Summary
Shaowu Yang is an associate professor and roboticist with 11 years of experience specializing in multi-sensor SLAM, spatial databases, autonomous navigation for mobile robots and UAVs, and swarm robot operating systems. He earned a Doctor of Science in Computer Science (magna cum laude) from the University of Tübingen and has held research and teaching roles there and at a national key laboratory in China, where he now serves as deputy director of a research division. His work bridges rigorous academic research and applied systems engineering, contributing to journals and conferences as a reviewer and program committee member. Shaowu’s research uniquely combines algorithmic SLAM advances with practical spatial database design to enable robust autonomy in GPS-denied and swarm scenarios. He is fluent in both international and Chinese research ecosystems, with publications accessible via Google Scholar and ResearchGate.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Science, Computer Science, Very Good (magna cum laude), Doctor of Science, Computer Science, Very Good (magna cum laude) at University of Tuebingen
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Control Science and Engineering, 90, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Control Science and Engineering, 90 at National University of Defense Technology
Chinese, English, German