Charlie C.L. Wang

Professor Charlie C.L. Wang is a Professor of Smart Manufacturing at The University of Manchester, Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on digital manufacturing, computational design, additive manufacturing, soft robotics, geometric computing, and computer graphics. He is recognized for his work in geometry-driven intelligence for design and manufacturing, integrating manufacturability, material behavior, and process constraints into geometric design variables. He holds an EPSRC Open Fellowship (2023-2028) on Field Computation Based Kernel for Vector 3D Printing. Prior to joining The University of Manchester in 2020, he was a Professor and Chair of Advanced Manufacturing at Delft University of Technology and a Professor of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Charlie C.L. Wang is a Professor and Chair in Smart Manufacturing at the University of Manchester, specializing in Digital Manufacturing, Computational Design, Geometric Computing, Robotics, and Automation. His research focuses on advancing additive manufacturing through innovative techniques such as topology optimization, support-free fabrication, and machine learning integration. He explores methods for improving printability, structural integrity, and design automation in 3D printing. Wang's work also addresses challenges in robotic systems for fabrication, surface flattening, and conformal cooling in injection moulding. His contributions span both theoretical and applied aspects of manufacturing technologies, emphasizing computational and geometric approaches to enhance efficiency and customization.