Education:
MPhil in Robotics Control, Industrial Control Centre, University of Strathclyde, UK;
PhD in Robotics and AI, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

Working Experience:
2000-02, Assistant Professor, Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
2002-04, Lecturer, School of Informatics, University of Manchester, UK.
2004-present, Group Leader, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016-present, Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing
2018-present, Deputy Director, Key Laboratory for Management and Control of Complex Systems

2017-present, Deputy Director of the Central Committee of Jiu San (SEPT. 3RD) Society.

Research Contribution:
First proposed the concept “attractive regions in the environment”. The work has been reported by Advanced Manufacturing Alert magazine in 1999 and was considered an important breakthrough in 3D robotic precise assembly.

Professional Services:
2014-16, 2017-19, Administrative Committee Member, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
2016-present, Member, Global Future Councils - The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, World Economic Forum (WEF)

2015-present, Editor-in-Chief, Assembly Automation (SCI-indexed)
2017-present, Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
2016-present, Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
2015-present, Technical Editor, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2015-present, Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
2012-present, Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
2009-present, Associate Editor, International Journal of Social Robots