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Dr. Wenhao Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lamar University, specializing in Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Human-Robot Interaction for industrial applications. His work bridges immersive technologies with robotics to solve manufacturing and operational challenges.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2023
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2019
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, 2018
Dr. Yang's research pioneers AR/MR system design for human-robot collaboration, with breakthroughs in telepresence interfaces, cybersecurity for gesture-based interactions, and registration accuracy. His projects—like AR-assisted assembly demonstration systems and mobile manipulators for hazardous environments—emphasize cognition-aware design to reduce user cognitive load while improving task efficiency. Key innovations include 97.03% accurate gesture recognition for password security analysis and global correction methods for video see-through AR misregistration.
His 9 recent publications (2021-2025) reveal a cohesive trajectory: evolving from foundational AR-robot programming frameworks (2021) to advanced cybersecurity and assembly demonstration systems (2024-2025), consistently targeting real-world industrial implementation with rigorous evaluation via user studies and benchmark testing.
Teaching: Courses include Collaborative Robotics, AI/VR for Industrial Engineering, and Computer Applications, integrating hands-on AR development with industrial case studies.
Active Research: Current projects focus on next-generation MR headsets (2024) and telepresence manipulators, with historical work spanning AR maintenance systems, depth map completion, and telerobotic fitness instruction.
