Prof. Yajun Liu
South China University of Technology, China
Prof. Yajun Liu was born on September 20, 1974 in Jiangxi, China. He is a native speaker of Chinese and fluent in English. His education and academic research experiences are as follows: December 2016 – Now Professor at the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology. December, 2009- December, 2010. Visiting Professor at the Fluid Power Research Center (FPRC) Purdue University at West Lafayette, USA.Feb 2005 – July 2016. Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Tokheim JV company in China. June, 2002 Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering. South China University of Technology, Guangzhou,China.
His research interests include Digital signal processing technology and its application in mechanical systems (such as hydraulic systems for energysaving.); Intelligent control and Manufacturing Engineering. Moreover, Prof. Yajun Liu has published more than 270 papers in Journals and proceedings of international conferences. He has also been granted 40+ patents on mechanical system design and manufacturing.
Prof. Zhongren Wang
Hubei University of Arts and Science, China
Zhongren Wang received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2009, was promoted to Professor in 2015, and was honored as an Expert Receiving Special Allowance from the Hubei Provincial People's Government in 2025.
He currently serves as Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science; Director of Xiangyang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing and Machine Vision; and Person-in-Charge of Hubei Pilot Test Base for Robotic Vision Weld Seam Tracking.
His academic appointments include Director of Hubei Mechanical Engineering Society, Member of the Visual Detection Special Committee of China Society for Image and Graphics, Member of Intelligent Manufacturing Special Committee of Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, Vice Chairman of Hubei Welding Society, and Adjunct Doctoral Supervisor at Wuhan University of Technology and Wuhan University of Science and Technology.
His main research interests cover machine vision and intelligent welding. He has presided over 6 national and provincial ministerial research projects and more than 10 enterprise-commissioned projects. As the first or corresponding author, he has published over 100 journal papers, been granted more than 40 invention patents, and compiled 2 textbooks as chief editor.
As the first completer, he was awarded one Second Prize and one Third Prize of Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award. As a core participant, he has won two Special Prizes and one First Prize of Hubei Provincial Teaching Achievement Award.
