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Residence
  
United States

Fields
  
Robotics

Role
  
Roboticist


Name
  
Vijay Kumar

Nationality
  
Indian

Notable students
  
Jaydev P. Desai

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Born
  
April 12, 1962 (age 61) (
1962-04-12
)

Institutions
  
University of Pennsylvania

Alma mater
  
Ohio State University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Books
  
101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization

Education
  
Indian Institutes of Technology, Ohio State University

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Vijay Kumar (born April 12, 1962) is an Indian roboticist and UPS foundation professor in the School of Engineering & Applied Science with secondary appointments in computer and information science and electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and became the new Dean of Penn Engineering on July 1, 2015. Kumar is known for his research in the control and coordination of multi-robot formations.

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Education

  • B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, May 1983
  • M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, March 1985
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, September 1987

    • Honours and awards

  • The Ohio State University Presidential Fellowship (1986)
  • NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award (1991)
  • Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, University of Pennsylvania (1996)
  • The Ferdinand Freudenstein Award for significant contributions to mechanisms and robotics awarded at the 5th National Conference on Mechanisms and Robotics (1997)
  • Best paper award, Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (2002)
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2003)
  • Kayamori Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (2004)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Distinguished Lecturer (2005)
  • Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2005)
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Distinguished Award (2012)
  • George H. Heilmeier Faculty Award for Excellence in Research (2013)
  • Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award (2013)
  • IIT Kanpur Distinguished Alumnus Award 2013–14, for his outstanding contributions to the area of control and coordination of multi-robot formations.
  • The Joseph Engelberger Award by the Robotics Industries Association (2014)

    • References

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