Affiliation: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Qun Chao received his BS degree in mechanical design manufacturing and its automation from Hefei University of Technology in 2013. He earned his PhD degree in mechatronic engineering from the State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems at Zhejiang University in 2019. He received the Hiwin Doctoral Dissertation Award from Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from Educational Society of Zhejiang Province due to his contribution to the design criteria for electro-hydrostatic actuator pumps. Dr. Chao is working as a postdoctoral fellow at the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests focus on smart hydraulic components and predictive maintenance. He has received research funding from the National Natural Science Foundation and the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China. He has published about 30 international journal papers and holds 5 invention patents in the field of fluid power. He was awarded the fellowship of both China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents and Shanghai Post-doctoral Excellence Program. Dr. Chao is also active in the research community. He served as a secretary at the 11^th National Fluid Power Transmission and Control in 2020. He is now a senior member of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and a Committee member of Smart Fluid Power Transmission and Control Division.