Prof. Qiao Xu
Wuhan Textile University, China
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan Textile University. Concurrent positions include Member of the 1st Youth Working Committee of the China Textile Engineering Society, Backbone Teacher for the Comprehensive Reform Pilot Program of Majors under the Undergraduate Teaching Project of the Ministry of Education, and Senior Member of the China Textile Engineering Society. His long-term research focuses on modern intelligent textile equipment, electromagnetic drive technology, and mechatronics. He has presided over 3 provincial and ministerial-level or above scientific research projects, including the Open Project of the State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, General Program of Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and Special Project of Hubei Key Laboratory of Digital Textile Equipment. He was awarded the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China in 2025. As a core key researcher, he participated in 2 provincial-level key research projects funded by the Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and both project achievements passed appraisal and reached the international advanced level. His research achievements have won a total of 5 provincial, ministerial and above scientific and technological awards, with representative honors including the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the First Prize of Hubei Provincial Technical Invention Award, and the China Excellent Patent Award. He has published 36 academic papers in core journals and above, among which 26 are indexed by SCI/EI. He has compiled and participated in compiling 2 monographs and textbooks, and holds 28 authorized and pending patents. Complete technologies covering energy-saving twisting of high-performance industrial filaments, intelligent screen printing equipment, and electromagnetic weft insertion mechanisms have been industrialized, with relevant equipment exported to more than 20 countries worldwide. In talent cultivation, he has supervised numerous master’s and doctoral students. Dissertations of his students have been selected for the Excellent Degree Paper Action Plan of the textile industry. He has led student teams to win the First Prize in the National Textile Intelligent Design Competition. He has long been committed to teaching textile mechanical and electrical equipment as well as talent cultivation through academic discipline competitions. |