Liu Ying | Mechanical Engineering | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Liu Ying | Mechanical Engineering | Research Excellence Award

East China Jiaotong University | China

Ying Liu is a dedicated researcher and Lecturer specializing in vehicle engineering with a strong academic trajectory and growing research impact, reflected in an h-index of 2, 4 published documents, and 14 citations across indexed platforms. She earned a combined Master’s and PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai University, followed by a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation from Changchun Institute of Technology. Her professional career includes serving as a Lecturer at East China Jiaotong University, where she contributes to teaching, mentoring, and interdisciplinary research. Her work focuses on target optimization, image detection, reinforcement learning, computer vision, intelligent control, and smart vehicle technologies. She has completed five research projects, contributed to two national-level and multiple provincial and horizontal projects, and actively engages in consultancy with ten industry-linked initiatives. She has authored seven SCI-indexed papers, produced twenty-five patents, and participated in major scientific collaborations including a project funded with 5 million yuan. As a recipient of Jiangxi’s Early-Career Young Talents Program, she continues to advance innovation in intelligent vehicle systems. She remains committed to impactful research, advancing engineering applications, and contributing to societal and technological development.

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Featured Publications

Liu, Y., & [Co-author(s) if any]. (2025). Continuous path tracking of robots based on positioning error compensation with iterative learning control. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.

Leo Miguel González | Mechanical Engineering | Excellence in Research Award

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Prof. Dr. Leo Miguel González | Mechanical Engineering | Excellence in Research Award

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Spain

Leo Miguel González is a distinguished Professor Titular at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, specializing in numerical methods in engineering, fluid mechanics, the Navier–Stokes equations, and fluid–structure interaction. With a strong academic foundation that includes degrees in Industrial Engineering, Physics, and a PhD in Engineering from the UPM, he has built a solid career spanning more than two decades in research and university teaching. His experience includes academic roles at Universidad Pontificia Comillas and later progressive appointments at UPM, where he achieved accreditation as Catedrático by ANECA and has obtained three research sexenios. González has contributed to major European and national R&D projects, including SLOWD , FOWTDAMP (Plan Nacional), and IMAGE, collaborating with leading institutions such as Airbus, CNR-INSEAN, and the University of Bristol. His research outputs include patents such as Visitando nuestra ciencia and FEMICAI, reflecting his commitment to innovation. His publication record, citation impact, and h-index are documented in international bibliographic databases such as Scopus and Web of Science. His work continues to advance aerospace propulsion, fluid mechanics, and computational modeling, reinforcing his reputation as a key contributor to European engineering research.

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Featured Publications

Macia, F., Antuono, M., González, L. M., & Colagrossi, A. (2011). Theoretical analysis of the no-slip boundary condition enforcement in SPH methods. Progress of Theoretical Physics, 125(6), 1091–1121.

Huera-Huarte, F. J., Bangash, Z. A., & González, L. M. (2014). Towing tank experiments on the vortex-induced vibrations of low mass ratio long flexible cylinders. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 48, 81–92.

Azcona, J., Munduate, X., González, L., & Nygaard, T. A. (2017). Experimental validation of a dynamic mooring lines code with tension and motion measurements of a submerged chain. Ocean Engineering, 129, 415–427.

Souto-Iglesias, A., Macià, F., González, L. M., & Cercos-Pita, J. L. (2013). On the consistency of MPS. Computer Physics Communications, 184(3), 732–745.

Huera-Huarte, F. J., Bangash, Z. A., & González, L. M. (2016). Multi-mode vortex and wake-induced vibrations of a flexible cylinder in tandem arrangement. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 66, 571–588.