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Dr Erfu Yang is a Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Group within the Department of Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management (DMEM) at the University of Strathclyde. In 2008, he received his Ph.D. degree in robotics from the University of Essex, Colchester, UK, within the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering. 

Before joining the DMEM, he was a research fellow in the Cognitive Signal Image and Control Processing Research (COSIPRA) Laboratory at the University of Stirling, UK. Previously, as a research fellow he also worked in the Department of Mechanical and Control Systems Engineering (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) and School of Engineering (University of Edinburgh, UK). His main research interests include robotics, autonomous systems, computer vision, image/signal processing, mechatronics, data analytics, manufacturing automation, multi-objective optimizations, and applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence including multi-agent reinforcement learning, fuzzy logic, neural networks, bio-inspired algorithms, and cognitive computation, etc. He has over 170 publications in these areas, including more than 90 journal papers and 10 book chapters.

Dr Yang has been awarded over 15 research grants as PI (principal investigator) or CI (co-investigator). He is the Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, Member of the UK Engineering Professors’ Council,  Senior Member of the IEEE Society of Robotics and Automation, IEEE Control Systems Society,  Publicity Co-Chair of the IEEE UK and Ireland Industry Applications Chapter, Committee Member of the IET SCOTLAND Manufacturing Technical Network. Dr Yang has been a Scientific/Technical Programme Committee member or organizer for a series of international conferences and workshops. He is an associate editor for the Cognitive Computation journal published by Springer.

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water

Keywords

  • Robotics
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Manufacturing Automation
  • Mechatronics
  • Nonlinear Control
  • Computer Vision
  • Machine Learning
  • Cognitive Computation
  • Optimization Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Multi-agent Systems
  • Process Monitoring
  • Fault Diagnosis
  • System Modelling and Simulation

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  • Best Paper Award

    Wong, Cuebong (Recipient), Yang, Erfu (Recipient), Yan, Xiu (Recipient) & Gu, Dongbing (Recipient), 24 Jan 2019

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  • Best Paper Award Nominee

    Gao, Fei (Recipient), Ma, Fei (Recipient), Wang, Jun (Recipient), Sun, Jinping (Recipient), Yang, Erfu (Recipient) & Hussain, Amir (Recipient), 24 Sept 2017

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  • Frontiers (Publisher)

    Erfu Yang (Editorial board member)

    13 Mar 2023 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesJournal or guest editorship

  • Sensors (Journal)

    Erfu Yang (Editorial board member)

    16 Nov 2022

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work typesJournal or guest editorship