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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship, European Union
- 2022 RSS Pioneers, Robotics: Science and Systems
- 2020 MIT Rising Stars in Aerospace, MIT AeroAstro
- 2020 People’s Choice Award in 3MT Competition, University of Toronto Robotics Institute
- 2018 Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship, NSERC (ranked 6 out of 133)
- 2016 Award of Excellence, Division of Engineering Science, University of Toronto
Research Experience
- Assistant Professor in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University
- Senior Scientist in the Learning Systems and Robotics Lab led by Prof. Angela Schoellig at the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
- Postdoc at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies under the co-supervision of Prof. Animesh Garg and Prof. Angela Schoellig
- Postdoc at the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Education
- September 2016 – 2022: Ph.D. in Aerospace Science and Engineering, University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
- September 2011 – June 2016: B.ASc. in Engineering Science (High Honours), Major in Aerospace Engineering & Minor in Robotics and Mechatronics, Division of Engineering Science, University of Toronto
Background
Research interests include control theory, machine learning, and robot decision-making with a focus on semantically safe behaviors. The overarching goal is to enable robots to operate safely within unstructured environments and intelligently accomplish tasks alongside humans.
Miscellany
Organized multiple workshops and events including CoRL 2024, RSS 2024, CDC 2023, RSS 2023, IROS 2022, NeurIPS 2021, IROS 2021, and RSS 2021.