20 May 2026
Welcoming New Early Career Editorial Members of Designs
Designs (ISSN: 2411-9660) is pleased to announce the following 50 researchers, who have been added to our group of 2026–2027 Early Career Editorial Board Members. Please join us in congratulating them on joining the Designs community!
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Name: Dr. Andrea Magrini Affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy Website: https://www.unipd.it/node/53048 Interests: turbomachinery for propulsion and power; optimization; computational fluid dynamics; fluid dynamics; high-performance computing; multi-fidelity modeling |
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Name: Dr. Jiuwu Hui Affiliation: Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Website: https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=H-9lpaMAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate Interests: nuclear engineering; system control, modelling, monitoring, and optimization; fault diagnosis; heat transfer; control system design |
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Name: Dr. Rodrigo Polo-Mendoza Affiliation: Institute of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic Website: https://natur.cuni.cz/osoba?poid=1926791818556571; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7556-2994 Interests: pavement design; transportation geotechnics; infrastructure sustainability; applied artificial intelligence |
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Name: Dr. Chathura Wanigasekara Affiliation: 1. Institute of Maritime Technologies and Propulsion Systems, German Aerospace Center, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany 2. Centre for Industrial Mathematics, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4371-6108/; https://www.math.uni-bremen.de/zetem/cms/detail.php?template=parse_title&person=ChathuraWanigasekara&language=de Interests: nonlinear system identification and control; robust control; optimal control; multi-agent systems; power systems; smart grids |
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Name: Dr. Yuan Li Affiliation: School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3600-3118 Interests: biomechanics; artificial organs; turbomachinery; optimization; computational fluid dynamics; hemodynamics; fluid dynamics |
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Name: Dr. Rundong Huang Affiliation: School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China Website: https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/rundhuang2/ Interests: machine design and drive; axial-flux permanent magnet machine; propulsion system and actuator; analytical method |
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Name: Dr. Giulia Pascoletti Affiliation: Department of Engineering, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via G. Duranti, 93, 06125 Perugia, Italy Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giulia-pascoletti-273b2618a/ Interests: numerical modeling for machine design and optimization; multibody modeling; finite element analysis (FEA); human body numerical models; statistical methods for shape analysis; statistical shape models (SSMs); morphing techniques; computational biomechanics |
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Name: Dr. Xingyu Wang Affiliation: Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Fargo, ND 58105, USA Website: https://www.ndsu.edu/civil-construction-environmental-engineering/people Interests: advanced materials; sustainable energy; smart structures; digital twin; SHM; AI |
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Name: Dr. Barozzi Marco Affiliation: Department of Science and High Technology, University of Insubria, Via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy Website: https://uninsubria.unifind.cineca.it/resource/person/51213 Interests: process safety; chemical engineering design; dust explosion; mathematical modelling; wastewater treatment |
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Name: Dr. Cheng Luo Affiliation: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China Website: https://faculty.hust.edu.cn/LUOCHENG/en/index/2649980/list/index.htm Interests: speed-sensorless control of AC motor drives; parameter online identification; power electronics technologies in new energy applications |
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Name: Dr Mark Goudswaard Affiliation: School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, Queens Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Mark-Goudswaard-6090d91e-a4ee-4c9a-a7f6-560a55e4e622/ Interests: prototyping; additive manufacture; product development processes; remanufacturing; design neurocognition; design cognition |
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Name: Dr. Michelangelo-Santo Gulino Affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via di Santa Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy Website: https://cercachi.unifi.it/p-doc2-0-0-A-3f2b3d29352d2b-0.html Interests: mechanical design and production; non-destructive testing; passive and active safety of vehicles; sustainable mobility |
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Name: Dr. Panagiotis Lykas Affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, 15772 Athens, Greece Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2509-179X Interests: solar energy; power cycles; multigeneration; energy storage; energy systems design; industrial waste heat recovery; heat pumps |
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Name: Dr. Chenliang Liu Affiliation: Department of Automation, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China Website: https://faculty.csu.edu.cn/liuchenliang/zh_CN/index.htm Interests: artificial intelligence; deep learning; big data analysis and modeling; intelligent optimization decision-making |
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Name: Dr. Paweł Turek Affiliation: Department of Manufacturing Technologies and Automation, Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszów Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-029 Rzeszów, Poland Website: https://turek.v.prz.edu.pl Interests: metrology of geometric quantities; surface roughness; increasing the accuracy of the reconstruction and manufacturing of anatomical model geometry; designing orthopaedic devices, surgical guides, and implants |
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Name: Dr. Anna Bazan Affiliation: Department of Manufacturing Technologies and Automation, Rzeszów University of Technology, Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-029 Rzeszów, Poland Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0642-3958 Interests: geometric metrology; surface topography and roughness; additive manufacturing; uncertainty analysis; statistical data analysis; reverse engineering |
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Name: Dr. Pan Zhou Affiliation: College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, No. 24, South Section 1, 1st Ring Road, Chengdu, China Website: https://acem.scu.edu.cn/info/1033/12833.htm Interests: marine geotechnical engineering; deep foundation engineering; energy geotechnical engineering; soft soil treatment and pile reinforcement; deep excavation and underground engineering; cyclic and dynamic responses of offshore piles |
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Name: Dr. Yang Yi Affiliation: College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3430-557X Interests: dynamic modeling for design and diagnosis; vibration analysis; condition monitoring; diagnosis and prognosis of mechanical systems |
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Name: Dr. Andrea El Hassanin Affiliation: Department of Chemical, Materials and Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy Website: https://www.docenti.unina.it/teacher/414e44524541454c2048415353414e494e4c48534e445238385333304638333956/ Interests: metal and polymer additive manufacturing; design of new materials and structures for customized biomedical implants; multimaterial additive manufacturing; metal powder production and processing; laser-powder bed fusion of functionalized materials; post-process heat treatments and surface finishing methods; design of new additively manufactured structures |
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Name: Dr. Angeliki Kitsopoulou Affiliation: Department of Thermal Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece Website: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9891-251X Interests: building energy simulation; RES-driven energy systems; innovative building technologies |
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Name: Dr. Giulia Del Serrone Affiliation: Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8862-9433 Interests: sustainable infrastructure design; transport systems engineering; life cycle assessment (LCA); floating car data (FCD); road design |
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Name: Dr. Pengpeng Zhi Affiliation: Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313000, China Website: https://yjsjy.uestc.edu.cn/gmis/jcsjgl/dsfc/dsgrjj/21315 Interests: reliability design optimization; robust design optimization; resilience design optimization; fatigue reliability; structural reliability; multi-fidelity modeling; CAE simulation |
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Name: Dr. Bhaskaranand Bhatt Affiliation: Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Turin, Italy Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8557-190X Interests: tribology; 3D printing; microscopy, sustainability; composites; advanced materials; optimization |
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Name: Dr. Saher Javaid Affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, Kanazawa Gakuin University, 10 Suemachi, Kanazawa 920-1392, Japan Website: https://www.kanazawa-gu.ac.jp/aboutus/teacher/javaid-saher/ Interests: smart homes and home energy management systems (HEMS); distributed energy resources (DERs); energy storage systems (ESS); power system stability and control; demand response; energy-on-demand systems; power flow coloring; resilient power system design; microgrid design and optimization; energy system design; advanced control system design for smart grids |
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Name: Dr. Tingjun Lei Affiliation: School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA Website: https://campus.und.edu/directory/tingjun.lei Interests: bio-inspired artificial intelligence (AI); robotics and autonomous systems; optimization and evolutionary computation; human-autonomy teaming (HAT); intelligent transportation systems; and applied machine learning |
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Name: Dr. Ivan Grgić Affiliation: Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod, University of Slavonski Brod, HR-35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia Website: https://sfsb.unisb.hr/zavod-za-strojarske-konstrukcije/ivan-grgic-cv/ Interests: design theory; product design and development; medical devices; CAD modeling; industrial design; additive manufacturing; design for additive manufacturing |
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Name: Dr. Feng Liu Affiliation: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8736-8830 Interests: motor design and control; electromagnetic, thermal, and mechanical optimization for high efficiency, high speed, and high power/torque density; new structure, new principle, and new modeling method; loss minimization, ripple reduction, and vibration/noise suppression; electric vehicle; new energy; electric drive system |
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Name: Dr. Bo Cai Affiliation: School of Aeronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 92 Xidazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin, China Website: https://homepage.hit.edu.cn/caibo Interests: hybrid terrestrial/aerial bicopters; specialized robotics and autonomy; stochastic systems control; UAV/UGV planning and control; switching systems and hybrid systems |
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Name: Dr. Armin Mahmoodi Affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3jkqV5oAAAAJ&hl=en Interests: transportation systems; road safety; autonomous systems; UAV/RPAS applications; simulation-based modeling; intelligent transportation systems; design optimization; emergency logistics; disaster response systems |
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Name: Prof. Dr. Aurelia Rybak Affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation, Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland Website: https://www.polsl.pl/rg1/aurelia-rybak/ Interests: stable energy systems; energy security; software design; project management |
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Name: Dr. Abdullah Anwar Affiliation: Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia Website: https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/998797-abdullah-anwar Interests: civil and infrastructure engineering; structural and construction materials; cementitious and composite materials; durability and service-life performance of structures; sustainable and low-carbon infrastructure systems; nano-engineered materials in civil engineering; performance-based engineering of construction materials and systems |
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Name: Dr. Aziz Ahmed Affiliation: School of Civil, Mining, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia Website: https://scholars.uow.edu.au/aziz-ahmed Interests: structural optimization; additive manufacturing; cold-formed steel structures; structural dynamics; ice–structure interaction; fracture mechanics; structural steel connections; high-rise reinforced concrete structures; earthquake engineering; FRP-based structural retrofit |
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Name: Dr. Crescenzo Pepe Affiliation: Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, AN, Italy Website: https://www.dii.univpm.it/crescenzo.pepe Interests: advanced process control; model predictive control; process modeling; automation; energy efficiency; steel industries; cement industries; water distribution networks; hydroelectric power plants; district heating; HVAC; process control; process monitoring; industry 4.0; resources management; decision support systems; optimization |
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Name: Prof. Dr. Denghui Qing Affiliation: School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China Website: https://teacher.nwpu.edu.cn/en/2024010072.html Interests: underwater vehicle design; fluid mechanics; acoustic signal processing; hydrodynamic/structural vibration/cavitation noise |
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Name: Prof. Dr. Fei Zhao Affiliation: School of Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China Website: https://homepage.hit.edu.cn/zhaofei?lang=en Interests: electrical system technologies; electric motors and drives for propulsion and household appliances; electric generators |
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Name: Dr. Francesco Muzi Affiliation: Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering (DIEE), Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy Website: https://research.uniroma1.it/researcher/7c80b8caaf383e8d3920f2f30865e3f2d5967937ad3da4b88519fe5e Interests: digital twin; building information modeling (BIM); internet of things (IoT); smart buildings; building construction; building production; building management; energy efficiency; digitalization of the built environment |
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Name: Dr. Hamidreza Behi Affiliation: Department of Materials Engineering, Synthesis and Recycling (4MAT), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Avenue FD Roosevelt 50, CP165/63, 1050 Brussels, Belgium Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4311-4927 Interests: thermal management; CFD; design engineering |
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Name: Dr. Hongyu Liang Affiliation: National Key Laboratory of Automotive Chassis Integration and Bionics, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, China Website: http://auto.jlu.edu.cn/info/1134/8181.htm Interests: intelligent design of automotive structures; bionic design; lightweight design; optimization design; crashworthiness design |
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Name: Dr. Honggan Yu Affiliation: School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Website: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1725-2180 Interests: hard rock tunnel boring machine (TBM) type selection and adaptability design; TBM intelligent tunneling; TBM construction disaster early warning and control; remote monitoring techniques |
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Name: Dr. Jiachen Tian Affiliation: College of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9273-9707 Interests: power electronics; electrical energy storage; DC transformer; power converter control strategy |
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Name: Dr. Kai Cui Affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Research Centre for Resources Engineering Towards Carbon Neutrality, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China Website: https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/kaicui6/ Interests: infrastructure design; functional materials; fracture and crack propagation |
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Name: Dr. Konstantinos Gkyrtis Affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh), GR-67100 Xanthi, Greece Website: https://civil.duth.gr/en/author/kgkyrtis/ Interests: road and pavement design; pavement maintenance; nondestructive testing; transportation asset management; recycled materials; road safety |
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Name: Dr. Maria Pomoni Affiliation: School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, 15780 Athens, Greece Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7363-7780 Interests: highway-pavement design and performance; road asset management; road surface characteristics; road safety; smart transportation infrastructures; sustainable road infrastructures; digital twin in transportation infrastructure |
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Name: Dr. Zahabul Islam Affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA Website: https://www.bgsu.edu/engineering-and-innovation/about-the-college/faculty-and-staff-directory/zahabul-islam.html Interests: additive manufacturing; material processing and characterizations; in-situ experiments; molecular dynamics simulation |
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Name: Dr. Nikolaos E. Karkalos Affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Zografou, Greece Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6913-825X Interests: numerical methods for multiscale modeling of machining and abrasive processes; soft computing methods and material testing |
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Name: Dr. Ting Zou Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1B 3X5, Canada Website: https://www.mun.ca/engineering/about/our-people/ting-zou/ Interests: mechatronics; intelligent systems; nonlinear motion control |
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Name: Dr. Baohua Wen Affiliation: School of Architecture and Planning, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China Website: https://arch.hnu.edu.cn/info/1268/4798.htm Interests: design of vernacular architecture; green architecture and low-carbon architecture; sustainable village and town construction |
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Name: Dr. Yi-Sheng Wang Affiliation: Department of Carbon Innovation and Energy Convergence, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-si 24341, Republic of Korea Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9216-6766 Interests: low-carbon building materials; sustainable cement and concrete; CO2 sequestration and utilization; solid waste-based material design; concrete microstructure and durability |
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Name: Dr. Yu Jin Affiliation: School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China Website: https://seea.tju.edu.cn/info/1012/3434.htm Interests: distribution network; microgrid; multilevel converters and their applications in energy storage systems |
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Name: Dr. Zihao Lei Affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China Website: https://gr.xjtu.edu.cn/en/web/leizihao Interests: mechanical design; mechatronics design; fault detection and diagnosis; structural health monitoring; digital twins; large language models; explainable artificial intelligence; machine learning; additive manufacturing |
