Dr. Taoxi Wang is currently an Associate Professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, with over 10 years of research in smart materials and advanced manufacturing. His research interests lie in rapid solid state volumetric additive manufacturing, shape memory alloys/polymers, and body temperature programmable elastomers for wearable healthcare applications. He bridges fundamental mechanics with functional material design to enable adaptive, self healing, and high performance structures. He has published over 20 SCI indexed papers in leading journals including Virtual and Physical Prototyping, Materials & Design, Smart Materials and Structures, Polymers, and Mechanics of Materials. He holds six granted patents and has served as principal investigator for multiple funded projects, including the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China, Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and the State Key Laboratory of Aerodynamic Open Fund. He was awarded the Innovative and Entrepreneurship Talent of Jiangsu Province and received the Third Prize in the China New Material Innovation Competition (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology). His work consistently translates academic innovations into practical solutions, with collaborations with BMW and AVIC.