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Welcome to the Design Innovation and Intelligent Manufacturing (DIIM) Lab
The Lab of Design Innovation and Intelligent Manufacturing has been established by Dr. Sheng Yang since September 2020, affiliated with the
Department of Mechanical Engineering
in the School of Engineering at the University of Guelph in Guelph, ON, Canada.
We are a highly multidisciplinary research team with members from mechanical engineering, material engineering and data science. Our mission is to developnovel design and manufacturing methods to support
smart and sustainable material, product, and service innovation in the fields of agriculture, aerospace, healthcare and green energy.
In collaboration with wide industrial partners, we endeavor to push the boundaries of computational design , digital manufacturing , advanced manufacturing , and sustainable lifecycle engineering .
We are a highly multidisciplinary research team with members from mechanical engineering, material engineering and data science. Our mission is to develop
Recent News
2025.05.15 One PhD position is available on knowledge representation and learning in smart agriculture beginning 09/2025 or 01/2026. Master and undergraduate students looking for research projects are also welcomed. For more details, see opening.
2025.05.15 Enshen, Anna, and Da have won the Braithwaite travel grant for attending international conferences, congratulations!
2025.05.15 Enshen has won the prestigious NSERC CGS scholarship, congratulations!
2025.04.20 Manal and Zezhong have successfully defended their Masters' projects, congratulations!
2025.03.20 Our project on AI for soilless growing media was funded by NSERC Alliance Grant, congratulations!
Contact Information
Address: 50 Stone Road East. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1Office: Richards Building, Room 3501
Lab: Richards Building, Room 1525
Phone:(+1) 519-824-4120 Ext. 58677
Email: syang19@uoguelph.ca
YouTube Channel: DIIM Lab.