Editor-in-Chief Forum I
Publications of Advanced Research on
Robotics, Mechatronics, and Industrial Electronics in the Era of AI
IROS 2025, Hangzhou, China
Editor-in-Chief Forum I
IROS 2025, Hangzhou, China
October 21st, 2025 | 1:30 - 3:30 pm | Room 405A
In this forum, speakers from Editor-in-Chiefs of different IEEE Transactions will present their perspectives on the publication roadmap, visions, and opportunities on advanced research on robotics, mechatronics, and industrial electronics in the era of AI. The forum will consist of a series of brief lightning talks by the Editor-in-Chiefs of several flagship journals, followed by a moderated Q&A session.
Yang Shi received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering and automatic control
from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 1994 and 1998, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree
in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, in 2005. He is
now a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
His current research interests include networked and distributed systems, model predictive control (MPC),
cyber-physical systems (CPS), robotics and autonomous intelligent systems, and energy system applications.
On teaching and mentorship, Dr. Shi received the University of Saskatchewan Student Union Teaching Excellence
Award in 2007, the Faculty of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award in 2012 at the University of Victoria (UVic),
and the 2023 REACH Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision and Mentorship. On research, he is the
recipient of the JSPS Invitation Fellowship (short-term) in 2013, the UVic Craigdarroch Silver Medal for Excellence
in Research in 2015, the Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers in 2018; CSME Mechatronics Medal
(2023); IEEE Dr.-Ing. Eugene Mittelmann Achievement Award (2023); the 2024 IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineer Award.
He was Vice-President on Conference Activities of IEEE IES and the Chair of IEEE IES Technical Committee on Industrial
Cyber-Physical Systems. Currently, he is an IFAC Council Member and Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Industrial
Electronics. He also serves as Associate Editor for Automatica, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Annual Review
in Controls, etc.
He is a Fellow of IEEE, ASME, CSME, Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE),
Royal Society of Canada (RSC), and a registered Professional Engineer in British Columbia, Canada.
Gerhard P. Hancke received the B.Sc. and B.Eng. degrees and the M.Eng. degree in electronic engineering from the University
of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa, in 1970 and 1973, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Pretoria,
Pretoria, South Africa, in 1983.
He is a Professor with the University of Pretoria and Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and recognized
internationally as a Pioneer and Leading Scholar in industrial wireless sensor networks research. He initiated and co-edited
the first Special section on Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks in the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics in 2009
and the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics in 2013.
Prof. Hancke has been serving as an Associate Editor and Guest Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics,
IEEE Access, and previously the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief for the
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.
Prof. Ren C. Luo, an IEEE and IET Fellow, received Dipl.-Ing. and PhD in EE from the TU Berlin, Germany. He is an Irving T. Ho
Chair Professor at National Taiwan University; He served as Chief Technology Officer of FFG Inc., the world 3rd largest machine
tool manufacturer, and was CTO of ASUS corporation. He has served two-terms as President and Dean of Engineering at National Chung
Cheng University, one of the major universities in Taiwan, and Founding President of Robotics Society of Taiwan. He was President
of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
Prof. Luo has served as an Assistant Professor, tenured Associate Professor and Full Professor of Dept. of ECE at North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, USA. He was Toshiba Chair Professor in the University of Tokyo, Japan. Prof. Luo’s professional expertise
includes AI enhanced intelligent robotic control systems, multi-sensor fusion, mechatronics and intelligent manufacturing automation
technologies. He has authored over 550 papers, published in refereed international Transactions/ Journals, Conferences.
Prof. Luo has served 6 years as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (JIF 12.30) and 5 years EiC of
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. Prof. Luo received numerous international awards including IEEE Eugene Mittelmann Outstanding
Research Achievement Award, IEEE/RSJ IROS Harashima Innovative Technologies Award and IROS Service Award; ALCOA Company Outstanding
Engineering Research Award, USA. He also served as General Chairs for a number of IEEE sponsored major international conferences such
as IROS1992, IROS 2010, IEEE/ICRA 2003, IECON2007, INDIN 2016, MFI 1999 etc.
Yajun Pan received the B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China, in 1996, the M.E. degree in mechanical engineering from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 1999, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the National University of Singapore, Singapore, in 2003. She is a Professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. She held Postdoctoral positions of CNRS with the Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble in France and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta in Canada, respectively. Her research interests are robust nonlinear control, cyber physical systems, intelligent transportation systems, haptics, rehabilitations, and collaborative multiple robotic systems. Dr. Pan was a Senior Editor and Technical Editor for IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Engineering Institute of Canada, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering. She is a Registered Professional Engineer in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Juan J. Rodríguez-Andina received the M.Sc. degree from the Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, in 1990, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain, in 1996, both in electrical engineering. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electronic Technology, University of Vigo, and also with the Research Institute of Interdisciplinary Intelligent Science, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, China. From 2010 to 2011, he was on sabbatical leave as a Visiting Professor with the Advanced Diagnosis, Automation, and Control Laboratory, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. From 2015 to 2017, he delivered summer courses with Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. He has authored or coauthored more than 200 journal and conference articles and holds several Spanish, European, and U.S. patents. His research interests include the implementation of complex control and processing algorithms and intelligent sensors in embedded platforms. Dr. Rodríguez-Andina is a coauthor of the articles awarded the 2023 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Outstanding Paper Award and the 2017 IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine Best Paper Award. He was the recipient of the 2020 Anthony Hornfeck Award from the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. From 2016 to 2021, he was the Vice President for Conference Activities of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. From 2013 to 2015, he was the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine; from 2008 to 2018, he was an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and from 2011 to 2022 for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. He is currently a Co-Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and an Associate Editor for IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society.
| Time | Speaker and Talk |
|---|---|
| 1:30 – 1:40 pm | Welcome and introduction to the forum |
| 1:40 – 2:00 pm | Talk 1 – Ren C. Luo, National Taiwan University |
| 2:00 – 2:20 pm | Talk 2 – Gerhard P. Hancke, University of Pretoria |
| 2:20 – 2:40 pm | Talk 3 – Juan J. Rodríguez-Andina, University of Vigo |
| 2:40 – 3:00 pm | Talk 4 – Yajun Pan, Dalhousie University |
| 3:00 – 3:20 pm | Talk 5 – Yang Shi, University of Victoria |
| 3:20 – 3:30 pm | Q&A session |