CV

Education

Ph.D in Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2022-2026 (expected)
- Supervisor: Prof. Wei-Hsin Liao
- Research Direction: 3D/4D Printing, Smart Materials & Structures, Soft Robotics
- Award: Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS)
BE in Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute (SCUPI), 2018-2022
- GPA: 4.0/4.0; Weighted Average Mark: 96.29/100; Ranking: 1/79

Experience

07/2024-Present: Shenzhen University, Visiting Scholar
- Supervisor: Prof. Zhihui Lai & Shitong Fang
- Research Direction: Machine learning enabled design for energy absorption & harvesting
08/2023-Present: Southern University of Science and Technology, Visiting Scholar
- Supervisor: Prof. Qi Ge
- Research Direction: Machine learning enabled design for hierarchical architecture
04/2021-09/2021: Westlake University, Research Assistant
- Supervisor: Prof. Weicheng Cui
- Research Direction: Underwater charging of robotic fishes using marine renewable energy
03/2021-09/2021: McGill University, Research Assistant (Supervisor: Prof. Abdolhamid Akbarzadeh Shafaroudi)
- Program: Mitacs Globalink Research Internship

Publications

The Unified Tracking Controller for a Tilt-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based on the Dual Quaternion

Liuchao Jin, Yuchen Lou, Lu-An Chen, and Qi Lu. (2022). "The Unified Tracking Controller for a Tilt-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based on the Dual Quaternion." 2022 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems (ICUS). pp. 1356-1363.

A survey of additive manufacturing reviews

Xiaoya Zhai, Liuchao Jin, and Jingchao Jiang. (2022). "A survey of additive manufacturing reviews." Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing. 1(4), 21.

Low-melting-point alloys integrated extrusion additive manufacturing

Jingchao Jiang, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Liuchao Jin, Qitao Lu, Zhichao Shen, and Wei-Hsin Liao (2023). "Low-melting-point alloys integrated extrusion additive manufacturing." Additive Manufacturing. 103633.

On technical issues for underwater charging of robotic fish schools using ocean renewable energy

Liuchao Jin and Weicheng Cui. (2023). "On technical issues for underwater charging of robotic fish schools using ocean renewable energy." Ships and Offshore Structures. 1-11.

Isogeometric topology optimization of auxetic materials based on moving morphable components method

Xiaoya Zhai, Yundong Gai, Liuchao Jin, Wei-Hsin Liao, Falai Chen, and Ping Hu. (2023). "Isogeometric topology optimization of auxetic materials based on moving morphable components method." Materials Research Proceedings. 31, 172-186.

Design for reversed additive manufacturing low-melting-point alloys

Jingchao Jiang, Xiaoya Zhai, Liuchao Jin, Kang Zhang, Jun Chen, Qitao Lu, and Wei-Hsin Liao. (2023). "Design for reversed additive manufacturing low-melting-point alloys." Journal of Engineering Design. 1-14.

A novel strategy to fabricate low-melting-point alloy and its composite parts using extrusion additive manufacturing

Jingchao Jiang, Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Jun Chen, Wei-Hsin Liao. (2023). "A novel strategy to fabricate low-melting-point alloy and its composite parts using extrusion additive manufacturing." The 50th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering.

Optimizing stimuli-based 4D printed structures: a paradigm shift in programmable material response

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Jingchao Jiang, Kang Zhang, Wei-Hsin Liao. (2024). "Optimizing stimuli-based 4D printed structures: a paradigm shift in programmable material response." Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems.

Achieving rapid actuation in liquid crystal elastomers

Changyue Liu, Liuchao Jin, Wei-Hsin Liao, Zhijian Wang, Qiguang He. (2024). "Achieving rapid actuation in liquid crystal elastomers." National Science Open.

Big data, machine learning, and digital twin assisted additive manufacturing: A review

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Wang, Kang Zhang, Dazhong Wu, Aamer Nazir, Jingchao Jiang, Wei-Hsin Liao. (2024). "Big data, machine learning, and digital twin assisted additive manufacturing: A review." Materials & Design. 113086.

Machine learning driven forward prediction and inverse design for 4D printed hierarchical architecture with arbitrary shapes

Liuchao Jin, Shouyi Yu, Jianxiang Cheng, Haitao Ye, Xiaoya Zhai, Jingchao Jiang, Kang Zhang, Bingcong Jian, Mahdi Bodaghi, Qi Ge, Wei-Hsin Liao. (2024). "Machine learning driven forward prediction and inverse design for 4D printed hierarchical architecture with arbitrary shapes." Applied Materials Today. 40. pp. 113086.

Spider Web-Inspired Additive Manufacturing: Unleashing the Potential of Lightweight Support Structures

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang, Wei-Hsin Liao. (2024). "Spider Web-Inspired Additive Manufacturing: Unleashing the Potential of Lightweight Support Structures." 21st International Conference on Manufacturing Research.

Patents

China Invention Grant Patent: Tracking Control Method for Tilt-Rotor Multi-Rotor UAV Based on Dual Quaternion. Patent number: ZL 2022 1 0739442.2.
China Utility Model Patent: Air Purification Device. Patent number: ZL 2021 2 2679101.4.

Membership

11/2023 - Present, ASME Member
02/2024 - Present, SPIE Member
01/2023 - Present, HKYSA Member
07/2024 - Present, HKQTMA Member

Teaching

Teaching Assistant @ The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Current
  - MAEG5725: Control and Industrial Automation (Fall 2024)
- Past
  - MAEG5725: Control and Industrial Automation (Spring 2024)
  - MAEG5715: Computer Interface and Simulation (Fall 2023)
  - MAEG4050: Modern Control Systems Analysis and Design (Spring 2023)
  - MAEG5745: Measurement and Instrumentation (Fall 2022)
  - MAEG4070: Engineering Optimization (Fall 2022)
Teaching Assistant @ Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute
- ME1020: Mechanical Vibration (Spring 2022)
- ME1041: Mechanical Measurements 1 (Spring 2022)
- MEMS1028: Mechanical Design 1 (Spring 2022)
- MEMS1029: Mechanical Design 2 (Spring 2022)
- MATH0230: Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (Spring 2022)
- MEMS1045: Automatic Controls (Fall 2021)
- MEMS1028: Mechanical Design 1 (Fall 2021)
- ME2060: Numerical Methods (Fall 2021)
- MATH0290: Differential Equations (Fall 2020)
- PHYS0175: Physics for Science and Engineering 2 (Fall 2020)
- ENGR0011: Introduction to Engineering Analysis (Fall 2020)
- MATH0240: Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 (Spring 2020)
- PHYS0174: Physics for Science and Engineering 1 (Spring 2020)

Honors & Awards

11/2022 Outstanding Senior Project Award in Sichuan University
10/2022 Best Paper Award in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems (ICUS)
06/2022 Outstanding Senior Project Award in Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute
05/2022 First Prize in The 7th National Academic English Vocabulary Competition (NAEV)
05/2022 Outstanding Senior Project Poster Award in Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute
03/2022 Outstanding Graduate of Sichuan Province
03/2022 Outstanding Communist Party Member of Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute
01/2022 A-level Certificate in Comprehensive Quality of University Students in Sichuan Province
12/2021 2020-2021 Academic Year National Scholarship (China) (¥8,000)
10/2021 Outstanding Graduate of Sichuan University
10/2021 2020-2021 Academic Year Outstanding Student of Sichuan University
10/2021 2020-2021 Academic Year Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute Best Academic Achiever Award (¥60,000)
09/2021 First Prize in Chinese Tale - English Talk
07/2021 Outstanding Camper in Westlake University Engineering Summer Camp
06/2021 Second Prize in Videos and Voices Short Video Contest
05/2021 Second Prize in The 6th National Academic English Vocabulary Competition (NAEV)
04/2021 Honorable Mention in 2021 Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)
12/2020 2019-2020 Academic Year National Scholarship (China) (¥8,000)
10/2020 2019-2020 Academic Year Outstanding Student of Sichuan University
09/2020 Excellent Teaching Assistant Award for Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute
09/2020 2019-2020 Academic Year Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute Academic Star (¥10,000)
12/2019 2018-2019 Academic Year National Scholarship (China) (¥8,000)
12/2019 Excellent Student in Party School of the Sichuan University Committee of the Communist Party of China
10/2019 2018-2019 Academic Year Outstanding Student of Sichuan University
09/2019 2018-2019 Academic Year Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute Best Academic Achiever Award (¥60,000)
07/2019 First Prize in the Special Category of the 9th ”Video Friends Cup” China University TV Awards
07/2019 Excellent Student of Military Skills Training in Sichuan University
02/2019 Student Ambassador of Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute

Leadership & Extracurricular Activities

06/2024 - Present, Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute Alumni Association, Alumni Mentor.
09/2022 - 09/2023, The Postgraduate Halls Residents’ Association, General Administrator.
03/2022 - 06/2023, Mitacs Globalink, Ambassador.
09/2019 - 09/2020, Sichuan University The 31st Student Congress, Representative.
03/2019 - 06/2020, Sichuan University Student Television Station, Deputy Director.
09/2018 - 06/2019, Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute Student Council, Member.

Community Contributions

05/2021 & 11/2019, Chengdu Blood Center, Blood Donor.
02/2021, UNESCO, Disaster Risk Management at UNESCO Designated Sites, Volunteer.
07/2020 - 08/2020, GREENPEACE, Blue Planet Rescue Plan, Volunteer.
02/2019, SCU – Return to Alma Mater, Social Practice of Winter Vacation, Participant.