Integration of Heterogeneous Manufacturing Machinery in Cells and Systems (ePub)

researchers at the international as well as national level. He has been ranked as the world's top 2% scientist by Stanford University, USA. He is the winner of many research and teaching awards/prizes. He is actively involved with several reputed international universities as a foreign expert and external researcher.

Dr. Ghulam Abbas

GHULAM ABBAS received the B.S. degree in computer science from University of Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2003, and the M.S. degree in distributed systems and the Ph.D. degree in computer networks from the University of Liverpool, U.K., in 2005 and 2010, respectively. From 2006 to 2010, he was Research Associate with Liverpool Hope University, U.K., where he was associated with the Intelligent & Distributed Systems Laboratory. Since 2011, he has been with the Faculty of Computer Sciences & Engineering, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan. He is currently working as Professor and Director Huawei ICT Academy. Dr. Abbas is a Co-Founding Member of the Telecommunications and Networking Research Center at GIK Institute. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Science & Technology, U.K., a Fellow of the British Computer Society, and a Senior Member of the IEEE. His research interests include computer networks and wireless and mobile communications.

Professor Dr. Wang Xiaoping

Wang Xiaoping is a professor at college of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a senior member of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Association, a senior member of Aeronautical Society, a guest editor of international journal IJCAT, an editorial board member of American Journal of Software Engineering and Applications, and an evaluation expert of postgraduate dissertation of Ministry of Education. His main research areas include digital design and manufacturing, and intelligent manufacturing. The current research interests are reverse engineering, aerial measurement, geodetic model reconstruction (3D reconstruction); composite material fiber laying process / robot road planning; NC machining tool rail planning / material reduction and material increase manufacturing path optimization; CAD software system integration and algorithm; mathematical modeling; Other theoretical and technical issues related to mechanical design and manufacturing. He has executed several research projects funded by national agencies. He is also winner of 3 National Defense Science and Technology Progress Awards, 1 Provincial Award and 1 Municipal Award. He has published more than 80 research articles in renowned journals and has 2 patents to his credit.