Adjunct Professor
(217) 333-6360
315 Talbot Laboratory
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Education
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2008
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2003
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2001
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor (0% Appointment), Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 03/2017-Present
- Assistant Professor (0% Appointment), Information Trust Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 12/2014-Present
- Assistant Professor (0% Appointment), Computational Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4/2013-Present
- Assistant Professor (0% Appointment), Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10/2012-Present
- Assistant Professor (0% Appointment), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 01/2013-Present
- Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10/2012-Present
- Research Associate, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 09/2008-10/2012
Research Interests
- GPS/GNSS-based positioning, navigating and timing with applications to UAVs, power systems and robotics.
Teaching Honors
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (Fall 2013)
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (Spring 2015)
- Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence (2015)
- AIAA Teacher of the Year (2016)
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (Spring 2017)
- Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising (2017)
- Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising (2018)
Research Honors
- Student Paper Award, Institute of Navigation (2007)
- Early Achievement Award, , Institute of Navigation (2008)
- 50 GNSS Leaders to Watch, GPS World Magazine (2009)
- William E. Jackson Award (for outstanding graduate thesis in aviation electronics and telecommunications) (2009)
- Air Force Summer Faculty Fellow (2014)
- IEEE Senior Member (2015)
- Best Paper Award (2016)
- Center for Advanced Study (CAS) Fellow (2017)
- Dean's Award for Excellence in Research (2017)
- CAREER Award (2018)
- Best Presentation/Paper Award (13 times), Institute of Navigation (2018, 2017 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007)
Recent Courses Taught
- AE 483 - UAV Navigation and Control
- AE 598 ANS - Adv Global Nav Sat Systems