Scholar
Yi Ru Wang
Google Scholar ID: OTL-u30AAAAJ
University of Washington
Citations & Impact
Citations
356
H-index
8
i10-index
8
Publications
12
Co-authors
15
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Papers published: RoboEval, Molmo-Act, Point Arena, Sam2Act, AHA, Manipulate-Anything, NEWTON, AR2D2, MVTrans, TranspareNet. Awards: CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award - Honourable Mention, National Undergraduate Research Award (NSERC USRA), NSERC PGSD Fellowship.
Research Experience
- Before her Ph.D., she worked as a research intern at Huawei Technologies R&D Canada, a computer vision intern at EATLAB, and an undergraduate research assistant at the National University of Singapore.
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, advised by Professor Siddhartha Srinivasa (Personal Robotics Lab) and Professor Dieter Fox (Robotics and State Estimation Lab). Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Science with a specialization in Robotics and a minor in AI from the University of Toronto, advised by Prof. Animesh Garg (People AI and Robotics Lab) and Prof. Florian Shkurti (Robot Vision and Learning Lab).
Background
- Research interests: evaluation, representation, and reasoning for robot manipulation. Current work focuses on developing comprehensive frameworks and methodologies to assess, understand, and enhance robotic manipulation capabilities. Currently supported by the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program.
Miscellany
- Currently an intern at Nvidia Seattle Robotics Lab and serving a 2-year term as the Chair of the Student Activities Committee for the Robotics and Automation Society (RAS).
