Dr. Xinji Gan is an Associate Professor at Beihua University. He received his PhD from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and spent 2 years as a researcher at the Institute of Optical Machinery, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research career started with Advanced Manufacturing Technology. For the past few years, his research has been focused on additive manufacturing theory and process research. Over 20 papers of his including peer-reviewed journal and conference papers have been published, which have impacted the areas of study. Since joining Beihua University, he has worked on several Chinese government-funded projects and led several Chinese government- and industry-funded projects as a Principal Investigator.