Professor Kai Cheng
Honorary Professor
Tower A 208
- Email: kai.cheng@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267255
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Summary
EDUCATION AND DEGREES
- BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, 1st Class, Harbin Institute of Technology, July 1983.
- MSc in Manufacturing Engineering, 1st Class (Distinction), Harbin Institute of Technology, July 1988.
- PhD in Precision Manufacturing, Liverpool John Moores University, January 1994.
WORKING EXPERIENCES
- 01/1994 – 09/1995, Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University.
- 10/1995 – 11/1999, Lecturer, Department of Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University.
- 12/1999 – 04/2001, Reader, School of Engineering at Leeds Metropolitan University.
- 05/2001 – 04/2006, Professor, School of Engineering at Leeds Metropolitan University.
- 05/2006 – present, Chair Professor, Head of Advanced Manufacturing & Enterprise Engineering (AMEE) Department, School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University London.
Responsibility
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS
- Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Fellow since 2004
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Fellow since 2006
JOURNAL EDITORIAL WORK
- European Editor, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (ISSN: 0628-3768).
- Member of the Editorial Board, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture (ISSN: 0890-6955).
- Member of the Editorial Board, International Journal of Agile Manufacturing (ISSN: 1536-2639).
- Member of the Editorial Board, International Journal of Mass Customisation (ISSN: 1742-4208).
- Member of the Editorial Board, International Journal of Nanomanufacturing (ISSN: 1746-9392).
Newest selected publications
Chohan, BS., Yuan, Z., Riaz, A., Cheng, K. and Jackson, MJ. (2026) 'Closed-Loop Recycling of Laminated and Pultruded CFRPs: Thermo-Oxidative Decomposition, Remanufacturing, and Life Cycle Assessment'. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 24. ISSN: 0021-8995
Huo, D., Fard, A., Liu, J., Gou, N. and Cheng, K. (2025) 'Modelling of Aerostatic Bearings with Micro-Hole Restriction'. Machines, 14 (1). pp. 1 - 15.Open Access Link
Zha, J., Cheng, K., Wu, D., Zhang, H. and Xue, F. (2025) 'Error motions in hydrostatic bearings: Mechanisms, analysis, and control'. Precision Engineering, 97 (January 2026). pp. 1060 - 1086. ISSN: 0141-6359
Chen, X. and Cheng, K. (2025) 'Cutting Tool Remaining Useful Life Prediction Using Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Through Graph Neural Networks and Transformers'. Machines, 13 (11). pp. 1 - 23.Open Access Link
Chidara, A., Cheng, K. and Gallear, D. (2025) 'Ontology-Based Modelling and Analysis of Sustainable Polymer Systems: PVC Comparative Polymer and Implementation Perspectives'. Polymers, 17 (19). pp. 1 - 26. ISSN: 2073-4360 Open Access Link