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I. BASIC INFORMATION
Name: Bugao Xu
Sex: Male
Position held: Full Professor, University of Texas at Austin （UT Austin),
School of Human Ecology
Bugao Xu received his Ph.D. in Textile Sciences in 1992 from the University of Maryland at College Park, joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin as an Assistant Professor in School of Human Ecology in 1993 and became a Full Professor in 2004. He is also affiliated with the programs in Biomedical Engineering and Material Science & Engineering of UT Austin. Dr. Xu’s investigative research has focused on physical modeling of textile materials, characterization of material properties, instrumentation, and 3D body imaging, modeling and virtual clothing. He has also conducted research in 3D technology for obesity assessment and pavement inspections. Up to date, he has authored 128 refereed journal papers (108 in SCI journals) and over 60 peer-reviewed conference proceedings, spoke at over 70 invited seminars, received more than $4.5 million grants from federal and state government agencies and private businesses, disclosed 12 technology inventions including four US patents. He has also provided technical consulting services to P&G, Unilever, J&J, Maytag, and Cotton, Inc. to help solve imaging related problems.
II. EDUCATION
1993 University of Maryland at College Park, USA, Postdoc fellow in Material Science
1992 University of Maryland at College Park, USA, Ph.D in Textile Sciences
1991 University of Maryland at College Park, USA, M.S. in Textile Engineering
1984 Northwest Textile Engineering Institute, China, Textile Technology
III. WORKING EXPERIENCE
2006-Present Chairman, Fabrate, LLC, USA
2002-Present Ph.D. Advisor, UT Austin, Material Science and Engineering
1998-Present Ph.D. Advisor, UT Austin, Biomedical Engineering
1997-Present Professor, UT Austin，Center for Transportation
2003-2008 Division Head, UT Austin，School of Human Ecology
1993-Present UT Austin，School of Human Ecology
1984-1988 Lecturer, Northwest Textile Engineering Institute, China
IV. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Scientific results
2005 Top Innovation and Finding, Artificial Lighting for TxDOT’s Automated Pavement Crack Rating System, Texas Department of Transportation
2004 Teaching Excellence Award, UT Austin, College of Natural Sciences
2003 Top Innovation and Finding, Automated Pavement Surface Distress Rating System for Asphaltic and Concrete Pavements，Texas Department of Transportation
1994 Burlington Industrials Award, International Textile and Apparel Association, USA
Invited oral presentations
1. Xu, B. and Yao, M., Stereovision Body Imaging System, VF Futurewear Summit Conference, Winston-Salem, NC, 3/21/2012.
2. Xu, B., Targeting Obesity Epidemic Using Portable Body Scanning Technology, Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, Shanghai, China, 5/29/2010.
3. Xu, B., A 3D Surface Imaging System for Assessing Human Obesity, “Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXII conference, SPIE Symposium on Optical Engineering + Applications, San Diego, CA, 8/5/ 2009.
4. German Claros and Bugao Xu, Automated Inspection of Pavement Surface Distress
Transportation Research Board (TRB) 87th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., 1/13/2008.
5. Xu, B., Cotton Fiber Image Analysis, Engineered Fiber Selection System Conference, Greenville, SC, 6/5/2007.
