Determined to experience high-value manufacturing, especially the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), Dr. Qin joined Cranfield University as a research fellow Welding Engineering and Laser Process centre in 2019. He obtained his Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from Hainan University, China in 2012, and then MSc degree in Mechatronics from the University of Bath in 2014. He joined in Cardiff University for his PhD in the High-value manufacturing research group at the School of Engineering in September 2015, focusing on the research area of system monitoring, processing controlling and manufacturing informatics for additive manufacturing. Based on his educational background and industry experience, Dr. Qin currently working on WAAM system integration, process monitoring and controlling, and advanced data analytics.