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Vijay Kumar is the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering with professorial appointments in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Computer and Information Science, and Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He leads research on autonomous ground/aerial robots and bio-inspired swarm algorithms at the GRASP Laboratory, where he previously served as director (1998–2004). His work spans robotics, cyberphysical systems, and AI applications in disaster response and construction.
- Education: B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Ph.D. from Ohio State University (1987)
Research focuses on robot swarms, autonomous navigation, and bio-inspired collective behaviors. Recent publications explore connectivity optimization, semantic SLAM, and stochastic traffic modeling using robot swarms and neural networks. Applications include GPS-denied environments and decentralized edge AI infrastructure.
- Scientific Awards: IEEE/ASME Fellow, NAE/APS/AAAS member
- Entrepreneurship: Co-founded Exyn Technologies, advisor to Treeswift, board member of WeRobotics and O2Micro
Labs/teams include the GRASP Laboratory and collaborations with industry partners like Rivian and Amazon. Grant activities involve AI for medicine, intelligent assistive robotics, and digital twin infrastructure.
