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

CHIEN CHERN CHEAH

School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
50 Nanyang Ave, 639798, Singapore
ecccheah@ntu.edu.sg

Estimation and adaptive control
Linear & nonlinear control
Neural and fuzzy control
AI and machine learning
Stochastic systems and control
Applications (robotics)
Grasping & manipulation
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Micro/nano technology

DONGMEI CHEN

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712, USA
dmchen@me.utexas.edu

Renewable energy and energy storage systems
Precision machine control
Electronic packaging
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Transportation systems
Automotive control
Precision machinery modeling
Smart manufacturing technologies

XINKAI CHEN

Shibaura Institute of Technology
307 Fukasaku, Minuma-ku
Saitama-shi, Saitama 337-8570, Japan
chen@sic.shibaura-it.ac.jp

Micro/nano technology
Smart material based devices
Precision machine control
Estimation and adaptive control
Linear & nonlinear control
System identification
Signal and image processing
Vibration isolation and control
Neural and fuzzy control
Sensor & actuator networks

CÉDRIC CLEVY

Dept. of Automatic Control and Micro-Mechatronic Systems (AS2M)
FEMTO-ST
25000 Besançon – FRANCE
cclevy@univ-fcomte.fr

Grasping & manipulation
Applications (robotics)
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Precision engineering and control
Smart material based devices
Precision machine control
Soft robotics systems
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Micro-electro-mechanical systems

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

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

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
Collaborative robots

ZONGXUAN SUN

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
zsun@umn.edu

Automotive control
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Engine and emission systems
Pneumatics & hydraulics
Precision machine control
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Transportation systems
Fault diagnosis & prognosis

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

HE-SHENG WANG

Dept. of Automation
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai 200240, P.R. China
wanghesheng@sjtu.edu.cn

Unmanned autonomous systems
Soft robotics systems
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
AI and machine learning
Applications (robotics)
Distributed & cloud robotics
Field robotics
Grasping & manipulation
Localization, mapping & planning


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

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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

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

AHMED CHEMORI

Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace
LIRMM
University of Montpellier
CNRS, Montpellier, France
ahmed.chemori@lirmm.fr

Unmanned autonomous systems
Applications (robotics)
Estimation and adaptive control
Linear & nonlinear control
System identification
Industry applications
Mobility & locomotion
Medical and rehabilitation robotics

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

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

ZHENG CHEN

Ocean College
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
zheng_chen@zju.edu.cn

Precision machine control
Pneumatics & hydraulics
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Grasping & manipulation
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Precision machinery modeling
Estimation and adaptive control

LONG CHENG

Institute of Automation
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
long.cheng@ia.ac.cn

Soft actuators & sensors
Smart material based devices
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Soft robotics systems
Grasping & manipulation
Neural and fuzzy control
AI and machine learning

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)

TUHIN DAS

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL USA
tuhin.das@ucf.edu

Linear & nonlinear control
Applications (robotics)
Renewable energy and energy storage systems
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Energy harvesting
System identification
Field robotics
Vibration isolation and control

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

BARIS FIDAN

Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON, Canada
fidan@uwaterloo.ca

Estimation and adaptive control
Linear & nonlinear control
Localization, mapping & planning
Unmanned autonomous systems
Automotive control
Transportation systems
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Precision machine control

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

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

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

ERKAN KAYACAN

School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK, USA
erkan@ou.edu

Field robotics
Unmanned autonomous systems
Estimation and adaptive control
Linear & Nonlinear Control
Al & Machine Learning
Stochastic systems & control
Applications (robotics)
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control

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

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

YAGUO LEI

School of Mechanical Engineering
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Xi’an, China
yaguolei@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Fault diagnosis & prognosis 
AI and machine learning       
Vibration signal processing
Sensor & actuator networks
Machinery dynamic modeling
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Applications (robotics)
Vibration isolation and control
Remaining useful life prediction
Intelligent fault diagnosis
Big data-driven prognostics and health management

MINAS LIAROKAPIS

Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
The University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
minas.liarokapis@auckland.ac.nz

Grasping & manipulation
Mechanisms, Design, Modeling, and Control
Human Robot Interaction, Haptics & Teleoperation
Medical & Rehabilitation Robotics
Soft Robotics Systems
Unmanned Autonomous Systems
Soft Actuators & Sensors
Applications (Robotics)

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

YU LIU

School of Automation Science and Engineering
South China University of Technology
GuangZhou, China
auylau@scut.edu.cn

Linear & nonlinear control             Unmanned autonomous systems     Estimation and adaptive control    Applications (robotics)
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation                             Localization, mapping & planning        Vibration isolation and control Machine and computer vision       
Neural and fuzzy control         
AI and machine learning

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

ANH-TU NGUYEN

LAMIH-CNRS laboratory,
Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France
Valenciennes, France
tnguyen@uphf.fr

Automative control
Transportation systems
Estimation and adaptive control
Linear & nonlinear control
Neural and fuzzy control
Fault diagnosis & prognosis
Precision machine control
Applications (robotics)
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Learning-based control and estimation
Human-machine shared control
Dynamic control of soft robots

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

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 

SALVATORE PIROZZI

Dept. of Engineering
Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”
Via Roma, 29 81031 Aversa (CE), Italy
salvatore.pirozzi@unicampania.it

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

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

BARYS SHYROKAU

Delft University of Technology
Delft, Netherlands
b.shyrokau@tudelft.nl

Automotive control
Electrical and hybrid vehicles
Transportation systems
Estimation and adaptive control
Linear & nonlinear control
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Mobility & locomotion

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

ANTONIO VISIOLI

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Brescia
Via Branze, 38- 25123 Brescia, Italy
antonio.visioli@unibs.it

Vibration isolation and control
Noise cancellation and control
Neural and fuzzy control
Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Linear & nonlinear control
Precision machine control
Design methodology for mechatronics
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

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

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

TIANTIAN XU

Key Laboratory of Robotics and Intelligent Systems
Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shenzhen, China
tt.xu@siat.ac.cn

Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Soft robotics systems
Mechanisms, design, modelling & control
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Linear & nonlinear control
Estimation and adaptive control
Bio-micro-nano devices
Micro/nano technology
Microrobotics

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

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

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

WENLONG ZHANG

School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks
Arizona State University
Tempe Arizona, USA
Arizona State University
wenlong.zhang@asu.edu

Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation
Medical and rehabilitation robotics
Unmanned autonomous systems
Soft robotics systems
AI and machine learning
Linear & nonlinear control
Precision machine control
Estimation and adaptive control

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)

YE ZHAO

George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
ye.zhao@me.gatech.edu

Mobility & locomotion
Field robotics
Applications (robotics)
Grasping & manipulation
Unmanned autonomous systems
Linear & nonlinear control
Biomimetic & bio-inspired robotics
Human-robot interaction, haptics & teleoperation

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.cn

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