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4.08/20/2025

Makes even dry topics interesting.

4.05/21/2025

Always positive and enthusiastic in class.

5.03/31/2025

Fair, constructive, and always motivating.

4.02/27/2025

Makes learning feel rewarding and fun.

5.02/4/2025

Great Professor!

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About Lingbo

Dr. Lingbo Cheng is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia, having joined the institution in January 2024. Cheng's academic journey began with a B.Eng. in Vehicle Engineering and an M.Eng. in Safety Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology, China, in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Cheng obtained a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada, in 2019, with a doctoral thesis titled "Control of Teleoperation Systems for Beating-Heart Surgery." Prior to the current role, Cheng held the position of Distinguished Associate Researcher (Tenure Track Assistant Professor) at the College of Control Engineering and Science, Zhejiang University, China, from September 2020 to August 2021, and served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta from September 2019 to July 2020. Cheng's research centers on control and automation for medical robots, encompassing haptics and teleoperation control, non-linear control, medical imaging, robot vision, and multi-robot systems. Fields of research include control engineering and medical devices. Cheng is affiliated with the Electrical and Electronic, Computer Systems, and Medical Engineering disciplines within the School of Engineering, and the Medical Technology Research Centre.