Keynote Speakers of IoTAIMA 2025
Prof. Yonghui Li, The University of Sydney, Australia (Fellow of IEEE & ARC)
Yonghui Li is now a Professor and Director of Wireless Engineering Laboratory in School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Sydney. He is the recipient of the Australian Research Council (ARC)Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship in 2008 and ARC Future Fellowship in 2012. He is an IEEE Fellow. His current research interests are in the area of wireless communications. Professor Li was an editor for IEEE transactions on communications, IEEE transactions on vehicular technology and guest editors for several special issues of IEEE journals, such as IEEE JSAC, IEEE IoT Journals, IEEE Communications Magazine. He received the best paper awards from several conferences. He has published one book, more than 300 papers in premier IEEE journals and more than 200 papers in premier IEEE conferences. His publications have been cited more than 20000 times.
Prof. Jianwei Ma, Dalian University of Technology, China
The individual has led over 20 national and provincial-level scientific research projects, authored more than 100 SCI-indexed academic publications, secured over 90 authorized invention patents, and obtained 10+ software copyrights. Notable recognitions include the First Prize of the Mechanical Industry Science and Technology Award for Technological Invention (Ranked 1st), the First Prize of the Ministry of Education Technology Invention Award (Ranked 4th), the Second Prize of the Shanxi Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (Ranked 2nd), and the Second Prize of the Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (Ranked 3rd). Additionally, the individual has been honored with prestigious titles such as Young Top-Notch Talent in the National "Ten Thousand Talents Program"; Recipients of Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation Distinguished Youth Fund; and the Thousand-Level Talent in Liaoning Provincial "Hundreds of Thousands of Talents Project".
Jianhua Jiao, Deputy-general Manager & Chief Engineer of Qiqihar Heavy CNC Equipment Co., LTD
Currently the deputy general manager and chief engineer of the company, and has been committed to the research of high-precision and intelligent machine tools, and has undertaken projects such as "high-end CNC machine tools and basic manufacturing equipment" national science and technology major special project "Development and verification of high-precision heavy-duty vertical lathe" and "Research on table interchangeable system of vertical milling machine machining center" of Heilongjiang Natural Science Foundation Outstanding Youth project, etc. Participated in the national key R & D program project "Ultrasonic micro-forging assisted laser additive Manufacturing equipment Development", Heilongjiang Province Outstanding Youth Science Fund project "Research on super large vertical milling lathe double drive table technology", Heilongjiang Province Natural Science Foundation research team project "Heavy-duty machine tool intelligent remote operation and precision generic technology research" and other projects.
Has won the titles of Provincial Youth Science and Technology Award, Provincial Innovation Cup Competition innovation expert and Municipal Model worker,etc. Also a member of the Safety branch of the National metal-cutting machine tool Standardization Committee, an expert on the application of domestic CNC machine tools in the military industry, a deputy chairman of the equipment manufacturing Professional Committee of the Heilongjiang Mechanical Engineering Society, and a member of the sixth editorial committee of the Mechanical Engineer magazine.
Has obtained 3 invention patents such as "a table emergency braking device for vertical lathe" and 46 utility model patents such as "a double inclined iron adjustment structure of large equipment". Published 14 academic papers such as "Research on Positioning Accuracy of CNC Rotary Table for vertical Lathe", "Research and Development of CNC vertical turning and boring machine for super large ring parts", and "Design of high-precision and high-stiffness feed cross rail for vertical lathe".
Xiangwei Li, Senior Chief Expert at CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock Co., Ltd., CRRC Scientist
Senior Chief Expert at CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock Co., Ltd., CRRC Scientist, State Council Expert Allowance Recipient, Discipline Leader of Mechanical Strength in Heilongjiang Province, Member of the Railway Transportation Equipment Branch, China Railway Society, Visiting Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Dalian Jiaotong University, Adjunct Professor and Corporate Doctoral Supervisor at Beijing Jiaotong University.With years of dedication to research on vehicle structural strength and fatigue, made a significant contribution to the achievement of internationally leading levels in fatigue testing technology for China's railway freight cars.
Awardees include:
First Prize for Technological Invention, Heilongjiang Province; First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, Ministry of Education; China Excellent Invention Patent Award; Co-authored 4 books, applied for 18 invention patents, and published over 60 papers.
Prof. Brian Fleck, University of Alberta
Professor Brian Fleck works in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. He is a member of the Canadian Academic Council (CCA), a director of Canadian association of university teachers and a renowned expert in the field of fluid mechanics. He has published multiple peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals in the field of fluid dynamics, fluid control technology, and renewable energy. he chaired several important projects, such as university of Alberta urban wind modelling, bioinspired technologies for enhancing wind farm performance, experiments in complex fluids for industrial flow systems and so on. He also works with Alberta Innovates, TEC Edmonton, and a number of well-known companies including Suncor, Syncrude, and ATCO.
Ziwei Wang, Lancaster University, UK
Ziwei Wang is an assistant professor in Robotics at Lancaster University and co-theme lead of the Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre (LIRA). He is a senior member of IEEE. He received the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Automation at Tsinghua University, China. Prior to joining Lancaster University, he worked as a Research Associate with the Human Robotics Group in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London, U.K. He is also a Visiting Scholar at King’s College London, UK and NCSU, USA. His main research interests and expertise span a broad range of areas in teleoperation systems, human sensorimotor augmentation, and human-robot interaction, enhancing human sensorimotor capability and overall robotic system performance. He has led research projects as PI or Co-I funded by EU Horizon 2020, Innovate UK, The Royal Society, etc. He was supported by the Future AI and Robotics for Space (FAIR-SPACE) Hub funded by EPSRC. He has also served as a Session Chair of IEEE SMC 21, ICAC 23, IECON23 and ICIT 24; a Special Session Chair of IEEE WCCI 22, IECON 23 and IEEE WCCI 24; a Workshop Organizer of IROS 21, ICRA 24 -2025, IROS 24, Humanoids 2024. He has served as an Associate Editor of IET Journal of Engineering (JoE), Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics (BIROB), IEEE ICAC 2022-2024, IEEE ICIT 2024, IJCNN 2024, IECON 2023, Humanoids 2024; Guest Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems; and an Editorial Board Member of Frontiers in Robotics and AI and Designs. He is the ECR lead for the Ageing Society theme, the UK Automatic Control Engineering (ACE) Network. He is a Robotics and AI Collaboration (RAICo) Fellow funded by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, UK Atomic Energy Authority, Sellafield Ltd and The University of Manchester. He was the recipient of the Young Author Award at the IFAC Workshop on Control Applications of Optimization in 2018, the Best Paper Award of the IEEE International Conference on Automation and Computing in 2022, and the Best Poster Award of IROS Workshop 2022.
Josise Guadalupe Mercado Rojas, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Dr. José Guadalupe Mercado Rojas is an experienced researcher specializing in additive manufacturing, mechatronics, and bioelectronics. His doctoral work at the University of Alberta focused on the design and system identification of Plasma Transferred Arc Additive Manufacturing (PTA-AM) technologies within the ADaMs Lab. He has published multiple peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals on in-situ image processing, metal matrix composites, and additive manufacturing methodologies. His research spans collaborations with institutions such as Purdue University and Innotech Alberta, integrating advanced materials, process optimization, and IoT applications for sustainable technologies. Additionally, he has led projects on biomedical instrumentation and machine vision, with successful industrial implementations in automation and smart manufacturing systems.
Prof. Zhihua Sha, Dalian Jiaotong University, China
Professor, PhD Supervisor, and Academic Leader in Mechanical Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University; Recipient of the Qian-Level Talent Award in Liaoning Province’s Bai-Qian-Wan Talent Project, and selected for Liaoning Province’s University Innovation Talent Support Program. Director of the Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Technology for Rail Transit Equipment and Director of the Dalian Engineering Technology Research Center for Intelligent Transportation Equipment Manufacturing. Concurrent roles include serving as a Review Expert for the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as a technical project and award evaluation expert for Liaoning Province and Dalian City. Presiding 2 National Natural Science Foundation Projects: Interface Characteristics Analysis and Surface Meso-structure Design of Brake Disc Based on Friction-thermo-vibration Coupling(No. 51675075) and Multi-scale Optimization on Brake Disc Surfaces for Synchronous Improvement of Anti-icing, Friction and Wear Performance (No. 52375169), and presiding several other research projects, such as Liaoning Provincial Key R&D Program，Liaoning Provincial Department of Education Outstanding Talent Project，Dalian Science and Technology Innovation Fund, Industry Collaboration Projects, etc. Authored or co-authored over 20 academic papers as First Author or Corresponding Author, with 10 indexed by SCI/EI. Granted 4 National Invention Patents as First Inventor. Approved 2 Software Copyrights.