Xiaoming Tao – Leading Researcher in Smart Textile Interactive Technology
Prof Xiaoming Tao, a distinguished academic and researcher in the field of renewable energy, Academician/Research Scholar Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. His academic journey has been marked by a profound dedication to advancing Web Analytics and Metrics, specifically in Big Data Analytics, Block Chain Technologies, Machine Learning into Social Media and Digital Marketing applications.
📚 Education:
She pursued her doctoral education at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, from March 1983 to July 1987, focusing on obtaining a Ph.D. in Education. Prior to that, she laid the foundation for her academic journey with a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Textile Engineering at the East China Institute of Textile Science and Technology in Shanghai, China, spanning from January 1978 to January 1982. This early academic chapter equipped her with the essential knowledge and skills in the field of Textile Engineering.
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🎓 Academic Positions:
- Chair Professor in Textile Technology since 2002
- Vincent and Lily Woo Professor in Textile Technology since 2014
- Director, Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems since 2021
- School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
📚 Academic Qualifications:
- BEng in Textile Engineering, ECITST, China, 1982
- PhD in Textile Physics, UNSW, Australia, 1987
🏆 Academic Leadership:
- World President, Textile Institute, UK, 2007-2010
- Academician, European Academy of Nature Sciences
- Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials, Sweden
- Fellow, Textile Institute, UK
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, USA
- Fellow, Royal Society of Arts, Design and Commercial Applications, UK
- Fellow, Hong Kong Institution of Textiles and Apparel
- Member, Fiber Society, USA
- Member, Optical Society of America, USA
- Member, American Institute of Physics, USA
- Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, USA
- Member, Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers, USA
🏅 Selected Awards:
- IAAM medal, International Association of Advanced Materials, Sweden, 2021.
- Guanghua Engineering Scientific and Technology Award, Chinese Academy of Engineering, 2020.
- Founder’s award, Fiber Society, USA, 2013.
- Honorary Fellow, Textile Institute International, 2010.
📚 Selected Publications (2013-2023):
- An airflow-driven system for scalable production of nano-microfiber wrapped triboelectric yarns for wearable applications (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023).
- Spiral-Shape Fast-Moving Soft Robots (Advanced Functional Materials, 2023).
- Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors (ACS nano, 2023).
- Smart Clothing with Built‐In Soft Sensing Network for Measuring Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Pressure under Impact Scenarios (Advanced Sensor Research, 2023).
- Fast NURBS-based parametric modeling of human calves for personalized design of graduated compression stockings (Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 2023).
- Flexible, durable, and washable triboelectric yarn and embroidery for self-powered sensing and human-machine interaction (Nano Energy, 2022).
- High ionic thermopower in flexible composite hydrogel for wearable self-powered sensor (Composites Science and Technology, 2022).
- Single-material-printed, Low-cost design for a Carbon-based fabric strain sensor (Materials & Design, 2022).
- Scalable production of ultrafine polyaniline fibres for tactile organic electrochemical transistors (Nature Communications, 2022).
🔍 Characterization and Measurement Devices:
- Smart bionic morphing leg mannequin for pressure assessment of compression garment (Smart Materials and Structures, 2020).
- The design and development of an illuminated polymer optical fiber knitted garment (The Journal of Textile Institute, 2020).
- 2D Materials Based Optoelectronic Memory: Convergence of Electronic Memory and Optical Sensor (Research, 2019).
- Multifunctional Smart Optical Fibers: Materials, Fabrication, and Sensing Applications (Photonics, 2019).
- Highly Sensitive and Durable Structured Fibre Sensors for Low-Pressure Measurement in Smart Skin (Sensors, 2019).