CV-Prof GAO JinJi
Gao Jinji , Ph.D

Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Professor of Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Ph.D candidate advisor
Director of National Key Research Laboratory of Fault Prevention and Monitoring in Hazardous Chemicals Production
Director of Chemical Safety Engineering Research Center of the National Ministry of Education
Vice president of China Association of Plant Engineering
Head of Petroleum and Chemicals Branch, National Safety Production Specialist Group
Vice president of China Academy of Vibration Engineering

Professor Gao JinJi, who took the lead in devising and applying the technology of plants’ diagnosis in China, resolved difficulties of technology at trial run in Liaoyang Petrochemical Company (LYPC), which was unsolvable by experts from France. He found the designed mistakes of axial thrust, which led frequent shutdown and made fatal accident on cracking gas compressor. He eliminated vibration on high speed compressors, through remodeling design of bearing and using full-speed auto balancer, which gained significant economic benefit. Remote monitoring and diagnosis system, which was designed by Prof. Gao, had been successfully been applied in about 100 important equipments like centrifugal compressor. He designed monitoring diagnosis and predictive maintenance system, which avoided a lot of fatal accidents, and made the maintenance at minimal level come true. He set up Sinopec Plant Diagnosis Center and helped more than 30 companies to diagnose and remove faults on 204 equipments.

Since 2001, he set up the National Key Research Laboratory of Fault Prevention and Monitoring in Hazardous Chemicals Production, the Chemical Safety Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, and the Remote Diagnosis Beijing Center of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). Cooperated with some well-known international corporations, he founded the BUCT-RTD Embedded System Lab, BUCT-PAC Joint Research Lab of Nondestructive Testing Technology, and BUCT-DNV Joint Research Lab of Risk Analysis. He developed Intelligent Safety and Maintenance System, and set up Remote Monitoring & Diagnosis System for China National Petroleum Corporation, which monitors 156 key equipments and 5700 pumps.

The major awards he has been granted include a first-class Prize of the Advancement of Science and Technology, three second–class Prizes of the Advancement of Science and Technology, three third-class Prizes of the Advancement of Science and Technology, and three patent for invention of China, and published more than 70 papers. Prof. Gao put forth the novel idea of Fault Self-recovery Regulation (FSR) on International equipment engineering academe, and was appointed as the member of World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM) International Steering Committee, and the chairman of the Third World Congress on Engineering Asset Management and Intelligent Maintenance System.

John Hanks

Vice President, Data Acquisition and Industrial Control, National Instruments

John Hanks is the Vice President for data acquisition and industrial control at National Instruments. Over the last 20 years, Hanks’ career has closely followed the rise of the personal computer, software, and sensing technologies. He leads product strategy and marketing at NI for data acquisition, industrial control, embedded, wireless, and machine vision hardware and software platforms.

Currently, Hanks serves on the board of directors for the Center for Commercialization of Electric Technology (CCET), an organization with the goal of coordinating and funding utilities, universities, and other company’s efforts for the future Smart Grid. He has also held roles as an industry advisor for projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), such as the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) which has the goal of developing a sensing platform for monitoring North America’s ecology. Additionally, Hanks has published numerous business articles and often is invited to speak on the topic of innovation. Hanks earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree in engineering from Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin, respectively.

Topic：Trends on Smart Instrumentation Platform for Rapid Deployment of Intelligent Maintenance System for Engineering Asset Management

E-mail: john.hanks@ni.com

As vice president of product marketing for data acquisition and industrial control, John Hanks is responsible for driving National Instruments product marketing, positioning, and demand creation. He also leads collaboration with R&D on future product development for data acquisition, distributed I/O, and control product areas. Hanks joined NI in June 1990 as a hardware applications engineer. In 1991, he opened field engineering offices in Atlanta to serve customers in five southeastern states. He returned to Austin in 1993 to take on a corporate role as a product marketing manager for real-time and digital signal processing products and National Instruments LabVIEW analysis software.

Hanks later launched new NI machine vision and motion control products, including image acquisition hardware and NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection. During this time, Hanks’ team managed the integration of two acquisitions that helped complete the NI vision and motion control product offering. In 2000, NI promoted Hanks to director of marketing for industry segments and academics. His team led marketing efforts for academic, automotive, semiconductor, consumer electronics, and
optoelectronics customers. During this time, he also helped significantly expand the National Instruments Alliance Partner program.

Currently, Hanks serves on the board of directors for the Center for Commercialization of Electric Technology. He also has held market and industry advisory roles for projects funded by the National Science Foundation and has participated in the LeaderShape organization as a career coach for young engineers and scientists. Hanks graduated with a bachelor’s of science in engineering from Texas A&M University and received a master’s of science in engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Brief introduction of Prof. Yuji Furukawa

Professor Yuji Furukawa, now the Dean and Professor for Graduate School of Technology Management, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and the Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Metropolitan University, is a well known leader of both Japanese academic and governmental society. He is Member of Science Council of Japan, Policy Assessment Member of Council for Science and Technology Policy, Japanese Head of IMS (Intelligent Manufacturing Systems) International Program, Chairman of the Industrial Cluster (TAMA, Greater Tokyo Initiative), Member of Industrial Structure Committee of METI (Ministry of Economics, Trade & Industry). He was the former Chairman of Industrial Automation Standardization Committee of METI and contributed much to propose and utilize ISO standardization.