This hasn't been updated since 2015 as I'm not on the market right now. Also available in [PDF](https://www.robo.guru/assets/documents/Jiuguang_Wang_CV_Short.pdf) . # Jiuguang Wang Special Projects Group, Apple Inc 1 Infinite Loop, MS 997-2SG, Cupertino, California, 95014, USA +1 678-522-6363 • jw@robo.guru • http://www.robo.guru ## Research Interests Motion planning, control theory, and machine learning as applied to autonomous systems, particularly for humanoid robots in challenging dynamic tasks such as whole-body manipulation and bipedal locomotion ## Education **PhD in Robotics** **August 2015** Carnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute, Pittsburgh, PA - Dissertation: Numerical Nonlinear Robust Control with Applications to Humanoid Robots - Thesis committee: Christopher G. Atkeson (Chair, CMU Robotics), Koushil Sreenath (CMU MechE), Bruno Sinopoli (CMU ECE), and Stefan Schaal (University of Southern California ECE) **Master of Science in Robotics** **August 2014** Carnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute, Pittsburgh, PA **Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering** **May 2010** Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA **Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering** **May 2009** Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Atlanta, GA **Bachelor of Science in Computer Science** **May 2008** Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Computer Science, Atlanta, GA **Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering** **May 2008** Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Atlanta, GA ## Work Experience **Senior Research Scientist** **August 2015 - Present** **Special Projects Group, Apple Inc** - This work is covered by a strict public release policy **Research Assistant to Prof. Christopher G Atkeson** **August 2010 - August 2015** **Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University** - Developed algorithms for nonlinear trajectory optimization and receding-horizon control under uncertainty - Implemented motion planning and control for bipedal humanoid robots to perform challenging dynamic tasks - Contributed to the DARPA Maximum Mobility and Manipulation (M3) and DARPA Robotics Challenge (2015) - Awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2010-2013) - Awarded Best Paper in Session - American Control Conference (2012), Montréal, Canada **Teaching Assistant to Prof. Hartmut Geyer** **January 2013 - May 2013** **Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University** - 16-711: Kinematics, Dynamic Systems, and Control, part of the core curriculum in the Robotics PhD program - Advised 49 students on assignments and final term project during weekly office hours - End of term evaluation indicated "excellent" knowledge of course material and "thorough and fair" grading **Research Assistant to Prof. Mike Stilman** **August 2009 - May 2010** **Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Georgia Institute of Technology** - Investigated the full-body motion planning and control of wheeled humanoids robots to achieve dynamic gaits - Designed and constructed a wheeled, dual arm humanoid robot under a budget of US$600,000 - Contributed to the development of a cross-platform, open-source, simulator for articulated rigid body systems - Best Paper Award Finalist: IEEE Int. Conf. on Humanoid Robots (2009) and SAIC Student Paper Competition (2009) **Research Assistant to Prof. Magnus Egerstedt and Prof. Ayanna Howard** **May 2007 - May 2009** **School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology** - Developed a robotic sensor network to enable a NASA study on the effects of warming on the Antarctic ice shelves - Designed decentralized, graph-theoretic algorithms for multi-robot task assignment and formation assembly - Implemented decentralized control laws on a multi-robot system based on a prototype iRobot mobile platform - Awarded the President’s Undergraduate Research Award (2007) **Research Assistant to Prof. Tucker Balch** **August 2006 - May 2007** **School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology** - Developed a visual odometry system for Georgia Tech’s entry to the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge (semi-finalist) - Designed and constructed a wheeled search and rescue robot based on the Robotix Dynamixel servos - Participated in the 2007 RoboCup Rescue with Heavy Metal, a 300lb wheeled robot (largest in the competition) - Served on the Student Advisory Board for Undergraduate Research ## Other Experience **Freelance Photographer** **2004 - Present** - Specialized in landscape photography with an award-winning series on historical monuments in Europe - Awarded 7th place in the largest photography competition in history (353,768 entries, Guinness World Records) - Exhibited in the Netherlands, Russia, Panama, Britain, Sweden, Spain, Philippines, Hong Kong, and Germany **Wikipedia Contributor** **2008 - 2012** - Contributed content for Wikipedia in the areas of science and engineering, particularly WikiProject Robotics - Contributed 129 original technical articles with an edit count of 5,651 (as of 2012) - 15 original articles were featured on the Wikipedia homepage under the “Did you know…” with high readership **Reviewer / Volunteer** **2008 - Present** - Served as reviewer for journals: IEEE-TEC, IEEE-TRO, IEEE-RAM, IJRR, Autonomous Robots, and Robotica - Served as reviewer for conferences: ICRA, IROS, ICHR, ACC, CDC, MSC, ICML, NIPS, AAAI, IJCAI - Served as student volunteer for RSS (2007) and webmaster for HSCC (2008) - Member of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and IEEE Controls Systems Society ## Certification and Licensure **Bloomberg Certification in Equity, Fixed Income, Commodity, and FX** **March 2014** Bloomberg, L.P. **Amateur Radio License (Element 3 – General Class, FRN #0018468694, KJ4JEQ)** **January 2009** Federal Communications Commission **ABET Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certification in Electrical Engineering (License: EIT023572)** **April 2008** Georgia State Board of Registration for Engineer & Land Surveyor ## Skills - Languages: Chinese (native), English (native) - Development: C, C++, Python, MATLAB, and ROS - Version control and project management systems: Git, Jira / Confluence - Robotics frameworks: ROS, Player/Stage/Gazebo, Cartographer, MoveIt!, OpenCV, and OMPL - Optimization tools: Gurobi, IPOPT, JuliaOpt, KNITRO, NPSOL, Google OR-Tools, and SNOPT - Multi-body dynamics frameworks: Bullet, CarMaker, CarSim, Chrono, DART, MuJoCo, ODE - Machine learning frameworks: TensorFlow and PyTorch ## Personal - Citizenship: People’s Republic of China - U.S. Permanent Resident (since 2005), authorized to work in the U.S. without restrictions