Ji Zhou
Former President of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Academician of Chinese Academy of EngineeringMechanical engineering specialist. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 1970 and received his doctorate from the State University of New York (Buffalo) in 1984. He served as President of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Member of the Standing Committee of Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Mayor of Wuhan City, Minister of Education and President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
He has long been committed to the teaching and research of mechanical design, numerical control technology and intelligent manufacturing, and has studied and organized the implementation of the development and application of numerical control, CAD and intelligent manufacturing technical routes; The theory of monotonicity analysis and optimization, NC machining direct interpolation and so on are put forward and practiced. Presided over the development of Central China Type I numerical control system and optimization design, mechanical CAD and other series of software products, widely used in machinery, aviation, aerospace, energy and other industries, creating significant social and economic benefits. He has won many national and provincial science and technology progress awards, published more than 200 papers, and published 12 books.
He was elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1999.
Huayong Yang
Chairman of the International Intelligent Manufacturing Alliance, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering, Academician of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringExpert in fluid transmission and control, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is currently the director of the Faculty of Engineering of Zhejiang University, the dean of the High-end Equipment Research Institute of Zhejiang University, and the chief editor of the journal of Biological Design and Manufacturing (English) and the English Series A of the Journal of Zhejiang University. He has carried out a series of research in the basic theory of electro-hydraulic control, basic components and systems, as well as the key technology development and engineering application of shield and elevator equipment, forming a complete technical route of "theory - component - system - equipment - application", making important contributions to the independent research and development of electromechanical hydraulic equipment in China, and achieving significant economic benefits. His research interests also include key technologies and equipment for intelligent manufacturing and bio-manufacturing. Awarded First Prize (2012, rank 1) and Second Prize (2003, rank 1) in the National Science and Technology Progress Award, Joseph was awarded by the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 2018. Brama Award, the 2021 American Society of Mechanical Engineers to Robert E. Koschky Lifetime Achievement Award.
Weiming Shen
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Dean and Chair Professor of the School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Future Technology, Fuyao University of Science and TechnologyDean and Chair Professor of the School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Future Technology, Fuyao University of Science and Technology; Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE); Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of the International Smart Manufacturing Alliance.
He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012, a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) in 2014, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) in 2019.
His main research focuses on collaborative design and manufacturing, smart manufacturing, production scheduling, the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, as well as the theory and application of intelligent agents.
He has published over 450 papers in international journals and conferences, among which more than 200 have been indexed by the Science Citation Index (SCI). According to Google Scholar, his papers have been cited over 12,000 times (with the highest number of citations for a single paper exceeding 900), and his Google Scholar H-index stands at 52.
Ling Gao
Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyProfessor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, a winner of the first "Science Exploration Prize", an IET Fellow (Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology), Director of the National Innovation Center for Intelligent Design and Numerical Control Technology, and Chairman of the Industrial Big Data and Intelligent Systems Branch of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society.
He has long been committed to research on the application of intelligent optimization and machine learning in the field of design and manufacturing. For four consecutive years, he has been selected as a "Highly Cited Researcher" by Clarivate Analytics and a "Highly Cited Scholar in China" by Elsevier.
He holds 50 authorized invention patents and has registered 28 software copyrights. His honors include 1 Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 1 Second Prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award, 2 First Prizes of the Ministry of Education Natural Science Award, and 2 other provincial and ministerial-level First Prizes.
Ming Chen
Member of the National Expert Committee on Intelligent Manufacturing, Deputy Director of the International Exchange Working Committee of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering SocietyProfessor and Doctoral Supervisor at Tongji University; Member of the National Expert Committee on Intelligent Manufacturing; Chief Chinese Expert of the Future Vocations Expert Group under the China-Germany (MIIT-BMWi) Enterprise Cooperation Dialogue Working Group (AGU); Member of the Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT); Member of the Expert Committee of the China Alliance of Intelligent Manufacturing System Solution Suppliers; Vice Chairman of the International Exchange Working Committee of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society. His main research directions include the system architecture of smart factories for Industry 4.0, IoT-based dynamic scheduling, and predictive maintenance in the big data environment.
Maojie Sun
CIO of Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.Ph.D., Review Expert for the Integration of Informatization and Industrialization of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Distinguished Expert of the China Iron and Steel Industry Association (CISA), and Smart Manufacturing Expert of Jiangsu Province. He/She has promoted the in-depth integration of advanced digital technologies with iron and steel manufacturing, helping Nanjing Iron and Steel (NISCO) achieve the "Four Extremes" goal, reshape the production and operation model, and lead the transformation and upgrading of the industry. He/She has won many honors including the First Prize of Metallurgical Science and Technology and China's Outstanding CIO, and also holds positions such as Master's Supervisor at Southeast University, Vice Chairman of the Council of the Metallurgical Automation Journal, and Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Smart Manufacturing Alliance.
Alexander Attenberger
Starrag Group CSOAlexander Attenberger has been responsible for the Salesdivision of the Starrag Group since April 2020.
He previously worked for the German Grob Werke since 2013. first as aHead of Department and then as Division Manager of Sales of universamachines, From 2010 to 2012, he was the Executive Vice President ofSales Industrial Equipment at MAG lAS. Between 2007 and 2010, heworked for Deckel aho Pfronten, first as the Head of Back Office Sales.then as Sales Director for horizontal machinina centers, From 2003 to2007 he was the Product Sales Manager Milling at DMG MünchenVertriebs und Service GmbH.
Wei You
Head of Intelligent Manufacturing of Suzhou CSOT Technology Co., Ltd.Having long been deeply engaged in the field of enterprise digital transformation and intelligent manufacturing upgrading, I/we drive business transformation through technological innovation and are committed to achieving the core goal of doubling per capita output in various manufacturing scenarios.
In 2022, I/we led the team to break through the industry's technological bottlenecks, launched the industry's first fully automated unmanned image quality inspection project, and won the First Prize of Group Technological Innovation for this achievement.
In 2023, I/we continued to make efforts in technological research, developed intelligent repair technology by combining AI and RPA technologies, and won the First Prize of Group Technological Innovation again. Meanwhile, I/we led the completion of the enterprise intelligent manufacturing maturity assessment, helped the enterprise obtain the CMMM Level 4 certification, and consolidated the foundation for intelligent manufacturing.
In 2025, I/we further promoted the enterprise's intelligent upgrading, led the national intelligent factory evaluation, helped the enterprise be rated as "Excellent Level", and set a benchmark for intelligent manufacturing in the industry.