Affiliation: Zhejiang University, School of Mechanical Engineering

Prof. Zhang received his BS and PhD degrees both in Mechatronic Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2007 and 2012, respectively. He is currently a Research Professor of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University. Prof. Zhang has received research funding from the National Natural Science Foundation and the Outstanding Youth Science Foundation of China. His research interests focus on design of high-power-density hydraulic components. He has co-authored about 60 papers in international journals and conferences and holds 20 invention patents in the field of fluid power and transmission. Prof. Zhang is a senior member of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and a Committee member of Fluid Power Transmission and Control Division. He serves as deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems since 2019. He also serves as a senior editor of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.