People
From WPI Automation and Interventional Medicine (AIM) Robotics Laboratory
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Faculty
Lab Director:
Students
Doctoral Students
| Name | Current Research Areas | ||
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Hao Su |
MR-guided Prostate Interventions Haptics and Teleoperation MRI-Compatible Force Sensing Needle Steering Humanoid Robot for Autism Spectrum Disorder Interventions |
haosu@wpi.edu |
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Greg Cole |
DBS lead placement robot MRI robot controller development MRI Compatible Armatures Motor Controllers |
gcole@wpi.edu |
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Weijian Shang |
Robot Mechanism Design MRI Robot Registration Optical Tracking MRI-Compatible Actuator and Control Techniques Development |
wshang@wpi.edu |
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Gang Li |
Robot Mechanism Design MRI Robot for Deep Brain Stimulation Probe Placement Needle Modeling |
gli2@wpi.edu |
Master's Students
| Name | Current Research Areas | ||
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Kevin Harrington | Robot software development Modular robot controller hardware |
harrington@wpi.edu |
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Alex Camilo | Robot control electronics Embedded systems |
alex.camilo@gmail.com |
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Yuanfang Gui | Embedded systems and FPGA development High-bandwidth haptics |
gyf1104@wpi.edu |
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Yan Xiaoan | Image processing, MRI manipulator design | yanxiaoan@wpi.edu |
Other Affiliated Students
| Name | Current Research Areas | ||
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| Andrew Marchese |
MQP - Robotic Telesurgery IQP - Perceptions of Robots in Surgery |
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| Hubbard Hoyt |
MQP - Robotic Telesurgery | ||
| Andrew Nehring |
MQP - Pneumatic Stepping Motor | ||
| Mike DiBlasi |
MQP - Pneumatic Stepping Motor | ||
| Andrew Smith |
MQP - Pneumatic Stepping Motor | ||
| Courtney Gilbert |
IQP - Perceptions of Robots in Surgery | ||
| Elan Pelletier |
IQP - Perceptions of Robots in Surgery | ||
| Demetrios Kechris |
IQP - Perceptions of Robots in Surgery |
Lab Alumni
| Name | Graduated | Research Areas | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wang Yi | MS Mech. Eng. 2010 | MRI robot controller development MRI-compatible actuator and control techniques development Robot motion tracking with optical tracking system |
wangy@wpi.edu |
Collaborators
Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD - Director of Functional Neurosurgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center
Matthew Gounis, PhD - Director of New England Center for Stroke Research, UMass Memorial Medical Center
Mitch Albert, PhD - Director of MRI Research, UMass Memorial Medical Center
Gabor Fichtinger, PhD - Professor and Cancer Care Ontario Research Chair, School of Computing, Queen's University
Nobuhiko Hata, PhD - Director of Surgical Navigation and Robotics Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Junichi Tokuda, PhD - Instructor in Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Clare Tempany, MD - Professor of Radiology, Chair of Radiology Research, Co-director of the National Center of Image Guided Therapy (NCIGT), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Iulian Iordachita, PhD - Associate Research Professor, Johns Hopkins CISST ERC / LCSR
Peter Kazanzides, PhD - Associate Research Professor & Chief Systems and Robotics Engineer, SMARTS Lab, Johns Hopkins CISST ERC / LCSR
Michel Audette, PhD - R & D Engineer, Kitware Inc.
Clif Burdette - CEO, Acoustic MedSystems, Inc.
Hiep Nguyen, MD - Co-Director of Center for Robotic Surgery, Director of Robotic Surgery Research and Training, Children's Hospital Boston
