程平

Ping Cheng, Distinguished Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Strasbourg), Ph.D. in Traffic and Transportation Engineering (Central South University), Postdoctoral Researcher (Southern University of Science and Technology)

His research interests mainly include lightweight design and safety protection of transportation vehicles, development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and structural batteries, intelligent manufacturing systems and products, as well as mechanics of composite materials and environment-responsive intelligent sensing structures. To date, he has published more than 30 peer-reviewed academic papers as the first or corresponding author in top journals, including Composites Part B: Engineering, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, and Journal of Manufacturing Processes. His publication record covers 1 ESI Hot Paper and 2 ESI Highly Cited Papers. He has been granted 5 national invention patents, with an additional 4 patents under substantive examination.

He has received numerous academic honors and awards, including the Outstanding Young Editorial Board Member of Additive Manufacturing Frontiers and the Wiley Highly Downloaded Author Award. He has presided over several research projects, including the Youth Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the General Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and the National Funded Postdoctoral Researcher Program. He has also participated in key national R&D programs, international cooperation projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and foreign scholar research fund projects.

He currently serves as a Young Editorial Board Member for multiple SCI journals, including Additive Manufacturing Frontiers, International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, and Applied Mechanics. Additionally, he acts as a regular peer reviewer for numerous prestigious international journals such as Composites Part A, Composites Part B, Virtual and Physical Prototyping, and Mechanism and Machine Theory.

Representative Publications (Full publications are available at ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ping-Cheng-17?ev=hdr_xprf)

[1] Ping Cheng*, Lin Ye*, et al. A novel 3D-printed composite honeycomb with continuous fiber aided by an expansion-forming process. Composites Part B, 2026, 320: 113673.

[2] Ping Cheng*, Lin Ye*, et al. A novel crossing path arrangement method for manufacturing composite T-joints through the 3D printing process. Composites Part A, 2026, 202: 109471.

[3] Ping Cheng, Kui Wang, Yong Peng*. Effects of cellular crossing paths on mechanical properties of 3D printed continuous fiber reinforced biocomposite honeycomb structures. Composites Part A, 2024, 178: 107972.

Representative Research Projects

[1] Youth Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Category C), Principal Investigator, 2027–2029

[2] General Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Principal Investigator, 2025–2026

[3] National Funded Postdoctoral Researcher Program, Principal Investigator, 2024–2026

[4] General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Participant, 2026–2029

[5] Project of Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing for Continuous Carbon Fiber Composites, Participant, 2024–2026

Dr. Ping Cheng is currently a faculty member in the Department of Traffic Equipment and Control Engineering, School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University. The research team is supported by top-tier research platforms, including National Key Laboratories and Key Laboratories of the Ministry of Education. The team has established long-term and stable academic cooperation and exchange relationships with world-renowned universities, such as the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, Imperial College London, the University of Tokyo, the University of Strasbourg, the University of Lorraine, and the Kaiserslautern University of Technology.

We warmly welcome outstanding students majoring in transportation engineering, vehicle engineering, mechanics, mechanical engineering and related disciplines to apply for postgraduate studies in our research group. Students can be recommended for academic visits or further study abroad. Our group features sufficient research funding, a harmonious academic atmosphere, and full support for students’ personal growth and academic development, adhering to the mutually progressive teacher-student development philosophy.