The Bio-Inspired X-Structure/Mechanism Approach for Exploring Nonlinear Benefits in Engineering: Part I-Nonlinear Stiffness and Nonlinear Damping

Prof. Xingjian Jing received his B.S. degree from Zhejiang University, China; M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in Robotics from Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, respectively. He also achieved a Ph.D. degree in nonlinear systems and signal processing from University of Sheffield, UK. He is now Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, and his current research interests are generally related to Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibration, Control and Robots, focusing on theory and methods for employing nonlinear benefits in engineering, including nonlinear frequency domain methods, nonlinear system identification or signal processing, vibration control, robust control, sensor technology, energy harvesting, nonlinear fault diagnosis or information processing, bio-inspired systems and methods, bio-inspired robotics and control, etc. He is the recipient of a series of academic and professional awards including 2016 IEEE SMC Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award, 2017 TechConnect World Innovation Award in US, 2017 EASD Senior Research Prize in Europe, and 2017 the First Prize of HK Construction Industry Council Innovation Award. He has published more than 200 refereed papers and obtained about 30+ patents filed in China and USA. He currently serves as Associate Editors for IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, and Nonlinear Dynamics. He is Specialty Chief Editor on Vibration Systems of Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering and was Technical Editor of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics and Lead Editors of special issues on 'Exploring nonlinear benefits in engineering' published in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing in 2018/2019 and 2021/2022. He is one of the founding chairs of International Conference on Applied Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibration, & Control (ICANDVC) since 2021, Senior members of IEEE, and honorary/guest professors of Nanjing Forest University, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering (CAS), Beijing University of Science and Technology, Northwest Polytechnic University, etc.

Prof. Xingjian Jing（荆兴建教授）畢業於中國浙江大學獲得學士學位，並分別在中國科學院沈陽自動化研究所獲得機器人學碩士學位和博士學位。他還在英國謝菲爾德大學獲得非線性系統和信號處理的博士學位。他現任香港城市大學機械工程系教授，其研究興趣主要涉及非線性動力學、振動、控制和機器人，專注於工程中應用非線性的理論和方法，包括非線性頻域方法、非線性系統識別或信號處理、振動控制、魯棒控制、感測器技術、能量收集、非線性故障診斷或信息處理、仿生系統和方法、仿生機器人和控制等。他獲得了一系列學術和專業獎項，包括2016年IEEE SMC Andrew P. Sage最佳論文獎、2017年美國TechConnect World創新獎、2017年歐洲EASD高級研究獎和2017年香港建造業議會創新獎一等獎。他發表了200多篇經過同行評審的論文，並在中國和美國申請了約30多項專利。他目前擔任IEEE Transactions on Systems Man Cybernetics-Systems、IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics、Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing和Nonlinear Dynamics的副編輯。他是Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering振動系統的專業主編，並曾擔任IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics的技術編輯，以及2018/2019年和2021/2022年發表在Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing上的“探索工程中的非線性優勢”特刊的主編。他是自2021年以來國際應用非線性動力學、振動和控制國際會議（ICANDVC）的創始主席之一，是IEEE的高級會員，並擔任南京林業大學、中國科學院寧波材料技術與工程研究所、北京科技大學、西北工業大學等榮譽/客座教授。