Yin Ling Professor E-mail: yinl@dgut.edu.cn
Current Positions
Party Committee Chief and Executive Dean, Sino-French Joint Institute of Dongguan University of Technology & Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM).
Director, Dongguan University of Technology Joint Laboratory of the National Innovation Center for Smart Design and Digital Manufacturing Technology.
Deputy Director, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center for Heavy-Cutting Equipment Intelligentization.
Director, Dongguan Key Laboratory of CNC Equipment Intelligentization.
Core Member, Guangdong 3C Intelligent Equipment Innovation Team and Guangdong Provincial Higher Education Key Laboratory of Robotics and Intelligent Equipment.
Core Expert, Guangdong Agricultural Industry Technology System Innovation Team for Common Key Technology R&D in Forestry and Fruit Robotics.
Review Expert, National Natural Science Foundation of China and Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation.
Member, Robotics Branch of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society.
Category II Distinguished Talent of Dongguan City.
Education
2006.09 – 2011.12 Huazhong University of Science and Technology Ph.D. Candidate
2003.09 – 2005.12 Huazhong University of Science and Technology Master's Candidate
1996.09 – 2000.07 Shenyang Jianzhu University (formerly Shenyang Institute of Architectural Engineering) Bachelor's Student
Work Experience
Jul 2014 – Present Teacher, School of Mechanical Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology; Executive Dean, Sino-French Joint Institute of Dongguan University of Technology & CNAM
Dec 2011 – May 2014 Executive Deputy General Manager & Technical Director, Shenzhen Huashu Robot Co., Ltd.
Jan 2006 – Dec 2011 Head of Application Development Department, Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co., Ltd.
Jul 2000 – May 2003 CNC System Software Development Engineer, Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co., Ltd.
Scientific
Long-term research and development focus on intelligent control technologies for equipment, intelligent monitoring and optimization techniques for equipment operating states, and intelligent robotics technologies. Has led over 20 major research projects, including those under the National Key R&D Program, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, provincial-level science and technology plans in Guangdong, and corporate initiatives. Several projects have been successfully transferred to industry, generating significant economic and social benefits.
Served as the lead drafter for one national robotics standard, which was officially implemented in May 2021. Has filed 43 national invention patents, of which 16 have been granted, along with 3 PCT patents. Published one textbook included in the "13th Five-Year Plan" for 21st-century applied talent cultivation. Authored 21 papers published in domestic and international journals.
Recipient of more than 10 scientific and technological awards, including a First Prize for Scientific and Technological Innovation from the China Invention Association, First and Second Prizes of the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, a Second Prize from the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, a First Prize for Science and Technology from the Guangdong Mechanical Engineering Society, and a Silver Medal at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions.
Representative Research Projects (Principal Investigator)
2016, National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study on the Temperature Influence Mechanism on the Structural Dynamic Characteristics of CNC Machine Tools under Operating Conditions.
2016, Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation: Research on the Influence Mechanism and Compensation of Thermal Errors in CNC Machine Tools under Multi-Heat Source Interaction.
2018, Guangdong University Innovation and Strengthening Project: Key Technologies and Application Development for Shop-Floor Equipment Intelligentization Oriented Towards Big Data Applications.
2019, Guangdong Provincial Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System Innovation Team Project: Innovation Team for Common Key Technology R&D in Forestry and Fruit Robotics.
2024, Ministry of Emergency Management Key R&D Program: Key Technology R&D for an Intelligent Collaborative Emergency Rescue System Involving Cross-Domain Unmanned Equipment in Extreme Environments.
2024, Sub-project of National Science and Technology Major Project.
Publications
1.Qiu, Chaochao, Liang, Qiongke, Yin, Ling*, Li Weiye, He, Songping, Mao, Xinyong; Graph-based meta learning to predict tool tip dynamics of multiple machine tools with few labeled data . Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing , Volume 237 ,2025 , 112991.
2.Qiu C, Liang Q, Yin L*, et al; A novel meta-learning-based spatio-temporal modeling approach for thermal error prediction of multiple machine tools with few labeled data, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2025, 162: 112706.
3.Qiongke Liang, Ling Yin*, Chaochao Qiu, Lijuan Zhang, Weicheng Lin, Xinyong Mao, Xu Mao; Thermal error prediction of different machine tools based on sequence-to-sequence hybrid domain alignment, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering,Volume 74,2025,106745.
4.L. Yin, H. Hu, L. Zhang, C. Qiu, W. Lin and X. Mao; Thermal Error Prediction of Multiple Machine Tools Using Temperature Sensor Network and Spatio-Temporal Graph Transfer Learning, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 25, no. 14, pp. 26979-26990, 15 July15, 2025.
5.Qiu C, Yin L*, Mao X, Zhang Lijuan; Zhang Fei; A novel method based on knowledge graph to characterize cutting vibration under the coupling effect of varied cutting excitation and position-dependent dynamics[J]. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 2025, 38(8): 1098-1125.
6. LING YIN, FEI ZHANG, XIAOWEI DENG, PENG WU, HONGXIN ZENG, MEI LIU. Isogeometric Bi-Directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization. IEEE Access,2019.7:91134-91145.(中科院SCI二区，IF3.74)
7. Ling Yin，Quanxin Liu，Fei Zhang，Zirong Zhou1 ，Saif Ullah. Study for the Identification of Dominant Frequencies and Sensitive Structure on Machine Tools Using Modal Decoupling and Structural Sensitivity Analysis , journal of vibration engineering & technologies,2018. 7:507-517.(中科院SCI四区，IF0.53)
8.Yin Ling, Zhang Fei, Wu Peng, Zhou Zirong, Cao Xiaochang, Deng Shichun, Chen Shenggui. An Intelligent Palletizing Robot and Control System. Chinese Patent (Granted), Patent No.: ZL201810208006.6.
9.Yin Ling, Ma Hongwei, Zhang Fei, Wu Peng, Deng Shichun, Liao Zilong, Chen Shenggui. A Concrete Pier Crack Flaw Detection Robot and Its Detection Method. Chinese Patent (Granted), Patent No.: ZL201711401282.6.
10.Song Jialei, Xiao Yang, Yin Ling. A Bionic Rescue Robotic Fish. Chinese Patent (Granted), Patent No.: ZL202410088756.X.
Teaching Experience
Has taught courses including Robotics Technology, PLC Technology, Numerical Control Technology, and Introduction to Intelligent Manufacturing. Supervised 23 master’s students and co-advised 2 doctoral candidates.
Received the Second Prize in Guangdong Provincial Outstanding Online Teaching Cases for Undergraduate Universities and the First Prize in the university-level competition of the First National College Teaching Innovation Contest. Recognized as an Outstanding Instructor in the Guangdong Provincial Engineering College Student Experimental Skills Competition, awarded Outstanding Class Advisor by Dongguan University of Technology, and received the Xingtan Excellence in Teaching Award from Dongguan University of Technology.
Established teaching practice bases and joint laboratories through industry-academia-research collaborations and technological partnerships with numerous domestic and international institutions and enterprises, including Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Edinburgh Napier University, and GAC Group.
