing	Dong, Bosheng
Doctor of Philosophy	Machine Learning Based Product Quality and Cost Control	Li, Fucun
Doctor of Philosophy	Process Control in Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing	Yuan, Lei
Doctor of Philosophy	Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing: Hardfacing of Armour Steel	Ning, Yimiao
Doctor of Philosophy	Automated Assembly for Rolling Stock Fabrication in Rail Industry	Vu, Trong Thien
Doctor of Philosophy	In-Situ Micro-XRD measuring of micron-sale microstructures in 3D-additive manufacturing for functionally graded materials.	Ghosh, Sujan Kumer
Doctor of Philosophy	Process Planning and Control for WAAM	Xia, Chunyang
Doctor of Philosophy	A feasibility study of fabricating pillar-structure parts using robotic wire and arc based additive manufacturing	Yu, Ziping
Master of Philosophy - EIS	Process control for WAAM using computer vision	Zhang, Shiyu
Doctor of Philosophy	Multi-sensor based system monitoring and defect indentification for wire arc additive manufacturing process	Yuxing, Li
Master of Philosophy - EIS	WAAM process for metal block structure parts based on Mixed Heat Input	Cui, Junyi
Doctor of Philosophy	Enhance Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing Performance Using Artificial Intelligence	He, Fengyang
Doctor of Philosophy	Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Bridge Metal Components	Hatamian, Houman
Master of Philosophy - EIS	Combination of machine learning and path-planning strategy in WAAM process	Mu, Haochen
Doctor of Philosophy	The Role of Nb in Control of Weld HAZ Mechanical Properties in High Strength Low Alloy Steels	Wang, Yangfan
Doctor of Philosophy	Robot path planning in dynamic environment	Visser, Alexander

Outreach Overview

- Program committee, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec 12-15, 2018.
- Keynote speech, Program committee, International Conference on Robotic Welding, Intelligence and Automation, RWIA, Dec 7-10, Guangzhou China, 2018
- Invited lecture, Pan, Z., et al, (2017) “CAD based Automated Offline Programming for low volume robotic welding applications”, IIW International Conference, 29^th June, 2017
- Invited speaker, Pan, Z., et al, (2017) “Automated Offline Programming for Industrial Robotics” National Manufacturing Week, 12^th May, 2017
- Program committee, IEEE CYBER Hawaii 01-07 August 2017.
- Program committee, 2017 International Workshop on Intelligentized Welding Manufacturing (IWIWM’2017) June 2017
- Program committee, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO Qingdao 03-07 Dec 2016.
- Program committee, IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impact, ARSO Shanghai 08-10 July 2016.
- Invited speaker, Pan, Z., et al, (2014) “Robotic GTAW near net manufacture”, 4^th IIW Welding Research & Collaboration Colloquium, 7^th Nov, 2014
- Chair of IIW technical commission XII-A: Sensor and Control for Arc Welding processes and production systems since 2013
- Board of Editors of the Transactions on Intelligent Welding Manufacturing (TIWM), since 2017
- Pre-screener for IIW Welding in the World Journal, since 2016
- Associate editor for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), since 2015
- Reviewer for over 30 papers every year for international journals and conferences

Professional Service Activities

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L) Associate Editor 2015 -
IIW Technical Sub-commission XII-A: Sensor and Control for Arc welding processes and production systems Chair 2013 -

Education And Training

Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology, USA 2005
M.S. in Mechatronics, Tsinghua University, China 2000
B.S. in Precision Instruments & Metrology, Tsinghua University, China 1998

Awards And Honors

National Innovation Award, conferred by Pacific 2015 Maritime Exposition, 2015
DMTC Industry Partnership Award, 2013
DSTO Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia, 2013
WTIA Chris Smallbone International Award , 2012
DMTC Capability Improvement Award, 2012
DMTC Early Career Award, 2010
Best Presentation Award for RWIA 2010, 2010

Teaching Overview

- MECH470 Advanced Topics in Mechatronics (PLC)
- MECH482 Additive Manufacturing
- ECTE344 Control Theory
- ECTE441/941 Intelligent Control
- MECH468/949 Computer Control
- ECTE471/971 Robotic Manipulator
- MECH215 Mechanical Design

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