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Gail E. Kaiserمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Software Engineering
• Static and Dynamic Program Analysis
• Software Testing
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Gail E. Kaiser is a Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Programming Systems Laboratory (PSL) in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University. She has been with Columbia University since 1985, becoming a full Professor in 1998. Prof. Kaiser's research spans software engineering, program analysis, software testing, and software security, with recent focus on addressing challenges in AI/ML systems testing and security. Prof. Kaiser received her PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1985 and her ScB in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT in 1979. Her dissertation at CMU was titled "Semantics for Structure Editing Environments" under advisor Nico Habermann, and at MIT she completed "Automatic Extension of an Augmented Transition Network Grammar for Morse Code Conversations" under advisor Al Vezza. Prof. Kaiser's research interests primarily focus on software engineering following a systems building approach, with recent emphasis on static and dynamic program analysis techniques to improve software reliability and security. Since 2005, she has investigated testing "non-testable" programs, particularly in machine learning, data mining, and scientific computing applications where traditional testing oracles are insufficient. She has developed novel techniques and tools for detecting bugs and verifying repairs in complex systems. Concurrently, she has worked on collaboration environments for computational scientists, creating knowledge sharing and domain-aware environments to support scientific workflows. Prof. Kaiser's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the intersection of software engineering and artificial intelligence. Her work addresses critical challenges in testing AI systems, code understanding through deep learning, vulnerability detection, and educational tools for computational thinking. There's a clear evolution from traditional software engineering topics toward AI/ML applications, with particular emphasis on metamorphic testing for non-testable systems, code similarity analysis, and educational applications. Prof. Kaiser has received numerous prestigious awards throughout her career: Distinguished Journal Award (10 Years) from 18th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST), April 2025 Best Research Paper Award at 24th IEEE International Conference on Source Code Analysis & Manipulation (SCAM), October 2024 Distinguished Reviewer Awards for ASE 2024 and FSE 2024 ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award for "CONCORD: Clone-aware Contrastive Learning for Source Code", July 2023 Best Student Paper Award at ICCE 2021 Multiple ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Awards dating back to 2014 Presidential Young Investigator in Software Engineering and Software Systems from NSF (1988-1993) Prof. Kaiser has chaired Columbia's doctoral program since 1997 and served on editorial boards including IEEE Internet Computing and as a founding associate editor of ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. Her lab has been continuously funded by major agencies including NSF, NIH, DARPA, ONR, NASA, and numerous companies. Current grants include significant NSF funding for secure containers architecture, learning semantics of code for software assurance, and finding semantic security bugs. As Director of the Programming Systems Laboratory (PSL), Prof. Kaiser leads research in software systems, program analysis, and software testing. The lab has developed numerous tools and techniques for software reliability and security, with recent focus on challenges in AI/ML systems. Her work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications, often resulting in deployable tools that address real-world software engineering challenges.

Karthik R. Narasimhanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Language Agents
• Reinforcement Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Karthik R. Narasimhan is a Professor at Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science in the Department of Computer Science. Previously, he earned his PhD from MIT under Regina Barzilay and served as a visiting research scientist at OpenAI during 2017-18. His research focuses on the intersection of language and decision-making, building autonomous agents that learn from both experience and human knowledge. His research spans multiple high-impact areas including language agents (Text-DQN, CALM, ReAct, Tree of Thoughts), reinforcement learning (h-DQN, Multi-Objective RL), and AI safety (Toxicity in ChatGPT, DataMUX). He has developed critical datasets and benchmarks such as WebShop, InterCode, SWE-bench, and SILG that have become standard evaluation tools in the field. Current work emphasizes agent capabilities, software engineering automation, and multimodal interaction. His publication trends show strong focus on practical agent deployment (SWE-agent, Tree of Thoughts), safety evaluation (Probing AI Safety), and efficiency improvements (DataMUX). Recent work increasingly addresses real-world challenges in software engineering, security, and human-AI collaboration through rigorous benchmarking. Co-author of foundational GPT (2018) paper Key developer of Text-DQN (2015), CALM (2020), ReAct (2022), Tree of Thoughts (2023) Creator of influential benchmarks: WebShop (2022), SWE-bench (2023), InterCode (2023) He actively advises students through Princeton's computer science program, with research supported by multiple grants focused on autonomous agent development and language-based decision systems. His GitHub repositories (nlp-datasets, text-world-player) demonstrate strong community engagement in open-source research tools. Current projects include advancing language agent capabilities through Reflexion (2023) and Tree of Thoughts (2023) frameworks while addressing critical safety and efficiency challenges.

Lin Tanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Software-AI synergy
• Software dependability
• Software engineering
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Lin Tan is a Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University , holding the Mary J. Elmore New Frontiers Professorship . She joined Purdue in 2019 after serving as a Canada Research Chair and associate professor at the University of Waterloo. She is an ACM Distinguished Member and IEEE Senior Member . Education: PhD in Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign BS in Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University Research Interests: Professor Tan’s research lies at the intersection of software engineering , artificial intelligence , and security . Her work focuses on software-AI synergy , software dependability , defect detection & repair , and software text analytics . She leverages machine learning and natural language processing to enhance software reliability, and conversely uses software techniques to improve the dependability of AI systems. Her recent projects include building binary foundation models (Nova), evaluating large language models for code generation and repair, and developing interactive debugging tools that reduce debugging time by one-third. She also explores robot task planning with LLMs and automated front-end development . Awards & Honors: Best Paper Award Finalist, ICRA 2025 ELATES Fellow, 2024-2025 ACM SIGSAC Distinguished Paper Award, CCS 2024 J.P.Morgan AI Faculty Research Awards (2020, 2021, 2022) ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Awards (ASE 2020, MSR 2018, FSE 2016) Canada Research Chair (2017) Ontario Early Researcher Award (2015) NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements Award (2015) Google Faculty Research Awards (2010, 2014) IEEE Micro Top Picks (2006) Advising & Funding: Professor Tan currently advises eight PhD students and has graduated 20+ PhD and Master’s students now thriving in academia (York University, Concordia University, University of Alberta) and industry (Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Google). Her group is generously supported by NSF , Meta/Facebook Research Awards , J.P.Morgan AI Faculty Awards , and NSF REU programs. Labs & Teams: She leads the Software Reliability & AI Lab at Purdue, recruiting postdocs, PhD, MS, and undergraduate researchers year-round. Lab interests span binary recovery , LLM-based program repair , testing deep-learning libraries , and data-free model extraction .

Gustavo Alonsoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Databases
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud Computing Architecture
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Gustavo Alonso is Full Professor at the Department of Computer Science (D-INFK) of ETH Zurich and Head of the Institute for Computing Platforms . He has been at ETH since 1995, first as a post-doc, then as Assistant Professor from April 1998, and promoted to Full Professor in October 2001. Within the Systems Group he leads the Information and Communication Systems Research Group . Education: 1989 – Telecommunications Engineering (undergraduate), Madrid Technical University (UPM-ETSIT), Spain 1992 – M.S. Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) 1994 – Ph.D. Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Research Interests: His work spans databases, distributed systems, cloud-computing architecture, FPGAs, hardware acceleration for data science, parallel and reconfigurable computing . The group investigates how modern heterogeneous hardware—from GPUs to SmartNICs—can be integrated into data-processing systems to achieve orders-of-magnitude performance gains, energy savings, and new functionality such as in-network computation and serverless acceleration. Scientific Awards & Honors: Fellow of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Distinguished Alumnus, Department of Computer Science, UC Santa Barbara Four Test-of-Time / Most Influential Paper Awards across databases, programming languages, cloud computing, and software engineering Labs & Projects: He directs the Information and Communication Systems Research Group within the Systems Group ( systems.ethz.ch ). The lab develops open-source platforms such as Coyote v2 for FPGA abstractions, Shuhai for HBM benchmarking, and MicroRec for micro-second recommendation serving, while collaborating with industry on SmartNICs, serverless analytics, and cloud-scale data analytics.

Qi Alfred Chenمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Network security
• Systems security
• IoT security
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Qi Alfred Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), within the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences. He also holds affiliations with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Irvine (ITS-Irvine), the Center for Embedded and Cyber-physical Systems (CECS), the Institute for Software Research (ISR), and the UC Irvine Cybersecurity Policy & Research Institute (CPRI). His research focuses on network and systems security, with particular emphasis on autonomous vehicle and IoT security. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2018. His educational background has prepared him for his current research in security of critical computer systems. His work bridges theoretical security principles with practical implementations in real-world systems. Chen's research interests center on network and systems security , with a major focus on smart systems and IoT security , particularly in transportation and autonomous vehicle systems . His work addresses security challenges through systematic problem analysis and mitigation, discovering and mitigating security problems in next-generation transportation systems, smartphone OSes, network protocols, DNS, GUI systems, and access control systems. His research has high impact in both academic and industry contexts, with over 10 top-tier conference papers, a DHS US-CERT alert, multiple CVEs, and coverage in major news media like Fortune and BBC News. His publication record shows a clear evolution from foundational work on network protocols and smartphone security toward increasingly sophisticated security analyses of autonomous vehicle systems and AI-powered transportation technologies. The research trajectory demonstrates growing technical sophistication and real-world impact, with recent work focusing on physical-world adversarial attacks against autonomous driving perception systems, LiDAR spoofing, and security of multi-sensor fusion in autonomous vehicles. NSF CAREER Award (2022) on securing the AI stack in emerging autonomous and connected CPSs Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship, UC Irvine (2021) 5th place nation-wide at National CCDC competition (2021, as faculty advisor) 1st place (Gold Medal) at CCDC Western Regional competition (2021) ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award, University of Michigan (2019) Dr. Chen has mentored numerous successful students, including PhD candidates and undergraduates who have gone on to positions at major tech companies like Meta, Uber, Amazon, and Intel. His research group has secured significant funding, including an NSF CAREER award, and has made substantial contributions to the field through high-impact publications and vulnerability disclosures. He is also the co-founder of the ISOC VehicleSec Symposium and has organized the AutoDriving CTF contest at DEF CON. Chen leads the AV & IoAT Security Research Group at UCI, focusing on security challenges in autonomous vehicles and the broader Internet of Autonomous Things. His team has developed numerous attack demonstrations and security analyses that have received significant media attention and influenced industry practices. The group maintains an active YouTube channel showcasing their security research.

Connor Coleyمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Machine Learning for Chemistry
• Computer-Aided Molecular Design
• Synthesis Planning
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Connor Coley is the Henri Slezynger (1957) Career Development Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Engineering. His research bridges chemistry and machine learning, focusing on autonomous molecular discovery, predictive chemistry, and laboratory automation. Education: Ph.D., MIT (2019) M.S.CEP., MIT (2016) B.S., Caltech (2014) Research Interests: Dr. Coley’s work centers on domain-informed machine learning for chemistry, computer-aided molecular design, and autonomous laboratories. Key themes include predictive modeling of chemical reactivity, optimization of synthesis pathways, and integration of AI with experimental data for drug discovery and materials science. Publications: His recent articles highlight advancements in AI-driven reaction prediction, molecular representation learning, and laboratory automation. Trends include applications of Bayesian optimization, contrastive learning, and diffusion models to chemical discovery. Scientific Awards: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2025) James W. Swan Outstanding Faculty (2025) Schmidt Futures AI2050 Early Career Fellow (2022) NSF CAREER Award (2021) Forbes 30 Under 30: Healthcare (2019) Software & Tools: He leads the open-source ASKCOS software suite for synthesis planning, adopted by 35,000+ chemists and deployed at 15+ pharmaceutical companies. His team also develops tools for metabolomics and molecular representation learning.

Bernhard J. Bergerمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Software Security
• Static Code Analysis
• Machine Learning
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Bernhard J. Berger is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Engineering at the Institute of Embedded Systems, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). His research focuses on software security, static code analysis, machine learning, optimization, and research data management. He has held significant roles such as Program Committee member for ICPC 2025 and MSR 2025, and has received awards including the Best Reviewer Award (ICPC 2023) and Best Engineering Paper Award (SCAM 2019). His work spans interdisciplinary applications including maritime systems security, GPU-accelerated AI, and evolutionary algorithms. Recent studies emphasize AI-driven security tools (e.g., ML-SAST) and domain-specific language approaches to optimization (EvoAl). He has contributed to over 30 peer-reviewed publications, with notable work in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and Science of Computer Programming. Berger collaborates closely with industry through DAAD review committees and serves on artifact evaluation boards for ISSTA and ARES conferences. Education: Doctoral Thesis (2022), Diploma in Computer Science (2007) Key Projects: ArchSec tool suite, Threat Modeling Frameworks, Bauhaus static analysis methodology Lab Affiliation: Embedded Systems Design Group His advisory roles include Deputy of TUHH's Election Verification Committee and Session Chair at IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2023. Current research trends integrate machine learning with static analysis for automated vulnerability detection, while also exploring explainable AI techniques for neural network optimization.

• Computer Networks
• Network Security
• Machine Learning in Networking
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Mariano Scazzariello is a Lecturer at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, affiliated with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Network and Systems Engineering. He teaches the course 'Network Systems with Edge or Cloud Datacenters (IK2227)'. His research focuses on advanced networking topics including machine learning in networks, high-speed packet processing, network emulation, and software-defined networking innovations. His work spans contributions to network emulation tools like Kathará and Megalos, stateful packet processing at terabit scales, and leveraging large language models (LLMs) for network configuration and vulnerability detection. Recent research emphasizes low-latency protocols (e.g., SRv6/DetNet integration) and GPU-centric networking on commodity hardware. Mariano’s publications (2020–2025) highlight expertise in network function virtualization, ASIC-based switching, and optimizing network configurations through AI-driven approaches. He has pioneered frameworks for evaluating routing protocols and virtualizing large network scenarios at scale.

Kaveh Razaviمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Computer Systems
• Computer Security
• Hardware Security
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Kaveh Razavi is an Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich in the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, supervising the Computer Security Group. He is also affiliated with the Department of Computer Science. Research focuses on commodity hardware and operating systems security Teaching: Computer Engineering (BSc 2022–2025), Hardware Security (MSc 2016–2025), Advanced Operating Systems (MSc 2016–2019) Research Interests: Razavi's work bridges computer systems and security, emphasizing microarchitectural vulnerabilities, hardware exploitation, and security verification. His group develops tools for analyzing hardware-software interactions and mitigating memory attacks like Rowhammer. Scientific Awards: Distinguished/Best Paper Awards at IEEE S&P, USENIX Security, MICRO Five Pwnies Awards for innovative research Dutch Veni Grant, ERC Starting Grant Jochen Liedtke Young Researcher Award Golden Owl Teaching Award (2022) ETH Medal, Intel Bounty Reward, BlackHat USA Recognition

Alessandro Golkarمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Space Systems Engineering
• CubeSat and Nanosatellite Technology
• Satellite Constellations
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Alessandro Golkar is a Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), leading the Chair of Picosatellites, Nanosatellites, and Satellite Constellations. He joined TUM in September 2022 and previously served as one of the founding faculty members at Skoltech, a Moscow-based graduate research university. His research focuses on advanced space mission concepts, systems engineering for picosatellites, and federated satellite systems. Prior to academia, he held roles at Airbus CTO, contributing to technology roadmapping and planning. His academic background includes expertise in aerospace engineering, systems design, and agile development methodologies for space hardware. Key research areas include CubeSat constellations, distributed satellite systems, and the integration of AI tools like Large Language Models (LLMs) into spacecraft design processes. He has pioneered projects such as the FSSCat mission, winner of the ESA Sentinel Small Satellite Challenge, and has explored applications of additive manufacturing for lunar missions. Prof. Golkar’s awards include the 2021 Karman Fellowship and IEEE Senior Membership (2018). His recent work emphasizes optimizing satellite networks, digital twin implementation, and orbital maneuvering for collision avoidance. He actively contributes to technology roadmapping, focusing on future human landing systems and lunar infrastructure development. Education: Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (details not explicitly stated). Grants & Funding: Extensive grants for CubeSat projects, federated systems research, and space technology innovation. Labs/Teams: Leads the Chair’s research group at TUM and collaborates with industry partners like Airbus on advanced mission concepts. His publications span over two decades, addressing topics like constellation design, machine learning in space, and agile processes for hardware development. He advocates for hybrid agile methodologies to bridge traditional systems engineering and modern product development.

Jan Madsenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Embedded Systems
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Microfluidic Biochips
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jan Madsen is a Professor at DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark, and Head of the Embedded Systems Engineering section. His research focuses on system-level modeling and design of embedded computing systems, particularly cyber-physical systems, microfluidic biochips, and synthetic biology applications. Develops design automation tools and methodologies for embedded systems Supervises numerous PhD students and leads major research projects Research Interests Key areas include: Embedded systems-on-a-chip Cyber-Physical Systems (Internet-of-Things) Microfluidic Lab-on-Chip devices Synthetic biology with molecular computing Design, modeling, and optimization of complex systems Scientific Awards DATE Fellow (2019) IEEE CEDA Outstanding Recognition (2019) DTU Scientific Advise Award (2013) Best Paper Awards at MECO (2013) and CASES (2009) Jorck’s Foundation Research Award (1995) Publications His 14+ journal papers and 115+ conference papers demonstrate expertise in: SystemC-based modeling frameworks Energy-aware sensor networks Self-healing eDNA architectures Microfluidic biochip synthesis RTOS modeling and MPSoC exploration

Kuldeep S. Meelمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Automated Reasoning
• Formal Methods
• Artificial Intelligence
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Kuldeep S. Meel is the Stephen Fleming Early-Career Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto (on leave). He previously held a NUS Presidential Young Professorship at the National University of Singapore. His research focuses on automated reasoning, aiming to enable computing systems to handle uncertain real-world environments through scalable techniques integrating randomized algorithms, statistical inference, formal methods, distribution testing, and software engineering. Core research areas: Automated Reasoning, Formal Methods, Approximate Model Counting, Probabilistic Inference, Constraint Solving His research group has achieved significant recognition in both individual awards and publications. Key trends in his recent work include advancing model counting algorithms, developing frameworks for probabilistic explanations, and improving scalability in formal verification and constraint satisfaction. His tools have consistently ranked top in international competitions, demonstrating practical impact in automated reasoning. 2019 NRF Fellowship for AI 2022 ACP Early Career Researcher Award 2020 IEEE Intelligent Systems AI's 10 to Watch Top placements in Model Counting, SAT, and CAV competitions He mentors a diverse group of PhD and Master's students and collaborates with institutions worldwide. His group's publications span premier conferences in AI, formal methods, and design automation, reflecting interdisciplinary contributions to theoretical and applied computer science.

• Probabilistic Verification
• Quantitative Model Checking
• Formal Methods
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Marta Kwiatkowska is a Professor of Computing Systems at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Trinity College. Her research focuses on probabilistic verification , quantitative model checking , and formal methods for complex systems including autonomous robots, medical devices, and biological systems. She leads the development of the PRISM and PRISM-games probabilistic model checkers. Key research areas: Probabilistic systems, formal verification, autonomous robotics, medical device analysis, systems biology Grants: ERC Advanced Grant VERIWARE, EPSRC Programme Grant Mobile Autonomy Awards: 2024 ETAPS Test-of-Time Tool Award for PRISM Students: Current and former advisees in topics spanning formal methods, robotics, and quantitative verification The PRISM-games extension enables verification of stochastic multi-player games with applications in network protocols, autonomous systems, and game theory. Her work bridges theory, algorithms, and practical implementation, with real-world applications in ubiquitous computing and nanotechnology.

Xing Gaoمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Cybersecurity
• Cloud Computing
• Mobile Computing
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Xing Gao is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, affiliated with the Department of Computer and Information Sciences and jointly with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His office is located at 316B FinTech Innovation Hub on the STAR Campus. He holds a PhD from the College of William and Mary (2018) and a BS from Beijing Institute of Technology (2011). Research Interests: Cybersecurity in Software Supply Chain, Web 3, High-Performance Computing, Large Language Models, with a focus on Security, Cloud Computing, and Mobile Computing. Education: PhD | 2018 | College of William and Mary BS | 2011 | Beijing Institute of Technology His recent work explores cybersecurity vulnerabilities in cloud gaming services (CCS'22), container registries (USENIX-SEC'22), and software supply chains, with specialized attention to GPU cache attacks (USENIX-SEC'24) and Ethereum smart contracts (WWW'24). His research spans theoretical and applied aspects of system security, including CI/CD pipelines (CCS'24), SDN backdoors (INFOCOM'23), and hardware-level threats (ACSAC'21). Scientific Awards NSF CAREER Award (2024) NSF CRII Award (2020) NDSS Distinguished Poster Award (2016) He serves as Registration Chair for ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (2023) and Publicity Co-Chair for IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (2022). He is actively involved as TPC Member in multiple top-tier conferences including USENIX Security (2026,2025), CCS (2026,2025,2024), and IEEE DSN (2024). He has also reviewed for journals like IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing. Labs & Teams X-Lab at the University of Delaware, a research group focused on cybersecurity in emerging technologies.

Kaiyu Hangمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Robotics
• Robotic Manipulation
• Grasping
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Kaiyu Hang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rice University, where he directs the Robotics and Physical Interactions Lab (RobotΠ Lab). His research spans multiple domains of robotics with a focus on physical interaction systems. Before joining Rice, he completed his postdoc at Yale University, earned his Ph.D./M.Sc. at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and received his B.Eng. from Xi'an Jiaotong University. His research interests include robotic manipulation, grasping, in-hand manipulation, optimization, planning, learning, estimation, and control systems. He develops algorithms that enable robots to physically interact with other robots, people, and the world across scales from small grasping tasks to large-scale dual-arm and multi-robot manipulation systems. His work has practical applications in factories, kitchens, hospitals, warehouses, and construction sites. His recent publications demonstrate strong trends in in-hand manipulation techniques, energy-efficient drone operations, and benchmarking frameworks for robotic grasping. The 2025 IROS papers accepted highlight his leadership in developing standardized competition frameworks for evaluating robotic manipulation capabilities across diverse hardware platforms. ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering (2024) NSF CAREER Award (2023) Multiple finalist awards at IEEE-RAS Humanoids and ICRA conferences Junior Fellowship Award from Institute for Advanced Study, HKUST (2017-2018) As an educator, he has taught multiple robotics courses including COMP 462/562: Introduction to Modern Robotics and COMP 461: Senior Design in A Robotized World. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the Rice Robotics Club and participates in graduate admissions. His lab actively recruits Ph.D. students and offers research opportunities for undergraduate and master's students who have completed core robotics courses.