Research output per year
Research output per year
Professor, PhD, Chair in Manufacturing
Aston Triangle, Main Building 154M
B4 7ET Birmingham
United Kingdom
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Please send me your CV if you are interested in PhD study or Postdoctoral researcher position in my group. The positions are available from time to time.
Phone number: +44 (0) 121 204 3291
Email: y.xu16@aston.ac.uk
Professor Yuchun Xu is the Chair in Manufacturing, Director of Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Research Centre at Aston University. His research lies in the areas of Smart Manufacturing, Remanufacturing, Life Cycle Engineering and Circular Economy. Prof Xu’s research is sponsored by EPSRC, Innovate UK and Horizon EU/2000, and EU FP7 etc. with total grant portfolio of over £46M. His research primarilly focused on developing digital solutions to address sustainability challenges and facilitating the digital and green transformation of industry and society. His researh spans full product life cycle, including design, development, manfuacturing, maitenance, remanfuacturing/life extension, and recyle/disposal. Professor Yuchun Xu's industrial collaborators include Manufacturing Technology Centre, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, QinetiQ and Network Rail etc.
Professor Xu has published over 80 papers largely in leading international journals. He is the Member of EPSRC & STFC Peer Review College. Prof Xu regularly serves as the technical and programme committee member of leading international conferences.
Professor Xu is the General Chair of the 28th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC2023) to be held on 30 Aug - 1 Sep 2023 at Aston University.
Professor Xu’s research interests include Digital Product Development & Manufacturing, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing, Automation and Robotis, Smart Remanufacturing & Life Extension, Life Cycle Engineering and Optimisation, Cost Modelling & Engineering Economic Analysis.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication