Dr. Wu Hao, President of GRAEFF, is officially appointed Adjunct Professor and Off-Campus PhD Supervisor of the School of Economics and Management, Chang'an University, for a three-year term from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. Approved by the college council and filed with the university’s Graduate School, this appointment fully recognizes Dr. Wu’s industrial experience, professional competence and industry influence, and is a key initiative for the college to deepen industry-education integration and strengthen high-level talent cultivation.

Chang'an University

Located in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, Chang’an University is a university directly under the Ministry of Education, jointly built by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the People’s Government of Shaanxi Province. It is one of the national “Double First-Class” initiative universities and a key university under the “211 Project”.

Centered on engineering, the university integrates science and engineering, and promotes coordinated development of humanities and social sciences. It enjoys strong academic strength and distinctive disciplinary advantages in transportation engineering, geological engineering, civil engineering, management science and engineering, and other fields, with remarkable scientific research achievements.

As an important base for high-level talent cultivation and scientific and technological innovation in China’s transportation, land and resources, urban and rural construction sectors, Chang’an University provides solid support for national infrastructure construction, industrial upgrading and high-quality regional economic development.

School of Economics and Management, Chang'an University

School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University is one of the oldest professional schools of the university. Its predecessor was the School of Economics and Management established in July 1998 through the merger of the Department of Management Engineering and the Department of Economics under the former Xi’an Highway Transportation University.

The school boasts strong disciplinary capabilities, offering doctoral programs in Management Science and Engineering, Low-Altitude Technology and Engineering (self-established), and Integrated Transportation and Smart Logistics (self-established). It also provides three first-level master’s programs in Applied Economics, Management Science and Engineering, and Business Administration. In addition, the school offers professional master’s programs including Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc), Master of Engineering Management (MEM), Logistics Engineering and Management, and Asset Evaluation.

It has formed a complete and well-structured undergraduate-master’s-doctoral talent training system, with distinctive advantages in transportation economics, smart logistics, engineering management, digital economy and other fields.

About Dr. Wu Hao

Dr. Wu Hao, born in 1983 in Xiangyin, Yueyang, Hunan Province, is currently President of Haoge Group and Global President of GRAEFF. He is a Senior Engineer and expert in pressure measurement, a backup talent for Shanghai Leading Talents, Chief Technician of Songjiang District, Shanghai, a member of the 7th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of Yueyang City, Hunan Province, a member of the 10th Hunan Youth Federation, and a WTO/TBT assessment expert.

Education Background

2009: Master of Business Administration (MBA), PSU University, USA

2019: Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), IPAG Business School, France

2026: Postdoctoral Research at Yonsei University, South Korea

Professional Experience

1999: At the age of 16, he left school early to start his career and officially entered the sensor industry, beginning with frontline production work.

2002: At the age of 19, he was awarded the title of “Outstanding Employee” by the Yangpu District Federation of Trade Unions, Shanghai.

2004: At the age of 21, he led the cross-border merger and acquisition between Chinese and American companies.

2006: At the age of 23, he founded Shanghai Haoying Measurement and Control Technology Co., Ltd.

2011: At the age of 28, Shanghai Haoying was acquired by Roper Corporation, USA (a Fortune Global 500 company). He was re-employed as President of Dynisco China, and personally founded the Dynisco China factory. He is hailed as the “Father of the Melt Pressure Sensor Innovation Model and Dynisco ECHO”.

2014: At the age of 31, he integrated various resources and founded Haoge Group, serving as President. The Group’s business covers sensors, Internet of Things, film and television, technology, culture and media, Internet, catering, agriculture, angel investment and other fields.

2020: He founded GRAEFF China and served as President of China Region, promoting the establishment of GRAEFF China factory.

2023: He was appointed President of GRAEFF Asia Pacific Region, concurrently President of China Region, established the Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, covering the Asia-Pacific market with China as the center.

2024: He led Haoge Group to fully acquire the British company GRAEFF, and became Global President of GRAEFF, integrating a century of technological accumulation and strengthening the global market layout.

Technical Achievements & Industrial Contributions

As a legendary leader in the sensor industry, Dr. Wu Hao is an artisan-style entrepreneur and technical expert who also serves as a senior engineer and industrial professor. With decades of deep cultivation in the industry, he serves as both an enterprise leader and a technical practitioner.

He led his team to develop China’s first mercury-free, eco-friendly high-temperature melt pressure sensor, breaking international monopolies, eliminating hidden dangers of mercury pollution and safety risks, and supporting the production of melt-blown fabrics and the supply of core materials for eco-friendly masks during the pandemic.

He developed the world’s first AI intelligent high-temperature melt pressure sensor, integrating artificial intelligence algorithms to greatly improve measurement accuracy and stability, and driving the intelligent upgrading of the industry.

He conquered the pressure measurement technology for high-temperature molten salt heat storage and transfer systems, filling a domestic gap. Related achievements won the Silver Award at the 6th China (Shanghai) Invention and Innovation Exhibition and the Bronze Award at the 34th Shanghai Excellent Invention Selection Competition.

He leads a team with nearly 200 national patents related to sensors, covering core fields such as structural design, intelligent algorithms, and environmentally friendly materials.

He has participated in drafting a number of national/industrial standards including Pressure Sensors, Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors, Pressure Transmitters, and participated in the examination and approval of hundreds of national and industrial standards and verification regulations, laying a solid foundation for the standardized development, quality improvement and technological innovation of the industry.

With GRAEFF as the core platform, Dr. Wu Hao promotes the in-depth integration of sensors and the Internet of Things, develops solutions for smart fire protection, smart agriculture, smart sanitation and other fields, and supports urban digital transformation. His innovative technologies are widely used in plastics, chemical fiber, rubber, petrochemical, new energy and other industrial fields, significantly enhancing the international competitiveness of Chinese sensor enterprises.

In academia, he published the monograph Intelligent Pressure Sensors: Theory and Cutting-Edge Practices, which systematically sorts out basic theories, core technologies and future trends. It is known as a “practical guide” in the field of intelligent sensing, providing important theoretical guidance and practical references for industry practitioners.

Social Positions

Member of the National Technical Committee for Pressure Metrology, State Administration for Market Regulation

Chairman of the Online Measurement Special Committee, Shanghai Institute of Metrology and Testing

Vice Chairman of Shanghai Pressure and Level Committee

Expert Member of Zhejiang Provincial Expert Pool for Intelligent Manufacturing

Entrepreneurship Mentor, Jiaxing Science and Technology Incubator Association

Executive Vice President, Shanghai Hunan Chamber of Commerce

Executive President, Shanghai Yueyang Chamber of Commerce

Executive President, Jiaxing Hunan Chamber of Commerce

Senior Expert, Zhejiang Automation Society

Expert, Zhejiang Provincial Artificial Intelligence Expert Service Group

New Generation Mentor, Jiaxing Hunan Chamber of Commerce

Entrepreneurship Mentor, Jiaxing Science and Technology Incubator Association

Expert Pool Member, Hunan Provincial Metrology Association

Industry Professor of the University-Enterprise Cooperation Committee, National Applied Talent Training Project Management Office & University Graduates Employment Association

Expert of the Review Expert Pool, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure)

Visiting Professor, Shandong Light Industry Vocational College

Visiting Professor, Yantai Vocational College

China-Thailand "International Cultural Exchange Envoy"

Honorary Chairman of China Region, National Academy of Natural and Applied Sciences of the United States

Foreign Member, National Academy of Natural and Applied Sciences of the United States

Lifetime Academician, National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic

"Industrial Advisor", Zhejiang Institute of Quality Science

Visiting Professor & External Supervisor for Doctoral Candidates, School of Economics and Management, Chang'an University

Visiting Professor in Education & Supervisor for Master Candidates, School of Education, Ludong University

Honors and Awards

Innovation Achievement Award, 2025 Asian Influence Innovation Ceremony

Outstanding Youth of Yueyang City, Hunan Province

Outstanding Yueyang Merchant of Yueyang City, Hunan Province

Public Welfare Figure of Songjiang District, Shanghai

Shanghai Leading Talent Reserve

Chief Technician of Songjiang District, Shanghai

Chedun Craftsman of Songjiang District, Shanghai

"Smart Craftsman" of Shanghai Urban Digital Transformation

Design Craftsman, Jiaxing Industrial Design Association

Public Welfare and Charity Star of Jiaxing City

Top Ten Industrial Designers of Jiaxing City

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Talent, G60 Sci-Tech Innovation Corridor

WTO/TBT Assessment Expert

Second Prize for Urban Digital Transformation

Outstanding Contribution Award for Sensor Industry Development

Recipient of Numerous National Patents

Philanthropist and Public Welfare Contributo

In the future, Dr. Wu Hao will faithfully perform his duties and strictly fulfill the responsibilities of Visiting Professor and External Supervisor for Doctoral Candidates. Bringing with him GRAEFF’s global industrial resources, cutting-edge technological achievements and rich practical experience, he will participate in disciplinary development, doctoral student training and key research project tackling at the School of Economics and Management, Chang’an University.

About GRAEFF

GRAEFF is a British multinational company specializing in the research and development, production and sales of pressure sensors, temperature sensors, melt pressure sensors, intelligent sensors, flow sensors, displacement sensors, liquid level sensors, pressure and temperature control instruments, pressure gauges, pressure and temperature calibration systems, and automation control systems.