Scholar
Yan Ding (丁琰)
Google Scholar ID: 0rP_rGUAAAAJ
OneStar Robotics
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,028
H-index
15
i10-index
19
Publications
20
Co-authors
14
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Contact
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- Currently a Researcher at Shanghai AI Laboratory
- Leading the development of the open-source robotic framework 'BestMan', which enables unified development across simulation and real robots
- 'BestMan' includes sub-projects: BestMan_Pybullet (public), and private modules including BestMan_Arm, BestMan_Wheel, BestMan_Hand, and BestMan_Humanoid
- Building the 'BestMan World' ecosystem encompassing open data, code, simulators, and hardware
- Actively seeking interns in Embodied AI and Robotics
Education
- PhD in Computer Science from Binghamton University, State University of New York (SUNY), completed in May 2024
- Supported by Ford Motor Company grants for 4.5 years during PhD studies
- Recipient of the Academic Excellence in Computer Science (PhD) award at Binghamton University
- M.S. in Computer Science from Chongqing University in 2019; thesis awarded Outstanding Thesis of Chongqing City
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Chongqing University in 2016
