Invitation to RIAIoT & RI-IWEAR Seminar Series: Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment

We are excited to announce the Seminar Series “Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment”, hosted by RIAIoT, co‑organized with RI‑IWEAR and supported by the University Research Facility in Materials Characterization and Device Fabrication (UMF). The speaker is Prof. Guangming Tao (Huazhong University of Science and Technology). This event will be held on 30 March, 2026, at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Biography: Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Medical Equipment Science and Engineering, Director of the Research Center for Intelligent Fiber Devices and Equipment, the awardees of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Devoted to interdisciplinary research on intelligent fiber devices and equipment technology, including zero energy consumption thermal management new materials, intelligent fibers and fabric space, and minimally invasive medical fiberbots, he has published more than 140 articles in academic journals such as Science, and holds 50 granted patents as the first inventor (25 licensed/transferred). Leading his research team to address key issues in industrial technological innovation, he established the world’s first production line for metafabric. Relevant technological research has made significant contributions to multiple national strategic demand areas.

Abstract: Intelligent fiber devices and equipment shed new light on intelligent matters. By integrating multifunctional materials into intelligent fibers and their assemblies, the dynamic multi-physical parameters in the human-matter interactions are acquired and regulated. Exploring the precise and scalable fabrication of intelligent fiber devices and equipment for embodied intelligence in diverse environments is significant. This talk presents our recent progress: 1) It highlights the scalable daytime radiative cooling with the hierarchical morphology metafabrics, inducing a temperature difference of ~5°C on the body and ~30°C on the car model. 2) An imperceptible vital signs monitoring mattress was developed to realize the insensitive and precise measurement of human vital signs while on the bed. 3) An intuitive medical robot, called fiberbots, is briefly introduced, and the collaborative design of precise navigation and energy delivery enabled a navigation-tasking-recycling interventional platform in vivo.

The seminar is primarily open to RIAIoT & RI-IWEAR members, but please feel free to forward this email to invite Postdocs/Research staffs/PhD students in your team to register and attend.