Zhaohui Xia, Associate Professor and PhD Supervisor at the School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), is the Chief Scientist of the Youth Program under the National Key R&D Program, and a Huazhong Excellence Scholar.

Dr. Xia's primary research interests include the digital design of mechanical products and industrial software, focusing on the integration of CAD/CAE for design analysis and optimization in critical fields such as aerospace and weaponry. He teaches several courses, including "Mechanical Design Theory and Methods (III)," and has published over 30 SCI papers in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, with 18 papers as the first or corresponding author. He also has one ESI highly cited paper. Dr. Xia has long served as a reviewer for multiple SCI journals.