Professor Songlin Ding
Professor
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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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songlin.ding@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Media enquiries
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Songlin Ding is a Professor of Manufacturing Engineering in the School of Engineering.
Songlin Ding is a Professor of Manufacturing Engineering in the School of Engineering. He joined RMIT as a Lecturer in 2005 after working in the United States, China, and Singapore for several years, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2009, Associate Professor in 2015 and Professor in 2020. Currently he is the Program Manager for Master of Engineering (Manufacturing).
Prof Ding’s teaching and research interests are in Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), geometric modelling, and advanced manufacturing processes and technologies including the application and machining of difficult-to-machine materials such as synthetic diamonds and titanium alloys with both CNC and non-traditional methods. He has coordinated and taught over 20 different courses into both onshore and offshore programs at RMIT and published over 100 research papers in the areas of manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, and control engineering.
In the last decade, Prof Ding has conducted fundamental and applied research on the next generation machining technologies and processes that underpin the development of local and global manufacturing industries. He created and named the concepts of “adaptive iso-planar”, a machining strategy which is now widely used in commercial CAD/CAM packages. He developed new approaches for high-speed machining of ultra-hard materials for the local industry. His research which was supported by the ARC, CRCs, Victoria Government, and industry partners has generated significant impacts to the industry.
Songlin Ding is a Professor of Manufacturing Engineering in the School of Engineering. He joined RMIT as a Lecturer in 2005 after working in the United States, China, and Singapore for several years, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2009, Associate Professor in 2015 and Professor in 2020. Currently he is the Program Manager for Master of Engineering (Manufacturing).
Prof Ding’s teaching and research interests are in Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), geometric modelling, and advanced manufacturing processes and technologies including the application and machining of difficult-to-machine materials such as synthetic diamonds and titanium alloys with both CNC and non-traditional methods. He has coordinated and taught over 20 different courses into both onshore and offshore programs at RMIT and published over 100 research papers in the areas of manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, and control engineering.
In the last decade, Prof Ding has conducted fundamental and applied research on the next generation machining technologies and processes that underpin the development of local and global manufacturing industries. He created and named the concepts of “adaptive iso-planar”, a machining strategy which is now widely used in commercial CAD/CAM packages. He developed new approaches for high-speed machining of ultra-hard materials for the local industry. His research which was supported by the ARC, CRCs, Victoria Government, and industry partners has generated significant impacts to the industry.
Academic positions
- Research Fellow
- Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC)
- , Singapore
- 2003 – 2005
Non-academic positions
- Senior Engineer
- General Electric (GE)
- , China
- 2002 – 2003
Supervisor projects
- Multi-objective optimization of Selective Laser Melt parameters for processing Ti-6Al-4V topological structures
- 13 Aug 2024
- Peer-to-Peer based sharing renewable energy
- 29 Nov 2023
- Digital Twin Assistance for Smart Manufacturing
- 16 Nov 2022
- High speed multi-channel discharge machining of difficult-to-cut materials
- 14 Jul 2022
- High speed CNC machining of Titanium alloys
- 18 Dec 2021
- moving arc machining of super hard materials
- 12 Mar 2021
- Research on Electrical Discharge Machining with Stepped Electrodes Considering the Effects of Dielectric Fluid Field
- 28 Aug 2020
- Development of Novel Cutting Tools and End-Effector for the Robotic Excision of Bone Tumours of the Lower Limb
- 2 Nov 2019
- A Hybrid Automatic Fault Trend Prediction System Based on Synchrosqueezed Wavelet Transform and Density Peak Cluster
- 11 Jun 2019
- The Development of an Augmented Reality Robot Programming Application
- 1 Mar 2018
- Topological Design of Porous Titanium Alloy Scaffolds for Additive Manufacturing of Orthopaedic Implant Applications
- 1 Mar 2018
- Study of Thin-wall Machining Considering the Effects of Cutting-induced Deformation and CMQL Machining
- 1 Feb 2018
- A Novel Direct Drive Linear Tube Generator for Ocean Wave Energy Conversion
- 2 Oct 2017
- Design and Hydrodynamic Optimization of a Wave Energy Harvester
- 3 Jul 2017
- Additively Manufactured Fe-25Co-15Mo Maraging Steel Cutting Tools for Aerospace Machining Via Laser Metal Deposition
- 8 May 2017
- Dual Stage Control of a Servo System Consisting of a Piezoelectric Actuator and a Linear Motor for Electrical Discharge Machining
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research on the Machining of Titanium Alloy with Graphene Based Nanofluids
- 20 Jul 2015
- Mechanical Characterisation and FEM Modelling of Biological Deformation for Surgical Simulation
- 18 Sep 2014
- Drilling Of Uni-Directional Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics With Diamond Tools: Experiment And Finite Element Study
- 27 Feb 2012
Teaching interests
Supervisor interest areas:
Advanced manufacturing technologies including both CNC and nonconventional machining, and additive manufacturing.
Supervisor projects:
-Dual Stage Control of a Servo System Consisting of a Piezoelectric Actuator and a Linear Motor for Electrical Discharge Machining
-Topological Design of Porous Titanium Alloy Scaffolds for Additive Manufacturing of Orthopaedic Implant Applications
-The Development of an Augmented Reality Robot Programming Application
-Development of Novel Cutting Tools and End-Effector for the Robotic Excision of Bone Tumours of the Lower Limb
-Drilling of Uni-Directional Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics with Diamond Tools: Experiment and Finite Element Study
-Study of Thin-wall Machining Considering the Effects of Cutting-induced Deformation and CMQL Machining
-The Machining of Titanium Alloy with Graphene Based Nanofluids
-Moving Arc Machining of Ultrahard Materials
Programs:
-Bachelor of Engineering (Adv Manufacturing and Mechatronics (Honours)
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering/advanced-manufacturing-and-mechatronics)
-Master of Engineering (Manufacturing)
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering/advanced-manufacturing-and-mechatronics)
Advanced manufacturing technologies including both CNC and nonconventional machining, and additive manufacturing.
Supervisor projects:
-Dual Stage Control of a Servo System Consisting of a Piezoelectric Actuator and a Linear Motor for Electrical Discharge Machining
-Topological Design of Porous Titanium Alloy Scaffolds for Additive Manufacturing of Orthopaedic Implant Applications
-The Development of an Augmented Reality Robot Programming Application
-Development of Novel Cutting Tools and End-Effector for the Robotic Excision of Bone Tumours of the Lower Limb
-Drilling of Uni-Directional Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics with Diamond Tools: Experiment and Finite Element Study
-Study of Thin-wall Machining Considering the Effects of Cutting-induced Deformation and CMQL Machining
-The Machining of Titanium Alloy with Graphene Based Nanofluids
-Moving Arc Machining of Ultrahard Materials
Programs:
-Bachelor of Engineering (Adv Manufacturing and Mechatronics (Honours)
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering/advanced-manufacturing-and-mechatronics)
-Master of Engineering (Manufacturing)
(https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering/advanced-manufacturing-and-mechatronics)
Research interests
Prof Ding’s current research is focused on developing new approaches to electrical discharge machining of hard materials based on new machining theories, investigating the mechanism of CNC machining of advanced materials, and developing new post-processing processes for additively manufactured biomedical components.
Research keywords:
Machining, Electrical Discharge Machining, Additive Manufacturing, CNC, EDM, CAD/CAM
Research keywords:
Machining, Electrical Discharge Machining, Additive Manufacturing, CNC, EDM, CAD/CAM
