Keynote Speakers

Prof. Van Dau

Van Dau received his Ph.D. degree in micromechatronics from Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan, in 2007. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at the Micro Nano Integrated Devices Laboratory, Ritsumeikan University, and later served as a Research Scientist at Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd., Hyogo, Japan. He is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and the author or co-author of more than 200 scientific publications and 25 inventions. His current research interests include microfluidics, electrohydrodynamics, microsensors, and actuators.

Keynote Topic: Electrohydrodynamics for biomedical applications

Prof. Jiehan Zhou

Dr Jiehan Zhou is a Professor and Director of Global Engagement Office at the School of Computer Science at Shandong University of Science and Technology and a Docent in the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering at the University of Oulu, Finland. He has a rich academic background and professional experience, having obtained a Ph.D. in Mechanical Automation from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2000 and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Oulu, Finland in 2011. He has worked at renowned research institutes and universities such as Tsinghua University, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, INRIA in France, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), University of Oulu, and University of Toronto, Canada with over 20 years of international research experience across three continents. He has held positions such as Senior Scientist, Team Leader, Laboratory Director, General Manager of an Industrial Internet company in Germany, and Principal Engineer at a Research Institute on Cloud Computing in Canada. He also serves as a visiting professor at several Chinese universities, including Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Professor Jiehan Zhou has conducted extensive research in Industrial Large Models, LLMs serving optimization, intelligent manufacturing, system modeling and simulation, Big Data analysis, achieving remarkable accomplishments in both academic and industrial fields. He has investigated and participated in numerous Chinese, Canadian, European Union projects, including the ERCIM Fellowship Programme, the EU FP6 Amigo Project, and the EU ITEA4-CAM4Home Project.

Keynote Topic: Towards Industrial Agents with Embodied Robotics for Complex Manufacturing Systems

Abstract: The increasing complexity, uncertainty, and dynamic nature of modern manufacturing systems challenge conventional automation. This talk proposes a new paradigm integrating Industrial Agents as the cognitive core for tasks planning and service composition with Embodied Robotics as their physical counterpart with ongoing practices. We highlight two key technological frontiers: First, the integration of LLMs with World Models, which combines high- level semantic understanding with physical commonsense reasoning. Second, on-device LLM serving, which provides real-time, secure, and low-latency intelligence directly at the end, crucial for dynamic environments. This synergy paves the way for collaborative multi-agent systems that can actively navigate and master the complexities of modern manufacturing.