Cong Wang
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- cong.wang@njit.edu
- 973-596-5744
- 313 Electrical and Computer Engineering Center (ECEC)
About Me
Dr. Cong Wang is a faculty member in the ECE department at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Before joining NJIT in 2015, Dr. Wang was a Lecturer and Research Engineer at University of California, Berkeley. He obtained his PhD degree in the area of Controls and Dynamics from UC Berkeley in 2014, before which he attended Tsinghua University and obtained his master's degree in Automotive Engineering and bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering and Automation in 2010 and 2008 respectively.
Education
Ph.D.; University of California-Berkeley; Controls And Dynamics; 2014
M.S.; Tsinghua University; Automotive Engineering; 2010
B.S.; Tsinghua University; Manufacturing And Automation; 2008
Awards & Honors
2020 NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Website
2026 Fall Courses
ECE 431 - INTRO TO FEEDBACK CONTROL SYST
ECE 417 - ELECT AND COMP ENGR PROJ II
ECE 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ECE 593 - GRADUATE CO-OP WORK EXP IV
ECE 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ECE 590 - GRADUATE COOP WORK EXPER I
ECE 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ECE 790A - DOCTRL DISSRTN & RESEARCH
ECE 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ECE 791 - GRADUATE SEMINAR
ECE 591 - GRADUATE COOP WORK EXPER II
ECE 592 - GRADUATE COOP WORK EXPER III
ECE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
Teaching Interests
Measurement and control systems
System dynamics
Robotics
System dynamics
Robotics
Past Courses
ECE 431: INTRODUCTION TO FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS
ECE 432: ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ROBOTICS
ECE 432: CONTROL SYSTEMS
ECE 432: CONTROL SYSTEMS ELECTIVE
ECE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
Research Interests
Data-oriented and nonlinear systems
Robot learning
Robot physical intelligence
Robotic manufacturing
Crowdsourced human computation
Robot learning
Robot physical intelligence
Robotic manufacturing
Crowdsourced human computation
In Progress
Enhancing Robot Physical Intelligence via Crowdsourced Surrogate Learning
Remote labor using internet-based teleoperated robots and its societal impacts
Two-finger Multi-DOF robot hands for teleoperated and autonomous dexterous manipulations
Conference Paper
"A Minimalist Handheld Demonstration Interface with Tactile Feedback and Pincer Grasp Ability for Robot Learning"
The IFAC Modeling, Estimation, and Control Conference, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2026.
The IFAC Modeling, Estimation, and Control Conference, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2026.
"Dexterous Robot Hands with Linkage-Driven Three-DOF Fingers"
The IFAC Modeling, Estimation, and Control Conference, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2026.
The IFAC Modeling, Estimation, and Control Conference, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2026.
"AI-Aided Tooling for Domestic Robots"
2025 IEEE/ASME (AIM) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2025.
2025 IEEE/ASME (AIM) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2025.
"Minimalist Tooling and “Aim-and-Shoot” Skills for AI-Powered Robotic Manipulation"
2025 IEEE/ASME (AIM) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2025.
2025 IEEE/ASME (AIM) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2025.
"Partitioning Prompts for Higher Efficacy in Network Design with Large Language Model"
IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), June, 2025.
IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), June, 2025.
"A Special-Purpose Video Streaming Codec for Internet-based Remote Driving"
2024 IEEE/ASME (AIM) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2024.
2024 IEEE/ASME (AIM) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2024.
"Comparing Link Sharing and Flow Completion Time in Traditional and Learning-based TCP"
25th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2024.
25th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2024.
"Integrated Object, Skill, and Motion Models for Nonprehensile Manipulation"
2024 IEEE/ASME (AIM) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2024.
2024 IEEE/ASME (AIM) International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2024.
"The Pinch Sensor: An Input Device for In-Hand Manipulation with the Index Finger and Thumb"
2023 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), August, 2023.
2023 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), August, 2023.
"A Survey Study on the Technology and Public Acceptance of Remote Labor"
The 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, 2022.
The 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, 2022.
"Two-finger Multi-DOF Folding Robot Grippers"
The 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, 2022.
The 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, 2022.
"High-Fidelity Teleoperated Scaled Vehicles for Research and Development of Intelligent Transportation Technologies"
ASME 2020 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2020.
ASME 2020 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2020.
"Modeling and Precision Motion Control of Dexterous Object In-Hand Rotation"
2019 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM), 2019.
2019 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM), 2019.
"Synthesis of Robot Hand Skills Powered by Crowdsourced Learning"
2019 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM), 2019.
2019 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM), 2019.
"6-DOF Automated Flight Testing Using a Humanoid Robot Arm"
IEEE 14th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2018.
IEEE 14th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2018.
"A Human-Centered Control Framework for Robotic Sit-to-Stand Assistance"
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2018.
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2018.
"Controllability of Networks with Multivariable Agents"
American Control Conference (ACC), 2018.
American Control Conference (ACC), 2018.
"Energy-Efficient Adaptive Robust Control of Vector Thrust UAVs With Unknown Inertia Parameters"
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2018.
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2018.
"MODELING AND CONTROL OF FULLY ACTUATED VECTOR THRUST UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES"
International Symposium on Flexible Automation, 2018.
International Symposium on Flexible Automation, 2018.
"Robot composite learning and the nunchaku flipping challenge"
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2018.
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2018.
"Multiform adaptive robot skill learning from humans"
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2017.
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2017.
"Polymorphic robot learning for dynamic and contact-rich handling of soft-rigid objects"
IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2017.
IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2017.
"A Novel Compliant Actuator With Load-Dependent Variable Stiffness: Design Concept and Control"
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016.
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016.
"Actuator Design and Whole-Body Dynamics of Micro Centipede Robots"
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016.
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016.
"Arbitrary-Order Iterative Learning Control Considering H-infinity Synthesis"
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016.
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016.
"Building lightweight robots using single-motor drives¡ªa survey and concept study"
IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2016.
IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2016.
"Constrained fast point-to-point control of a visco-elastic actuator"
International Symposium on Flexible Automation (ISFA), 2016.
International Symposium on Flexible Automation (ISFA), 2016.
"Nonparametric Tool Path Compensation for Machining Flexible Parts"
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016.
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016.
"Robust two-degree-of-freedom iterative learning control for flexibility compensation of industrial robot manipulators"
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2016.
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2016.
"Active Wide-Band Vibration Rejection for Semiconductor Manufacturing Robots"
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2015.
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2015.
"Compensating flexibility in servo systems using iterative learning control"
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2015.
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2015.
"Complete Dynamic Modelling of Flexible Joint Robots"
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2015.
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2015.
"Controller design and optimal tuning of a wafer handling robot"
IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2015.
IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2015.
Journal Article
Xueyu Hou, Yongjie Guan, Tao Han, Cong Wang. 2024. "Towards real-time embodied AI agent: a bionic visual encoding framework for mobile robotics." International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications.
Qinghua Zhu, Hongpeng Li, Cong Wang, Yan Hou. 2023. "Scheduling a Single-ARM Multi-Cluster Tool with a Condition-Based Cleaning Operation." IEEE/CAA JOURNAL OF AUTOMATICA SINICA, vol. 10, no. 10.
Jiawei Li, Lu Lu, Leidi Zhao, Cong Wang, Junhui Li. 2021. "An integrated approach for robotic Sit-To-Stand assistance: Control framework design and human intention recognition." Control Engineering Practice.
Leidi Zhao, Lu Lu, Cong Wang. 2021. "Data-Oriented State Space Discretization for Crowdsourced Robot Learning of Physical Skills." ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control, vol. 1, no. 2.
Bo Huang, Mengchu Zhou, Cong Wang, Abdullah Abusorrah, Yusuf Al-Turki. 2021. "Deadlock-free supervisor design for robotic manufacturing cells with uncontrollable and unobservable events." IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica.
Caiwu Ding, Lu Lu, Cong Wang, Caiwen Ding. 2021. "Design, Sensing, and Control of a Novel UAV Platform for Aerial Drilling and Screwing." IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
Leidi Zhao, Lu Lu, Cong Wang. 2020. "Handling crowdsourced data using state space discretization for robot learning and synthesizing physical skills." International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications.
Bo Ouyang, Yongxiang Xia, Cong Wang, Qiang Ye, Zhi Yan, Qiu Tang. 2018. "Quantifying importance of edges in networks." IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 65, no. 9, pp. 1244--1248.
Cong Wang, Minghui Zheng, Zining Wang, Cheng Peng, Masayoshi Tomizuka. 2018. "Robust iterative learning control for vibration suppression of industrial robot manipulators." Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol. 140, no. 1.
Bo Ouyang, Qiang Ye, Siddharth Patil, Cong Wang, Lu Lu, Zhi Yan. 2018. "The Relation Between Communication Range and Controllability of Networked Multi-Agent Systems." IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 35901--35907.
Minghui Zheng, Cong Wang, Liting Sun, Masayoshi Tomizuka. 2017. "Design of arbitrary-order robust iterative learning control based on robust control theory." Mechatronics, vol. 47, pp. 67--76.
Xiaowen Yu, Yu Zhao, Cong Wang, Masayoshi Tomizuka. 2017. "Trajectory planning for robot manipulators considering kinematic constraints using probabilistic roadmap approach." Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol. 139, no. 2.
Cong Wang, Yu Zhao, Yubei Chen, Masayoshi Tomizuka. 2015. "Nonparametric statistical learning control of robot manipulators for trajectory or contour tracking." Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 35, pp. 96--103.
Yi Huang, Qing Zhou, Xiaowei Zhang, Cong Wang. 2015. "Optimisation study of occupant restraint system concerning variations in occupant size and crash severity in frontal collisions." International Journal of Vehicle Safety, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 299--313.
Zining Wang, Cong Wang, Masayoshi Tomizuka. 2015. "Vibration cancellation of semiconductor manufacturing robots." Manufacturing Letters, vol. 4, pp. 6--9.