Lingfeng Tao
Dr. Lingfeng Tao is an assistant professor in the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics at Kennesaw State University and leads research at the intersection of robotics, AI, and human-machine collaboration. Dr. Tao’s research focuses on Learning-Based Robot Control, Autonomous Robots, and Human-Machine Systems, aiming to enhance robotic learning capabilities and intelligence for autonomous task execution and seamless human-robot collaboration. His work spans dexterous manipulation, multi-robot teaming, intelligent manufacturing, and human-robot interaction, with an emphasis on natural and intuitive cooperation between robots and human operators. Dr. Tao has been publishing in top-tier robotics journals and conferences such as JINT, IEEE RA-L, SMC, ICRA, IROS, and ROBIO. He has secured over $800k in research funding as PI and Co-PI from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Nvidia Academic Grant, and contributed to a total of over $3.8 million in successful funding proposals.
