Sim2Know: new paradigm of digital twins to design and inform human-centric knowledge system
Li, Bingbing, et al. "Sim2Know: new paradigm of digital twins to design and inform human-centric knowledge system." CIRP Annals (2025).
CV
Education
- Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2022-2026 (expected)
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2021-2022
- Exchange Student, National University of Singapore Suzhou Research Institute, 2020-2021
- B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, 2017-2020
Work experience
- Fall 2024: Research Fellow
- CSUN NASA-Funded ARCS Center
- Duties included: Research on digital twins and autonomous manufacturing.
- Supervisor: Dr. Bingbing Li at CSUN ARCS, Dr. Edward Chow and Dr. Thomas T Lu at NASA JPL
Skills
- AI and Machine Learning
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- LLM-based agents
- Multi-modal Language Models
- Computer Vision
- Manufacturing Technologies
- Digital Twins
- Additive Manufacturing
- Smart Manufacturing
- Robotics
- Autonomous Systems
- Industrial Robotics
- Path Planning
Publications
MetalMind: A Knowledge Graph-Driven Human-Centric Knowledge System for Metal Additive Manufacturing
Fan, Haolin, et al. "MetalMind: A Knowledge Graph-Driven Human-Centric Knowledge System for Metal Additive Manufacturing." (2025).
MaViLa: Unlocking new potentials in smart manufacturing through vision language models
Fan, Haolin, et al. "MaViLa: Unlocking new potentials in smart manufacturing through vision language models." Journal of Manufacturing Systems 80 (2025): 258-271.
AutoMEX: Streamlining material extrusion with AI agents powered by large language models and knowledge graphs
Fan, Haolin, et al. "AutoMEX: Streamlining Material Extrusion with AI Agents Powered by Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs." Materials & Design (2025): 113644.
New era towards autonomous additive manufacturing: a review of recent trends and future perspectives
Fan, Haolin, et al. "New era towards autonomous additive manufacturing: a review of recent trends and future perspectives." International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (2025).
Enhancing metal additive manufacturing training with the advanced vision language model: A pathway to immersive augmented reality training for non-experts
Fan, Haolin, et al. "Enhancing metal additive manufacturing training with the advanced vision language model: A pathway to immersive augmented reality training for non-experts." Journal of Manufacturing Systems 75 (2024): 257-269.
Unleashing the Potential of Large Language Models for Knowledge Augmentation: A Practical Experiment on Incremental Sheet Forming
Fan, Haolin, et al. "Unleashing the potential of large language models for knowledge augmentation: A practical experiment on incremental sheet forming." Procedia Computer Science 232 (2024): 1269-1278.
CAtNIPP: Context-aware attention-based network for informative path planning
Cao, Y., Wang, Y., Vashisth, A., Fan, H. & Sartoretti, G.A.. (2023). CAtNIPP: Context-Aware Attention-based Network for Informative Path Planning. Proceedings of The 6th Conference on Robot Learning, in Proceedings of Machine Learning Research 205:1928-1937
Embodied intelligence in manufacturing: leveraging large language models for autonomous industrial robotics
Fan, Haolin, et al. "Embodied intelligence in manufacturing: leveraging large language models for autonomous industrial robotics." Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 36.2 (2025): 1141-1157.
Talks
Digital Twins to Human-Centric Knowledge: An Integrated System for Manufacturing Expertise
Talk at NVIDIA GTC 2025, San Francisco, CA, USA
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Active reviewer for journals such as Expert System with Applications, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Reports, etc., and conferences such as ASME IDETC-CIE.