KaiXu

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	Dr. Kai Xu （徐凯）
	Assistant Professor
	RM 213, JI Building, UM-SJTU Joint Institute
	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
	k.xu@sjtu.edu.cn

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York, U.S.A

• 2009' Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Dissertation: Design, Modeling and Analysis of Continuum Robots as Surgical Assistants with Intrinsic Sensory Capabilities, advised by Dr. Nabil Simaan
• 2007' Master of Philosophy, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China

• Master of Science, Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanology
  • Thesis: Gait Planning Algorithms for Humanoid Robots and the Implementation, advised by Dr. Ken Chen
• Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanology

Honors

• 2010' Marquis Who's Who in America
• 2009' Recipient of the New Century Excellent Talents in University Program (NCET), Ministry of Education, China
• 2008' Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, Ministry of Education, China
• 2004' Presidential Distinguished Fellowship, Columbia University
• 2004' Excellent Master Thesis Award, Tsinghua University
• 2002' Guanghua Scholarship, Second Prize, Tsinghua University
• 2001' Leadership Activity Scholarship for Outstanding Student Leaders, Tsinghua University
• 2000' Guanghua Scholarship, Second Prize, Tsinghua University
• 1999' IET Scholarship for Excellent Academic and Leadership Performance, IET Foundation
• 1998' Second Prize for the Excellent Academic Performances, Tsinghua University
• 1997' Second Prize for the Outstanding Freshmen, Tsinghua University
• 1996' National First Prize in the Chinese Mathematical Olympiad, Ministry of Education, China
• 1996' National First Prize in the Chinese Physics Olympiad, Ministry of Education, China
• 1996' National Second Prize in the Chinese Chemistry Olympiad, Ministry of Education, China

Research Interests

• Medical Robotics
  • surgical assistant for laparoscopic procedures
  • N.O.T.E.S (),
  • rehab
  • micro robots for vacular surgeries and intracranial surgeries.
• Service Robotics
  • Humanoid
  • wheeled mobile platform
  • Machine vision
• Robotics Fundamentals:
  • theoretical kinematics
  • synthesis and optimization of continuum mechanisms and continuum robots
  • miniraturization

Teaching Interests

• Fundamental ME courses
  • Design and Manufacturing
• Robotics courses
  • Introduction to Robotics
  • Advanced Topics in Robotics and Mechanism Synthesis.