Collaborative Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM); Feature-based Engineering; Knowledge-based Design and Manufacturing, CAD/CAM/CAPP; ERP, Plastic Injection Mould Design

• Jan. 2017 – AUG. 2017, Arsenal Engineering - MITACS (Yet to be approved), “Framesork Design and Prototyping of A Personal Task and Time Management Mentor Package with A Dynamic, Multi-facet, Data oriented and Associative Engineering Management Method”.
• April. 2014 – Mar. 2019, NSERC (Discovery) , “Interoperability In Web-Oriented And Knowledge Driven Collaborative Engineering”.
• Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2017, Durabuilt - MITACS, “Physical Simulation and Learning Management System”.
• April. 2016 – Sept. 2016, NSERC (Engage) , “Integrated Design and Quality Conformance of Parts Manufactured via FDM”.
• Sept. 2011 – Aug. 2015, Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD grant – Liu JiKai (Central South University, Changsha, China), “Methodology Study for Plastic Product Development and Troubleshooting Analysis for Molding Processes”.
• Sept. 2011 – Aug. 2015, CSC PhD grant – Cheng Zhengrong (Sichuan University, Chengdu, China), “Knowledge-based product modeling and process engineering”.
• June 2011 - May 2012, CSC visiting scholar grant – Wan Wei (NUAA), “Feature-based concurrent and collaborative engineering”.
• April 2011 – March 2012, NSERC Engage Grant, “Methodology study for Plastic Product Development and Trouble Shooting Methods for Molding Processes”, partnered with Drader Custom Manufacturing [Link].
• Feb. 2011 – Jan. 2013, MITACS [link] “Accelerate Cluster” Internship Grant, “Methodology Research on Business Process Reengineering with a Neutral Information Model of ERPs”, partnered with McCoy Drilling and Completion, FARR, Canada [link].
• Sept. 2010 – Dec. 2010, NSERC Interaction Grant, “Exploration of Collaboration on Product Development and Molding Quality Evaluation”, partnered with Drader Custom Manufacturing, completed.
• Sept. 2010 – Aug. 2014, CSC PhD grant – Xie Yanan, “Interoperability in knowledge driven collaborative engineering”.
• April 2009 – March 2014, NSERC Discovery Grant, “Interoperability in Knowledge Driven Collaborative Engineering”.
• June 2009 - June 2010, CSC visiting scholar grant – Yin Chenggang (China Agricultural University), “Generic constraint representation, modeling and application for a parametric gear box design”, completed.
• Dec. 2009 – Nov. 2010, Chinese Scholarship Committee visiting scholar grant – Li, Yuliang (Zhejiang University), “Research on the semantic process modeling and management of early stage engineering design”, completed.
• Sept. 2008 – Aug. 2009, NSERC GRF grant administrated by VP research of U of A in supporting new faculty - “Fine Grain Feature Constraint Modeling in Engineering Collaboration”, completed.
• Jan. - April 2009, Student Exchange Grant administrated by the Canadian Bureau for International Education, on behalf of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT), completed.
• July 2007 – Mar. 2012, Faculty startup grant - “Web-based Design and Manufacturing”.
• July 2007 – Mar. 2012, Department startup grant - “Web-based Design and Manufacturing”.

• Mr. Fu, Junyu (PhD Student, from Jan. 2013)
• Mr. Cheng, Zhengrong (CSC award recipient, PhD Candidate, to start from Sept. 2011).
• Mr. Parthasarathi Ramakrishnan (M.Sc Student, from Sept.2014).
• Mr. Lei, Li (PhD Student, from Sept. 2013 onwards)
• Mr. Yazdan Kordestany (M.Sc Student, from Jan.2014).
• Mr. Muxi Li (M.Sc Student, from Sept.2016).
• Mr. Daniel Kurian (M.Sc Student, from Sept.2016).
• Mr. Anish Kumar Varudharajulu (M.Sc Student, from Sept.2016).
• Mr. Jiangzhuo Ren (PhD Student, from Sept.2017).
• Ms. Yuqi Zhang (M.Sc Student, from Jan.2016).
• Ms. Yiding Sun (M.Sc Student, from Sept.2017).

• Mr. Parthiban Sundararaj (M.Eng Student, from Sept.2013 to July. 2016)
• Mr. Liu, JiKai (CSC award recipient, PhD Candidate, from Sept. 2011 to Dec. 2015)
• Mr. Yishak Yusuf (Transferred) (PhD Student, from Sept.2014 onwards).
• Mr. Choi, Keith (M.Sc Student, from Sept.2013 to July Keith)
• Mr. Md Moin Uddin (Withdrawn) (M.Sc Student, from Sept. 2008)
• Ms. Fatemeh, Khademi (M.Sc Student, from Jan.2013 to July.2015)
• Mr. Xie, Yanan (PhD Candidate, from Sept. 2010 to Jul.2015).
• Mr. Wei, Jingxing Tony (MSc Candidate, from Sept. 2010 to present)
• Mr. Campos Triano, Alberto Luis (Mexico Conacyt scholar, MSc Candidate, from Jan. 2011 to present)
• Mr. Wang Wei, (Visiting PhD Student, CSC award recipient from NUAA, June 2011 to May 2012)
• Ms. Sajadfar, Narges (Volunteer, to be a MSc Candidate, from Sept. 2011 onwards)
• Mr. Liu, Hongyi (MSc Candidate, to start from Sept. 2011 onwards)
• Mr. Matar, Houssam (PhD Candidate, from Sept. 2011 to present, co-supervisor: Prof. George Jergeas)

• Mr. Liu, JiKai (Post-Doctroal Fellow)
• Mr. Xie, Yanan (Post-Doctroal Fellow).
• Mr. Ali, Mohamed (Research Associate).