Prof. Ning Sun
Nankai University, China
Ning Sun received the B.S. degree in measurement & control technology and instruments (with honors) from Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in 2009, and the Ph.D. degree in control theory and control engineering (with honors) from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 2014. He is currently a Professor with the Institute of Robotics and Automatic Information Systems, Nankai University, Tianjin, China. His research interests include intelligent control for mechatronic/robotic systems with an emphasis on (industrial) applications. Dr. Sun received the Machines 2021 Young Investigator Award, the prestigious Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Standard), the Wu Wenjun Artificial Intelligence Excellent Youth Award in 2019, the ICCAR 2022 Young Scientist Award, the China 10 Scientific and Technological Developments in Intelligent Manufacturing of 2019, several outstanding journal/conference paper awards, etc. He serves as an Associate Editor for several journals, including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Systems, etc. In addition, he has been an Associate Editor of the IEEE CSS Conference Editorial Board since July 2019, and he is/was an Associate Editor for the top robotics conferences IEEE ICRA and IEEE/RSJ IROS.
Prof. Shaohua Luo
Guizhou University, China
Professor of Mechanical Engineering College of Guizhou University, tutor of doctoral students and tutor of master students, outstanding young scientific and technological talents of Guizhou Province, leader of key projects of ESI potential discipline promotion plan of Guizhou University, distinguished expert of "Enterprise Innovation Post" of Guizhou University, and academic leader of Guizhou University. In recent years, he has presided over the research projects of National Natural Science Foundation, Provincial Natural Science Foundation and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and participated in the research work of National "863 Plan" and National Natural Science Foundation. He has made some theoretical and applied achievements in key scientific technologies such as intelligent manufacturing, autonomous intelligent systems, high-performance electromechanical drive systems and equipment, published more than 50 scientific research papers in authoritative academic journals at home and abroad, authorized more than 20 invention patents (including 1 American invention patent and 3 British invention patents), transformed 2 patents, won the second prize of Excellence Fund, and has more than 4 years of experience as a state-owned enterprise and foreign-funded engineer.