Editorial Board Members
Editor in Chief

HUIJUN GAO
Research Institute of Intelligent Control and Systems
Harbin Institute of Technology
Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
hjgao@hit.edu.cn
Managing Editor

Kara McArthur
JWM Consulting, Albuquerque, NM, USA
kmcarthur@jwmconsulting.net
Senior Editors

GURSEL ALICI
School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
gursel@uow.edu.au
Actuators and sensors
Robotics
Micro devices & opto-electronics
Modeling and design
Manufacturing

HIROSHI FUJIMOTO
Dept. of Advanced Energy
University of Tokyo
Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
fujimoto@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Precision machine control
Electrical machines and industrial drives
Automotive control
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Linear & nonlinear control
Precision machinery modeling
Industry applications
Precision engineering and control
Noise cancellation and control
Vibration isolation and control

ROBERT GAO
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
robert.gao@case.edu
Manufacturing
System integration
Robotics
Actuators and sensors

MARINA INDRI
Dip. di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni
Politecnico di Torino
10129 Torino, Italy
marina.indri@polito.it
Applications (robotics)
Localization, mapping & planning
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Cyber physical systems
Factory automation
Smart manufacturing technologies
Linear & nonlinear control
Rapid prototyping
Cobots

SEIICHIRO KATSURA
Dept. of System Design Engineering
Keio University
Yokohama, Japan
katsura@sd.keio.ac.jp
Actuators and Sensors,
Intelligent Control,
Motion Control,
Robotics,
Vibration and Noise Control

KONSTATINOS J. KYRIAKOPOULOS
Mechanical Engineering Department
National Technical University of Athens
9 Heroon Polytechniou Str. Zografou, Athens – 15780, Greece
kkyria@mail.ntua.gr
Robotics
Intelligent control
Modeling and design

YUNHUA LI
Beihang University
No. 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, P.R. China
yhli@buaa.edu.cn
Actuators and sensors
Intelligent control
Motion control
Robotics
Automotive systems

KENN OLDHAM
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan
3130 G.G. Brown 2350 Hayward Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
oldham@umich.edu
Micro-electro-mechanical systems
Bio-micro-nano devices
Smart material based devices
Stochastic systems and control
Estimation and adaptive control
System identification
Opto-electronic systems
Electronic packaging

YA-JUN PAN
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
yajun.pan@dal.ca
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Grasping & manipulation
Cyber physical systems
Linear & nonlinear control
Unmanned autonomous systems
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Distributed & cloud robotics
Localization, mapping & planning
Estimation and adaptive control
AI and machine learning

NIKOLAOS TSAGARAKIS
Humanoid and Human Centered Mechatronics,
Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems,
Italian Institute of Technology
Genova 16163, Italy
nikos.tsagarakis@iit.it
Robotics
Actuators and sensors
Modeling and Design

Jun Ueda
Automation and Mechatronics,
Biorobotics and Human Modeling Lab,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
jun.ueda@me.gatech.edu
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control

QINGZE ZOU
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 08854, USA
qzzou@rutgers.edu
Micro devices & opto-electronics
Actuators and sensors
Vibration and noise control
Intelligent control
Robotics
Technical Editors

QADEER AHMED
Center for Automotive Research
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
qadeer62@gmail.com
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Automotive control
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
Engine and emission systems
Cyber physical systems
Linear & nonlinear control
Transportation systems
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control

MOHAMMAD AL JANAIDEH
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada
maljanaideh@mun.ca
Linear & nonlinear control
Precision engineering and control
Estimation and adaptive control
Smart material based devices
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
System identification
Applications (robotics)
Cyber physical systems
Unmanned autonomous systems

Fernando Auat Cheein
Dept. of Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Campus
Campus Av. Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
F.Auat@hw.ac.uk
Agricultural robotics
Field robotics
Mobility & locomotion
Perception
Motion planning
Industry applications
Mobile robots

KUN BAI
School of Mechanical Science and Engineering
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, China
kbai@hust.edu.cn
Mechanisms, design, modeling, and control
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Electrical machines and industrial drives
Grasping & manipulation
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Precision machine control
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Applications (robotics)
Surgical Robots and Devices

SIMONE BALDI
Dept. of Mathematics
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
sbaldi83@gmail.com
Estimation and adaptive control
Automative control
Sensor & actuator networks
Smart building technologies
Transportation systems
Linear & nonlinear control
AI and machine learning
Unmanned autonomous systems
Cyber physical systems
Micro/nano technology
Mixed automated/human traffic

GIOVANNI BERSELLI
Dept. of Design Methods and Tools for Industrial Engineering
University of Genova
Via Balbi, 5, 16126 Genova GE, Italy
giovanni.berselli@unige.it
Design methodology for mechatronics
Prototyping methods
Precision machinery modeling
Rapid prototyping
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Soft robotics systems
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Grasping & manipulation
Smart material based devices
Soft actuators & sensors

ZHUMING BI
Dept. of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA
biz@pfw.edu
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Smart manufacturing technologies
Design methodology for mechatronics
Factory automation
Precision machinery modeling
Cyber physical systems
Internet of things in industry
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Rapid prototyping
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation

GIUSEPPE CARBONE
Dept. of Mechanical, Energy, and Management Engineering
University of Calabria
Arcavacata, Rende CS, Italy
giuseppe.carbone@unical.it
Grasping & manipulation
Design methodology for mechatronics
Mobility & locomotion
Soft actuators & sensors
Field robotics
Industry applications
Biomimetic actuators and sensors

RAFFAELLA CARLONI
Robotics Lab
University of Groningen
Groningen, The Netherlands
r.carloni@rug.nl
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Soft robotics systems
Soft actuators & sensors
Mobility & locomotion
Linear & nonlinear control
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Smart material based devices
Grasping & manipulation

LAURA CELENTANO
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
University of Naples Federico II
Corso Umberto I, 40, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
laura.celentano@unina.it
Linear & nonlinear control
Design methodology for mechatronics
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Estimation and adaptive control
Transportation systems
Precision engineering and control
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Noise cancellation and control
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Aerospace systems and applications

CHAO CHEN
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Monash University, Clayton
Melbourne, Australia
chao.chen@monash.edu
Harvesting robot
Soft robotics
Robotic sensing
Path planning
Exoskeleton
Robotic design
Compliant mechanisms
Haptics

DONGMEI CHEN
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712, USA
dmchen@me.utexas.edu
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Automotive control
Transportation systems
Renewable energy and energy storage systems
Smart building technologies
Localization, mapping & planning
Unmanned autonomous systems
Applications (robotics)

SILU CHEN
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenhai District, Ningbo, China
chensilu@nimte.ac.cn
Estimation and adaptive control
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Precision engineering and control
Smart manufacturing technologies
Linear & nonlinear control
Unmanned autonomous systems
Vibration isolation and control
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
System identification

XU CHEN
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Wahington
Seattle, WA 98195, USA
chx@uw.edu
Estimation and adaptive control
Machine and computer vision
Signal and image processing
Noise cancellation and control
Vibration isolation and control
Industry applications
Precision engineering and control
Internet of things in industry
Warehouse automation

BING CHU
School of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton
University Rd, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
b.chu@soton.ac.uk
AI and machine learning
Estimation and adaptive control
Linear & nonlinear control
Precision machine control
System identification
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Distributed & cloud robotics
Renewable energy and energy storage systems
Applications (robotics)

MICHAEL DEFOORT
Laboratory of Automation, Mechanics, and Industrial and Human Computing
University Polytechnic Hauts-de-France (UPHF)
59300 Famars, France
michael.defoort@uphf.fr
Linear & nonlinear control
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
Estimation and adaptive control
Cyber physical systems
Unmanned autonomous systems
Automotive control
Field robotics
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control

JASPREET DHUPIA
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Auckland
Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
j.dhupia@auckland.ac.nz
Linear & nonlinear control
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
Factory automation
System identification
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Vibration isolation and control
Applications (robotics)

SHAOHUI FOONG
Pillar of Engineering Product Design
Singapore University of Technology and Design
8 Somapah Rd, Singapore 487372
foongshaohui@sutd.edu.sg
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Field robotics
Applications (robotics)
Localization, mapping & planning
Unmanned autonomous systems
Sensor & actuator networks
Linear & nonlinear control
Design methodology for mechatronics
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Rapid prototyping

YAN GU
School of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN, USA
yangu@purdue.edu
Applications (robotics)
Mobility & locomotion
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
System identification
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Field robotics

YU GU
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
West Virginia University
8 Somapah Rd, Singapore 487372
yu.gu@mail.wvu.edu
Applications (robotics)
Field robotics
Mobility & locomotion
Stochastic systems and control
Localization, mapping & planning
Unmanned autonomous systems
Aerospace systems and applications
Estimation and adaptive control

JAE-HO HAN
Dept. Brain and Cognitive Engineering
Korea University
145 Anam-ro, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea
hanjaeho@korea.ac.kr
Opto-electronic systems
Machine and computer vision
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
AI and machine learning
Signal and image processing
Bio-micro-nano devices
Neural and fuzzy control
Applications (robotics)
Brain machine interfaces

JONATHAN HEY
Mechatronics
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634
jonathan-hey@simtech.a-star.edu.sg
Design methodology for mechatronics
Precision machinery modeling
System identification
Smart material based devices
Electrical machines and industrial drives
Energy harvesting
Renewable energy and energy storage systems
Industry applications

CHUXIONG HU
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Tsinghua University
Beijing 100084, China
cxhu@tsinghua.edu.cn
Precision machine control
Linear & nonlinear control
Neural and fuzzy control
Estimation and adaptive control
Smart manufacturing technologies
Design methodology for mechatronics
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
AI and machine learning
Grasping & manipulation
Micro/nano technology

SOICHI IBARAKI
Institute of Engineering
Hiroshima University
Hiroshima, Japan
ibaraki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Precision machine control
Smart manufacturing technologies
Applications (robotics)
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Industry applications
Factory automation
Precision machinery modeling
Grasping & manipulation

SOO JEON
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
soojeon@uwaterloo.ca
Unmanned autonomous systems
AI and machine learning
Precision machine control
Estimation and adaptive control
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Grasping & manipulation
Localization, mapping & planning
Field robotics

ERDAL KAYACAN
Dept. of Engineering – Electrical and Computer
Aarhus University
8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
erdal.kayacan@gmail.com
AI and machine learning
Neural and fuzzy control
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control
Unmanned autonomous systems
Localization, mapping & planning
Field robotics
Machine and computer vision
Aerospace systems and applications
Energy harvesting

WONHEE KIM
School of Energy Systems Engineering
Chung-Ang University
Seoul, South Korea
whkim79@cau.ac.kr
Linear & nonlinear control
Precision machine control
Automotive control
Pneumatics & hydraulics
Estimation and adaptive control
Neural and fuzzy control
Electrical machines and industrial drives
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation

JENS KOBER
Department of Cognitive Robotics
Delft University of Technology
2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
J.Kober@tudelft.nl
AI and machine learning,
Neural and fuzzy control,
Estimation and adaptive control,
Applications (robotics),
Grasping & manipulation,
System identification,
Stochastic systems and control,
Linear & nonlinear control

SARATH KODAGODA
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Sarath.Kodagoda@uts.edu.au
Field robotics
Soft robotics systems
Applications (robotics)
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Machine and computer vision
Localization, mapping & planning
Unmanned autonomous systems
Sensor & actuator networks
Soft actuators & sensors
Biomimetic actuators and sensors

SUNIL KUKREJA
Raytheon Technologies
Waltham, MA 02451, USA
sunil.l.kukreja@gmail.com
Sensor & actuator networks
Field robotics
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Grasping & manipulation
Soft actuators and sensors
System identification
AI and machine learning
Industry applications
Applications (robotics)
Human-robot interaction, haptics, & teleoperation
Neuromorphic tactile and visual perception

SALAH LAGHROUCHE
Energy Department
Université de Technologie de Belfort Montbéliard
Belfort, France
salah.laghrouche@utbm.fr
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation Renewable energy and energy storage systems
Energy harvesting
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Electrical machines and industrial drives
Automotive control

ZHANG LI
Advanced Nanomaterials & Micromachines Laboratory
Chinese University Hong Kong
Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR Australia
lizhang@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Soft actuators & sensors
Bio-micro-nano devices
Micro-electro-mechanical systems
Micro/nano technology
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Soft robotics systems
Medical and rehabilitation robotics

ZHIJUN LI
Dept. of Automation
University of Science and Technology of China
Shushan District, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China
zjli@ieee.org
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Neural and fuzzy control
AI and machine learning
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Linear & nonlinear control
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Estimation and adaptive control
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Unmanned autonomous systems

PEI-CHUN LIN
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan 10617
peichunlin@ntu.edu.tw
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Mobility & locomotion
Grasping & manipulation
Field robotics
Soft robotics systems
Applications (robotics)
Industry applications

CHAO LIU
Dept. of Robotics
French National Center for Scientific Research
34095 Montpellier, France
liu@lirmm.fr
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Grasping & manipulation
Estimation and adaptive control
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Soft robotics systems
Machine and computer vision
Linear & nonlinear control
Surgical Robotics

JINGUO LIU
Shenyang Institute of Automation
Chinese Academy of Sciences
52 Sanlihe Rd., Beijing, China
liujinguo@sia.cn
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Field robotics
System identification
Design methodology for mechatronics
Vibration isolation and control
Noise cancellation and control
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Soft actuators & sensors
Neural and fuzzy control
Linear & nonlinear control

YONG LIU
College of Control Science and Engineering
Zhejiang University
Xihu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310027
yongliu@iipc.zju.edu.cn
Localization, mapping & planning
Machine and computer vision
Field robotics
Distributed & cloud robotics
Unmanned autonomous systems
Grasping & manipulation
Smart manufacturing technologies
Signal and image processing

SANTHAKUMAR MOHAN
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Kerala 678557, India
santhakumar@iitpkd.ac.in
Field Robotics
Wheeled Mobile Robots
Underwater Robotics
Rehabilitation Robotics
Robot Motion and Nonlinear Control

NAOKI MOTOI
Faculty of Maritime Sciences
Kobe University
Kobe City, Japan
motoi@maritime.kobe-u.ac.jp
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Applications (robotics)
Localization, mapping & planning
Mobility & locomotion
Machine and computer vision
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Grasping & manipulation
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control

PEDRO NETO
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Coimbra
Lisbon, Portugal
pedro.neto@dem.uc.pt
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Applications (robotics)
Machine and computer vision
Soft robotics systems
Factory automation
Cyber physical systems
Industry applications
Smart manufacturing technologies
Soft robotics

TRUNG NGO
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Canada
tngo@upei.ca
Sensor & actuator networks
AI and machine learning
Cyber physical systems
Applications (robotics)
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Distributed & cloud robotics
Field robotics
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Unmanned autonomous systems
Mobility & locomotion
Ambient Intelligence, Ubiquitous, Ubiquitous Computing

GEORGE NIKOLAKOPOULOS
Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering
Luleå University of Technology
Luleå, Sweden
geonik@ltu.se
Unmanned autonomous systems
Aerospace systems and applications
Field robotics
Applications (robotics)
Distributed & cloud robotics
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control
Stochastic systems and control
Factory automation
Space autonomy

DENNY OETOMO
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Melbourne
Parkville VIC 3010, Australia
doetomo@unimelb.edu.au
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Mobility & locomotion
Grasping & manipulation
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Applications (robotics)
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Design methodology for mechatronics

PUREN OUYANG
Dept. of Aerospace Engineering
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
pouyang@ryerson.ca
Linear & nonlinear control
Applications (robotics)
Precision machine control
Micro/nano technology
Design methodology for mechatronics
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Industry applications
Precision engineering and control

HAE-WON PARK
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Daejeon, South Korea
haewonpark@kaist.ac.kr
Mobility & locomotion
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control
Applications (robotics)
Localization, mapping & planning
Field robotics

YAN PENG
School of Mechanical Engineering
Shandong University
Jinan 250061, China
yanpeng@sdu.edu.cn
Precision engineering and control
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Micro/nano technology
Precision machine control
Smart material based devices
Grasping & manipulation
Data storage systems
Industry applications

SALVATORE PIROZZI
Dept. of Engineering
Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”
Via Roma, 29 81031 Aversa (CE), Italy
salvatore.pirozzi@unicampania.
Grasping & manipulation
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Applications (robotics)
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
System identification
Design methodology for mechatronics
Sensor & actuator networks
Smart material based devices
Soft actuators & sensors
Vibration isolation and control

MICKY RAKOTONDRABE
National School of Engineering in Tarbes
University of Toulouse
Tarbes, France
mrakoton@enit.fr
Smart material based devices
Soft robotics systems
Micro-electro-mechanical systems
Soft actuators & sensors
Linear & nonlinear control
Design methodology for mechatronics
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Energy harvesting
Applications (robotics)
Precision engineering and control
Physical human-robotics interaction

JUAN REN
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Iowa State University
Ames IA, USA
juanren@iastate.edu
Micro-electro-mechanical systems
Precision machine control
Linear & nonlinear control
Cyber physical systems
AI and machine learning
Precision engineering and control
Micro/nano technology
System identification
Smart manufacturing technologies

GIANLUCA RIZZELLO
Dept. of Systems Engineering
Saarland University
66123 Saarbrücken, German
gianluca.rizzello@imsl.uni-saarland.de
Smart material based devices
Linear & nonlinear control
Mechanisms, design, modeling, & control
Soft robotics systems
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Electrical machines and industrial drives
System identification
Soft actuators and sensors
Estimation and adaptive control
Energy harvesting

JOSHUA SCHULTZ
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
joshua-schultz@utulsa.edu
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Soft robotics systems
Biomimetic and bio-inspired robotics
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Mobility and locomotion
Cyber physical systems
Soft actuators and sensors

KENTA SEKI
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Nagoya Institute of Technology
Nagoya, Japan
k-seki@nitech.ac.jp
Precision machine control
Precision machinery modeling
Smart material based devices
Vibration isolation and control
System identification
Design methodology for mechatronics
Pneumatics & hydraulics
Linear & nonlinear control

ADOLFO SENATORE
Dept. of Industrial Engineering
University of Salerno
132 – 84084 Fisciano, Italy
a.senatore@unisa.it
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Automotive control
Vibration isolation and control
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Applications (robotics)
Precision machine control
Noise cancellation and control
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation

JINHUA SHE
School of Engineering
Tokyo University of Technology
Tokyo 192-0982, Japan
she@stf.teu.ac.jp
Noise cancellation and control
Vibration isolation and control
Precision machine control
Linear & nonlinear control
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Precision engineering and control
Estimation and adaptive control
Smart building technologies

CHAO SHEN
Dept. of Systems and Computer Engineering
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
shenchao@sce.carleton.ca
Unmanned autonomous systems
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control
AI and machine learning
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Applications (robotics)
Field robotics
Localization, mapping & planning

DAWEI SHI
Institute of Intelligent Sensing & Motion Control, School of Automation
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, 100081, P.R. China
daweishi@bit.edu.cn
System identification,
Estimation and adaptive control,
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation,
Signal and image processing,
Electrical and hybrid vehicles,
Localization, mapping & planning,
Medical and rehabilitation robotics,
Unmanned autonomous systems,
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control,
Precision medicine systems

HUNGSUN SON
Dept. of Mechanical System Design and Manufacturing
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Ulju-gun, Ulsan, South Korea
hson@unist.ac.kr
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Unmanned autonomous systems
Estimation and adaptive control
Aerospace systems and applications
Vibration isolation and control
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Embedded systems for drives
System identification
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Localization, mapping & planning
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

HAO SU
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
hao.su796@ncsu.edu
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Soft robotics systems
AI and machine learning
Soft actuators & sensors
Design methodology for mechatronics
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Pneumatics & hydraulics
Applications (robotics)

QIAO SUN
Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Calgary
2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
qsun@ucalgary.ca
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
Vibration isolation and control
AI and machine learning
Smart material based devices
Linear & nonlinear control
Grasping & manipulation
Applications (robotics)
Energy harvesting
Renewable energy and energy storage systems

WEICHAO SUN
Research Institute of Intelligent Control and Systems
Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin, China
w.sun@hit.edu.cn
Automotive control
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
AI and machine learning
Estimation and adaptive control
Linear & nonlinear control
Signal and image processing
Electrical machines and industrial drives
Precision machine control
Stochastic systems and control
Noise cancellation and control

YANG TANG
Department of Automation
East China University of Science and Technology
Shanghai, China
yangtang@ecust.edu.cn
AI and machine learning
Localization, mapping & planning
Field robotics
Signal and image processing
Machine and computer vision
Distributed & cloud robotics
Estimation and adaptive control
Unmanned autonomous systems
Aerospace systems and applications
Smart manufacturing technologies

ALESSANDRO DO NASCIMENTO VARGAS
Electrotechnical Department
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil
avargas@utfpr.edu.br
Estimation and adaptive control
Stochastic systems and control
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control
Automotive control
Industry applications
System identification
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Rapid prototyping

ARNE WAHRBURG
Robot Learning and Motion Control
ABB AG Corporate Research
Bestätigte, Germany
arne.wahrburg@de.abb.com
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Applications (robotics)
Precision machine control
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Localization, mapping & planning
Linear & nonlinear control
Precision engineering and control
Estimation and adaptive control

CHARLIE C.L. WANG
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
The University of Manchester
Manchester M1 3NJ, UK
changling.wang@manchester.ac.uk
Rapid prototyping
Smart manufacturing technologies
Soft actuators & sensors
Soft robotics systems
Localization, mapping & planning
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Signal and image processing
Machine and computer vision
AI and machine learning
Industry applications
Additive manufacturing

HE-SHENG WANG
Dept. of Automation
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
wanghesheng@sjtu.edu.cn
Soft robotics systems
Unmanned autonomous systems
Localization, mapping & planning
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Machine and computer vision
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Grasping & manipulation

WILSON WANG
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
wilson.wang@Lakeheadu.ca
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
Automative control
Neural and fuzzy control
AI and machine learning
Internet of things in industry
Sensor & actuator networks
Vibration isolation and control
Smart material based devices
Smart cities

YUE WANG
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634, USA
yue6@clemson.edu
Human-robot interaction, haptics, & teleoperation
Unmanned autonomous systems
Cyber physical systems
Factory automation
Automotive control
Industry applications
AI and machine learning
Applications (robotics)
Distributed & cloud robotics
Localization, mapping & planning

ZEYANG XIA
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
zy.xia@siat.ac.cn
Medical & rehabilitation robotics
Soft robotics systems
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Grasping & manipulation
Signal & image processing
Machine & computer vision
Mobility & locomotion
Design methodology for mechatronics
Smart manufacturing technologies
AI & machine learning

MING XIN
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211, USA
xin@missouri.edu
Unmanned autonomous systems
Localization, mapping & planning
Linear & nonlinear control
Signal and image processing
Neural and fuzzy control
Sensor & actuator networks
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Distributed & cloud robotics

CAIHUA XIONG
School of Mechanical Science and Engineering
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, China, 430074
chxiong@hust.edu.cn
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Soft actuators & sensors
System identification
Design methodology for mechatronics
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Mobility & locomotion
Grasping & manipulation
Medical and rehabilitation robotics

JIANYONG YAO
School of Mechanical Engineering
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Nanjing, China
jerryyao.buaa@gmail.com
Motion control
Intelligent control
Robotics
Vibration and noise control
Pneumatics & hydraulics
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Fault diagnosis & prognosis

CHENGUANG YANG
Dept. of Engineering Design and Mathematics
University of the West of England, Bristol
Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
cyang@ieee.org
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Neural and fuzzy control
Applications (robotics)
Estimation and adaptive control
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Industry applications
Grasping & manipulation
Soft robotics systems
Medical robotics

CHUNHUA YANG
School of Automation
Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
ychh@csu.edu.cn
Factory automation
AI and machine learning
Sensor & actuator networks
Industry applications
Smart manufacturing technologies
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
Estimation and adaptive control
Linear & nonlinear control
Neural and fuzzy control
Stochastic systems and control
Intelligent manufacturing

JUN YANG
Dept. of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
Loughborough University
Loughborough, England, UK
j.yang3@lboro.ac.uk
Precision machine control
Linear & nonlinear control
Eelctrical machines and industrial drives
Estimation and adaptive control
Noise cancellation and control
Unmanned autonomous systems
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Precision engineering and control
Industrial applications
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Formal methods and control for autonomous systems

HER-TERNG YAU
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
National Chung Cheng University
Minxiong, Chiayi, Taiwan
htyau@
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
Signal and image processing
AI and machine learning
Neural and fuzzy control
Smart manufacturing technologies
Cyber physical systems
Precision machine control
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Linear & nonlinear control
Machine and computer vision

SE YOUNG (PABLO) YOON
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824, USA
SeYoung.Yoon@unh.ede
Precision machine control
Vibration isolation and control
Industry applications
System identification
Sensor & actuator networks
Cyber physical systems
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control

HAOYONG YU
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
National University of Singapore
21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore 119077
bieyhy@nus.edu.sg
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Grasping & manipulation
Field robotics
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Soft actuators & sensors
Soft robotics systems
Smart wards and hospitals

HOUXIANG ZHANG
Dept. of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Larsgårdsveien 2, 6009 Aalesund, Norway
hozh@ntnu.no
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
AI and machine learning
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
Applications (robotics)
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Design methodology for mechatronics

JUNHUI ZHANG
School of Mechanical Engineering
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
benzjh@zju.edu.cn
Pneumatics & hydraulics
Sensor & actuator networks
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
Applications (robotics)
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Noise cancellation and control
Rapid prototyping

XUEBO ZHANG
Institute of Robotics
Nankai University
Nankai District, China, 300071
zhangxuebo@nankai.edu.cn
Localization, mapping & planning
Machine and computer vision
Unmanned autonomous systems
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Field robotics
Signal and image processing
Estimation and adaptive control
AI and machine learning
Sensor & actuator networks
Distributed & cloud robotics

JIANGUO ZHAO
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Jianguo.Zhao@colostate.edu
Soft actuators & sensors
Soft robotics systems
Mobility & locomotion
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Biomimetic actuators and sensors
Smart material based devices
Applications (robotics)

ZHIWEI ZHU
School of Mechanical Engineering
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
200 Xiaolingwei, Nanjing, J.S. 210094, China
zw.zhu@njust.edu.cn
Smart manufacturing technologies
Smart material based devices
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Precision engineering and control
Design methodology for mechatronics
Electrical machines and industrial drives
Estimation and adaptive control
Precision machinery modeling
Prototyping methods
Opto-electronic systems
Additive micro-manufacturing

SONGLIN ZHUANG
Yongjiang Laboratory
Ningbo, China
songlin-zhuang@ylab.ac.
Linear & nonlinear control
AI and machine learning
Mechanisms, design, modeling & control
Grasping & manipulation
Micro/nano technology
Micro-electro-mechanical systems
Precision machine control
Electrical machines and industrial drives
Applications (robotics)
Soft robotics systems
Artificial intelligence for science