Liang Zhong, PhD, is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology (SWUST), where he currently serves as the Vice Dean. He earned his BE in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing from Southwest Institute of Technology (1996), ME in Metal Materials Science from SWUST (2005), and PhD in Mechanical Design and Theory from Sichuan University (2014). With over two decades of academic service, Prof. Zhong has held various positions including Director of the Teaching and Research Office and was a visiting scholar at the University of Science and Technology of China. His research expertise encompasses surface engineering and additive manufacturing, focusing on laser-induced chemical liquid deposition, electroless composite plating, and 3D printing of silicon nitride cutting tools. He has led and participated in numerous research projects, including a National Defense Basic Research Program on laser-induced deposition, a Sichuan Provincial Education Department key project on fiber Bragg grating sensors, and industry-commissioned projects on mold surface strengthening and laser-based circuit forming.