Autor: Dehong Huo

Kai Cheng, Brunel University, UK Professor Kai Cheng holds the chair professorship in Manufacturing Systems at Brunel University. His current research interests focus on micro manufacturing, design of precision machine tools, and global/sustainable manufacturing and systems. Professor Cheng has published over 160 papers in learned international journals and refereed conferences, authored/edited 5 books and contributed 6 book chapters. Professor Cheng is a fellow of the IET and IMech E. He is the head of the Advanced Manufacturing and Enterprise Engineering (AMEE) Department at Brunel, which consists of 10 academics and over 30 research assistants and Ph D students. Professor Cheng is the European editor of the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology and a member of the editorial board of International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture.