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General Information
Full Name | Zhongtao (Tony) Guan |
Date of Birth | Not provided in the CV |
Languages | English, Chinese |
Education
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Sep. 2021 - Present Bachelor of Engineering
ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China - {"GPA"=>"3.80/4.00; Ranking 3/56"}
- {"Core courses"=>"Introduction to Control, Signals and Systems, Electromagnetic, Power Electronics"}
- {"Scholarship"=>"Undergrad. National Exchange Scholarship; International Conference Scholarship"}
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Feb. 2024 - May 2024 Special Student Program in EECS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - {"GPA"=>"5.00/5.00"}
- {"Core courses"=>"Underactuated Robotics, Nonlinear Control"}
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July 2024 - Present Undergraduate Visiting Student in EECS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - {"Advisor"=>"Kevin Chen"}
Experience
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Sep. 2023 - Jan. 2024 Implicit Regularization and Dynamic Gain in Nonlinear Control
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - {"Advisor"=>"Prof. Jiahao Chen"}
- Contributed to nonlinear control research, focusing on dynamic gain and implicit regularization
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July 2024 - Present Sensor Autonomy for Insect-Scale Robots
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - {"Advisor"=>"Prof. Kevin Chen"}
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Jan. 2024 - Sep. 2024 Hybrid Locomotion at Insect Scale
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Presented a sub-gram flapping-wing passive hopper at insect scale using soft actuators
- Demonstrated capabilities in overcoming obstacles, navigating challenging terrains, and exhibiting high agility
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Aug. 2023 - Jan. 2024 A Backdrivable Leg Design Using Linear Actuators
ShanghaiTech University - Developed a backdrivable 2-DoF leg prototype for walking and jumping
- Led the design of the mechatronics system and built simulation environments using Webots
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Jun. 2022 - Jan. 2023 Fault Location of Power Systems
ShanghaiTech University - Proposed methods for fault location on hybrid power systems, accepted in PESGM
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Jan. 2023 - Aug. 2023 Design and Control of Inverter
ShanghaiTech University - Designed and controlled a three-phase inverter for grid-connected photovoltaic systems
Open Source Projects
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2023-now CuryLegWebotSimulation
- Developed a simulation environment for a backdrivable leg design.
Honors and Awards
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2023 - Outstanding Teaching Assistant, ShanghaiTech University
- RoboMaster University Championship (2nd Prize in Shanghai Division)
- National Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest (2nd Prize in Shanghai Division)
Academic Interests
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Nonlinear Control
- Dynamic Gain
- Implicit Regularization
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Robotics
- Insect-Scale Robots
- Hybrid Locomotion
Other Interests
- Hobbies: Robotics, Electronics, Mechanical Design