teaching/supervision
teaching ans supervision experiences
My teaching and supervision span control, robotics, instrumentation, mathematical modelling and medical robotics across UCL and Imperial College London. I have supported undergraduate and Master’s teaching through laboratory sessions, tutorials, assessment and the development of teaching materials.
I also supervise and mentor PhD, MSc, undergraduate and UROP researchers working on soft robotics, robotic endoscopy, sensing and human–robot interaction. Several of these projects have led to peer-reviewed publications in venues including IEEE Transactions on Robotics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics and IEEE RoboSoft. I support students throughout the research process, from developing initial concepts to conducting experiments and preparing academic publications.
Teaching
MECH0010: Control and Instrumentation, Postgraduate Teaching Assistants at UCL (Lab, tutorials, marking) - Undergraduates.
MECH0004: Mechanical Engineering Practical Skills, Postgraduate Teaching Assistants at UCL (Lab, marking) - Undergraduates.
ENGF0004: Mathematical Modelling and Analysis I, Postgraduate Teaching Assistants at UCL (Matlab tutorials and marking) - Undergraduates.
MECH0089: Control and Robotics, Postgraduate Teaching Assistants at UCL (Teaching materials design, tutorials, marking) - Masters.
(Co-)Supervision/Mentoring
Sara Khan, Smart navigation of soft everting robots, (Imperial, Associate PhD Supervisor) 2025-present.
Oscar Chan, Graphical user interface for a robotic colonoscope, UROP student (Imperial, Day-to-Day Supervisor), 2026.
William He, Sensorised benchmarking platform for robotic endoscopes, UROP student (Imperial, Day-to-Day Supervisor), 2026.
Danni Zhou, Compliance regulation of soft continuum robots, MSc student (Scores: 70+, Imperial, Day-to-Day Supervisor), 2025. (Thesis)
Yi Lu, Modelling and understanding of the localised tip steering of soft everting robots, MSc student (Scores: 70+, Imperial, Day-to-Day Supervisor), 2025. (Thesis)
Xingyu Chen, Vision-based tip force estimation on a soft continuum robot, MSc student (UCL, Mentor), 2023.
Hanyu Jin, Development of soft robotics toolboxes, Undergraduate Intern (UCL, Day-to-Day Supervisor), 2023 (now PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University).
Recognition
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), UK.