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Yajie Tian is a pioneering researcher in robotic manufacturing, with a focus on knowledge-based systems and human-robot collaboration. Her work centers on developing intelligent frameworks that enable robots to learn, reuse, and share assembly techniques, significantly reducing the time-consuming process of manual robot programming. Tian’s major contributions include the creation of a case-based automatic programming system for robotic assembly production, which allows robots to generate new programs by reusing past learned solutions. She also advanced explanation-based manipulator learning, where robots acquire assembly skills through observation, and developed hierarchical knowledge-based systems for human-robot cell manufacturing. Her research on sharing tacit knowledge in robotic environments addresses critical industry challenges in cost reduction and efficiency. With her most-cited papers accumulating over 15 citations, Tian’s work has laid foundational groundwork for more adaptive and intelligent manufacturing systems. Her notable achievements include collaborating with industry partners to identify and solve real-world problems in robotic teaching, making her research both academically significant and practically impactful for the future of automated production.