Biography

Education
  • 2004–2008, Ph.D. in Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
    • Dissertation: "Design, Analysis, and Control of Parallel Robots with Different Applications" (Link)
  • 2002–2004, M.Sc. in Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
    • Thesis: "Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control of Parallel Robots" (Link)
  • 1998–2002, B.Eng. in Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China

Professional Experiences

  • 8/2010–present, Assistant Professor, Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
  • 1/2003–11/2008, Research Assistant, Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
  • 7/2001–8/2002, Research Assistant, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China

Awards and Honors

  • 12/2004–6/2008, Postgraduate Studentship, University of Macau
  • 7/2005, Best Paper Award Finalist in Mechatronics, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA 2005), Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
  • 11/2002–9/2004, Macau Foundation Scholarship, University of Macau
  • 9/2002, Excellent Graduate Award, Beijing Institute of Technology
  • 10/2001, Second Prize, The 5th National College-Student Electronics Design Contest 2001 Beijing
  • 9/1998–8/2002, Scholarship of Outstanding Student, Beijing Institute of Technology

Research Interests

  • Robotics and Mechatronics
    • Kinematics, Dynamics, Analysis, and Control of Serial and Parallel Robotic Manipulators
    • Mechanism Design and Optimization (GA, PSO) of Parallel Kinematic Machines
    • CAD/CAE, Finite Element Analysis
  • Micro/Nano-Manipulation Systems
    • Design, Fabrication, and Testing of Compliant Micro-/Nanopositioning Stages with Piezo-Actuation
    • Hysteresis Modeling and Compensation
    • Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM, STM)
  • Automation and Control Systems
    • System Identification and Classical Control Design
    • Adaptive, H-inf Robust, Sliding Mode, Fuzzy Logic, and Neural Network Control
    • Visual Servo Control

Professional Activities

A. Professional Societies

  • Member of IEEE
  • Member of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
  • Member of IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

B. Journals

  • Referees
    • Advanced Robotics
    • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics [#]
    • IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
    • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
    • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
    • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
    • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics [#]
    • IEEE Transactions on Robotics
    • IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (Part B)
    • International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems [#]
    • International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
    • International Journal of Robotics and Automation
    • Journal of Dynamic System, Measurement, and Control, Transactions of the ASME
    • Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems [#]
    • Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
    • Journal of Tsinghua University
    • Mathematical Problems in Engineering
    • Mechanism and Machine Theory [#]
    • Mechatronics [#]
    • Neurocomputing
    • Robotica
    • Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

            # Independent reviewer

C. Conferences

  • Program Committee Member
    • 2010 IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics (ICAL 2010), Hong Kong & Macao, China
    • 2010 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (ICIA 2010), Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
    • 2009 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (ICIA 2009), Zhuhai/Macao, China
    • 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2008), Bangkok, Thailand
  • Chair/Co-Chair of Sessions
    • "Rehabilitation Mechatronics" in 2010 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2010), Montreal, Canada
    • "Micro/Nano Systems (II)" and "Biomimetics (II)" in 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2009), Guilin, Guangxi, China
    • "Mobile Robots II" in 2009 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (ICIA 2009), Zhuhai/Macao, China
    • "Robotics" in The 6th International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2009), Wuhan, China
    • "Nano Robotic Manipulation" in The 7th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO 2007), Hong Kong SAR, China
    • "Robotics" and "Neural Networks for Robotics" in The 4th International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2007), Nanjing, China
    • "MEMS and Nano Systems I", "Field Robots", and "Path Planning" in 2006 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA 2006), Luoyang, China
  • Referees
    • IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'06, ICRA'07, ICRA'08, ICRA'09, ICRA'10)
    • IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'06, IROS'07, IROS'09, IROS'10)
    • IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM'08, AIM'10)
    • IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (ICIA'08, ICIA'09, ICIA'10)
    • IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO'07, ROBIO'08)
    • IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA'07, ICMA'10)
    • IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics (ICAL'10)
    • IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA'10)
    • IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS'08)
    • International IFAC Symposium on Robot Control (SYROCO'09)
    • World Congress in Mechanism and Machine Science (IFToMM'07)
    • World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA'10)