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<p>Tan Chen, Ph.D.<br />
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Assistant Professor <br />
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering <br />
Michigan Technological University <br />
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Postdoctoral Associate, Coordinated Science Laboratory (working with Profs. <a href="http://bretl.csl.illinois.edu">Timothy Bretl</a>,
<a href="https://publish.illinois.edu/humancenteredautonomy/">Katie Driggs-Campbell</a>,
and <a href="https://parasollab.web.illinois.edu/people/amato/">Nancy M. Amato</a>), UIUC, 2021 - 2022 <br />
Ph.D. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (under the supervision of Prof. <a href="https://controls.ame.nd.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page">Bill Goodwine</a>,
also working with Profs. <a href="https://engineering.nd.edu/faculty/james-schmiedeler/">James Schmiedeler</a> and
<a href="https://sites.nd.edu/pwensing/">Patrick Wensing</a>), Notre Dame, 2021 <br />
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2016 <br />
M.Eng. (dual Master's program) Optimisation et Automatisation des Processus Industriels, Mines Douai, 2014 <br />
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2013 <br />
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My research interests are broadly in dynamics, nonlinear control theory and their applications to robots, such as
legged robots and manipulators. My plan is to merge nonlinear geometric control approaches with
emerging optimization and learning tools to develop robust and safe controllers for the robots. My current interests of robotic applications lie
in health care and smart manufacturing. <br />
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I received my Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering under
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where I also worked closely with Profs. <a href="https://engineering.nd.edu/faculty/james-schmiedeler/">James Schmiedeler</a> and
<a href="https://sites.nd.edu/pwensing/">Patrick Wensing</a>.
Prior to that, I received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China, and dual Master's degrees from SJTU and Ecole des Mines de
Douai, France.
I was a Postdoc affiliated with the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
working with Profs. <a href="http://bretl.csl.illinois.edu">Timothy Bretl</a>,
<a href="https://publish.illinois.edu/humancenteredautonomy/">Katie Driggs-Campbell</a>
and <a href="https://parasollab.web.illinois.edu/people/amato/">Nancy M. Amato</a>
on an industry-funded research project on smart manufacturing. <br />
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My research interests are in dynamics, nonlinear control theory and their applications to robots, such as
legged robots and manipulators. My plan is to merge nonlinear geometric control approaches with
emerging optimization and learning tools to develop robust and safe controllers for the robots. My current interests of robotic applications lie
in health care and smart manufacturing. <br />
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I am broadly interested in complex dynamics and applied control of robots, such as
legged robots and manipulators. My plan is to merge nonlinear geometric control approaches with
optimization and machine learning tools to develop robust and safe controllers for real-world robot
applications.
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Assistant Professor, Michigan Tech, 2022 - present <br />
Postdoctoral Associate, Coordinated Science Laboratory, UIUC, 2021 - 2022 <br />
Ph.D. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Notre Dame, 2021 <br />
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2016 <br />
M.Eng. (dual Master's program) Optimisation et Automatisation des Processus Industriels, Mines Douai, 2014
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B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2013 <br />
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09/2024 The <a href="about-group.html">NASA team</a> has officially come together, and we had a kick-off
meeting for the project.
Stay tuned for updates on the progress! <br />
08/2024 Austen Goddu has successfully defended his Master's thesis. Congratulations Austen! <br />
07/2024 Our lab hosted an "open house" <a href="outreach-service.html">lab tour</a> for high school students
and their parents as part of the
Summer Youth Program (SYP) at Michigan Tech. Thanks to Anders for the help! <br />
07/2024 I was invited by Michigan SBDC to serve as a panelist on "Ask the Experts: The A.I. Disruptors" for
small
business owners. <br />
07/2024 I co-organized an AIM2024 workshop on "Future of Work in the Age of Robotics and AI". Anders presented
a poster
on legged robot perception at the workshop. Good job, Anders! <br />
06/2024 I received the <a href="https://www.orau.org/partnerships/grant-programs/powe/index.html">Ralph E.
Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award</a>.
Thanks to Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)! <br />
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06/2024 I served as a chair for the session "Robotics" in the 18th International Conference on Control &
Automation (ICCA)
and gave a presentation on biped sideways locomotion. <br />
04/2024 I was invited to attend the 2024 NSF FRR-NRI PI Meeting. Thanks to NSF and the organizers. <br />
04/2024 I received the NSF CRII Award. Thanks, NSF! <br />
04/2024 Our lab received a grant from NASA. Prof.
<a href="https://www.mtu.edu/kip/department/faculty-staff/faculty/elmer/">Steven Elmer</a> (KIP) is the
co-PI on the project. Thanks, NASA! <br />
12/2023 Shivayogi (MS), Dana (BS), and Anders (BS) have completed their degrees. Congratulations!
They will further pursue their studies and research in our graduate program and our lab. <br />
12/2023 I was invited to give a talk at the KIP seminar hosted by the Department of Kinesiology and
Integrative Physiology. <br />
11/2023 We took our robot dog Go1 outdoors and conducted extensive tests to evaluate its current walking
performance on diverse terrains
such as forests and dunes. Check the <a href="research-projects.html">videos</a>! <br />
10/2023 Shivayogi gave a poster presentation on RL control for legged locomotion at IROS 2023, and won
the third prize in Showcase [AI] Student Poster Competition organized by ICC. Congratulations, Shivayogi!
<br />
07/2023 Our lab hosted a tour to the students in grades 6-11 as part of the Summer Youth Program (SYP)
at Michigan Tech. Thanks to Shivayogi and Dana for helping showcase our lab and robots! <br />
06/2023 I was invited to visit TU Darmsdadt, DLR - Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, and
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. Thanks for the hosting and the support from DAAD. <br />
05/2023 I served as a co-chair for the session "Nonholonomic Systems" in American Control Conference and
gave a presentation on leveraging time-reversal symmetry for global control of UMS. <br />
04/2023 Fabian Beck from German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany was invited to give a guest lecture in my
Digital and Nonlinear Control class. Thanks, Fabian! <br />
03/2023 Ryan received the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Award. Congratulations, Ryan!
<br />
11/2022 Our lab received the REF award on bipedal robot research. Thanks to the Vice President for Research
Office. <br />
08/2022 I have joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Michigan Technological
University
as an Assistant Professor. <br />
02/2022 I have been selected as a <a href="https://www.daad.de/en/the-daad/postdocnet/fellows/fellows/">DAAD
AInet fellow</a> for the Postdoc-NeT-AI 3/2022 – AI and Robotics <br />
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