Publications
Publications
A curated list of peer-reviewed journal and conference papers spanning human–robot collaboration, smart product-service systems, digital twins, and industrial embodied intelligence.
- 189 Total publications
- 2017–2026 Years covered
- 25 Papers in 2026
- 20+ ESI High Cited Papers
* corresponding author · # PhD supervisor · ^ PhD student · + research staff
2026 25
- PAEAR: Point Clouds Area Exploration and Active Recognition method driven by reinforcement learning for robotic welding
- Adaptive Physics-informed Transformer with Gaussian process residual compensation for inverse dynamics modeling in Human-Robot Collaboration
- Multi-modal fusion-enhanced fuzzy adaptive variable impedance control with improved DBN for robotic constant force blade grinding
- Review and perspectives on multimodal perception, mutual cognition, and embodied execution for human-robot collaboration in Industry 5.0
- VLAbot: A human Vision-Language-Action models interaction framework for robotic assembly
- Handedness-aware motion mapping for human-robot teleoperation via meta-motion alignment and trajectory reconstruction
- A mixed reality-assisted human-to-robot skill transfer approach for contact-rich assembly via visuomotor primitives
- Hierarchy-aware prompt tuning with bidirectional information propagation for failure data mining
- A vision-language conditioned physics-aware imitation learning approach for bimanual robotic dexterous assembly
- An operations memory-enhanced multi-agent system for human-centric manufacturing process monitoring and decision support
- A digital twin-enabled system for real-time interactive monitoring and evaluation of aircraft tooling in the assembly process
- Physics-informed embodied intelligence in the foundation model era: Advancing robot manipulation for smart manufacturing
- Hybrid digital twins for smart manufacturing: Architectures, fusion paradigm, and implementation challenges
- A mixed reality-assisted scene-centric robot programming approach for human-robot collaborative manufacturing
- A wavelet-constrained band attention neural network for physics-informed interpretable tool wear prediction
- Hybrid structural design for 2.5D continuous fiber-reinforced lattice composites with enhanced out-of-plane bending performance
- An Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content-Enabled Personalized Design Approach for Proactive User Interaction in an Immersive Environment
- Resilience-enhancing multi-strategy decision-making for dynamic scheduling in manufacturing systems
- Human-centric manufacturing: Re-thinking, Re-justifying, and Re-envisioning
- Intention recognition and task allocation in human-robot collaborative assembly based on adaptive networks and DT belief space-GA
- Aircraft assembly process planning based on knowledge graph constructed by integrating LLMs and SLMs
- LLM based autonomous agent of human-robot collaboration for aerospace wire harnessing assembly
- Empowering natural human-robot collaboration through multimodal language models and spatial intelligence: Pathways and perspectives
- An LLM-based cross-domain knowledge retrieval augmented generation method for bio-inspired solution design
- An adaptive AR guidance interface layout optimization approach for human-centered assembly training systems
2025 27
* corresponding author, # PhD supervisor, ^ PhD student, + research staff.
- Towards a next-generation LLM empowered low-code programming industrial robotic system for human-centric smart manufacturing
- Wavelength-Selective Parallel Sensing of Soft Optical Fibers for Wearable Applications
- Mechanism-Driven Process Planning for Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Suspension Lattice Structures with Complex Path Features via Self-Supporting Suspension Printing
- Leveraging large language models in next generation intelligent manufacturing: Retrospect and prospect
- Dynamic scenario-enhanced diverse human motion prediction network for proactive human-robot collaboration in customized assembly tasks
- A Mixed-Reality-Augmented Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Multi-Robot Safe Motion Generation in Human-Robot Collaborative Manufacturing Cells
- Physics-assisted feature-augmented metamodels to predict the keyhole geometry in laser additive manufacturing
- Vision-Language Model-based Human-guided Mobile Robot Navigation in an Unstructured Environment for Human-centric Smart Manufacturing
- Physics-guided neural network for grinding temperature prediction
- H2R Bridge: Transferring vision-language models to few-shot intention meta-perception in human robot collaboration
- Toward Embodied Intelligence-Enabled Human-Robot Symbiotic Manufacturing: A Large Language Model-Based Perspective
- Dynamic Tip-Over Avoidance Method for Mobile Manipulators Based on the Extended Zero-Moment Point Algorithm for Human-Robot Collaboration
- An LLM-enabled human demonstration-assisted hybrid robot skill synthesis approach for human-robot collaborative assembly
- Design meets AI: challenges and opportunities
- Cloud-edge-end collaborative multi-process dynamic optimization for energy-efficient aluminum casting
- MSDF-VAE: A Cloud-Edge Collaborative Method for Fault Diagnosis Based on Transfer Learning
- A digital twin-assisted deep transfer learning method towards intelligent thermal error modeling of electric spindles
- Trustworthy AI for human-centric smart manufacturing: A survey
- Cloud-edge-end collaborative multi-process dynamic optimization for energy-efficient aluminum casting
- Human-in-the-Loop Robot Learning for Smart Manufacturing: A Human-Centric Perspective
- ProjecTwin: A digital twin-based projection framework for flexible spatial augmented reality in adaptive assistance
- Human-Aware Reactive Task Planning of Sequential Robotic Manipulation Tasks
- Vision-language model-based human-robot collaboration for smart manufacturing: A state-of-the-art survey
- Human-robot collaborative disassembly in Industry 5.0: A systematic literature review and future research agenda
- Empower dexterous robotic hand for human-centric smart manufacturing: A perception and skill learning perspective
- Integrating large language model and digital twins in the context of industry 5.0: Framework, challenges and opportunities
- Towards cognition-augmented human-centric assembly: A visual computation perspective
2024 33
* corresponding author, # PhD supervisor, ^ PhD student, + research staff.
- Causal deep learning for explainable vision-based quality inspection under visual interference
- Continuous fiber-reinforced 2.5D hybrid lattice structures with superior compression performance via self-supporting suspension printing
- Enhancing human-guided robotic assembly: AR-assisted DT for skill-based and low-code programming
- Cognitive intelligence-enabled requirements elicitation for design optimisation of smart product-service system
- Physics-guided neural network for grinding temperature prediction
- A digital twin-assisted deep transfer learning method towards intelligent thermal error modeling of electric spindles
- Hierarchical construction and application of machining domain knowledge graph based on as-fabricated information model
- Continuous fiber-reinforced 2.5D hybrid lattice structures with superior compression performance via self-supporting suspension printing
- LLM enabled generative collaborative design in a mixed reality environment
- Dynamic scenario-enhanced diverse human motion prediction network for proactive human-robot collaboration in customized assembly tasks
- Industrial Metaverse: A proactive human-robot collaboration perspective
- Hierarchical construction and application of machining domain knowledge graph based on as-fabricated information model
- A novel six-dimensional digital twin model for data management and its application in roll forming
- Dynamic scenario-enhanced diverse human motion prediction network for proactive human-robot collaboration in customized assembly tasks
- Graph Embedding-Based Bayesian Network for Fault Isolation in Complex Equipment
- An adaptive multi-neural network model for named entity recognition of Chinese mechanical equipment corpus
- A vision-language-guided robotic action planning approach for ambiguity mitigation in human-robot collaborative manufacturing
- A vision-language-guided and deep reinforcement learning-enabled approach for unstructured human-robot collaborative manufacturing task fulfilment
- Unleashing mixed-reality capability in Deep Reinforcement Learning-based robot motion generation towards safe human-robot collaboration
- Partially observable deep reinforcement learning for multi-agent strategy optimization of human-robot collaborative disassembly: A case of retired electric vehicle battery
- Explainable prediction of surface roughness in multi-jet polishing based on ensemble regression and differential evolution method
- Towards smart product-service systems 2.0: A retrospect and prospect
- Multiscale Finite Element Analysis of Layer Interface Effects on Cracking in Semi-Flexible Pavements at different temperatures
- Unleashing mixed-reality capability in Deep Reinforcement Learning-based robot motion generation towards safe human-robot collaboration
- Unlocking the power of industrial artificial intelligence towards Industry 5.0: Insights, pathways, and challenges
- Leveraging error-assisted fine-tuning large language models for manufacturing excellence
- Reactive human-robot collaborative manipulation of deformable linear objects using a new topological latent control model
- Establishing a dynamic and static knowledge model of the manufacturing cell management system: An active push approach
- Multimodal Human-Robot Interaction for Human-Centric Smart Manufacturing: A Survey
- Histogram-Based Gradient Boosting Tree: A Federated Learning Approach for Collaborative Fault Diagnosis
- An Incremental Knowledge Learning Framework for Continuous Defect Detection
- Graph-enabled cognitive digital twins for causal inference in maintenance processes
- Human Digital Twin in the context of Industry 5.0
2023 30
* corresponding author, # PhD supervisor, ^ PhD student, + research staff.
- Towards resilience in Industry 5.0: A decentralized autonomous manufacturing paradigm
- Surface Roughness Prediction in Ultra-Precision Milling: An Extreme Learning Machine Method with Data Fusion
- Dual deep reinforcement learning agents-based integrated order acceptance and scheduling of mass individualized prototyping
- An empirical study of an MR-enhanced kinematic prototyping approach for articulated products
- Multi-layer parallel transformer model for detecting product quality issues and locating anomalies based on multiple time-series process data in Industry 4.0
- A Vision-based Human Digital Twin Modelling Approach for Adaptive Human-Robot Collaboration
- A bilevel optimisation model for the joint configuration of new and remanufactured products considering specification upgrading of used products
- Privacy-preserving activity recognition using multimodal sensors in smart office
- A multiple scale spaces empowered approach for welding radiographic image defect segmentation
- A dynamic updating method of digital twin knowledge model based on fused memorizing-forgetting model
- A state-of-the-art survey of welding radiographic image analysis: challenges, technologies and applications
- Digital Twin-based manufacturing system: a survey based on a novel reference model
- Integrated system-level prognosis for hybrid systems subjected to multiple intermittent faults
- A digital twin-driven dynamic path planning approach for multiple automatic guided vehicles based on deep reinforcement learning
- A verification-oriented and part-focused assembly monitoring system based on multi-layered digital twin
- Self-organising multiple human-robot collaboration: A temporal subgraph reasoning-based method
- A collaborative intelligence-based approach for handling human-robot collaboration uncertainties
- (2023) An expert knowledge-empowered CNN approach for welding radiographic image recognition
- Reusability and energy absorption behavior of 4D printed continuous fiber-reinforced auxetic composite structures
- A review of digital twin-driven machining: From digitization to intellectualization
- A visual reasoning-based approach for driving experience improvement in the AR-assisted head-up displays
- Adaptive optimal process control with actor-critic design for energy-efficient batch machining subject to time-varying tool wear
- A state-of-the-art survey on Augmented Reality-assisted Digital Twin for futuristic human-centric industry transformation
- Multimodal data-based deep learning model for sitting posture recognition toward office workers' health promotion
- Proactive human-robot collaboration: Mutual-cognitive, predictable, and self-organising perspectives
- Deep reinforcement learning in smart manufacturing: A review and prospects
- Zheng, P*. Maintenance planning recommendation of complex industrial equipment based on knowledge graph and graph neural network
- Neural reactive path planning with Riemannian motion policies for robotic silicone sealing
- An AR-assisted Deep Reinforcement Learning-based approach towards mutual-cognitive safe human-robot interaction
- A novel smart product-service system configuration method for mass personalization based on knowledge graph
2022 27
* corresponding author, # PhD supervisor, ^ PhD student, + research staff.
- Residual-Hypergraph Convolution Network: A Model-Based and Data-Driven Integrated Approach for Fault Diagnosis in Complex Equipment
- An integrated hand-object dense pose estimation approach with explicit occlusion awareness for human-robot collaborative disassembly
- Implications of data-driven product design: From information age towards intelligence age
- Human-object integrated assembly intention recognition for context-aware human-robot collaborative assembly
- A Novel Multiview Sampling-based Meta Self-Paced Learning Approach for Class-imbalanced Intelligent Fault Diagnosis
- Industry 5.0: Prospect and retrospect
- Adaptive reconstruction of digital twins for machining systems: A transfer learning approach
- A fusion-based spiking neural network approach for predicting collaboration request in human-robot collaboration
- A privacy-preserving and unobtrusive sitting posture recognition system via pressure array sensor and infrared array sensor for office workers
- AR-assisted Digital Twin-enabled Robot Collaborative Manufacturing System with Human-in-the-loop
- Towards Proactive Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly: A Multimodal Transfer Learning-Enabled Approach
- Toward cognitive predictive maintenance: A survey of graph-based approaches
- A strategy transfer approach for intelligent human-robot collaborative assembly
- Vision-based Holistic Scene Understanding Towards Proactive Human-Robot Collaboration
- A digital twin-based multidisciplinary collaborative design approach for complex engineering product development
- Toward human-centric smart manufacturing: A human-cyber-physical systems (HCPS) perspective
- A graph-based reinforcement learning approach for adaptive human-robot collaborative assembly operations
- A knowledge augmented deep learning method for vision-based yarn contour detection
- 3D Printing in the Context of Cloud Manufacturing
- A machine learning-based iterative design approach to automate user satisfaction degree prediction in smart product-service system
- An Adaptive Parallel Feature Learning and Hybrid Feature Fusion-Based Deep Learning Approach for Machining Condition Monitoring
- A visual reasoning-based approach for mutual-cognitive human-robot collaboration
- An Explainable Laser Welding Defect Recognition Method Based on Multi-Scale Class Activation Mapping
- Promoting employee health in smart office: A survey
- Establishing a reliable mechanism model of the digital twin machining system: An adaptive evaluation network approach
- A node2vec-based graph embedding approach for unified assembly process information modeling and workstep execution time prediction
- A hypergraph-based approach for context-aware smart product-service system configuration
2021 16
* corresponding author, # PhD supervisor, ^ PhD student, + research staff.
- Ontology-based information modeling method for digital twin creation of as-fabricated machining parts
- A context-aware concept evaluation approach based on user experiences for smart product-service systems design iteration
- Towards Self-X Cognitive Manufacturing Network: An Industrial Knowledge Graph-Based Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Approach
- Augmented Lagrangian coordination for energy-optimal allocation of smart manufacturing services
- Design concept evaluation of smart product-service systems considering sustainability: An integrated method
- Exploiting knowledge graphs in industrial products and services: A survey of key aspects, challenges, and future perspectives
- Towards proactive human-robot collaboration: A foreseeable cognitive manufacturing paradigm
- A context-aware diversity-oriented knowledge recommendation approach for smart engineering solution design
- An AR-Assisted Deep Learning Based Approach for Automatic Inspection of Aviation Connectors
- Development of an edge computing-based cyber-physical machine tool
- A user-centric design approach for smart product-service systems using virtual reality: A case study
- Zheng, P*. A data-driven reversible framework for achieving sustainable smart product-service systems
- Digitalisation and servitisation of machine tools in the era of Industry 4.0: a review
- A novel hypergraph convolution network-based approach for predicting the material removal rate in chemical mechanical planarization
- Multi-modal transportation planning for multi-commodity rebalancing under uncertainty in humanitarian logistics
- A graph-based context-aware requirement elicitation approach in smart product-service systems
2020 12
* corresponding author, # PhD supervisor, ^ PhD student, + research staff.
- An integrated framework for active discovery and optimal allocation of smart manufacturing services
- A holistic relook at engineering design methodology for smart product-service systems development
- A digital twin-enhanced system for engineering product family design and optimization
- A Knowledge Graph-Aided Concept-Knowledge Approach for Evolutionary Smart Product-Service System Development
- Smart additive manufacturing: Current artificial intelligence-enabled methods and future perspectives
- Zheng, P*. Design entropy theory: A new design methodology for smart PSS development
- A generic tri-model-based approach for product-level digital twin development in a smart manufacturing environment
- A State-of-the-Art Survey of Digital Twin: Techniques, Engineering Product Lifecycle Management and Business Innovation Perspectives
- An Explorative Context-aware Machine Learning Approach to Reducing Human Fatigue Risks of Traffic Control Operators
- A smart surface inspection system using faster R-CNN in cloud-edge computing environment
- Investigating the evolving context of an unstable approach in aviation from mental model disconnects with an agent-based model
- A data-driven cyber-physical approach for personalised smart, connected product co-development in a cloud-based environment
2019 13
* corresponding author, # PhD supervisor, ^ PhD student, + research staff.
- Towards better information transparency in the air traffic landing system: A novel agent-based model with implicit interactions
- A novel data-driven graph-based requirement elicitation framework in the smart product-service system context
- Edge-cloud orchestration driven industrial smart product-service systems solution design based on CPS and IIoT
- A Survey of Smart Product-Service Systems: Key Aspects, Challenges, and Future Perspective
- Performance evaluation of a foot interface to operate a robot arm
- Production planning for cloud-based additive manufacturing-a computer vision-based approach
- Analysis and Prediction of Printable Bridge Length in Fused Deposition Modelling Based on Back Propagation Neural Network
- Microstructure evolution modelling and simulation for dynamic recrystallization of Cr12MoV die steel during hot compression based on real metallographic image
- Unstable approach in aviation: Mental model disconnects between pilots and air traffic controllers and interaction conflicts
- Smart, connected open architecture product: an IT-driven co-creation paradigm with lifecycle personalization concerns
- A weighted interval rough number-based method to determining relative importance ratings of customer requirements in QFD product planning
- Smart product-service systems design via hybrid crowd sensing approach
- Towards an Automatic Engineering Change Management in Smart PSS-A DSM-based Learning Approach
2018 3
* corresponding author, # PhD supervisor, ^ PhD student, + research staff.
- A systematic design approach for service innovation of smart product-service systems
- Smart manufacturing systems for Industry 4.0: conceptual framework, scenarios, and future perspectives
- A knowledge management system to support design for additive manufacturing using Bayesian networks
2017 3
* corresponding author, # PhD supervisor, ^ PhD student, + research staff.
- A weighted rough set based fuzzy axiomatic design approach for the selection of AM processes
- A system framework for OKP product planning in a cloud-based design environment
- Personalized product configuration framework in an adaptable open architecture product platform