ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8816-4944
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Metrics for Academic and Research Impact

• Professor, Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 2019-
• Assistant/Associate Professor, Elec. & Comp. Engr., Michigan State University, USA, 2008-2019
• Res. Sci./Sr. Res. Sci., Robotics & Intelligent Sys., ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2004-2008
• Assistant Professor, Micro-/Nano Sys. Engr., Nagoya Univ., Japan, 2003-2004
• Res. Assoc./Lecturer/Assoc. Prof., Mech. Engr. & Mechatronics, Xi’an Univ. of Tech., 1992-1999

• Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology (03/26-)
• Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology (19-02/26)
• Editorial Board, Cyborg and Bionic Systems (20-24)
• Editorial Board, Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics, 2010-
• Associate Editor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2017
• Guest Editor, Nanoscale, 2013
• Guest Editor, Advanced Robotics, 2010
• Section Editor, Springer Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology, 2010
• Associate Editor, IEEE Transaction on Automation Science and Engineering, 2008-2013
• Senior Editor/Associate Editor, IEEE Transaction on Nanotechnology, 2007-2017

Society Membership

• Fellow, AAIS (International Academy of Artificial Intelligence Sciences, F’26-).
• Fellow, IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, S’01-03, M’04-10, SM’10-25, F’26-)
• Member, Chinese Institute of Electronics (M’25-)
• Member, Chinese Instrument and Control Society (M’25-)
• Member, Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology (M’21-)
• Member, MRS (Materials Research Society, M’10-12)
• Member, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, M’05-09)
• Member, ACS (American Chemical Society, M’03-09)
• Member, APS (American Physical Society, M’05-09)
• Member, Robotics Society of Japan (S’00-03, M’03-04)
• Member, Fullerene-Nanotube Society of Japan (M’03-04)

Society Committee

• Member, Publications Committee, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) (26-)
• Member, Nominations Committee, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) (26-)
• Member, Test-of-Time Publication Award Committee, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) (26-)
• Vice Chair, Fellow Evaluation Committee, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) (26-)
• Member, Strategic Planning (Ad Hoc) Committee, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) (24-)
• Vice President for Education Activities, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) (22-23)
• Chair, Education Committee, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) (22-23)
• Chair, Distinguished Lectures Committee, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) (22-23)
• Committee Member, Branch of Robotics, Chinese Institute of Electronics (25-) https://www.cie.org.cn/list_150/5245.html
• Committee Member, Branch of Microscope Instrument, Chinese Instrument and Control Society (25-) https://cis.org.cn/post/detail/94/3488
• Administrative Committee (AdCom) Member, Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology (21-)
• Vice President for Conferences, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) (19-20)
• Representative of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) Administrative Committee (AdCom), 2012-2018
• Executive Board Member, 3M-NANO International Society, 2014-
• Representative of IEEE Trans. on Nanotechnology, Publication Activities Board (PAB), IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 2012-
• Founding Chair (2009), Chair (2009-2022), Co-Chair (2022-2025), Member (2009-), Technical Committee of Nano Energy, Environment, and Safety (NEES), IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC), 2009-
• Co-Chair (2022-), Member (2007-), Technical Committee of Micro/Nano Robotics and Automation, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 2007-

Conference Organization

• Program Co-Chair, The 7^th China Symposium on Cognitive Computing and Hybrid Intelligence, Shenzhen, Dec. 12-13, 2025.
• Program Co-Chair, World Robot Conference Symposium on Advanced Robotics and Automation 2025, Beijing, Aug. 10, 2025.
• General Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (IEEE ICMA 2025), Beijing, China, August 3-6, 2025.
• General Chair, The 20th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE-NEMS 2025), Zhuhai, China, May 11-14, 2025.
• General Co-Chair, The 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO 2024), Bangkok, Thailand, December 10 to 14, 2024.
• Program Co-Chair, Award Committee Member, World Robot Conference Symposium on Advanced Robotics and Automation 2024, Beijing, Aug. 23, 2024.
• Program Co-Chair, International Conference on Manipulation, Automation, and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS 2023), Abu Dhabi, Oct. 9-13, 2023.
• Program Co-Chair, Award Committee Member, World Robot Conference Symposium on Advanced Robotics and Automation 2023, Beijing, Aug. 17-20, 2023.
• General Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (IEEE ICMA 2022), Guilin, China, August 7-10, 2022.
• General Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (IEEE ICMA 2020), Beijing, China, Oct. 13-16, 2020.
• Program Chair, The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Micro/Nano Sensors for AI, Healthcare, and Robotics (IEEE NSENS 2019), Shenzhen, China, October 31 – November 2, 2019.
• General Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (IEEE ICMA 2019), Tianjin, China, August 4-7, 2019.
• Program Co-Chair, Award Committee Member, The 18th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO 2018), Cork, Ireland, July 23-26, 2018.
• Steering Committee Member, Award Committee Member, International Conference on Manipulation, Automation, and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS 2018), Nagoya, July 4-7, 2018.
• Program Chair, The 17th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO 2017), Pittsburg, July 5-8, 2017.
• Steering Committee Member, International Conference on Manipulation, Automation, and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS 2017), Montreal, July 17-21, 2017.
• Program Co-Chair, The 16th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO 2016), Sendai, Aug. 5-8, 2016.
• Steering Committee Member, International Conference on Manipulation, Automation, and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS 2016), Paris, July 18-22, 2016.
• Program Chair, The 13th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO 2013), Beijing, Aug. 5-8, 2013.
• General Co-Chair, Pre-Conf. Workshop Co-Chair, 2011 International Conference on Manipulation, Measurement and Manufacturing on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO), Changchun, China, Sept. 5-9, 2011.
• Program Chair, IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (IEEE NMDC 2010), the Clement Monterey, Monterey, California, USA, Oct. 12-15, 2010.
• Program Chair, The 1st IEEE International Symposium on Energy, Environment, Safety and Security (IEEE EESS 2010), the Clement Monterey, Monterey, California, USA, Oct. 12-15, 2010.
• Chair, IEEE NMDC2009 Workshop on “NanoManufacturing and NanoRobots”, 2009 IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC 2009), Traverse City, Michigan, USA, June 2, 2009.
• Co-Chair, RSS 2008 Workshop on "Underwater Robotics … at the Microscale", 2008 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, June 28, 2008.
• Chair, Editor of Proc., Optomechatronic Micro/Nano Devices and Components III, Int. Symp. on Optomechatronic Tech. (ISOT2007), Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct. 8-10, 2007.
• Co-Chair, ICRA 2006 Workshop on "The Role of Robotics Research in Micro and Nano Technologies", Orlando, Florida, U.S.A., May 15, 2006.

• City University of Hong Kong (CityU):

  [A35] ESI Highly Cited Paper Prize for “F. Q. Zhang, C. Y. Li, Z. Y. Li, L. X. Dong*, and J. Zhao*, Recent Progress in Three-Terminal Artificial Synapses based on 2D materials: from Mechanisms to Applications, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 9, Art. No. 16, Feb. 2023.” Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Feb. 14, 2026.

  [A34] Elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Artificial Intelligence Sciences (AAIS), Feb. 5, 2026.

  [A33] Elevated to IEEE Fellow “for pioneering in nanorobotics and nanomanipulation and their applications”, Nov. 27, 2025.

  [A32] High-Impact Paper Award (2015-2024) for “F. Q. Zhang, C. Y. Li, Z. Y. Li, L. X. Dong*, and J. Zhao*, Recent Progress in Three-Terminal Artificial Synapses based on 2D materials: from Mechanisms to Applications, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 9, Art. No. 16, Feb. 2023.” in Commemoration of the 10^th Anniversary of Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Sept. 29, 2025.

  [A31] Hot Article Award 2022-2024 for “F. Q. Zhang, C. Y. Li, Z. Y. Li, L. X. Dong*, and J. Zhao*, Recent Progress in Three-Terminal Artificial Synapses based on 2D materials: from Mechanisms to Applications, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 9, Art. No. 16, Feb. 2023.” in Commemoration of the 10^th Anniversary of Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Sept. 29, 2025.

  [A30] Capital Frontier Academic Achievement Award for “Z. Y. Li, K. Wang, C. J. Hou, C. Y. Li, F. Q. Zhang, Y. S. Shi, L. X. Dong*, J. Zhao*, Self-sensing Intelligent Microrobots for Non-Invasive and Wireless Monitoring Systems, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 9, Art. No. 102, Aug. 2023.” by Beijing Association for Science and Technology, Oct. 2024.

  [A29] Microsystems & Nanoengineering Hot Article Award 2023 for “F. Q. Zhang, C. Y. Li, Z. Y. Li, L. X. Dong*, and J. Zhao*, Recent Progress in Three-Terminal Artificial Synapses based on 2D materials: from Mechanisms to Applications, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 9, Art. No. 16, Feb. 2023.”, Dec. 15, 2023.

  [AF11] Finalist of the Best Conference Paper Award for “C. Y. Li, L. Li, Z. Y. Li, F. Q. Zhang, L. X. Dong, and J. Zhao, Ferroelectric MoS₂ Nonvolatile Memory Array, Proc. of 2022 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Measurement and Manufacturing on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO 2022), Tianjin, China, Aug. 8-12, 2022.”

  [AF10] Finalist of the Best Application Paper Award for “Z. J. Yu, C. J. Hou, K. Wang, D. L. Chen, S. D. Wang, W. Q. Zhang, Z. Qu, X. K. Wang, and L. X. Dong, Memsensors with a Crossbar Structure for In-vivo H₂O₂ Detection, Proc. of 2022 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Measurement and Manufacturing on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO 2022), Tianjin, China, Aug. 8-12, 2022.”

  [A28] Best Student Paper for “C. J. Hou, K. Wang, W. Q. Zhang, S. D. Wang, and L. X. Dong, Plasmonic Nano-antennas Enhanced Near-infrared Non-invasive Glucose Detection, Proc. of 2022 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Measurement and Manufacturing on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO 2022), Tianjin, China, Aug. 8-12, 2022.”

  [AF09] Finalist of the Best Student Paper Award for “W. Q. Zhang, D. L. Chen, C. J. Hou, R. W. Shao, Z. Yang, and L. X. Dong, A Hybrid Nanorobotic Manipulation Platform: a Sharing Holder between a Cs-TEM and an SEM for Micro to Sub-nanometer Fabrication, Proc. of the International Conference on Manipulation, Automation, and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS 2022), Toronto, Canada, July 25-29, 2022.”

  [AF08] Best Paper in Robotics Finalist for “J. Zhao, Z. Y. Li, C. Y. Li, F. Q. Zhang, and L. X. Dong, Wireless Ionic Sensor on Microrobots for Medical Application, Proc. of the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (IEEE RCAR 2022), Guiyang, China, July 17-22, 2022.”

   

  Students’ Honors and Awards:

  [AS2] Ph.D. student, K. Wang, received the Outstanding Research Thesis Awards (000065, Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and Awards) from the City University of Hong Kong on March 18, 2025, for his Doctoral Thesis, Micrometer-scale Robotic Systems Based on Physical Integration, Oct. 4, 2023.

   

  Michigan State University (MSU):

  [A27] Received the Best Student Paper Award for Y. Cheng, J. T. Bao, Y. Y. Jia, Z. H. Deng, L. X. Dong and N. Xi, Analytic Approach for Natural Language based Supervisory Control of Robotic Manipulations, in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-Robio 2016), Qingdao, China, Dec. 3-7, 2016.

  [A26] Received the 2015 Withrow Distinguished Scholar Junior Award from the College of Engineering, Michigan State University, March 19, 2015.

  [AF07] Received the Finalist of Best Conference Paper Award, IEEE-NEMS2015 for “C. Nyenke and L. X. Dong, Sensing Ambient Oxygen Using a W/Cu_xO/Cu Memristor, in Proc. of the 10th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE-NEMS 2015), Xi’an, China, April 7-11, 2015.”

  [AF06] Received the Finalist of Best Student Paper Award for Z. Fan, M. Yu, X.Y. Tao, G. Dharuman, and L.X. Dong, Nanorobotic End-effectors: Design, Fabrication, and in situ Characterization, in Proc. of the 9th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE-NEMS 2014), Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, USA., April. 13-16, 2014.

  [AF05] Received the Finalist of Best Student Paper Award with a joint work with Dr. W. Li’s group for H. Al-Mumen, F. B. Rao, L. X. Dong, and W. Li, Towards Simple Methods for Mass Production of Suspended Graphene, Proc. of the 2nd 3M-NANO (International Conference on Manipulation, Measurement and Manufacturing on the Nanoscale), Xi'an, China, Aug. 29-31. 2012.

  [A25] Received the Best Application Paper Award for “F. B. Rao, H. Almumen, Z. Fan, W. Li, and L. X. Dong, Towards Batch Fabrication of Graphene Sensors Based on Inter-layer Effects, Proc. of the 1st 3M-NANO (International Conference on Manipulation, Measurement and Manufacturing on the Nanoscale), Changchun, China, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. 2011”, Sept. 2, 2011.

  [A24] Received the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, Jan. 11, 2011.

  [A23] Elected Senior Member of IEEE, Feb. 17, 2010.

  [AF04] Finalist of the Koh Young Award 2009 of the International Journal of Optomechatronics for "G. Hwang, C. Dockendorf, D. J. Bell, L. X. Dong, H. Hashimoto, D. Poulikakos, and B. J. Nelson, 3-D InGaAs/GaAs Helical Nanobelts for Optoelectronic Devices, International Journal of Optomechatronics, vol. 2, pp. 88-103, June 2008", March 28, 2009.

  [A22] Received the 2008 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) Award for Excellence in Physical Sciences & Mathematics, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), Feb. 5, 2009.

  Related publication: “B. J. Nelson, L. X. Dong, and F. Arai, Chap. 18 Micro/Nanorobots, Springer Handbook of Robotics, 1st ed, B. Siciliano and O. Khatib, Eds., Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag GmbH, pp. 411-450, 2008.”

  [A21] Received the 2008 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) Award for Excellence in the Engineering & Technology Category, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), Feb. 5, 2009.

  Related publication: “B. J. Nelson, L. X. Dong, and F. Arai, Chap. 18 Micro/Nanorobots, Springer Handbook of Robotics, 1st ed, B. Siciliano and O. Khatib, Eds., Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag GmbH, pp. 411-450, 2008.”

   

  Students’ Honors and Awards:

  [AS1] Ph.D. student, Z. Fan, received the 2013-2014 Fitch H. Beach Awards, First Place, from the College of Engineering, Michigan State University.

   

  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH):

  [A20] Co-Winner in Nano Today Cover Competition for "Li Zhang, Lixin Dong, and Bradley J. Nelson, An Array of Spiral Nanoribbons Self-organized from Si/Cr Bilayer by Self-scrolling Technique, Nano Today", October 2008.

  [A19] IEEE T-ASE Googol Best New Application Paper Award for "Lixin Dong, Bradley J. Nelson, Toshio Fukuda, and Fumihito Arai, Towards Nanotube Linear Servomotors, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.228-235, July 2006", September 2007.

  [AF03] Best Automation Paper Award—Finalist for "Lixin Dong, Xinyong Tao, Li Zhang, Xiaobin Zhang, and Bradley J. Nelson, Nanorobotic Spot Welding by Attogram Precision from Copper-Filled Carbon Nanotubes, 2007 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2007), Roma, Italy, April 10-14, 2007", April 2007.

  [AF02] RSJ/SICE Award for IROS2005 Best Paper Nomination Finalist for "Lixin Dong, Arunkumar Subramanian, Bradley J. Nelson, and Yu Sun, Single Nanotube Array Based Nano Encoders, 2005 IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2005), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Aug. 2-6, 2005.", October 2006.

  Nagoya University:

  [A18] Best Conference Paper Award for "Lixin Dong, Fumihito Arai, Pou Liu, and Toshio Fukuda, Nanofabrication of Carbon Nanotubes through Nanometer-scale Position Control with Nanorobotic Manipulators, Int. Conf. on Control Sci. and Engr. (ICCSE2003), Harbin, China, Dec. 18-20, 2003.", December 2003.

  [AF01] Finalist in the Best Conference Paper Competition for "Lixin Dong, Fumihito Arai, and Toshio Fukuda, 3D Nanorobotic Manipulations of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, the 2001 IEEE Int’l Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2001), pp.632-637, Seoul, Korea, May 2001.", May 2001.

  Xi’an University of Technology:

  [A17] Awarded the First-class Science and Technology Advancement Prize (2nd Investigator) for "Structure Property Prediction and Compensation Technologies for Machining Centers", the Government of Shaanxi Province, China, February 1999.

  [A16] Awarded the Second-class Science and Technology Advancement Prize (2nd Investigator) for "Mechanical Joint Technologies and Overall Property Prediction Technologies", Ministry of Education of China, January 1999.

  [A15] Awarded the Third-class Science and Technology of Advancement Prize (2nd Investigator) for "Property Prediction of the Mechanical Systems and Its Applications in Property Compensations of Numerically Controlled Machine Tools", the Government of Xi’an City, China, January 1999.

  [A14] Awarded the Third-class Science and Technology Advancement Prize (2nd Investigator) for "Property Prediction and Machining Accuracy Compensation Methods and Application Technologies for Numerically Controlled Machine Tools", the Bureau of Machine-Building Industry, China, December 1998.

  [A13] Awarded the Excellent Returned Oversea Scholar, the Government of Shannxi Province, China, September 1998.

  [A12] Awarded the First-class Science and Technology Advancement Prize (2nd Investigator) for "Overall Structure Property Prediction and Compensation Technologies for Machining Centers", Shaanxi Province Education Committee, China, May 1998.

  [A11] Awarded the "Outstanding Faculty" by Xi’an University of Technology, China, March 1998.

  [A10] Awarded the Third-class Prize in the 5th Competition of Lectures for Young Faculties of Xi’an Univ. of Tech., 1997.

  [A09] Awarded the Second-class Science and Technology Advancement Prize (5th Investigator) for "Fundamental Property Parameters of Joint Surfaces", the Government of Shaanxi Province, China, January 1995.

  [A08] Awarded the First-class Science and Technology Advancement Prize (5th Investigator) for "Fundamental Property Parameters of Joint Surfaces", Shaanxi Province Education Committee, China, July 1994.

  [A07] Awarded the Third-class Science and Technology Advancement Prize (9th Investigator of the 2nd Institute: Shaanxi Institute of Mechanical Engineering) for "CAD Systems for Numerically Controlled Machine Tools", the Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry, China, December 1992.

  [A06] Excellent Master's Thesis Award of Xi'an University of Technology for "Improvement of Contouring Accuracy of CNC Machine Tools by Means of Predicting Feed-forward Compensation", Xi'an University of Technology, China, July 1992.

  [A05] Graduated with the 1st Honor (One of the top three out of more than 100 graduates), Xi'an University of Technology, April 1992.

  [A04] Won the Second-class Scientific Invention Prize in College Students’ Scientific and Technological Contest for "3D TV", the Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry, China, June 1992.

  [A03] Won the First-class Scientific Invention Prize in College Students’ Scientific and Technological Contest for "Rotary Billboards", the Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry, China, June 1992.

  [A02] Graduated with the 1st Honor (Ranked No. 1 in the department and one of the top three out of more than 800 graduates of the university), Xi'an University of Technology, China, July 1989.

  [A01] Won the First-class Invention Prize in the Youth Invention Contest for "Chinese Ink Boxes with Pen Holders", Ningxia, China, 1984.

• NanoRobotics
• NanoBioMedical Devices
• NanoElectroMechnical Systems (NEMS)
• NanoManufacturing
• Atomic-scale Manufacturing
• Mechatronics
• MechanoChemistry
• NanoElectroChemical Systems (NECS)
• NanoFluidic Systems
• NanoPhotonic Systems
• Precision Mechanical Manufacturing (CNC Machine Tools)