Towards Multi-Modal Sensing and Contact for Dexterous Robotic Manipulation

Michael Y. Wang is the Dean and Chair Professor of the School of Engineering at the Great Bay University. He has numerous professional honors–National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award; Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award from Society of Automotive Engineers; LaRoux K. Gillespie Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Boeing–A.D. Welliver Faculty Summer Fellow, Boeing; Chang Jiang (Cheung Kong) Scholars Award from the Ministry of Education of China and Li Ka Shing Foundation (Hong Kong); Research Excellence Award of CUHK. He was the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering. His main research interests are in robotic manipulation, learning and autonomous systems, manufacturing automation, and additive manufacturing. Before joining Great Bay University in 2024, he served on the engineering faculty at University of Maryland, Chinese University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Monash University. A recipient of ASME Design Automation Award, Professor Wang is a fellow of ASME and IEEE.