Yang Xia is an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology. He is also a member of The Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. He received his Bachelor's in Engineering Mechanics from Wuhan University in 2007 and earned his Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics from Dalian University of Technology in 2013. His research interests are mainly engaged in computer aided engineering, numerical simulation methods, flexible digital devices and vehicle body manufacturing technology.