Michael Kam
Postdoctoral Researcher at LCSR JHU Robotics
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Kam is a postdoctoral researcher at Johns Hopkins University with eight years of experience developing intelligent systems for surgical robotics. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from JHU and a strong foundation in control systems from graduate work in Taiwan and at the University of Maryland. His research blends mechanical design, systems control, and applied robotics to advance precision surgical tools and autonomous assistance in the OR. Prior industry experience as an associate engineer at ITRI gives him practical product development perspective alongside academic rigor. Based in Baltimore, he is skilled at translating complex research into implementable prototypes and interdisciplinary collaborations. He often bridges theory and practice in ways that accelerate technology transfer from lab to clinical settings.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Mechanical Engineering System and Control Division, Master of Science (M.S.) Mechanical Engineering System and Control Division at National Taiwan UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering at National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityMechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland
English, Chinese
Github Skills (3)
biomedical5
ieee5
bioinformatics4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
michael081906/ros-project-robotic-polishing
Nov 2017 - Jan 2021
Contributions:23 commits, 79 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 1 month
michael081906/rotation-filter
Aug 2019 - Nov 2020
A ROS package for point cloud filtering. The software takes a user-specified TF frame as an origin and allows users dynamically adjust geometry pose of such frame to perform passthrough filtering.
Contributions:4 PRs, 65 pushes, 13 branches in 1 year 2 months
posetakesroboticsros-packageframe
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