CV
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Basics
Name | Kanzhong Yao |
Label | Robotic Researcher |
kanzhong.yao@gmail.com |
Work
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2024.09 - 2024.10 Robotic Researcher
The University of Tokyo and Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Awarded as NEST fellow at the end of the project, helped develop the autonomous patrolling system, and solved the narrow passage navigation issue with the priority control algorithm.
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2024.06 - 2024.12 Principal investigator/Robotic Researcher
RAICo1
Awarded as RAICo Junior Fellow, lead the underwater obstacle avoidance project, aim to achieve cooperative obstacle without reliance on robot-robot communications.
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2022.01 - 2022.03 Robotic Researcher
Hamburg University of Technology
Supported by UK Turing Scheme, developed image-based visual servoing switchable leader-follower control for heterogeneous multi-agent underwater robot system, result published in ICRA2023
Education
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2021.01 - 2024.12 PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Focus on multi-robot collaboration in extreme environments.
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2017.09 - 2020.07 -
2013.09 - 2017.07 Bachelor in Vehicle Engineering
Xihua University, Chengdu, China
- Accepted into the Science Experimental Class of the university's Honors College (5‰), and graduated with the highest honors.
Awards
- 2024.09.24
Manchester Doctoral College Awards and Images of Research Competition
Manchester Doctoral College
Image of Autonomous Monitoring of Simulated Nuclear Fuel Pond, second prize.
- 2023.12.07
Most Successful Robot of the Year
Robotics Community, University of Manchester
For the develpoment of Cooperative Aquatic Vehicle Exploration System.
- 2023.12.07
Best Conference Paper of the Year
Robotics Community, University of Manchester
For the paper presented at ICRA 2023.
- 2018.10.11
- 2017.06.27
Provincial Excellent Graduates (省级优秀毕业生)
The Education Department of Sichuan Province
The highest honor of college graduation in China (3%).
Skills
Porgramming | |
Confident in development. | |
Python | |
C++ | |
ROS/ROS2 |
CAD/CAM | |
For basic modeling and verification. | |
CATIA | |
Soildworks | |
ANSYS | |
Fusion360 |
Develop environment | |
All have good experience | |
Ubuntu (desktop/headless) | |
Windows | |
Windows Subsystem Linux |
Hardware/sensor | |
All got hands on experience | |
Pixhawk (Autopilot, ArduSub, IMU) | |
SICK 2D LiDAR sensor TiM5xx | |
Oculus M3000d multi-beam image sonar | |
Hydromea LUMA 500 optical communication modem | |
Camera (usb_cam, Intel Realsense) |
General software/package | |
For basic modeling and verification. | |
Matlab | |
ViSP | |
Gazebo | |
YOLO |
Languages
Mandarin | |
Native speaker |
English | |
Fluent |
References
Dr. Simon Watson | |
Main-supervisor during PhD. |
Dr. Ognjen Marjanovic | |
Co-supervisor during PhD. |
Professor Barry Lennox | |
Lab lead during PhD. |
Dr Nobuto Matsuhira | |
Collaborator at the University of Tokyo. |