Yi Wan received his PhD from Shandong University, Jinan, China in 2006. From 2008 to 2016, he was an Associate Professor with the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, where he has been a Professor since 2016. He is the Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, and the Project Letter Evaluation Expert of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. His major research interests include intelligent manufacturing.