Scholar
Yipai Du
Google Scholar ID: Ns81ilQAAAAJ
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Citations & Impact
Citations
210
H-index
7
i10-index
7
Publications
12
Co-authors
7
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- - Paper “Hanging a T-Shirt: A Step towards Deformable Peg-in-Hole Manipulation with Multimodal Tactile Feedback” accepted to ROBIO 2024
- - Paper “Stick Roller: Precise In-hand Stick Rolling with a Sample-Efficient Tactile Model” accepted to IROS 2024
- - Released Gsmini software for better interface with the GelSight Mini tactile sensor
- - Won 2nd place in the Three Minute Thesis Competition of HKUST in April 2023
- - Paper “3D Contact Point Cloud Reconstruction from Vision-based Tactile Flow” accepted to RA-L and ICRA 2023
- - Awarded Best Teaching Assistant Award by the ECE Department of HKUST
- - Paper “DelTact: A Vision-based Tactile Sensor Using a Dense Color Pattern” accepted to RA-L 2022
- - Paper “SpecTac: A Visual-Tactile Dual-Modality Sensor Using UV Illumination” accepted to ICRA 2022
- - Paper “A Tactile Sensing Foot for Single Robot Leg Stabilization” accepted to ICRA 2021
Research Experience
- - Visiting scholar at the MARS Lab, Purdue University since July 2022, working with Prof. Yu She
- - During PhD, visited the MARS Lab at Purdue University and worked with Prof. Yu She on the GelSight and Digit tactile sensors
Education
- - PhD, Robotics Institute, HKUST, supervised by Prof. Michael Yu Wang and Prof. Bertram Emil Shi
- - Master's degree, Systems, Control and Robotics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, master thesis on “Learning Dynamical Features for Vision-based Tactile Sensors” at ETH Zurich, supervised by Prof. Raffaello D’Andrea and Dr. Carmelo Sferrazza
- - Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
Background
- Research Interests: Vision-based tactile sensing, robotic manipulation, and robot learning. Specializes in sensor design, signal processing, and tactile applications.
Miscellany
- Personal interests not mentioned
