Yifei Dong

Hi! I’m a PhD student at KTH in Stockholm, supervised by Prof. Florian T. Pokorny. I also work closely with the groups of Xianyi Cheng at Duke. I hold an M.Sc. from ETH Zürich and a B.Sc. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. My résumé.

I work on robotic manipulation, with particular interests in (1) the synthesis of robust non-prehensile manipulation skills that exploit tool use or rich contacts with the environment; and (2) the computational co-design of robot morphology and control, and broader hardware intelligence leveraging machine learning techniques. I also collaborate on projects exploring the grasping and manipulation of deformable or fragile objects, task and motion planning for long-horizon tasks, multi-object dexterous grasping, and related topics.

If these topics interest you as well, feel free to reach out for a chat!