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Researcher

Bing Pan

Also known as 潘兵

Bing Pan is a researcher in experimental mechanics whose digital image correlation work measures displacement and strain in hot materials. He studies subset-size selection in 2008, develops iterative and pointwise least-squares methods in 2009, and coauthors a high-temperature measurement system in 2010. He receives the Hetenyi Award from the Society for Experimental Mechanics in 2018 and China's National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2019. His 2022 News & Views examines deep learning for optical metrology, and a paper with Yu Liping presents single-camera DIC for hypersonic vehicle thermal-protection materials. In April 2026, he is a professor at Beihang and chief scientist at Haytham Technology.

Works
228
Citations
15,469
h-index
50

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2008

    DIC subset-size selection

    In 2008, he coauthors the Optics Express paper “Study on subset size selection in digital image correlation for speckle patterns.”

  2. 2009

    Iterative least-squares DIC

    In 2009, he coauthors a digital image correlation method that uses iterative least squares to measure displacement and pointwise least squares to measure strain.

  3. 2010

    High-temperature DIC system

    In 2010, he coauthors a non-contact system that combines simulated aerodynamic heating and digital image correlation to measure thermal deformation in materials used in high-speed vehicles.

  4. 2018

    A Hetenyi Award

    He receives the Hetenyi Award from the Society for Experimental Mechanics in 2018.

  5. 2019

    Distinguished Young Scholars award

    He receives China's National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2019.

  6. 2022

    Deep learning in optical metrology

    In 2022, he writes a News & Views on deep learning in optical metrology, covering fringe denoising, phase unwrapping and single-shot profilometry.

  7. 2022

    Single-camera high-temperature DIC

    With Yu Liping, he coauthors a single-camera, three-dimensional digital image correlation system in 2022 for measuring high-temperature deformation in hypersonic vehicle thermal-protection materials.

  8. April 2026

    Professor and chief scientist

    In April 2026, he is a professor at Beihang and chief scientist at Haytham Technology. His team and Yu Liping's group make progress in high-temperature thermal-mechanical testing, with results published in Optics and Laser Technology.

Career

  1. 2016–2024Beijing Institute of Technology
  2. 2009–2026Beihang UniversityProfessor
  3. 2006–2009Tsinghua University
  4. Haytham TechnologyChief scientist

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

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Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Optics Express, Volume 16, Issue 10 opg.optica.org. Checked 22 October 2026.
  2. Digital Image Correlation using Iterative Least Squares and Pointwise Least Squares for Displacement Field and Strain Field Measurements research.tees.ac.uk. Checked 22 October 2026.
  3. A Non-contact High-temperature Deformation Measuring System Based on Digital Image Correlation Technique hkxb.buaa.edu.cn. Checked 22 October 2026.
  4. Keynote – icem22 icem22.org. Checked 22 October 2026.
  5. Optical metrology embraces deep learning: keeping an open mind nature.com. Checked 22 October 2026.
  6. Single-camera high-temperature three-dimensional digital image correlation method hkxb.buaa.edu.cn. Checked 22 October 2026.
  7. Company News_Shenzhen Haytham Technology Co., Ltd. haytham.com.cn. Checked 22 October 2026.