Chen Yang

Yang Chen received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jilin University, China, in 2017 and his master’s and Ph. D. degree in Human Informatics from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, in 2020 and 2023 respectively. In his doctoral studies he developed a hands-free control interface and autonomous docking support system for assistive mobility devices such as wheelchairs.

In 2019, from August to October, he visited Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory (LASA), EPFL, where he worked on the autonomous docking system for a personal mobility device. From 2018, he worked as a member of Team Qolo, which was the finalist in the Toyota Mobility Unlimited Challenge, which led to the start-up Qolo Inc. From 2022 to 2023, he worked at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) as research fellow DC2. From 2023, he is working as a JSPS post-doctoral research fellow at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Tsukuba.

From August 2021 to March 2023, He worked at CNRS-AIST JRL on tele-visualization as a member of Team Janus, who was a finalist in the ANA Avatar Xprize competition, and currently, he is a visiting researcher there.

He joined Spinal Cord Artificial Intelligence Lab as a visiting post-doc in June 2023. Where he is working on the shared control interface of a novel omnidirectional wheelchair, the DAAV project.

His research interests include but are not limited to human-robot interaction, robots for human augmentation and control systems.