Professor Yang Xu's research focuses on AI for Design and Advanced Manufacturing. His current projects include advanced additive manufacturing (AM) processes, intelligent manufacturing systems (digital twins), and AI-driven design methods for AM-enabled applications.
EDUCATION
Professor Yang Xu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Data and Systems Engineering at The University of Hong Kong. He obtained his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and his M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California (USC), as well as his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Automation from Beihang University. Prior to joining HKU, Professor Xu worked as a postdoctoral research associate at UC Berkeley.
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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Scholar Citations
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Dynamic Stress Damage Behavior of UHTC‐Modified C/C Composites by Reactive Melt Infiltration Method S Chen, W Wan, D Hu, Z Yan, M Zhang, Y Zhang, J Sun, Y Xu, T Liu, Q Fu Journal of the American Ceramic Society 109 (3), e70610 , 2026 2026
Thermal Protection Behavior of Coated C/C‐SiC‐TiC Composites Under Simulated Dynamic Combustion Environment at 1700° C S Huang, H Li, L Guo, H Ou, S Zhang, K Wu, Y Zhang, X Zhang, K Fan, ... Journal of the American Ceramic Society 109 (2), e70536 , 2026 2026
Nature‐Inspired Innovation in Electrical Engineering Technologies and Applications M Li, A Mao, Q Guan, Y Xu, C Li, G Lu, E Saiz Advanced Science 12 (48), e12250 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Machine learning guided design and ablation behavior of ZrC-TaC-SiC ternary coatings Y Zhang, Z Zhang, X Zhang, K Wu, R Riedel, D Hu, Y Xu, L Wu, J Sun Corrosion Science, 113499 , 2025 2025 Citations: 38
A Multi‐Step Deposition Strategy for β‐SiC Coatings on Cf/C Composites: Achieving Breakthrough Oxidation Resistance and Mechanical Properties D Hu, B Liu, X Li, J Sun, T Li, Y Xu, H Li, Q Fu Advanced Science, e17256 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
DMD-based additive manufacturing: spatiotemporal properties and motion-assisted image projection methods Y Chen, H Xu, Y Xu Emerging Digital Micromirror Device Based Systems and Applications XVI 12900 … , 2024 2024
Hybrid multimaterial 3D printing using photocuring‐while‐dispensing J Jin, F Zhang, Y Yang, C Zhang, H Wu, Y Xu, Y Chen Small 19 (50), 2302405 , 2023 2023 Citations: 36
Continuous vat photopolymerization for optical lens fabrication H Xu, S Chen, R Hu, M Hu, Y Xu, Y Yoon, Y Chen Small 19 (40), 2300517 , 2023 2023 Citations: 26
Direct etching of nano/microscale patterns with both few‐layer graphene and high‐depth graphite structures by the raster STM electric lithography in the ambient conditions Y Yang, Y Xu Journal of Microscopy 292 (1), 37-46 , 2023 2023 Citations: 6
Interpolation and difference optimized machine learning model for accurate prediction of silicon etching depth with small sample dataset Y Yang, Y Xu Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 41 (5) , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Lifetime prediction of electronic devices based on the P-stacking machine learning model F Wang, Y Yang, T Huang, Y Xu Microelectronics Reliability 146, 115027 , 2023 2023 Citations: 15
Hopping light vat photopolymerization for multiscale fabrication Y Xu, H Mao, C Liu, Z Du, W Yan, Z Yang, J Partanen, Y Chen Small 19 (11), 2205784 , 2023 2023 Citations: 29
Vat photopolymerization 3d printing method and apparatus Y Chen, H Mao, Y Xu US Patent App. PCT/US2022/039,343 , 2023 2023
Hierarchical porous structure fabrication via hybrid stereolithography and inkjet printing with sacrificial liquid Y Yoon, Y Xu, Y Chen Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 145 (1), 011010 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
In-situ transfer vat photopolymerization for transparent microfluidic device fabrication Y Xu, F Qi, H Mao, S Li, Y Zhu, J Gong, L Wang, N Malmstadt, Y Chen Nature communications 13 (1), 918 , 2022 2022 Citations: 108
Fabrication of flexible microheater with tunable heating capabilities by direct laser writing and selective electrodeposition Y Yang, S Li, H Xu, Y Xu, Y Chen Journal of Manufacturing Processes 74, 88-99 , 2022 2022 Citations: 27
Multichannel piezo‐ultrasound implant with hybrid waterborne acoustic metastructure for selective wireless energy transfer at megahertz frequencies L Jiang, G Lu, Y Yang, Y Xu, F Qi, J Li, B Zhu, Y Chen Advanced Materials 33 (44), 2104251 , 2021 2021 Citations: 55
Automatic reusable support for 3d printing Y Chen, Y Xu US Patent 20,210,283,856 , 2021 2021
Hybrid vat photopolymerization processes for viscous photocurable and non-photocurable materials Y Xu University of Southern California , 2021 2021
A vibration-assisted separation method for constrained-surface-based stereolithography Y Xu, Y Zhu, Y Sun, J Jin, Y Chen Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 143 (5), 051008 , 2021 2021 Citations: 28
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
In-situ transfer vat photopolymerization for transparent microfluidic device fabrication Y Xu, F Qi, H Mao, S Li, Y Zhu, J Gong, L Wang, N Malmstadt, Y Chen Nature communications 13 (1), 918 , 2022 2022 Citations: 108
Multichannel piezo‐ultrasound implant with hybrid waterborne acoustic metastructure for selective wireless energy transfer at megahertz frequencies L Jiang, G Lu, Y Yang, Y Xu, F Qi, J Li, B Zhu, Y Chen Advanced Materials 33 (44), 2104251 , 2021 2021 Citations: 55
Machine learning guided design and ablation behavior of ZrC-TaC-SiC ternary coatings Y Zhang, Z Zhang, X Zhang, K Wu, R Riedel, D Hu, Y Xu, L Wu, J Sun Corrosion Science, 113499 , 2025 2025 Citations: 38
Hybrid multimaterial 3D printing using photocuring‐while‐dispensing J Jin, F Zhang, Y Yang, C Zhang, H Wu, Y Xu, Y Chen Small 19 (50), 2302405 , 2023 2023 Citations: 36
Reusable support for additive manufacturing Y Xu, Z Wang, S Gong, Y Chen Additive manufacturing 39, 101840 , 2021 2021 Citations: 32
Hopping light vat photopolymerization for multiscale fabrication Y Xu, H Mao, C Liu, Z Du, W Yan, Z Yang, J Partanen, Y Chen Small 19 (11), 2205784 , 2023 2023 Citations: 29
A vibration-assisted separation method for constrained-surface-based stereolithography Y Xu, Y Zhu, Y Sun, J Jin, Y Chen Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 143 (5), 051008 , 2021 2021 Citations: 28
Fabrication of flexible microheater with tunable heating capabilities by direct laser writing and selective electrodeposition Y Yang, S Li, H Xu, Y Xu, Y Chen Journal of Manufacturing Processes 74, 88-99 , 2022 2022 Citations: 27
Continuous vat photopolymerization for optical lens fabrication H Xu, S Chen, R Hu, M Hu, Y Xu, Y Yoon, Y Chen Small 19 (40), 2300517 , 2023 2023 Citations: 26
Development of a pilot manufacturing cyberinfrastructure with an information rich mechanical CAD 3D model repository A Bharadwaj, Y Xu, A Angrish, Y Chen, B Starly International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 58745 … , 2019 2019 Citations: 26
Lifetime prediction of electronic devices based on the P-stacking machine learning model F Wang, Y Yang, T Huang, Y Xu Microelectronics Reliability 146, 115027 , 2023 2023 Citations: 15
Direct etching of nano/microscale patterns with both few‐layer graphene and high‐depth graphite structures by the raster STM electric lithography in the ambient conditions Y Yang, Y Xu Journal of Microscopy 292 (1), 37-46 , 2023 2023 Citations: 6
Direct droplet writing–a novel droplet-punching capillary-splitting 3D printing method for highly viscous materials Y Xu, F Qi, X Gao, Y Shan, Y Zhou, Y Chen Procedia Manufacturing 53, 472-483 , 2021 2021 Citations: 6
A Multi‐Step Deposition Strategy for β‐SiC Coatings on Cf/C Composites: Achieving Breakthrough Oxidation Resistance and Mechanical Properties D Hu, B Liu, X Li, J Sun, T Li, Y Xu, H Li, Q Fu Advanced Science, e17256 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
NURBS curve fitting method considering constraint of streamline field Y Xu, Q Liu Journal of Computer-Aided Design & Computer Graphics 29 (1), 137-144 , 2017 2017 Citations: 4
Nature‐Inspired Innovation in Electrical Engineering Technologies and Applications M Li, A Mao, Q Guan, Y Xu, C Li, G Lu, E Saiz Advanced Science 12 (48), e12250 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Interpolation and difference optimized machine learning model for accurate prediction of silicon etching depth with small sample dataset Y Yang, Y Xu Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 41 (5) , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Hierarchical porous structure fabrication via hybrid stereolithography and inkjet printing with sacrificial liquid Y Yoon, Y Xu, Y Chen Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 145 (1), 011010 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Dynamic Stress Damage Behavior of UHTC‐Modified C/C Composites by Reactive Melt Infiltration Method S Chen, W Wan, D Hu, Z Yan, M Zhang, Y Zhang, J Sun, Y Xu, T Liu, Q Fu Journal of the American Ceramic Society 109 (3), e70610 , 2026 2026
Thermal Protection Behavior of Coated C/C‐SiC‐TiC Composites Under Simulated Dynamic Combustion Environment at 1700° C S Huang, H Li, L Guo, H Ou, S Zhang, K Wu, Y Zhang, X Zhang, K Fan, ... Journal of the American Ceramic Society 109 (2), e70536 , 2026 2026