ICMIMT 2020 Keynote Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER I IN ICMIMT 2025

Fellow of IEEE, IISE, ASME, HKIE, IET and CILT
Prof. George Q. Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

George joined Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in December 2022 as Chair Professor of Smart Manufacturing. Prior to this appointment, he was Chair Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Head of Department in Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at The University of Hong Kong. He gained BEng and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Southeast University (China) and Cardiff University (UK) respectively. He has conducted research projects in areas of Smart Manufacturing, Logistics, and Construction through IoT-enabled Cyber-Physical Internet and Systems Analytics. His research has been supported with substantial government and industrial grants. He has directed a strong research team and collaborated closely with leading academic and industrial organizations through joint projects and start-up companies. He has published extensively and his works have been highly cited by research communities. He serves as associate editors and editorial members for several international journals. He is Chartered Engineer (CEng), Fellow of IEEE, IISE, ASME, HKIE, IET and CILT.

Prof. Udochukwu B. Akuru, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Udochukwu B. Akuru obtained the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, in 2017. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at Stellenbosch University from 2018 to 2019. He started lecturing in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, since 2020. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, Senior Member of SAIEE, South Africa National Research Foundation (NRF) rated researcher, and volunteer to various societies, committees and groups such as IEEE IAS EMC and IEEE IES EMTC. His field of expertise is in magnet-free or magnetless electrical machines design for renewable energy applications. He is a TWAS-DFG Research Fellow and an Associate Editor of IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS. Dr. Akuru also serves as current Chair: IEEE South Africa Section.

Prof. Richard (Chunhui) Yang, Western Sydney University, Australia

Prof Richard Yang joined the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics in January 2012 as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Smart Structures and he was promoted as Professor in 2018. Prior to this, Richard was holding a position of Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, the School of Engineering, Deakin University (Deakin). Prior to his almost six-year working at Deakin University, he also has worked for a couple of years each in the University of Sydney (USyd) and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) as post-doc research fellow after he finished his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2002. He was awarded the Graduate Certificate for Higher Education by Deakin University in 2008.

In research, he has been mainly working in computational mechanics more than 25 years with focusing on characterisation of advanced manufacturing, Industry 4.0, metal forming, metal surface treatment, material properties and mechanical behaviours via numerical modelling and simulations, including multi-scale modelling of advanced engineering materials and structures, structural health monitoring (SHM) and smart structures, etc. As for research grants, he has been granted multiple competitive research grants continuously since 2010, including 1 ARC DP (DP150100531, 2015-2017, $343k), 2 ARC Linkage (LP120100111, 2012-2014, $270k; LP0883399, 2008-2011, $225k ), 6 ARC LIEF (LE210100025, 2021-2022, $468k; LE190100032, 2018, $346k; LE170100168, 2017 $458k; LE160100089, 2016, $185k; LE140100002, 2014, $1,025k; LE110100052, 2011, $870k), along with secuing industry-based projects and others. As for publications, Richard has published 1 book, 7 book chapters, 2 special issues, and more than 200 refereed journal and conference papers in his fields of research- Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering, etc. 

In teaching, he mostly involves in Year-3/4 undergraduate and Year-2 postgraduate subjects in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics & Mechatronics with bringing teaching innovations and modern technologies into class, i.e. Mechanics of Materials, Dynamics of Machines, Finite Element Analysis, Computer-Aided Engineering, Mechanical/Mechatronic Design, Automated Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, etc.

As for external service, he is serving as assessor for ARC, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, editor board member, conference committee member, reviewers of international journals and conferences, examiner for HDR thesis, etc.

Prof. Ahmad Barari, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

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