Associate Professor Ang Liu
Associate Professor

Associate Professor Ang Liu

  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2012
  • MS in Product Development Engineering, University of Southern California, 2008
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering and Minor in Business Administration, Shandong University, 2006
Engineering
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Dr. Ang Liu is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC) in 2012. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor and Manager of the Viterbi iPodia Program at USC from 2013 to 2016. He joined UNSW as a Senior Lecturer in 2016 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2020. Dr. Liu's research interests include design thinking, design methodology, intelligent manufacturing, digital twin, artificial intelligence, and engineering education.

Dr. Liu is an Associate Member of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), JSPS Invitational FellowFellow of the PLuS Alliance, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). He is Secretary of CIRP STC Dn in 2022-2025. He was Co-Chair of the 10th International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD2016), General Chair of the 13th International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD2019), and Chair of the 2nd Digital Twin International Conference. He charis the 33rd CIRP Design Conference in 2023. He received multiple prestigious awards such as the Park's Best Journal Paper Award in 2019, UNSW Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in 2021​, one of the 250 Top Researchers by the Australian's Research Magazine 2021-2022, Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning of the 2022 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT), etc. Dr. Liu is an Associate Editor of Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, and he serves in the editorial boards of multiple prestigious journals such as Journal of Engineering DesignDigital Twin, Scientific Reports, Production & Manufacturing ResearchChinese Journal of Mechanical EngineeringMachines, Green Manufacturing Openetc. 

Phone
+61 2 9385 4080
  • Book Chapters | 2021
    Liu A, 2021, 'Problem Definition', in Design Engineering and Science, Springer International Publishing, pp. 167 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49232-8_5
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Lai Y; Wang Y; Ireland R; Liu A, 2020, 'Chapter 4 Digital twin driven virtual verification', in Digital Twin Driven Smart Design, Elsevier, pp. 109 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-818918-4.00004-x
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Wang L; Tao F; Liu A; Nee AYC, 2020, 'Chapter 5 Digital twin driven design evaluation', in Digital Twin Driven Smart Design, Elsevier, pp. 139 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-818918-4.00005-1
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Wang Y; Liu A; Tao F; Nee AYC, 2020, 'Chapter 2 Digital twin driven conceptual design', in Digital Twin Driven Smart Design, Elsevier, pp. 33 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-818918-4.00002-6
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Zhang M; Sui F; Liu A; Tao F; Nee A, 2020, 'Digital twin driven smart product design framework', in Digital Twin Driven Smart Design, Academic Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818918-4.00001-4
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Zhang M; Sui F; Liu A; Tao F; Nee AYC, 2020, 'Chapter 1 Digital twin driven smart product design framework', in Digital Twin Driven Smart Design, Elsevier, pp. 3 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-818918-4.00001-4
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Liu A; Zhang D; Wang Y; Xu X, 2022, 'Knowledge graph with machine learning for product design', CIRP Annals, vol. 71, pp. 117 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2022.03.025
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wang X; Liu A; Kara S, 2022, 'Machine learning for engineering design toward smart customization: A systematic review', Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 65, pp. 391 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2022.10.001
    Journal articles | 2022
    Yang P; Wei G; Liu A; Huo F; Zhang Z, 2022, 'A review of sampling, energy supply and intelligent monitoring for long-term sweat sensors', npj Flexible Electronics, vol. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41528-022-00165-9
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhao H; Wu Z; Liu A; Zhang L, 2022, 'Numerical insights into the effect of ITZ and aggregate strength on concrete properties', Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, vol. 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2022.103415
    Journal articles | 2021
    Liu A; Zhang D; Wang X; Xu X, 2021, 'Blockchain-based customization towards decentralized consensus on product requirement, quality, and price', Manufacturing Letters, vol. 27, pp. 18 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2020.12.001
    Journal articles | 2021
    Qi Q; Tao F; Hu T; Anwer N; Liu A; Wei Y; Wang L; Nee AYC, 2021, 'Enabling technologies and tools for digital twin', Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 58, pp. 3 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2019.10.001
    Journal articles | 2021
    Tao F; Anwer N; Liu A; Wang L; Nee AYC; Li L; Zhang M, 2021, 'Digital twin towards smart manufacturing and industry 4.0', Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 58, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2020.12.005
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wang L; Liu Z; Liu A; Tao F, 2021, 'Artificial intelligence in product lifecycle management', International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 114, pp. 771 - 796, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-06882-1
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wang X; Wang Y; Tao F; Liu A, 2021, 'New Paradigm of Data-Driven Smart Customisation through Digital Twin', Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 58, pp. 270 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2020.07.023
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wang Y; Wang X; Tao F; Liu A, 2021, 'Digital twin-driven complexity management in intelligent manufacturing', Digital Twin, vol. 1, pp. 9 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/digitaltwin.17489.1
    Journal articles | 2020
    Liu A; Lu S, 2020, 'Functional design framework for innovative design thinking in product development', CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, vol. 30, pp. 105 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cirpj.2020.04.008
    Journal articles | 2019
    Chen D; Zhang D; Liu A, 2019, 'Intelligent Kano classification of product features based on customer reviews', CIRP Annals, vol. 68, pp. 149 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2019.04.046
    Journal articles | 2019
    Dai Y; Lu S; Liu A, 2019, 'Student pathways to understanding the global virtual teams: an ethnographic study', Interactive Learning Environments, vol. 27, pp. 3 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2018.1448286
    Journal articles | 2019
    Liu A; Teo I; Chen D; Lu S; Wuest T; Zhang Z; Tao F, 2019, 'Biologically Inspired Design of Context-Aware Smart Products', Engineering, vol. 5, pp. 637 - 645, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2019.06.005
    Journal articles | 2019
    Liu A; Wang Y; Teo I; Lu S, 2019, 'Constraint management for concept ideation in conceptual design', CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, vol. 24, pp. 35 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cirpj.2018.11.006
    Journal articles | 2019
    Sheng L; Li W; Jiang S; Chen J; Liu A, 2019, 'Nonlinear torsional vibration analysis of motor rotor system in shearer semi-direct drive cutting unit under electromagnetic and load excitation', Nonlinear Dynamics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11071-019-04878-x
    Journal articles | 2019
    Tao F; Sui F; Liu A; Qi Q; Zhang M; Song B; Guo Z; Lu SCY; Nee AYC, 2019, 'Digital twin-driven product design framework', International Journal of Production Research, vol. 57, pp. 3935 - 3953, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2018.1443229
    Journal articles | 2019
    Tao F; Zhang H; Liu A; Nee AYC, 2019, 'Digital Twin in Industry: State-of-the-Art', IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 15, pp. 2405 - 2415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2018.2873186
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wei W; Tian Z; Peng C; Liu A; Zhang Z, 2019, 'Product family flexibility design method based on hybrid adaptive ant colony algorithm', Soft Computing, vol. 23, pp. 10509 - 10520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00500-018-3622-y
    Journal articles | 2019
    Zhang Y; Xu X; Liu A; Lu Q; Xu L; Tao F, 2019, 'Blockchain-Based Trust Mechanism for IoT-Based Smart Manufacturing System', IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, vol. 6, pp. 1386 - 1394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCSS.2019.2918467
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tao F; Qi Q; Liu A; Kusiak A, 2018, 'Data-driven smart manufacturing', Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 48, pp. 157 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2018.01.006
    Journal articles | 2017
    Liu A; Lu S; Zhang Z; Li T; Xie Y, 2017, 'Function recommender system for product planning and design', CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, vol. 66, pp. 181 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2017.04.041
    Journal articles | 2016
    Dai Y; Liu A; Morrison J; Lu S, 2016, 'Systemic design of interactive learning environment for global engineering courses', International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 32, pp. 2597 - 2611
    Journal articles | 2016
    Liu A; Lu SCY, 2016, 'A crowdsourcing design framework for concept generation', CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, vol. 65, pp. 177 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2016.04.021
    Journal articles | 2015
    Green JL; Dai Y; Joo J; Williams E; Liu A; Lu SCY, 2015, 'Interdisciplinary dialogues as a site for reflexive exploration of conceptual understandings of teaching–learning relationships', Pedagogies, vol. 10, pp. 86 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1554480X.2014.999774
    Journal articles | 2015
    Liu A; Lu SCY, 2015, 'A new coevolution process for conceptual design', CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, vol. 64, pp. 153 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2015.04.020
    Journal articles | 2014
    Liu A; Lu SCY, 2014, 'Alternation of analysis and synthesis for concept generation', CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, vol. 63, pp. 177 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2014.03.094
    Journal articles | 2013
    Liu A; Lu SCY, 2013, 'Impacts of synthesis reasoning on ideation effectiveness in conceptual design', Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME, vol. 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4024086
    Journal articles | 2012
    Lu SCY; Liu A, 2012, 'Abductive reasoning for design synthesis', CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, vol. 61, pp. 143 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2012.03.062
    Journal articles | 2011
    Lu SCY; Liu A, 2011, 'Subjectivity and objectivity in design decisions', CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, vol. 60, pp. 161 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2011.03.122
  • Conference Papers | 2020
    Dai Y; Liu A, 2020, 'Personalizing peer instruction in a flipped classroom', in Proceedings of 2020 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2020, pp. 47 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TALE48869.2020.9368320
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Medini K; Andersen AL; Wuest T; Christensen B; Wiesner S; Romero D; Liu A; Tao F, 2020, 'Highlights in Customer-driven Operations Management Research', in Procedia CIRP, pp. 12 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.01.026
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Wang X; Wang Y; Liu A, 2020, 'Determining Customer-Focused Product Features through Social Network Analysis', in Procedia CIRP, pp. 704 - 709, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.02.227
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Wang X; Wang Y; Liu A, 2020, 'Trust-driven vehicle product-service system: A blockchain approach', in Procedia CIRP, pp. 593 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.04.149
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Wang Y; Wang X; Liu A, 2020, 'Digital Twin-Driven Analysis of Design Constraints', in Procedia CIRP, pp. 716 - 721, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.02.229
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Wang Y; Wang X; Liu A, 2020, 'Digital twin-driven supply chain planning', in Procedia CIRP, pp. 198 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.04.154
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Wei W; Yuan J; Liu A, 2020, 'Manufacturing data-driven process adaptive design method', in Procedia CIRP, pp. 728 - 734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.02.230
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Chen D; Zhang D; Tao F; Liu A, 2019, 'Analysis of customer reviews for product service system design based on cloud computing', in Procedia CIRP, Zhuhai and Hong Kong, pp. 522 - 527, presented at 11th CIRP Conference on Industrial Product-Service Systems, Zhuhai and Hong Kong, 29 May 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2019.03.116
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Cheng J; Zou X; Zuo Y; Liu A; Tao F, 2019, 'A variable frequency sampling method for sudden small-volume data and conventional large-volume data', in Procedia CIRP, Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp. 1319 - 1324, presented at 52nd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 12 June 2019 - 14 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2019.04.020
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Li Q; Liu A, 2019, 'Big data driven supply chain management', in Procedia CIRP, Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp. 1089 - 1094, presented at 52nd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems (CMS), Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 12-14, 2019, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 12 June 2019 - 14 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2019.03.258
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Tan K; Liu A, 2019, 'Biologically inspired design of network-aware smart product', in Procedia CIRP, Zhuhai and Hong Kong China, pp. 767 - 772, presented at 11th CIRP Conference on Industrial Product-Service Systems (CIRP IPS2 2019), Zhuhai and Hong Kong China, 29 May 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2019.04.232
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Zhang C; Chen D; Tao F; Liu A, 2019, 'Data driven smart customization', in Procedia CIRP, Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp. 564 - 569, presented at 52nd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems (CMS), Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 12-14, 2019, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 12 June 2019 - 14 June 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2019.03.156
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Tang Y; Zou X; Liu A; Tao F, 2018, 'An FPGA implemented data acquisition node card for heterogeneous communication approaches towards smart manufacturing', in Xu X; Dessouky MI; Zhong RY (eds.), Proceedings of International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, CIE, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 628 - 639, presented at 48th International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering 2018 (CIE48), Auckland, New Zealand, 02 December 2018 - 05 December 2018
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Lu S; Liu A, 2016, 'Innovative Design Thinking for Breakthrough Product Development', in Procedia CIRP, pp. 50 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2016.07.034
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Wei W; Liu A; Lu S; Wuest T, 2015, 'Product Requirement Modeling and Optimization Method Based on Product Configuration Design', in CIRP 25th Design Conference Innovation Product Creation, Elsevier Procedia, Haifa, Israel, presented at CIRP 25th Design Conference, Haifa, Israel, 02 March 2015 - 04 March 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.01.020
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Liu A; Lu S; Wei W, 2014, 'A new framework of ideation-oriented customer involvement', in Procedia CIRP, pp. 521 - 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2014.03.177
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Wuest T; Liu A; Lu SCY; Thoben KD, 2014, 'Application of the stage gate model in production supporting quality management', in Procedia CIRP, pp. 32 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2014.01.071