Dr. Alexandar DJORDJEVICH

EDUCATION

PhD, Radiology/Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick (1989)
Area: Radiotherapy of patients with cancer

MSc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade
Area: control systems, parametric system-design methods

BSc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade
Area: control for hydro-turbines

EMPLOYMENT

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (2002)
• Association of Professional Engineers of New Brunswick, Canada (1993)
• Yugoslav Association of Engineers (1986)
• International Institution of Engineers (2000)
• The Optical Society of America (2000)

• Mechatronics
• Applications of Optical and Nuclear Physics

RESEARCH, INDLUCING APPLIED RESEARCH

• Two patents
• Selected 30 publications are in journals with the average JCR Impact Factor exceeding 1.5.
• 85 citations by others (excluding self-citations).
• Received credit in the literature for having given one of only two major methods for precision radiotherapy with intensity-modulated radiation beams (for patients with cancer).
• Results of my radiotherapy research have been implemented in a commercial system (Theraplan 300L by Theratronics International Ltd).
• Have pioneered the concept of structural deflection-curvature. It has four advantages over the long-established practice of strain measurement.
• Have contributed a sensor of deflection-curvature, the only device sensitive to minute curvatures with radii of over kilometer (which is the range found in structures deflected by mechanical loading). Featured in a trade publication Laser Focus World. A research group in China is continuing the development of this sensor.
• Developed for NEC (HK) Ltd. an automated passenger control gate for border crossings. It provides the identity extraction and biometric verification for passengers. It features a microprocessor-control for the gate motion, has numerous safety provisions, and discriminates between a passenger's luggage versus an accompanying second person evading the security screening by tailgating the first passenger. Developed a similar facility for vehicular border crossings, which has been adopted and installed in its revised version. Had follow-on projects with the same client.
• As Expert Witness in a $10,000,000 High Court case involving a Hong Kong manufacturer's action against a foreign buyer, have discovered a crucial piece of evidence - a letter of appreciation on file.
• Successful supervision of two PhD students (in addition to MPhil and MEng students).
• Held five Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (as PI), one grant by the Innovation and Technology Fund (as PI for CityU), one contract research grant (PI), and consultancies.

• Received the University's "Teaching Excellence Award".
  (usually four awards are made annually for the university with almost 1,000 academic staff).
• Served on the University's selection panel for Teaching Excellence Awards, 2006.
• The only staff in the Faculty of Science and Engineering whose teaching-performance was assessed by numerous (over 40) peers from many departments during the "Teaching Experience Sharing" session - only positive feedback was provided.
• Three journal publications on teaching and education (two are in the International Journal of Engineering Education with the SCI Impact Factor > 0.35).
• Programme Leader, Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronic Engineering (includes curriculum planning and the recent OBTL-related programme restructuring).
• My students won local and international prizes, including the certificate of excellence in the international WorldSkills mechatronics competition.

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

• Editorial Advisory Board Member, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems.
• Co-chair, IAENG Society of Mechanical Engineering, 2006/2007.
• External Adviser for "Mechatronics", Open University of Hong Kong.
• External PhD Thesis Examiner, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
• External MPhil Thesis Examiner, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• External Adviser for a design course, Open University of Hong Kong (since 2005).
• Organising Committee Member, three years in a row, the annual Hong Kong Youth Technology Design Competition: "Creative Design of Assistive Products for the Elderly".
• Selection Panel Member, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships and Scholarships (2003).
• Judging Panel Member, IEE Hong Kong Young Members Contest (2003).
• Organising Committee Member, "Robo-ball" competition of high schools held as part of the Innovation Expo (2001) in HK Convention Centre (generated great media attention). Guided teams from the CityU region, and organised a regional competition at CityU. One of the schools I coached became the HK finalist, and another a semi-finalist.
• Frequent reviewer of journal manuscripts (e.g. Sensors&Actuators, Applied Optics, IEEE T. I&M, Optics Letters, IMechI J. of Eng. in Medicine, Int.J.Eng.Education, Optics Express)

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

• Organising Committee, 15th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand, 2 - 4 December 2008.
• Program Committee, the 11th Mechatronics Forum Biennial International Conference, "Mechatronics 2008", University of Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland.
• IMECS 2006 workshop committee member.
• International Scientific Committee Member, 2nd WSEAS International Conference on NON-LINEAR ANALYSIS, NON-LINEAR SYSTEMS and CHAOS (WSEAS NOLASC 2003), Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece, December 29-31, 2003.
• Joint Scientific Committee Member, WSEAS multi-conference, Miami, April 21-23, 2004.
• International Scientific Committee Member, 7th WSEAS International Conference on Systems, Corfu Island, Greece, July 7-10, 2003.
• International Programme Committee Member, 8th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, 2001 (27-29 August 2001).
• Organising Committee Member, The Ninth International Manufacturing Conference in China, 2000 (16-17 August 2000, Hong Kong).
• Secretary, CIRP Working Group on Modelling of Machining Operations (Jan. 1997, Paris).
• Co-editor, Proceedings of CIRP, "International Symposium on Advanced Design and Manufacture in the Global Manufacturing Ara", 1997 (detail language and style editing of half of all the papers by non-native English speakers, mainly Chinese, 21-22 Aug 1997, HK). Session chairmanship (an incomplete list):
• International Manufacturing Conference in China (16-17 August 2000) Session on: Advanced materials processing, and also Session on: Product and process design.
• CIRP symposium "Advanced Design and Manufacture in the Global Manufacturing Era", session "An Integrated Reverse Engineering Approach to Reconstruct CAD-Compatible Free-Form Surface Models for Rapid Prototype Manufacturing" (Session FE2AMT), 1997.
• Robotics session of the 11th ISPE/IEEE/IFAC International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics & Factories of the Future CARS&FOF'95.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

• Programme Leader, Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronic Engineering.
• Member, Departmental Executive Committee (2006-2009).
• Faculty Member, CityU's Constructive Alignment Working Group (2004/5).
• Twice elected member of the MEEM Research Consultative Forum.
• Member, MEEM Research Committee.
• Member, FSE Research Committee
• Panel Chair and frequently Examiner, for CityU PhD and MPhil theses examinations.

Honours/Awards

• Teaching Excellence Award
  (City University of Hong Kong)