Dr Xiu Ji

Senior Lecturer

My profile

Biography

Xiu enjoyed reading and a wide range of subjects through her primary and secondary education. She went to universities, gaining a BEng in Mechanical Engineering, MEng in Cybernetics, and PhD in Artificial Intelligence. She teaches her favourite subjects, Mathematics, Control Engineering and Programming Automation Systems at the Manchester Metropolitan University. In research, Xiu is interested in bringing scientific methods to wider subjects. Outside work, Xiu is an amateur table tennis player.

Get in touch

0161 247 6273
E354 and E317 John Dalton Building

Impact

Publications (available on Amazon):

1. PROFINET in Practice: Installation, Maintenance, Design and System Engineering (Jul. 2019)
2. PROFIBUS in Practice: Standard and Operation (Feb. 2019)
3. PROFIBUS in Practice: System Architecture and Design (Jan. 2015)
4. PROFIBUS in Practice: System Engineering, Troubleshooting and Maintenance (Nov. 2013)
5. PROFIBUS in Practice: Installing PROFIBUS Devices and Cables (Jan. 2013)

Through the publication, I have a role in shaping the engineering practice of PROFIBUS and PROFINET technologies in the automation industry.

Projects

Looking at table tennis as a multidisciplinary system in terms of the following:

  • Recycling of the consumables
  • Physics theoretical representations 

Teaching

Teaching

  • Mathematics, Levels 3, 4 and 5.
  • Control Engineering, Level 5.
  • Programming Automation Systems, Level 7.

Supervision

  • Final-year student projects
  • Masters projects

Research outputs

  • Books (authored/edited/special issues)

    Ji, X. (2015) PROFIBUS in practice - System Architecture and Design.

    Ji, X. (2013) Profibus in Practice System Engineering, Trouble-Shooting and Maintenance. CreateSpace.

    Ji, X. (2013) Profibus in Practice Installing Profibus Devices and Cables. Createspace Independent Pub.

    Ji, X. (2007) SIMATIC BATCH System Engineering. Siemens Automation and Drive AS CS2 PA.

    Ji, X. (2007) SIMATIC PCS7 System Engineering Basics. Siemens Automation and Drives AS CS2 PA.

  • Journal articles

    Ji, X. (1989) 'State feedback control of a relieve-valve system with large flow-rate and high pressure.' Machine Tools and Hydraulic System, 4

  • Conference papers

    Ji, X., Pham, D. (1999) 'Model Reference Neural Control of a Polymerisation Reactor.' In World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC). Beijing, 5/7/1999 - 9/7/1999.

Career history