Yang Luo Ph.D

Assistant Professor

Dr Yang Luo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Intelligent Manufacturing Ecosystem in the XJTLU. His primary research interest centers on industrial sustainability, with a focus on reducing dependence on fossil-based energy sources through the implementation of intelligent operations and process planning. Dr Luo's research activities encompass several areas within this field, including real-time energy management for flexible and reactive factories, modeling energy consumption across various levels (plant, process, and product), and energy capture and reuse in manufacturing enterprises. Prior to joining his current position, Dr Luo worked as a postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) at the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS) in Heriot-Watt University, UK and Energy Sustainability Consultant at State Grid, China.

Current Teaching Responsibilities:
MFE306TC Mass Customisation and Manufacturing Systems
MFE002TC Introduction to Smart Manufacturing
RBE201TC Project, Problem Solving and Sustainability in Robotics
MFE205TC Manufacturing Process
MES102TC Experimental, Computer Skills and Sustainability
MFE301TC Final Year Project







  • PhD, Sustainable Manufacturing, Loughborough University, 2012 - 2016
  • MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Loughborough University, 2011 - 2012
  • BEng, Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, 2008 - 2011


  • Post-doctoral Research Associate, Research Centre for Carbon Solutions, Heriot-Watt University, UK, 2017 - 2020
  • Research Assistant, Concrete Preservation Technologies Ltd., Birmingham, UK, 2010 - 2011


  • Energy capture and reuse within manufacturing enterprises
  • Modelling of energy consumption on the plant, process and product level
  • Real-time energy management
  • Eco-intelligent Manufacturing


  • Luo, Y.; Jagtap, S.; Trollman, H.; Garcia-Garcia, G. A Framework for Recovering Waste Heat Energy from Food Processing Effluent. Water 2023, 15, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15010012
  • Kolosz, B. W., Luo, Y., Xu, B., Maroto-Valer, M. M., & Andresen, J. M. (2020). Life cycle environmental analysis of ‘drop in’ alternative aviation fuels: a review. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 4(7), 3229–3263. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SE00788A
  • Luo Y, Andresen J, Clarke H, Rajendra M, Maroto-Valer. A decision support system for waste heat recovery and energy efficiency improvement in data centres. Applied Energy 2019;250:1217–24. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.05.029.
  • Woolley E, Luo Y, Simeone A. Industrial waste heat recovery: A systematic approach. Sustain Energy Technology Assessments 2018; 29:50–9. doi:10.1016/j.seta.2018.07.001.
  • Simeone, A., Luo, Y., Woolley, E.B., Rahimifard, S., Boër. C., 2016, A decision support system for waste heat recovery in manufacturing, CIRP Annals, Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 65/1, DOI 10.1016/j.cirp.2016.04.034.
  • Luo, Y., Woolley, E.B., Rahimifard, S., & Simeone, A. 2015,. Improving energy efficiency within manufacturing by recovering waste heat energy, Journal of Thermal Engineering, special issue 1 international energy technologies, Year: 2015, Volume: 1, Issue: 5, pp:337- 344.


  • Lonis F, Luo Y, Andresen J, Maroto-Valer M. Capture of cold energy from liquid nitrogen using a brazed plate heat exchanger. Energy Procedia 2019;158:5622-28. doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.577.
  • Luo Y, Andresen J, Clarke H, Rajendra M, Maroto-Valer. A framework for waste heat energy recovery within data centres. Energy Procedia 2019;158:3788-3794. doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.875.
  • Luo Y, Andresen J, Clarke H, Rajendra M, Maroto-Valer M. A ‘ System ’ Integration for Energy Recovery within Data Centres Using Combined Cooling and Power Technology. Procedia Manufacturing 2018; 21:710–6. doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2018.02.175


  • 2018, The 10th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE2018), Hong Kong, China. "A framework for waste heat energy recovery within data centre" and "Capture of cold energy from liquid nitrogen using a brazed plate heat exchanger"
  • 2017, The 15th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM2017), Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. "Sustainable Energy Management: System integration for Energy Recovery within Data Centres using Combined Cooling and Power Technology"
  • 2016, CIRP CMS 2016 - 49th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems "Research and Innovation in Manufacturing: Key Enabling Technologies for the Factories of the Future"
  • 2014, The 10th International Energy Technologies Conference, (ENTECH 2014), Istanbul, Turkey. "Efficiency to effectiveness: Sustainability in Energy Systems"


  • PI, 2021 RDF funds


  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)


  • MFE301TC Final Year Project
  • MES102TC Experimental, Computer Skills and Sustainability
  • RBE201TC Project, Problem Solving and Sustainability in Robotics
  • MFE002TC Introduction to Smart Manufacturing
  • MFE306TC Mass Customisation and Manufacturing Systems
  • MFE204TC Artificial Intelligence and Data Analysis
  • MFE205TC Manufacturing Process


  • 2008 - Present, IMechE Associate Member


  • 2019, Winner in the 2019 IET Innovation Awards for Transport
  • 2019, Highly Recommended in the 2019 IET Innovation Awards for Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • 2018, Research Centre for Carbon Solutions' annual conference Best Poster Awards
  • 2017, Finalist in the IChemE Global Awards for Energy and Sustainability
  • 2012, Full Scholarship for PhD research project
  • 2011, Concrete Preservation Technologies Ltd. sponsored Undergraduate Summer Research Experience
  • 2010, TESCO sponsored BEng Civil Engineering Design Project Awards
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