I am the General Manager of Yeong Chin Machinery Industries Co., Ltd. (YCM) and Chairman of Dot Zero Co., Ltd., where I lead the development of intelligent manufacturing solutions and drive digital transformation in the machine tool industry. With a strong focus on sustainability, I actively pioneer carbon reduction strategies to support the global transition toward carbon neutrality and net-zero emissions. By integrating artificial intelligence into manufacturing processes, I aim to optimize production efficiency and accelerate the shift toward smart and sustainable manufacturing.

In addition to my corporate responsibilities, I serve as Chairman of the Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders’ Association (TMBA), Director of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), and Supervisor of the Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI). Through these roles, I promote industrial upgrading, foster technical exchange, and advocate for the development of a digital ecosystem to lead the industry's transformation. My goal is to deliver forward-looking, competitive solutions and inspire peers and clients to embrace smart manufacturing and net-zero practices, thereby strengthening our industry's global competitiveness.

Wei Gao received his Bachelor from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1986, followed by MSc and Ph. D from Tohoku University in 1991 and 1994, respectively. He is currently a professor in Department of Finemechanics, Tohoku University. His research interests lie primarily in precision nanometrology. He served as a vice president of JPSE in 2015 and the chairman of STC-P of CIRP in 2015-2018. He is an author of the books “Precision Nanometrology” (Springer), “Surface Metrology for Micro- and Nanofabrication” (Elsevier), “Optical Metrology for Precision Engineering” (De Gruyter). He was awarded the Prize for Science and Technology from the Japanese Government (MEXT) in 2019. He is a Fellow of CIRP, ISNM, JSPE, JSME and a Fellow of The Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ).

Dr. Jen-Yuan (James) Chang is Chair Professor of Power Mechanical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University and concurrently serves as General Director of the Mechanical and Mechatronics Systems Research Laboratories at the Industrial Technology Research Institute. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2001, following M.S. and B.S. degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and National Central University, respectively. Dr. Chang’s research spans intelligent mechatronic systems, precision machinery, robotics, and unmanned aerial vehicles, with impactful contributions to high-accuracy absolute magnetic encoders, humanoid dual-arm robots, and exoskeleton-based rehabilitation devices. His leadership has advanced Taiwan’s UAV and space industries, including key technologies in ultra-low-power reaction wheels, synthetic aperture radar, and high-precision components. He has published over 100 SCI journal papers, 180 EI-indexed conference articles, and holds 46 patents. Widely recognized for his scholarly and industrial achievements, Dr. Chang is a Fellow of ASME, RAeS, IET, CSME, RST, and STAM, and a Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Engineering. His honors include the NSTC Outstanding Research Award (twice) and the ASME-ISPS Distinguished Institution Award, CSME and CIE Distinguished Professor Awards, and many others. Dedicated to talent cultivation, he has supervised numerous doctoral and master’s students, engineers and managers fostering innovation and industry-academia collaboration.

Dikai Liu is a distinguished professor at the Robotics Institute of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and an IEEE RAS Distinguished Lecturer. He is Director of the ARC Research Hub for Human-Robot Teaming for Sustainable and Resilient Construction. His research interest lies in field robotics and human-robot collaboration. In addition to conducting fundamental robotics research, he has been instrumental in transforming robotics research into industry applications. Examples include autonomous robots for bridge maintenance, bio-inspired climbing robots for inspection of confined space, and intelligent robotic co-worker for human-robot collaborative abrasive blasting. Since 2006, his research has received over 20 Best Paper and Research/Engineering Excellence awards, including the 2024 IEEE IROS Harashima Award, the 2019 UTS Medal for Research Impact, the 2019 ASME DED Leonardo da Vinci Award, the 2019 BHERT Award for Outstanding Collaboration in Research & Development, and the 2016 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards (AEEA). His research has been featured by reputable newspapers and TV news channels, such as the BBC, ABC, Sydney Morning Herald, and The Robot Report.

Prof. Dr. Shuming Yang is from Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China. His main research interests include nanofabrication and measurement, optical measurement and instrumentation, ultra-precision manufacturing and measurement etc. He has held more than 20 research projects including National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, National Key R&D Program of China, National Science and Technology Major Projects etc. He has published nearly 300 papers and 3 books, owned over 100 patents of PCT, UK, European and China, achieved more than 10 technical awards. He was elected as a fellow of the International Society for Nanomanufacturing (ISNM), and a Board Member of Asian Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (ASPEN) etc. He is also an editor or a guest editor of JMS, IJPEM-GT, IJRAT, FME, NMME, IJEM, MST, PE, IJAMT, Photonics etc. He delivered keynote and invited talks in academic conferences over 100 times.

Professor James Tsoi is Assistant Dean (Innovation), Associate Professor in Dental Materials Science, and Clinical AI Research Theme Lead at HKU Faculty of Dentistry. He received BSc in Applied and Analytical Chemistry and PhD in Dental Materials Science, from the University of Hong Kong. He also holds the Memberships of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) and British Computer Society (MBCS), and Fellow in Advanced HE (FHEA). James is actively engaged in a number of research areas including: Dental materials science (mechanical behaviours, surface/bonding and ceramics), smart manufacturing (CAD/CAM and 3D printing), digital dentistry (AI and data science) and dental education (basic science and e-learning). He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, published and granted 10 patents, graduated 44 MSc and 12 PhDs, and been awarded 8 times in international conferences since he joined HKU Dentistry as a faculty member in 2012. He is currently serving several SCI journals’ editorial board (including Dental Materials), being President in IADR-Dental Materials Group, Member-at-large in the Academy of Dental Materials, and Hong Kong head-of-delegate in ISO/TC 106 (Dentistry).

Professor Matsumura graduated from the Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering Science in Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1987. Then, he worked as a Research Associate from 1987 to 1992 and received a PhD. in 1992. He has been working as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Denki University since 1992. He became the Director of Research Collaboration in 2006 and Director of Tokyo Denki University in 2015. He was also a visiting scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1997 to 2006; and a visiting professor, Mondoragon University in 2011.
He served as Director, Japan Society for Abrasive Technology; Associate Editor, Precision Engineering; Chairman, Research Committee of Cutting Technology, Japan Society for Precision Engineering; Chairman, Manufacturing and machine tool division and Chairman, Research Committee RC295 in Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is now serving as Vice President, Japan Society for Precision Engineering; Chairman, Manufacturing Engineering division, Japan Society of Automobile Engineers; Director, The Japan Society for Die and Mould Technology; Associate Editor, Journal of Micro Nano Manufacturing, ASME. He has been studying machining process modeling, micro/nano machining, tribology, surface engineering and intelligent manufacturing technology. He has published more than 200 papers and received 27 awards. 

Dr. Sang Won Lee is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. He received his B.S. degree from Seoul National University in 1995 and his M.S. degree in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering in 1997. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA, in 2004. His main research areas include Prognostics and Health Management (PHM), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), and Smart Additive Manufacturing, all within the domain of smart manufacturing. He served as the Chair of the Division of Manufacturing and Design Engineering of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME), Vice President of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering (KSPE), and Vice President for Academic Affairs of the Korean Society for Prognostics and Health Management (KSPHM). He is currently serving as the Senior Vice President of KSPE. He also served as the Editor of the International Journal of Precision Engineering and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Precision Engineering – Smart Technology. In recognition of his contributions as a leading researcher in smart manufacturing and factory technologies, he received the Commendation from the Minister of Science and ICT in 2019 and was also honored with the Outstanding Paper Award at the 2019 North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC), one of the most prestigious international conferences in the field of manufacturing engineering. Recently, he was chosen as the principal investigator of the “Industrial Technology Alchemist” project, which focuses on developing a smart manufacturing multiverse platform based on multisensory fusion avatar and interactive AI.

Dr Liu Kui received his BEng and MEng degrees from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China in 1989 and 1996 respectively, and PhD degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore in 2002. He worked as a post-doctoral follow at the NUS from 2002 to 2004, then he joined Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and currently is a principal scientist focusing on advancing machining technologies. His research interests include ultra-precision machining, ductile mode machining, nano/micro machining, hybrid machining, robotic machining, magneto-rheological finishing, gun drilling, and diamond tool fabrication. He has conducted both fundamental research and industry-oriented research, and some technologies developed have been licensed to and implemented by Singapore local industry. He has authored 2 books and co-authored 6 book chapters, published 200 papers in prestigious international journals and conferences, filed 4 patents and 26 technical disclosures. Dr Liu actively participates in academic societies ASPEN, nanoMan, ICAT, ISSAT, as a board member, conference organizer and so on. He also serves an associate editor and editorial board member of serval international journals such as IJEM, NMME, Machines and DAE.

Prof. Pai-Yen Chen received the PhD from the University of Texas at Austin (2013), and MS and BS degrees from National Chiao Tung University (2006, 2004). He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago. He was a Research Staff at the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (2006-2009) and Intellectual Ventures (2013-2014). His research focuses on high-frequency electronics, wearable electronics, wireless sensors and systems, nanotechnology, nanomaterials and nanofabrication. He has published numerous papers in highly influential journals including Nature, Nature Electronics, Nature Nanotechnology, and various IEEE transactions. He has received several prestigious awards, including NSF CAREER Award, IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award, IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE AP-S Raj Mittra Travel Grant, IEEE Chicago Distinguished R&D Award, SPIE Rising Researcher, IOP Emerging Leader in Measurement Science and Technology, ACES Early Career Award, URSI Young Scientist Award, AFRL Faculty Fellowship, University of Illinois Scholar, UIC Researcher of the Year, Donald Harrington Fellowship, Phi Tau Phi (斐陶斐) Scholastic Honor Membership, and many best paper awards. He serves as Senior Editor, Topical Editor, and Associate Editor of several IEEE, Optica and SPIE journals. He is an IEEE Fellow.