Position Title
Assistant Professor
Position Title
Assistant Professor
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2015 Bainer Hall
Bio
Dr. Yan focuses on the development and deployment of next-generation soft robots and bio-inspired robots that integrate Mechanical Intelligence (MI) with Computational Intelligence (e.g., AI) to tackle critical societal challenges. Potential applications include environmental monitoring, search & rescue, space exploration, human-machine interaction, medical devices, and healthcare.