My research interest is to develop innovative composite products and manufacturing processes for industrial applications, using Axiomatic Design. My current research centres on novel automated composites manufacturing to produce defect-free, geometrically complex composite parts. One of my inventions, 'Continuous Tow Shearing' technology, is recognised as the world-first fibre placement technology that can steer the fibre paths without causing fibre buckling defects in manufacturing complex composite components. This technology has been successfully commercialised through a spin-out company iCOMAT that I co-founded. More recently, I advanced the technology into 'Advanced CTS' by incorporating a novel on-the-fly tow-width control, enabling the tessellation of the 3D lay-up surface with variable-width tows and thereby eliminating gaps, overlaps, and fibre-steering-induced defects. I'm also interested in applying the Axiomatic Design approach to various fields such as automotive, defence, marine, and machinery in conjunction with my knowledge on composite materials.

• Continuous Tow Shearing (CTS)
• Continuous Tow Shearing (CTS) for 3D complex part
• ACTS-3D: Advanced Continuous Tow Shearing (CTS) with on-the-fly tow width control (TWiC)