Summary
Kun Cao is a professor and robotics researcher with nine years of experience in distributed control and multi-robot systems, currently based at Tongji University after postdoctoral appointments at KTH and Nanyang Technological University. His PhD work at NTU focused on distributed estimation and control for multi-quadrotor and mobile-robot swarms, including vision-based localization, formation control, and distributed task assignment implemented on real robotic teams. He has a strong practical bent—designing robust UAV controllers and remote-controlled hovercrafts during earlier training—and a track record of translating theoretical algorithms into hardware demonstrations. Comfortable bridging mechanical and electrical engineering perspectives from a Tianjin University mechanical engineering background to advanced control theory, he combines rigorous academic research with hands-on system integration experience.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering at Tianjin University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Nanyang Technological University Singapore