Dr. Chi Tsun (Ben) Cheng
Details
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: Bundoora East Australia
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ben.cheng@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Industry Projects
- Collaborative projects
About
Dr Chi-Tsun Cheng (Ben) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Mechatronic Engineering at the School of Engineering at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He received his BEng and MSc degrees from the University of Hong Kong in 2004 and 2005, respectively, and his PhD from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2009. During his PhD studies, he received the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship.
After completing his PhD, Dr Cheng was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Calgary from 2010 to 2011. He then served as a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 2012 to 2018 before joining RMIT University.
Dr Cheng is currently the Academic Lead - Research Development at the School of Engineering, and he is also one of the leads of the RMIT Digitalisation Network under the RMIT Enabling Impact Platforms [Link]. He has been the academic supervisor of the RMIT Space Rover Team since 2019. Nevertheless, Dr Cheng was the deputy program manager of the Bachelor of Engineering (Adv Manufacturing and Mechatronics) (Honours) [BH068] and Bachelor of Engineering (Adv Manufacturing and Mechatronics) (Hons)/Bachelor of Business (Intern Bus) [BH086] from 2019 to 2023.
Dr Cheng serves as Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Parts I and II, IEEE Access, IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems (OJCAS), IEICE Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Newsletter, and Senior Editor for the IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems (JETCAS). He is also an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE. Dr Cheng is a member of the IEEE Nonlinear Circuits and Systems Technical Committee and the IEEE Power and Energy Circuits and Systems Technical Committee.
He was the Chairperson of the International Workshop on Smart Sensor Networks (IWSSN) from 2012 to 2018 and the track co-chair for the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) in 2018. Since 2023, he has been the RMIT's representative in the Executive Council of IoT Alliance Australia.
Research fields
- 300208 Farm management, rural management and agribusiness
- 460306 Image processing
- 460907 Information systems for sustainable development and the public good
- 490108 Operations research
- 400711 Simulation, modelling, and programming of mechatronics systems
- 400705 Control engineering
- 401408 Manufacturing processes and technologies (excl. textiles)
- 330206 Building science, technologies and systems
- 330301 Data visualisation and computational (incl. parametric and generative) design
- 401411 Packaging, storage and transportation (excl. food and agricultural products)
UN sustainable development goals
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- 17 Partnerships for the Goals
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 4 Quality Education
- 1 No Poverty
- 13 Climate Action
Supervisor projects
- Data-driven Smart contract and AI: Applications in construction management and operation
- 27 Jun 2023
- Optimising the cost of owning and operating centralised chilled water plants
- 23 Mar 2023
- RMIT/CSIRO Next-Gen Masters - Robust Inspection Approaches based on IoT and Machine Learning
- 22 Feb 2023
- Infant thermal environments: materials systems and functional design
- 13 Dec 2022
- Digital framework for creation and optimisation of 3D printing concrete
- 12 Sep 2022
- Characterisation of the thermal burden on infants in temperate environments and system engineering for mitigation of their overheating
- 18 Aug 2022
- Computer Vision and Deep Learning in Real Time monitoring and control of intelligent transport system
- 27 Jul 2022
- Task complexity and the skills dilemma in the programming and control of collaborative robots for manufacturing
- 28 Jun 2022
- Energy-aware Vehicle HVAC Control Strategies for Regulating In-cabin PMV and CO2 Levels
- 16 Dec 2021
- Preparing Next-Gen Drivers: The Roles of Standardised Terminology, Regular Training and Large Language Models in Driver Education for Autonomous Vehicles
- 15 Jul 2020
- An Interlaced Toolpath Method for Void Reduction in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing
- 15 May 2020
- Ability-based Digital Support Using Gamification for Industry 4.0
- 2 Nov 2019
- Robust Sensory Systems for Dynamic Environments
- 14 Jun 2019
- Multi-Agent Systems to Control, Simulate, and Optimize Resilient Smart Factories
- 12 Mar 2019
Teaching interests
MANU2071 Industry 4.0 Technologies (formerly Manufacturing Strategy and Planning)
Course Coordinator and Offering Coordinator, RMIT, AUS, 2019 Semester 2, 2020 Semester 2, 2021 Semester 1, 2022 Semester 2, 2023 Semester 1, 2024 Semester 1
MANU2077 Manufacturing Systems Modelling
Course Coordinator and Offering Coordinator, RMIT, AUS, 2022 Semester 2, 2023 Semester 2, 2024 Semester 2
MANU1174 Automatic Control Systems
Course Coordinator and Offering Coordinator, RMIT, AUS, 2019 Semester 1, 2020 Semester 1, 2021 Semester 1, 2022 Semester 1, 2023 Semester 1, 2024 Semester 1
MANU1420 Manufacturing Systems Modelling
Course Coordinator and Offering Coordinator, RMIT, AUS, 2018 Semester 2, 2019 Semester 2,
2020 Semester 2, 2021 Semester 2, 2022 Semester 2 [Top five courses with highest overall course satisfaction (OSI)], 2023 Semester 2, 2024 Semester 2
Research interests
Dr Cheng's research interests include Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0/5.0 Technologies, and Advanced Manufacturing.
