Research Interests
Robotics, Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence
Education
| Period |
Degree |
Field |
Institution |
| 2021-2025 |
Ph.D. |
Computer Science |
Johns Hopkins University |
| 2025 |
M.S.E. |
Computer Science |
Johns Hopkins University |
| 2019-2021 |
M.S.E. |
Robotics |
Johns Hopkins University |
| 2015-2019 |
B.A.Sc. |
Electrical Engineering (Minor in CS) |
University of British Columbia |
Professional Employment
| Period |
Role |
Organization |
Location |
Focus |
| 2026/01-present |
AI/Robotics Research Engineer |
Astera Institute |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Neurocircuit-inspired AI |
| 2025/08-12 |
AI Research Engineer |
Astera Institute |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Physical AI pipelines |
| 2025/05-08 |
Computer Vision Intern |
Moon Surgical |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Physical AI, OR semantics |
| 2024/07-10 |
Computer Vision Intern |
Moon Surgical |
SF Bay Area, CA |
Robot vision |
| 2019/05-08 |
Algorithm Engineer Intern |
Rokae Robotics |
Beijing, China |
Object pose estimation |
Academic Positions
| Period |
Role |
Institution |
Location |
Focus |
| 2019-2026 |
Research Assistant |
Johns Hopkins University |
Baltimore, MD |
Robotics and imaging |
| 2021-2025 |
Neurology Trainee |
Johns Hopkins Medicine |
Baltimore, MD |
Neuroscience and robotics |
| 2025/02-05 |
Visiting Researcher |
I3R, University of Arkansas |
Fayetteville, AR |
Robot learning |
| 2019-2024 |
Teaching Assistant |
Johns Hopkins University |
Baltimore, MD |
AR, CIS, SLE, KDR |
| 2016-2018 |
Research Assistant |
University of British Columbia |
BC, Canada |
Industrial ML |
| 2017-2018 |
Research Assistant |
University of British Columbia |
BC, Canada |
Green energy storage |
Publications
See the full list on the Publications page.
Academic Services
Conference Reviewer
- CASE - International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (IEEE RAS)
- CoRL - Conference on Robot Learning (RMLR)
- HAI - International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (ACM)
- ICRA - International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE RAS)
- IPCAI - International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (Springer)
- IROS - International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IEEE RAS)
- ISMAR - International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (IEEE)
- OzCHI - Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (ACM)
- VIS - IEEE Visualization (IEEE)
- VRST - Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (ACM)
Journal Reviewer
- Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express (IOP)
- Complex and Intelligent Systems (Springer)
- Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics (Elsevier)
- IEEE Access (IEEE)
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Frontiers)
- Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (Taylor and Francis)
- Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology (Elsevier)
- Physics in Medicine and Biology (IOP)
- Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RAS)
- Scientific Reports (Springer)
- Signal, Image and Video Processing (Springer)
- Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence (IEEE)
Invited Talks
| Date |
Talk |
Host |
| 2024/10 |
Toward automated and regulated medical robotic systems |
University of British Columbia |
| 2023/05 |
Medical and surgical robotics: state of the art |
China University of Geosciences |
| 2023/04 |
How good is SAM in medical images |
McGill University |
Awards
| Year |
Award |
| 2025 |
H2AI 25 Best in Technical Innovation Award |
| 2025 |
H2AI 25 Neuro AI Innovation Award |
| 2024 |
Joel Dean Excellence in Teaching Award |
| 2024 |
ICRA Competitive Travel Grant |
| 2019 |
Graduate with Distinction |
| 2018 |
International Undergraduate Research Award |
| 2018 |
Deputy Vice Chancellor Scholarship |
| 2017 |
Deputy Vice Chancellor Scholarship |
| 2017 |
International Student Faculty Award |
| 2015-2019 |
Dean’s Honor List |
Teaching
| Period |
Role |
Course |
Institution |
| 2022/01-2024/05 |
TA |
Augmented Reality |
Johns Hopkins University |
| 2021/09-12 |
TA |
Kinematics and Dynamics of Robots |
Johns Hopkins University |
| 2020/09-12 |
CA |
Computer Integrated Surgery |
Johns Hopkins University |
| 2019/09-12 |
TA |
Statistical Learning for Engineers |
Johns Hopkins University |
Community and Leadership
| Period |
Role |
Organization |
| 2024/10-present |
Engineering Mentor |
University of British Columbia |
| 2024/06-2025/04 |
WSE Peer Navigator |
Johns Hopkins University |
| 2022/09-2025/03 |
Communication Officer |
Johns Hopkins University LCSR-GSA |
| 2023/12-2026/01 |
Founder |
Johns Hopkins University Let’s Code Club |
| 2023/09-2024/06 |
Volunteer Developer |
Johns Hopkins University Non-Profit Tuberculosis Loss Predictor |
| 2023/09-2024/06 |
Volunteer Developer |
Johns Hopkins University Non-Profit Vector Cam |
| 2021/05-2022/05 |
Subcommittee on Mentorship |
Johns Hopkins University Department of CS DIC |
| 2018/11-2019/06 |
Founder |
University of British Columbia Robo Master Club |
References
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