Autor: Ningyun Lu

Dr. Furong Gao received his B.Eng. degree in Automation from the East China Institute of Petroleum in 1985 and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Mc Gill University, Canada, in 1989 and 1993, respectively. Currently, he is a Chair Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and a “State Thousand Talents (B)” Professor at the Department of Control Science and Engineering, Zhejaing University, China. Concurrent to his professorial appointment, he serves HKUST also as the Associate Dean of Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, and the Director of the Division of Advanced Manufacturing and Automation. Professional Affiliations: Fellow, Society of Plastics Engineers Consultant, Hong Kong Plastics Machinery Association Funding Director, Society of Advanced Molding Technology Member, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Technical Committee Associate Editor, Journal of Process Control Editorial Advisor, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research Engineering Subject Editor, Arabian Journal of Engineering and Science Editorial Member, China Plastics Editorial Member, Control & Decision