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Xavier is currently a Senior Lecturer and Consultant in the Artificial Intelligence Practice at NUS-ISS. Prior to this role, he taught Master and Ph.D. students at NTU in areas such as Industrial Automation, AI, and Robotics. Besides, he also served as the Lead Trainer for SkillsFuture courses regarding AI and Applied Robotics. Before transitioning to teaching, Dr. Xie worked as a Senior Scientist and Tech Lead at the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, where he led several government-funded research projects and initiatives as Principal Investigator or Co-PI, some of which were successfully implemented in industries through technological transformation and licensing. Before that, he also had stints at P&G SGIC, ATMRI, and his startups as co-founder. Academically, he has chaired or co-chaired multiple IEEE conference sessions, such as IEEE ICAC 2022, IEEE IECON 2023, and IEEE UR 2024. Additionally, he held Robotic and AI Ethics Workshops in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
With over a decade of experience in AI-driven robotics, deep learning, and automation, Xavier’s expertise spans research, teaching, entrepreneurship, and managing large projects across various industries. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechatronics from Nanyang Technological University and a B.Eng. from Harbin Institute of Technology. His research interests include Unmanned Systems, Industrial Toolpath Optimization, and 3D Image Processing. Driven by a passion for advancing industrial efficiency and innovation, he is committed to helping industries achieve transformation through robotization and AI-based solutions, while actively promoting awareness of AI and demystifying AI.
- Bachelor of Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
- Doctor of Philosophy, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
- UK Engineer Council Chartered Engineer (IMechE C.Eng)
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP®)
- Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM®)
- WSQ Advanced Certificate in Learning for Performance (ACLP)
- IES Advanced Engineers Leadership Programme Certification (AELP)
- Engineer Australia Professional Engineer Competency
- Z. Xie, C. Roberto, X. Liang, Learning-based Robotic Grasping: A Review, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 4 April 2023.
- Z. Xie, Y.S. Chen, F. Bai, G. Lim, Data-Driven Robotic Tactile Grasping for Hyper-Personalization Line Pick-and-place, Actuators, 2 May 2023.
- Y. Wang, Z. Xie, X. Liang, Pioneering Healthcare with Soft Robotic Devices, Smart Medicine, 23 Feb 2024 (Front Cover).
- Z. Xie, J. Chen, N. Somani, Adaptive Automatic Robot Tool Path Generation Based on Point Cloud Projection Algorithm, in 24th IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, Zaragoza, Spain, 10-13 September 2019.
- Z. Xie, N. Somani, Samuel Tan, J. Chen, Automatic Toolpath Generation System with Collective Decision Making and Toolpath Pattern Recommendation for Various Industrial Applications based on Deep Learning, in 2021 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII 2021), Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan, 11-14 January 2021.
- Z. Xie, J. Chen, G. Lim, AI-Enabled Soft Versatile Grasping for High-Mixed-Low-Volume Applications with Tactile Feedback, in 27th IEEE Conference on Automation and Computing, Bristol, UK, 1-3 September 2022.
- X. Liang, Y. Wang, Z. Xie, S. Musaoglu, A Vacuum-Powered Soft Robotic Gripper for Compliant and Effective Grasping, in 6th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2023), Singapore, 3-7 April 2023.
- Z. Xie, P. Terawat, C. Roberto, Deep Learning LSTM-based Slip Detection for Robotic Grasping, in the 49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES), Singapore, 16-19 October 2023.
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