 | Prof. Yingchun GuanBeihang University, China Professor, Ph.D. advisor, and Chair of the Department of Materials Processing, is a National High-Level Overseas Young Talent. He specializes in research on core equipment and key processes for cross-scale, multi-material laser precision manufacturing. He has led more than 10 national and provincial-level key projects, published over 80 papers in high-impact academic journals, obtained more than 30 domestic and international invention patents, and authored five chapters in English monographs. His work has been applied by multinational Fortune 500 companies such as Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, GlobalFoundries, and Medtronic, and he has received the Second Prize for Technological Invention from the China Machinery Industry Association, among other honors. |
 | Prof. Yisheng GuanGuangdong University of Technology, China Distinguished Professor under the “Hundred Talents Program” at Guangdong University of Technology; PhD supervisor; Director of the Institute of Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering; and leader of the Guangdong Province “Yangfan Program” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team for High-Fidelity Intelligent Humanoid Service Robots. He established the Bionic and Intelligent Robotics Laboratory (BIRL), an international research facility comprising over 70 members, including recruited talents, postdoctoral researchers, and master’s and doctoral students. He has also established physical bases for robotics applications, industrialization, education, and training in Guangzhou, Foshan, and other locations. He has been engaged in the research and development of robotics and automation technologies for over 30 years. In recent years, his research has focused on bionic robots, humanoid robots, soft robots, modular robots, human-robot interaction and collaboration, autonomous mobile robots, and robotics applications and industrialization. He has published over 330 SCI/EI-indexed papers in renowned domestic and international journals and at major international conferences, authored or translated two books, and co-authored one textbook; he has been granted over 100 invention patents. |
 | Prof. Xuefeng ZhouInstitute of Intelligent Manufacturing, GDAS, China XuefengZhou is the Deputy Director and Research Fellow at the Institute of Intelligent Manufacturing, Guangdong Academy of Sciences. His research focuses primarily on robot motion planning, control technology, and automation systems. As of 2024, he has published two English-language monographs, 20 SCI-indexed papers, and 32 EI-indexed papers, and has been selected as a “Top Young Talent in Science and Technology Innovation” under the Guangdong Special Support Program. He has developed proprietary robot design and simulation software. His research focuses on robot motion planning, control technology, and automation systems. He proposed the Self-Perceiving Manipulation Skills Model (IMPs) and combined it with finite state machines to enhance robot adaptability. Through two primary technical approaches—imitation learning and reinforcement learning—he addresses the low efficiency of traditional robot programming and promotes the application of skill learning in industrial and service sectors. |