Profile
Professor Yong Yue, Head of Department and Professor of Computing Technology
Professor Yong Yue obtained a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Northeastern University, China and a PhD in CAD/CAM from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. He is also a Chartered Engineer. Professor Yue was a design and development engineer in industry for eight years. He also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham and project manager at Cardiff University before joining the University of Bedfordshire.
Apart from running the Department, Professor Yue has led and participated in a number of research and professional projects with collaborative links in over 10 countries. He has over 120 publications and supervised 8 PhD students (4 as Director of Studies) to completion. He is currently supervising 9 PhD projects (5 as Director of Studies).
Teaching Areas
- Computer graphics
- Mechatronics
- Operating systems
- Project management
Research Interests
- Computer graphics and virtual reality
- CAD/CAM
- Operations research
- AI techniques and applications
Research and Professional Projects
- EU FP7 Laser Nanotechnology (Laser NaMi), 2010-2013
- EU FP7 Multi-Role Shadow Robotic System for Independent Living (SRS), Co-investigator, 2009-2012
- EPSRC ICASE project for virtual reality enhanced learning tools for modern building services, 2008-2011
- EEDA KEEP project on 3D CAD development, 2008
- EEDA KEEP project on virtual reality applications, 2007
- British Council Bridge project for international higher education in information security, 2007-2008
- HEFCE MOVE grant for innovative curriculum development in sustainable built environments, 2007-2008
- EPSRC, UK-China network: intelligent automation, computing and manufacturing, Co-investigator, 2004-2007
- China Ministry of Science and Technology, Wireless network-based technology for intelligent buildings, Co-investigator, 2004-2006
- Nuffield Foundation, A study into the 3D packing problem, 2004
- TCS, Development of advanced double glaze window making machines, 2002-2004
- EPSRC, Automatic visual inspection, 2001-2002
- High-resolution large-area laser Interference Nano manufacturing technology (PhD ongoing)
- Parallel algorithm for surface editing and its FPGA implementation (PhD ongoing)
- Hybrid approach to gesture representation and recognition (PhD ongoing)
- Wireless sensor networks for disaster recovery and rescuing in built environments (PhD ongoing)
- Effective VR-based learning environments for modern building services (PhD ongoing)
- Grid enabled staging DBMS for data loading and mapping (PhD completed in 2011)
- Development of statistics approach to verb vector task classifier (MSc by Research completed in 2010)
- Heuristic approaches to container loading (PhD completed in 2008)
- Genetic algorithm-based robot navigation (MSc by Research completed in 2006)
- Risk management strategy of construction projects (PhD completed in 2006)
- Vision-based neural network classifiers and their applications (PhD completed in 2005)
- Measurement and modelling of moisture transport processes in porous construction materials (PhD completed in 2005)
- Feature technology and its applications in computer integrated manufacturing (PhD completed in 2003)
Publications (selected from 2001)
External Activities
- Concurrent Professor, Northeastern University, China (since 2010)
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (since 2009)
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (since 2009)
- Guest Editor, Special Issue on Planning and Control in Robotics, International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 2008
- Active member of Council of Professors and Heads of Computing (CPHC), UK (since 2008)
- President, Chinese Automation and Computing Society in the UK (CACSUK) Committee (2003-2004)
- PhD/MPhil Examiners, since 2002
- IT Applications in Motor Vehicles, British Council Get Connected Seminar, Chennai, India, 2000
- Referee a wide range of international journals and conferences
- Chair /session chair and programme committee member of a wide range of international conferences
Contact Details
Department of Computer Science and Technology
Professor Yong Yue
E: yong.yue@beds.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1582 743209
