Youmin Rong holds a Ph.D. from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical Science and Engineering of the same university. He also serves as a member of the Mechanical Industry Automation Branch of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and is a member of the Intelligent Manufacturing Committee of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence. His main research areas include hydrostatic components and ultra-precision machine tools, and laser processing.