Wei Wang

Wei Wang is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UW-Madison and Director of the Marine Robotics Lab. His research focuses on designing and controlling autonomous robots in complex environments, particularly aquatic systems. He explores unconventional designs and bio-inspired approaches to address key challenges in aquatic locomotion, sensing, control, and collective behavior. Additionally, he is passionate about developing advanced control and perception algorithms that enable robots to autonomously navigate challenging environments and collaborate when necessary. His long-term goal is to enable trustworthy and coordinated autonomy across a broad spectrum of robotics applications, including aquatic monitoring, ocean exploration, underwater construction, urban transportation, and climate change solutions.

Before joining UW-Madison, Wei Wang was a Research Scientist in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He received his Ph.D. from Peking University in 2016.