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Dr. Zhenyu Gan is an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University, affiliated with the Dynamic Locomotion and Robotics Lab (DLAR Lab). He also serves as Focus Group Leader of the BioInspired Institute's Form & Function group and a Senior Research Associate at the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute (ASPI). His research focuses on the intersection of robotics and nonlinear dynamics, particularly in legged robots, robotic exoskeletons, and multibody dynamics.
Dr. Gan advises graduate students in the DLAR Lab, including Jing Cheng, Yasser Alqaham, Jiayu Ding, and Rohit Jakkula. His students have presented award-winning research at venues like Research Day and IROS conferences. Notable projects include optimizing quadrupedal gaits for energy efficiency and developing modular robots using Central Pattern Generator frameworks.
He actively participates in academic outreach, such as presenting at the Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) for middle/high school students and mentoring high schoolers in the BWSI Autonomous Racecar program. His lab collaborates with interdisciplinary groups like Linda C. Ivany’s Form and Function Focus Group, emphasizing bio-inspired systems.
