Biography:Vijay Kumar (roboticist)
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Short description: Indian roboticist (born 1962)
Vijay Kumar | |
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| Born | 12 April 1962 |
| Nationality | India n |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| Spouse(s) | Maneesha Altekar |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Robotics |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Notable students | Jaydev P. Desai |
| Website | KumarRobotics.org |
Vijay Kumar (born 12 April 1962) is an Indian roboticist and UPS foundation professor in the School of Engineering & Applied Science with secondary appointments in computer and information science and electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and became the new Dean of Penn Engineering on 1 July 2015.[1]
Kumar is known for his research in the control and coordination of multi-robot formations.[2][3] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.[4]
Education
- B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, May 1983
- M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, March 1988
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, September 1987
About his research work
Honours and awards
- The Ohio State University Presidential Fellowship (1986)
- NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award (1991)
- Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, University of Pennsylvania (1996)
- The Ferdinand Freudenstein Award for significant contributions to mechanisms and robotics awarded at the 5th National Conference on Mechanisms and Robotics (1997)
- Best paper award, Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (2002)
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2003)
- Kayamori Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (2004)
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Distinguished Lecturer (2005)
- Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2005)
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Distinguished Award (2012)
- George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research (2013)[5]
- Member, National Academy of Engineering (2013)
- Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award (2013)
- IIT Kanpur Distinguished Alumnus Award 2013–14, for his outstanding contributions to the area of control and coordination of multi-robot formations.
- The Joseph Engelberger Award by the Robotics Industries Association (2014)
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Award (2020)
References
- ↑ Kim, Isabel. "BREAKING: Vijay Kumar named new dean of engineering". The Daily Pennsylvanian. https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/03/new-dean-of-penn-engineering-vijay-kumar.
- ↑ Desai, J.P.; Ostrowski, J.P.; Kumar, V. (2001). "Modeling and control of formations of nonholonomic mobile robots". IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation 17 (6): 905–908. doi:10.1109/70.976023. https://repository.upenn.edu/meam_papers/16.
- ↑ Desai, J.P.; Ostrowski, J.; Kumar, V. (1998). "Controlling formations of multiple mobile robots". 4. doi:10.1109/ROBOT.1998.680621.
- ↑ "Election of New Members at the 2018 Spring Meeting". American Philosophical Society. 28 April 2018. https://www.amphilsoc.org/blog/election-new-members-2018-spring-meeting.
- ↑ "Vijay Kumar Receives Heilmeier Research Award". Penn Engineering. https://www.seas.upenn.edu/media/news/kumar-heilmeier-13.php.
External links
- Vijay Kumar Lab at UPenn
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