Dr. Sio-Iong Ao finished his doctoral research in The University of Hong Kong and postdoctoral researches in the University of Oxford and Harvard University and is Former Visiting Professor of Cranfield University, UK, and University of Wyoming, USA.
Prof. Len Gelman is Professor and Chair in Signal Processing and Condition Monitoring, and Director, the Center for Efficiency and Performance Engineering, School of Computing and Engineering, The University of Huddersfield, UK. He has more than 25 years of experience in signal processing and vibro-acoustic monitoring of complex mechanical systems (e.g., rotating, reciprocating machinery, etc.) both in industry and academia. He has been Principal Investigator on numerous contracts and grants, including grants from the US National Academy of Sciences, US National Research Council, US International Science Foundation, US Civilian Research and Development Foundation (twice), US MacArthur Foundation, Lady Davis, Israel, and Centro Volta, Italy. He is Principal Investigator on UK EPSRC, UK DTI (three times), UK Royal Society, Rolls Royce (two times), and Shell grants.