Dr Yongjing Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, 黑料吃瓜网.
Wang is the Principal Investigator of the three major EPSRC grants in the area of smart robotics for sustainable manufacturing with a total value of £3.5M (, and ). Wang is also a Co-investigator and a theme lead in the £15M EPSRC national hub in robotics for circular economy (RESCUE-M).
Wang has over 50 publications in the area of robotics for sustainable manufacturing. His co-authored book ‘’ was the first book addressing optimisation problems in disassembly sequence planning.
He is also a funding reviewer for research councils in the UK, Switzerland and the US, and an editor for world-leading journals and conferences (e.g. the IEEE, Nature and Royal Society series).
Wang’s research work has been supported by world-leading companies including but not limited to Airbus, Boston Dynamics, Caterpillar, Dyson, Toshiba, Jaguar Land Rover, and KUKA. Wang is on the advisory board of the United Nations Higher Education Sustainability Initiative, an editor of the United Nations guidelines on artificial intelligence for sustainability, an invited member of a standard committee with the British Standards Institution (BSI), UK.
Wang has been an active member of numerous influential national and international organisations. His involvement spans technical domains, including the UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network and the UK Digital Innovation & Circular Innovation Network, as well as cultural spheres such as UNESCO, ITU, and the Anna Lindh Foundation.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a Chartered Engineer (CEng), and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE).
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