Paul Huang
Mr. Huang, age 45, has been an Assistant Professor (2014-2020) and Associate Professor (2020-present) of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) at the University of Delaware (UD), where he leads the Robot Perception and Navigation Group (RPNG). His research interests center on nonlinear estimation and spatial computing for autonomous robots and extended reality (XR). Mr. Huang is experienced in the fields of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) and visual-inertial systems, renowned for developing innovative, state-of-the-art solutions that combine theoretical elegance and practicality. Many of his contributions have been incorporated into real-world systems and products. He co-led the research and development efforts for autonomous food delivery at Meituan during his sabbatical leave from 2020 to 2022. Mr. Huang has been constantly recognized among the AI 2000 Scholars, Highly Ranked Scholars, and World Top 2% Scientists. He was also the recipient of a number of prestigious best paper awards, including the ICRA 2022 Best Paper Award (Navigation), 2022 GNC Journal Best Paper Award, and the Finalists of the ICRA 2024 Best Paper Award (Robot Vision), RSS 2023 Best Student Paper Award, ICRA 2021 Best Paper Award (Robot Vision), and RSS 2009 Best Paper Award. He has served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), and IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics (CSR). Mr. Huang held a Postdoctoral Associate position at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), and holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities.