Professor James Gao

Biography

• 2006-present: Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, University of Greenwich
• 2002-2006: CAD/CAM Course Director
• 1993-2002: Senior Lecturer, Cranfield University
• 1994-2000: Lecturer, Cranfield University
• 1989-1993: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Loughborough University of Technology.

Professor James Gao is a world-class academic of international reputation in product lifecycle management and information/knowledge management for innovative product development. He has published over 170 papers and directed a large number of research projects funded by UK research councils and leading manufacturing companies.

Research/scholarly interests

• Collaborative product development
• Enterprise information and knowledge management
• Digital manufacturing including CAD/CAM/CIM
• Product lifecycle management including lean and sustainable manufacturing
• Product integrated maintenance and service management Selected publications

Specialist interests

• Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
• Information and Knowledge Management
• Product Development Process

Selected Publications

Zhu, H., Gao, J., Li, D. and Tang, D., A Web-based Productt Service System for Aerospace Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Services, International Journal of Computers in Industry, 2012

Li Y, Liu X, Gao J X, Maropoulos P G, A Dynamic Feature Information Model for Integrated Manufacturing Planning and Optimisation, CIRP Annals of Manufacturing Technology, 2012.

Fei, G, Gao, J., Owodunni, O. O., and Tang, X., A Method for Engineering Design Change Analysis Using System Modelling and Knowledge Management Techniques, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Pub. Taylor & Francis, Volume 24 Issue 6, 535, June 2011.

Zhang, P., Gao, J. and Yinglin Wang, requirement driven knowledge management system design to support automotive product development, international journal of product lifecycle management, Vol 5, Nos 2/3/4, 2011. Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., pp202-223.

Jian G. and Gao J. and Yinglin Wang, a multi-agent based knowledge search framework to support the product development process, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Volume 23 Issue 3, pp237-247, Pub. Taylor & Francis, March 2010.

Baxter D., Roy R., Doultsinou A, Gao J. and Mo Kalta: A knowledge management framework to support product-service systems design, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 22, No. 12, pp1073-1088, Pub. Taylor & Francis, 2009.

Doultsinou, A., Roy, R. Baxter, D., Gao, J. and Andy Mann, developing a service knowledge reuse framework for engineering design, Journal of Engineering Design, Publisher: Taylor & Francis, ISSN 0954-4828 print/ISSN 1466-1837 online, 20 (4), pp389-411, 2009.

D Baxter, J Gao, K Case, J Harding, R Young, S Cochrane and S Dani, an engineering design knowledge reuse methodology using process modelling, International Journal of Research in Engineering Design, Vol.18, No.1, pp37-48, 2007.

Mountney, S., Gao, J. X. and Wiseall, S., a knowledge system to support manufacturing knowledge during preliminary design, International Journal of Production Research, Vol.45, No. 7, pp1521-1537, 2007.

Sharma, R. and Gao, J. X., a knowledge based manufacturing and cost evaluation system for product design/re-design, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 33 (9), pp856-865, ISSN 0268-3768, 2007

Gao, X.J. et al. (2005) Open standard, open source and peer-to-peer tools and methods for collaborative product development. International Journal of Computers in Industry, 56(3), pp. 260–71.

Gao, J.X., Aziz, H., Maropoulos, P.G., and Cheung, W.M. (2003) Application of product data management technologies for enterprise integration. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 16(7-8), pp. 491–500.

Gao, J.X., Bowland, N.W., and Sharma, R. (2002) A product-configuration-driven system for assembly planning within a product data management environment. International Journal of Production Research, 40(9), pp. 2041–51.