Dr. Zhan Kang is a Professor and PhD Supervisor at Dalian University of Technology. He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, a Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor, a National Ten Thousand Talent Program Leading Talent, and a Leading Talent in Science and Technology Innovation of the Ministry of Science and Technology. He leads the "Computational Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Cross-disciplinary Research" innovation team at Dalian University of Technology. He has presided over 8 National Natural Science Foundation of China projects (including key projects and major research plan projects) and 1 973 Program sub-project. He has published over 140 SCI-indexed papers and one monograph each in Chinese and English, and has been continuously selected as a Highly Cited Chinese Researcher by Elsevier.

His research interests include aerospace structural topology optimization, structural uncertainty analysis and optimization, dynamic optimization, computational mechanics software development, and major engineering applications. He has delivered invited plenary talks at 5 international conferences including EUROGEN 2021 and the 3rd World Congress on Global Optimization (2013). He serves as Editor-in-Chief of theChinese Journal of Computational Mechanics, and as an editorial board member of top computational mechanics journals includingComputer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering,International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, andActa Mechanica Sinica. He is also a council member of the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. He has developed a large-scale structural static and dynamic topology optimization software system. His research achievements "Structural Optimization Theory and Methods under Uncertain Parameters and Loads" and "Structural Topology Optimization Design Theory and Methods with Multi-material Interfaces" received the First Prize in Natural Science from the Ministry of Education in 2013 and 2020, respectively.

Prof. Xudong Fang is a National Young Talent, PhD Supervisor, and holds a PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA). He serves as Deputy Director of Shaanxi MEMS Research Center, Assistant Director of the International Joint Laboratory for "Micro-Nano Manufacturing and Testing Technology" (Ministry of Education), and Secretary of the Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering Section of the flagship journalEngineering (Chinese Academy of Engineering).

His primary research focuses on advanced sensing and micro-nano manufacturing technologies for extreme environments, exemplified by silicon carbide high-temperature pressure sensors. He has received support from over 20 projects (including National NSF of China, National Key R&D Program, etc.) and published over 60 papers in journals such asEngineering,Microsystems & Nanoengineering, andNano Energy. He has filed over 60 invention patents (China and U.S.), co-edited 5 academic monographs, and authored 6 standards.

He has developed sensors and testing systems for aerospace, deep-sea, and gas turbine applications, which have been deployed in aerospace units. His honors include the National Young Talent, Shaanxi "Three Qin Special Support" Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talent, among others.

• National Young Talent (China)

• Shaanxi "Sanqin Special Support" Sci-Tech Innovation Leader

• Over 60 patents & 6 standards in advanced MEMS sensing

• Principal Investigator: 20+ national projects (NSFC, Key R&D)

Prof. Xudong Zhao is a Professor and PhD Supervisor at Dalian University of Technology, and Deputy Director of the "Key Laboratory of Intelligent Control and Optimization for Industrial Equipment" of the Ministry of Education. He has been selected for the National Leading Talent Support Program. In recent years, he has achieved a series of research results in the stability, robust control, and intelligent control of switched systems, uncertain systems, and several classes of nonlinear systems, as well as their applications in aero-engines and robots.

He has published over 170 papers inAutomatica and IEEE Transactions series, including more than 30 papers in top control journals such asAutomatica andIEEE TAC. His research results have been cited over 20,000 times, and multiple academic papers have been selected as ESI-TOP highly cited papers. He has presided over multiple important projects including National Science and Technology Major Projects (Chief Scientist), National Key R&D Program Projects, Key Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Excellent Young Scientists Fund Projects, JKW Engineering Projects, and Two Machines Major Special Projects. He has received the Global Highly Cited Researcher Award (Web of Science), the USERN Young Scientist Award, the Young Scientist Award of the Chinese Association of Automation, and 8 science and technology awards including the Second Prize in Natural Science from the Ministry of Education and the First Prize in Natural Science from the Chinese Association of Automation. He has published 2 English monographs and been granted over 10 national invention patents.

He serves as a Standing Committee Member of the Intelligent Control and Systems Professional Committee and the Swarm Intelligence and Cooperative Control Professional Committee of the Chinese Institute of Command and Control, a Committee Member of the Engine Control Technology Professional Committee of the China Aerospace Power Federation, and a Committee Member of the Robotics Professional Committee of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society. He serves on the editorial boards ofActa Automatica Sinica,Control Engineering, and SCI journals includingIEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems andNonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, and as an Advisory Committee Member ofEngineering Reports.

• National Leading Talent (China)

• Global Highly Cited Researcher (Web of Science)

• 170+ papers in Automatica & IEEE Transactions

• Chief Scientist, National Science and Technology Major Project

Prof. Xiru Wu is a Professor and PhD Supervisor, and serves as Dean of the School of Electronic Engineering and Automation at Guilin University of Electronic Technology. He received his PhD in Control Science and Engineering from the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at Hunan University in 2012. His long-term research focuses on intelligent control, robot control, complex networks, and deep learning.

In recent years, he has presided over 3 National Natural Science Foundation of China projects and over 10 provincial and ministerial research projects including the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation Youth Fund, General Program, and Key Program. He has published over 50 SCI/EI-indexed papers in international and domestic journals such asFuzzy Sets and Systems,ISA Transactions,Nonlinear Dynamics,IET Control Theory & Applications,Neurocomputing,Cognitive Neurodynamics,Industrial Robot,Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics,Neural Processing Letters,Control Theory & Applications,Chinese Journal of Scientific Instrument,Robot, andOptics and Precision Engineering. He has published 1 monograph and 2 textbooks, applied for over 40 invention patents, and received 1 First Prize and 1 Second Prize in Guangxi Teaching Achievement Awards, 1 Third Prize in Guangxi Science and Technology Progress Award, and 1 Second Prize in Science and Technology Progress Award from the Chinese Association of Automation.

• Dean, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation

• 3 NSFC Projects · 10+ Provincial/Ministerial Projects

• 50+ SCI/EI Papers · 40+ Invention Patents

• Guangxi Teaching Achievement First Prize