Wuqiang Yang

Professor Wuqiang Yang is a world-leading authority in Electrical Capacitance Tomography (ECT) at The University of Manchester. His work spans ECT system design, image reconstruction algorithms, and industrial applications, contributing to advancements in oil/gas, pharmaceutical, aerospace, and chemical industries. He holds Fellowships from IEEE, IET, and InstMC, and has authored over 400 publications with 11,921 citations.

Education:

• BEng, MSc, PhD (Tsinghua University)

Research Interests:

• ECT development and industrial applications
• Multiphase flow measurement
• Robotics and tactile sensors

His ECT innovations have enabled technologies like Schlumberger's flowmeters and Airbus's fuel system optimization. Recent work includes touch sensors for elderly care robots and high-temperature ECT for chemical reactors.

Awards:

• 2021 IEEE IMS Best Application Award
• 2000 IEE Ayrton Premium
• 1997 IEE/NPL Wheatstone Prize

Advising & Grants: Supervised over 20 PhD students and collaborated with global industries. Current projects include robot ECT systems and low-cost ECT devices.

Labs/Teams: Director of the Joint Research Laboratory of Touch Sensors for Domestic Robots (with Beijing Tashan Technology Co. Ltd), and academic visitor collaborations across 10+ institutions worldwide.