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Damiano Padovani is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (China) since 2021. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin (Italy) and his Ph.D. degree in Engineering with a specialization in Fluid Power from Purdue University (USA). He worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Vanderbilt University (USA), as a faculty at the University of Agder (Norway), and in industry with Parker Hannifin (USA). His research interests are about fluid power and soft robotics mainly focusing on energy efficiency and motion control.

Zhang Xirui, Doctor of Engineering, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Selected for the National Major Talent Project Youth Project, Shennong Young Talent of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Deputy Chief Scientist of the National Natural Rubber Industry Technology System, Scientist of Intelligent Production Post, Distinguished Professor of Hainan University, Head of Hainan Academician Team Workstation, Secretary of the Party Committee of the College, Deputy Director of the Agricultural Machinery Mechanization Equipment Committee of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, Vice Chairman of the Machinery Application Professional Committee of the Chinese Tropical Crops Society, He is the vice chairman of the Farming Committee of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery, a member of the 8th Editorial Committee of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, and a member of the 1st Young Editorial Board of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery. He has presided over 8 national scientific research projects (5 projects of the National Natural Foundation of China), 6 provincial and ministerial scientific research projects, published more than 40 SCI/EI papers, won 5 provincial and ministerial awards (including 1 first prize of the Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award and 2 second prizes of the Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award as the first completer), and authorized more than 30 invention patents as the first inventor. Visiting Scholar at the University of Manitoba in Canada, Senior Visiting Scholar at Hokkaido University in Japan, Visiting Scholar at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, and the Most Beautiful Agricultural Machinery Teacher in China in 2023.

Guo Jie, Doctor of Engineering (Postdoctor), Member of the Communist Party of China, Fifth High-level Talent and Assistant Researcher of Hainan Province, Master's Supervisor of Hainan University, Backbone Member of Professor Zhang Xirui's Team of School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Postdoctoral Fellow of the Department of Agricultural Engineering of Zhejiang University (Cooperative Supervisor: Professor He Yong), Master's and Ph.D. in the School of Engineering, South China Agricultural University (Supervisor: Professor Yang Zhou), and Prof. Qin Zhang Zhang Qin Research Group), which has long been engaged in research related to the research and development of agricultural informatization and intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment. The work has been featured and reported by China International Television (CGTN) and has received continuous attention from the official regulator of Costa Rican bananas (CORBANA).