Yuchun Xu
Professor Yuchun Xu is a Chair in Manufacturing, leader of two interdisciplinary research themes Digital Engineering, and Circular Economy at Aston University. His research is mainly focused on Smart Manufacturing, Remanufacturing, Life Cycle Engineering and Cost Modeeling/Analysis. Prof Xu’s research is sponsored by EPSRC, Innovate UK and EU H2020, FP7 etc. with total profile over £25M. His research closely links with industry to address the challenges associated with Smart Factory, Asset Management, and Circular Economy. His industrial collaborators include Manufacturing Technology Centre, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, QinetiQ and Network Rail etc.