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nographic Institution, University of Connecticut, and developed research cooperation and academic exchanges.  e of Standardization, the trustee of China Innovation Strategic Alliance of Rehabilitation Technical Aids, the expert member of International Personal Care Robotic Safety Committee for Standardization (ISO/TC 184/SC 2/WG 7), the expert member of Standardization Technical Committee of Medical Device for international applied robotic technology (ISO/TC 184/SC2 JWG9 Joint ISO/TC 184/SC2-IEC/SC 62A), and work group member of Green Submarine Observation Network (ITU-WMO-UNESCO IOC Joint Task Force) in International Telecommunication Union (ITU). ational Technology Invention Award (Second Prize, No. 2), the University Technology Invention Award (First Prize, No. 1) of Ministry of Education of P. R. China, Science and Technology Award of Zhejiang Province (First Prize, No. 2), Zhejiang Youth Science and Technology Award (for individual). He was selected to the national “Ten Thousand Talent Program” expert, “the State Council Special Allowance” expert, The National Ministry of Science and Technology in Innovation of Youth Science and technology Leading Talent, the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET) and New Century 151 Talent Project of Zhejiang Province (First Class).  started his academic career in November 1981 as a Research Assistant working with David Owens at the University of Sheffield and has had continuous employment since then working mainly in the UK but with experience working overseas lately where he has gained valuable insight in different cultures and working practices.  His most notable achievements to date are the following: n robot standardization and robot modularity. CLAWAR still continues as a UK registered charity to advance the area of robotics for the public benefit. SO 13482) for non-industrial robots allowing close robot-human interaction including contact; this is due to be published in 2013. moting IT in schools er of the other robot standardization projects. In addition, he is chair of the UK’s national committee on robot standardization at BSI. The international groups he chairs are the following: •ISO TC184/SC2/WG7 Personal care robot safety

Professor Yang is the Cheung Kong Chair Professor of Zhejiang University and the director of National Engineering Research Center of Electrohydraulic Control since 2000. He is Fellow of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and has severed as the director of the State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power Transmission and Control at Zhejiang University from 1997 to 2001. He is the chief scientist of a project “Fundamental Scientific Issues in Full-Face Large Scale Excavation Equipment Design and Manufacturing” supported by the National Basic Research Programme of China (973) in 2007.  He has been a committeemember of the advanced manufacturing technology of the National High Technology 863 programme of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), China since 2000.  The “863” and “973” programmes are major national initiatives designed to boost China's research infrastructure and help it meet the demand for socio-economic growth and sustainable development. He has also served as a member of the academic committee of four state key laboratories at four different leading Universities, which include the Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems lab at Zhejiang University, the Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology Lab at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the Mechanical Systems and Vibration Lab at Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Mechanical Transmission Lab at Chongqing University.

He has won several national awards, such as the National Outstanding Researcher of the Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Scientific and Technological Progress Prize and three Ministerial or Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress Prize (First Class). He has served as an Editor for the Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery and Manufacture Information Engineering of China.  His research interests are in motion control and energy saving of mechatronic systems, fluid power component and system development.