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General Information

Full Name Zhongtao (Tony) Guan
Date of Birth Not provided in the CV
Languages English, Chinese

Education

  • 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"}
  • 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"}
  • July 2024 - Present
    Undergraduate Visiting Student in EECS
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
    • {"Advisor"=>"Kevin Chen"}

Experience

  • 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
  • July 2024 - Present
    Sensor Autonomy for Insect-Scale Robots
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • {"Advisor"=>"Prof. Kevin Chen"}
  • 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
  • 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
  • Jun. 2022 - Jan. 2023
    Fault Location of Power Systems
    ShanghaiTech University
    • Proposed methods for fault location on hybrid power systems, accepted in PESGM
  • 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

Honors and Awards

  • 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

  • Nonlinear Control
    • Dynamic Gain
    • Implicit Regularization
  • Robotics
    • Insect-Scale Robots
    • Hybrid Locomotion

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Robotics, Electronics, Mechanical Design