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Dr Sun is currently the Head, Professor of Department of Mechatronics and Robotics. She has broad academic working experience in China and Singapore for more than 20 years.She has extensive research experience in 3D Printing for Healthcare Product Design, 3D Customized Food Printing, Biomimetic Scaffold Fabrication, Intelligent Process Monitoring, and Mechatronics Instrumentation. Along with nearly 15 research projects sponsored by Singapore and China government agencies, and industries.https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=c-x5M2QAAAAJhl=zh-CN
Research interests
3D Printing for Healthcare Product Design
Biomimetic Scaffold Fabrication
Intelligent Process Monitoring, Mechatronics Instrumentation
Experience
2019/2-2020/8, Program Director, Intelligent Manufacturing Programme, XJTLU Taicang campus
2015/3-2021/7, Associate Professor, Senior Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Design, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)
2013/8-2015/2, Senior Research Scientist, Deputy Director of Keio-NUS CUTE Center, Interactive and Digital Media Institute (IDMI), NUS
2012/9-2017/2, Adjunct Principle Investigator, Biofabrication Lab, NUS Research Institute, Suzhou Industry Park (SIP), China
2009/9-2013/7, Lecturer Lab Supervisor of Assembly Workshop, Engineering Design Innovative Center (EDIC), NUS
2005/1-2009/8, Research Fellow, Center for Intelligent Products Manufacturing Systems, NUS
1998/6-2000/12, Lecturer , Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
Teaching
SAT006 - Foundations of Computer Science and Engineering
SAT001 - Explore Advanced Technology
MEC202 Industrial awareness and group project
IND206 Industry Collaboration
IND211 Electronics in Design Application
IND212 Design for Manufacturability
Awards and honours
- Outstanding award, 6th Jiangsu Province Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Innovation Competition, 2025
- 2nd prize, Jiangsu Province College Intelligent Robot Creative Competition, 2025
- 3rd prize, 8th China University Intelligent Robot Creative Competition, 2025
- 3rd prize, 10th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Top 5 in Product Design Annual Competition, 2025
- 2nd prize, The 7th National University Contest on Intelligent Robotic Innovations,Nanny Robot, China Association of Higher Education, 2024
- 1st prize, Jiangsu Province, The 7th National University Contest on Intelligent Robotic Innovations,Nanny Robot, China Association of Higher Education, 2024
- 3rd prize, Jiangsu province, The 14th Challenge Cup China University Students Business Plan Competition, Comprehensive intelligent care solutions, 2024
- 2nd prize, Eastern division, 9th National University Optoelectronics Competition, Intelligent dairy cow monitoring system based on sensors and IoT technology, 2024
- 1st prize, The 8th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Virtual Reality Music Instrument Playing Game for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Training, Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, 2023.
- 2nd prize, Jiangsu Province Contest on Intelligent Robotic Innovations, Intelligent Companion for Children, China Association of Higher Education. 2023
- 1st prize, The 6th National University Contest on Intelligent Robotic Innovations, Intelligent Companion for Children, 2023
- 2nd prize, Jiangsu Province, The 6th National University Contest on Intelligent Robotic Innovations, Automatic Chinese Medicine Physiotherapy Cupping Robot, China Association of Higher Education. 2023
- 1st prize, 8th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Virtual Reality Music Instrument Playing Game for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Training, 2023
- 2rd prize, 3rd Yangtze River Delta JITRI Innovation Cup Competition, Interactive Game Carpet with Gait Analysis for Children's Lower Limb Training, 2023
- 3rd prize, Jiangsu DoE Excellent FYP Dissertations Winners, 2023
- 2nd prize, 7th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Top 5 in Product Design Annual Competition, Outdoor Intelligent Logistics Driverless Platform, 2022
- 1st prize, Eastern division, 9th National University Optoelectronics Competition, 2021 http://phy.ecnu.edu.cn/a9/d4/c5681a371156/page.htm
- 3rd prize, Finalist, 9th National University Optoelectronics Competition, Top 3 National University Student Annual Competition for Electrical and Electronics Discipline, 2021
- 3rd prize, 6th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Interactive story box for children with cerebral palsy, Top 5 in Product Design Annual Competition, 2021
- 1st prize, Suzhou division, 6th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Interactive Game Carpet, 2021
- Innovation award, Suzhou division, 4th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Interactive Game Carpet, 2021
- 1st prize, Suzhou division, 5th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Interactive toy design for hand rehab exercise, 2020
- Innovation award, 5th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Top 5 Product Design Annual Competition, Interactive toy design for hand rehab exercise, 2020
- 1st prize, Suzhou division, 4th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Toy design for hand rehab exercise for children with cerebral palsy, 2019
- 1st prize, 4th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, Toy design for hand rehab exercise for children with cerebral palsy, Top 5 Product Design Annual Competition, 2019
- PROXXON Innovation Award, 3rd Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition, 2018
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), 2005
M.S. in Energy and Power Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China, 1997
B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China, 1995
Research areas
- Mechatronic system design
- Medical image segmentation
- Intelligent rehab device design
- Machine learning in bioscaffold fabrication
- 3D bioprinting in healthcare
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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面向智能制造的机械电子工程专业体系与人才培养模式的改革探究
Zhang, T. (PI), Zhang, Q. (CoPI), Sun, J. (CoPI) & Qi, Y. (CoPI)
1/12/23 → 30/11/25
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Teaching content innovation of mechatronics practical courses based on industrial ethernet and edge computing
Zhang, Q. (PI), Wang, X. (CoPI), Yang, R. (CoPI) & Sun, J. (CoPI)
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Developing biocomposite ink for fabricating bioscaffolds with surface nanotopography
Sun, J. (PI), Ma, F. (Team member) & Zhang, Q. (Team member)
1/08/23 → 31/07/25
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Suzhou Municipal Key Lab for Intelligent Virtual Engineering
Yue, Y. (PI), Liang, H. N. (Team member), lim, E. (Team member), Man, K. L. (Team member), Ma, F. (Team member), Wang, X. (Team member), Guan, S. (Team member), Wang, Q. (Team member), Xiao, J. (Team member), Ma, J. (Team member), Meng, J. (Team member), Zhang, C. (Team member), Chen, M. (Team member), Chen, B. (Team member), Wang, W. (Team member), Craig, P. (Team member), Sun, J. (Team member), Liu, G. (Team member), Xia, J. (Team member), Zhu, X. (Team member), Yu, L. (Team member), Zhang, J. (Team member), Qi, J. (Team member), Huang, M. (Team member), Yang, R. (Team member), Li, S. (Team member), Dong, Y. (Team member), Yang, X. (Team member), Li, Y. (Team member), Wang, J. (Team member), Zhang, H. (Team member), Wei, Z. (Team member), Sun, Q. (Team member), Elsheikh, A. (Team member), Levers, A. (Team member), Konev, B. (Team member), Coenen, F. (Team member), Atkinson, K. (Team member), Gasieniec, L. (Team member), Wong, P. (Team member), Payne, T. (Team member), Garcia-Fernandez, A. (Team member) & Zhang, Y. (Team member)
1/11/22 → 30/10/25
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Advances in dissolving microneedles-based drug delivery system for treating dermatological diseases
Chen, G., Li, J., Bu, Q., Li, Y., Chen, Z., Sun, J. & Li, Y., May 2025, In: Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 107, 106785.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Alcogels based on secalin and konjac glucomannan composites for the controlled release of curcumin
Jing, L., Su, L., Xie, Q., Zeng, S., Zeng, X., You, S., Fu, C., Sun, J. & Huang, D., Feb 2025, In: Food Research International. 203, 115822.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A novel variable grasping range adapter-based soft gripper
Song, C., Wang, J., Bu, Q. & Sun, J., 27 Aug 2025, IEEE The 30th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC 2025).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Deep learning for polymer scaffold bioimage analysis: Opportunities and challenges
Sun, J., Yao, K., Zhu, H., Huang, K. & Huang, D., 2025, In: International Journal of Bioprinting. 11, 2, p. 16-33 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Design and fabrication of two-step expansion flexible gripper for dynamic grasping range
Wang, J., Lu, Y., Song, C., Xu, B., Bu, Q., Sun, J. & Zhang, Q., 11 Mar 2025, In: Robot Learning. 2, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Nature Communications (Journal)
Jie Sun (Reviewer)
30 Jun 2024Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (Journal)
Jie Sun (Reviewer)
1 Feb 2024 → 30 Dec 2026Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Editorial work
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Computers in Biology and Medicine (Journal)
Jie Sun (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2024 → 30 Dec 2026Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Editorial work