Lin Li 李琳

The University of Manchester, UK 英国曼彻斯特大学

Biography: Researcher Li Lin, a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), as well as a Fellow of the International Academy of Production Engineering, the Laser Society of America, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK), and a Lifetime Honorary Professor at the University of Manchester, has been engaged in research on high-efficiency laser processing of difficult-to-machine materials for nearly 40 years. She has led more than 60 national and industry-sponsored research projects, Numerous innovative laser processing technologies and super-resolution optical imaging technologies have been applied in the manufacturing of aircraft engine components, locomotive bodies, automotive engines, and semiconductor chips. He has received major awards including the Sir Frank Whittle Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Wolfson Research Merit Award from the Royal Society, the Donald Julius Groen Award from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Arthur Schawlow Award from the Laser Society of America, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Industrial Lasers Society. He has served as President of the Laser Society of America, President of the International Society for Photonics and Laser Engineering, and President of the Industrial Lasers Society.

李琳研究员，中国工程院外籍院士、英国皇家工程院院士，国际生产工程学院会士、美国激光学会士、英国工程与技术学会会士，英国曼彻斯特大学终身荣誉教授、从事难加工材料高效激光加工研究工作近40多年，主持了60多项国家及横向研究课题，多项创新激光加工技术及超分辨光学成像技术得到航空发动机部件制造型号应用、机车车体制造、汽车发动机制造、及半导体芯片制造实际产业应用。荣获了英国皇家工程院Sir Frank Whittle Medal奖章、英国皇家协会Wolfson Research Merit 奖、英国机械工程师学会Donald Julius Groen 奖、美国激光学会Arthur Schawlow奖、英国工业激光学会终生成就奖等重要奖项， 曾担任美国激光学会主席、国际光子与激光工程学会主席及英国工业激光学会主席。

 

Steven Y. Liang

Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 佐治亚理工学院

Biography: PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Berkeley. Regents’ Professor and Morris M. Bryan Jr. Professor at Georgia Tech. Research on data science and physicsdriven analysis of complicated systems and precision manufacturing engineering. Supervised over 90 Post-Docs, Ph.D., and M.S. Disseminated research in 800+ archival articles, 7 books, and 40+ international conference keynotes. Served as Corporate President of publicly traded Corporation of over US$6 billion in revenue, President of North American Manufacturing Research Institution/Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and Chair of Manufacturing Engineering Division/American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Presently Technical Editor of International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. Accolades included SME Robert B. Douglas Outstanding Manufacturing Engineer Award, SAE Ralph R. Teetor Education Award,
ASME Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award, ASME Outstanding Service Award, ASME Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal, SME Outstanding Lifelong Service Award, SME Gold Medal, and ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Lifetime Scholar for top 0.05% scholarly contributions in Manufacturing worldwide. Patron of Georgia Tech’s Jen and Steven Liang Professorship. Fellow of ASME, SME, and AET.

Speech Title: AI for Next-Generation Manufacturing

Abstract: Manufacturing endeavors, in a continuously pursuit of productivity and quality, are often challenged by unexpected complexities in the production systems. These are the occasions when traditional manufacturing paradigms underperform due to human operator’s limitations on handling uncertainties, complexities, big data volume, and time urgencies. The recent advance of AI technology is strategically positioned to deliver superior performance over traditional manufacturing by virtue of autonomous analyzing, learning, prediction, and decision making so as to apprehend uncertainties and complexities, and enhance quality, cost, and efficiency. Unlike traditional manufacturing, AI-driven manufacturing systems store and analyze large volume of phenomenological observations to propel higher productivity and cut time-to-market. This presentation is to provide a longitudinal perspective on various aspects of recent achievements in the utilization of design, scheduling, maintenance, and control. Concepts, requirements, applications, and methodologies are elaborated along with their limitations and pitfalls. It also presents futuristic views on the nature of AI technology and how it can further thrust the competitiveness of next-generation factories.

Wei Gao 高伟

Tohoku University, Japan 日本东北大学

Biography: Wei Gao received his Bachelor from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1986, followed by MSc and Ph. D from Tohoku University in 1991 and 1994, respectively. He is currently a professor in Department of Finemechanics, Tohoku University, a guest professor in KEK, and Chongqing University, an honorary professor in Xi’an Jiaotong University. His research interests lie primarily in precision nanometrology. He served as a vice president of JPSE in 2015, the chairman of STC-P of CIRP in 2015-2018, and the president of ISNM in 2024-2026. He is an author of the monographs “Precision Nanometrology” (Springer), “Surface Metrology for Micro- and Nanofabrication” (Elsevier), “Optical Metrology for Precision Engineering” (De Gruyter), as well as the lead author of the textbooks “Measurement and Instrumentation”, “Precision Metrology” (Asakura Publishing). He was awarded the Prize for Science and Technology from the Japanese Government (MEXT) in 2019. He is a Fellow of CIRP, ISNM, JSPE, JSME and a Fellow of The Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ).

高伟教授，1986 年于上海交通大学取得学士学位，1991 年、1994 年先后于日本东北大学获得硕士、博士学位。现任东北大学精密力学系教授，日本高能加速器研究机构（KEK）、重庆大学客座教授，西安交通大学荣誉教授。 主要研究方向为精密纳米计量学。2015 年担任日本精密工程学会（JPSE）副会长；2015–2018 年担任国际生产工程科学院（CIRP）精密计量技术委员会（STC-P）主席；2024–2026 年担任国际纳米计量学会（ISNM）主席。 著有专著《Precision Nanometrology》（Springer）、《Surface Metrology for Micro- and Nanofabrication》 （Elsevier）、《Optical Metrology for Precision Engineering》（De Gruyter）；同时为教材《Measurement and Instrumentation》《Precision Metrology》（Asakura Publishing）第一作者。 2019 年获日本文部科学省（MEXT）科学技术奖。 他是国际生产工程科学院（CIRP）、国际纳米计量学会（ISNM）、日本精密工程学会（JSPE）、日本机械学会（JSME）会士，同时也是日本工程院（EAJ）院士。

Weizheng Yuan 苑伟政

Northwestern Polytechnical University, China 西北工业大学

Biography: Weizheng Yuan, male, born in 1961, is a professor at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, and was named a “Changjiang Scholar” Distinguished Professor by the Ministry of Education in 2006. He is a recipient of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Science and Technology Award and the National Award for Excellence and Innovation. He serves as a Fellow and Executive Director of the Chinese Society of Micro/Nano Technology, an Executive Director of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering, President of the Chinese Society of Micro/Nano Actuators and Microsystems, and a Fellow of the International Society for Engineering and Technology, among other positions; he is also a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Division of the Science and Technology Commission of the Ministry of Education. He has conducted pioneering and systematic research in aerospace MEMS, receiving three Second Prizes of the National Technology Invention Award, one First Prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award, and holding 86 authorized national invention patents. He has published four monographs and two textbooks on MEMS, as well as 316 papers in top-tier journals in the field—including *J. MEMS*—and other renowned domestic and international journals such as *Science Bulletin*, *Advanced Materials*, and *Nature Communications*. He has mentored five national-level leading talents—including recipients of the National Top 100 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertations Award, “Marie Curie Fellows,” “Humboldt Fellows,” the IEEE MEMS Outstanding Paper Award, and the HIWIN China Mechanical Science Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Silver/Bronze Awards, as well as “Changjiang Scholars” and “Ten Thousand Talents Program” awardees—along with 12 national-level young talents.

苑伟政，男，1961年生，西北工业大学机电学院教授，2006年教育部“长江学者”特聘教授；何梁何利科学与技术奖、全国创先争先奖获得者。中国微纳米技术学会会士/常务理事、中国机械工程学会常务理事、中国微纳执行器与微系统学会理事长、国际工程与技术研究会Fellow等；教育部科技委先进制造学部委员。在航空航天MEMS方面进行了开拓性和系统性研究，获国家技术发明二等奖3项、国家教学成果一等奖1项、授权国家发明专利86项；出版MEMS专著4部和教材2部；在本领域顶级期刊J.MEMS以及科学通报、Advanced Materials、Nature Commun.等国内外著名期刊发表论文 316 篇。 培养出全国百篇优秀博士论文奖、“玛丽居里学者”、“洪堡学者”、IEEE MEMS杰出论文奖、上银中国机械科学优秀博士论文银奖/铜奖，“长江学者”、“万人计划”等国家级领军人才5人，以及国家级青年人才12人。

Weiqian Zhao 赵维谦

Beijing Institute of Technology, China 北京理工大学

Biography: Distinguished Professor at Beijing Institute of Technology; selected for multiple national leading talent programs; recipient of the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award, the National Innovation and Excellence Award, and other honors. He has long been engaged in research on precision optoelectronic detection and monitoring technologies and equipment, and has led more than ten major and key projects, including the National Special Project for the Development of Major Scientific Instruments and Equipment, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Integrated Project, the NSFC Major Scientific Instrument Development Project, and the NSFC Key Project; He has received more than 10 ministerial-level or higher science and technology awards, including one First Prize in the National Technology Invention Award and two Second Prizes in the National Technology Invention Award; he has published more than 150 SCI-indexed papers and holds more than 180 authorized invention patents.

北京理工大学讲席教授，入选多项国家领军人才计划，个人荣获光华工程科技奖、全国创新争先奖等。长期从事精密光电检测/监测技术及装备研究，主持了国家重大科学仪器设备开发专项、国家自然科学基金集成项目、国家自然科学基金重大科学仪器研制、国家自然基金重点项目等十余项重大/重点类项目；获得1项国家技术发明奖一等奖、2项国家技术发明二等奖等10余项部级以上科技奖项；发表SCI检索论文150余篇，授权发明专利180余项等。

Weimin Yang 杨卫民

Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China 北京化工大学

Biography: Weimin Yang is a professor and doctoral advisor at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He concurrently serves as Chair of the Injection Molding Technical Committee of the World Society of Plastics Engineers; Director of the Expert Committee of the China Plastics Processing Association; Deputy Director of the Expert Committee of the China Plastics Machinery Industry Association; and Deputy Director of the New Materials Expert Committee of China Railway Construction Corporation. He has also been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the international journal *Clean Energy Science and Technology*, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the *Journal of Beijing University of Chemical Technology*, and serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals, including *China Plastics*, *Rubber Industry*, and *Rubber and Plastics Technology and Equipment*, among others. He has long been engaged in teaching and research in the fields of polymer processing and molding equipment, as well as low-carbon, green, and clean energy. Leading his team, he has undertaken more than 60 projects funded by the Beijing Municipal Government, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Science and Technology Support Program, the National Key Research and Development Program, and university-industry collaborative projects. His innovative achievements have resulted in over 400 authorized invention patents and more than 700 published papers. He has authored 16 academic monographs published by Science Press, Chemical Industry Press, Machinery Industry Press, and Springer. He has received one Second Prize in the National Technology Invention Award, two Second Prizes in the National Science and Technology Progress Award, and one Second Prize in the National Teaching Achievement Award. He has been honored with titles such as “Beijing Municipal Advanced Worker,” “Outstanding Communist Party Member of Beijing,” and “National Outstanding Teacher.”

杨卫民，北京化工大学教授，博士生导师，兼任世界塑料工程师学会注塑专委会主席、中国塑料加工协会专家委员会主任、中国塑料机械工业协会专家委员会副主任、中国铁建集团新材料专家委员会副主任等，还受聘为《Clean Energy Science and Technology》国际期刊主编、《北京化工大学学报》副主编、以及《中国塑料》、《橡胶工业》、《橡塑技术与装备》等多个学术期刊的编委，长期从事聚合物加工成型装备和低碳绿色清洁能源领域的教学科研工作，带领团队承担北京市和国家自然科学基金、国家科技支撑计划、国家重点研发计划及校企横向合作项目60余项，创新成果获授权发明专利400余件，发表论文700余篇，在科学出版社、化学工业出版社、机械工业出版社和Springer出版学术著作16部，获国家技术发明二等奖1项、国家科技进步二等奖2项，国家教学成果二等奖1项，被授予“北京市先进工作者”、“北京市优秀共产党员”、“全国优秀教师”等称号。

Renke Kang 康仁科

Dalian University of Technology 大连理工大学