Awarded in 2024
Home Department: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Faculty Advisors: Mac Schwager (Aeronautics & Astronautics), Scott Delp (Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering), and Mykel Kochenderfer (Aeronautics & Astronautics)

Research Title: Wearable Intelligence for Healthcare Robotics: From Brain Activity to Body Movements

Jiankai's research aims to develop efficient wearable intelligence algorithms for human-centric healthcare robotics. The process involves: creating a wearable sensing system for diverse human and biometric data collection; training a multimodal foundational model for wearable intelligence; validating this model through simulations and uncertainty quantification; applying the model and advanced technologies in healthcare robotics, enhancing intelligent rehabilitation, and assistance. This includes continuous, personalized health monitoring for better disease diagnosis and treatment, offering innovative insights and potentially revolutionizing healthcare applications. Jiankai‘s proposed method integrates cutting-edge technologies, including wearables, robotics, mobile computing, and multimodal sensors.