Cong Wang
Cong Wang
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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
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
2024 Fall Courses
ECE 431 - INTRO TO FEEDBACK CONTROL SYST
ECE 417 - ELECT AND COMP ENGR PROJ II
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 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
ECE 417 - ELECT AND COMP ENGR PROJ II
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 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
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
Remote labor using internet-based teleoperated robots and its societal impacts
Two-finger Multi-DOF robot hands for teleoperated and autonomous dexterous manipulations
Journal Article
Hou, Xueyu, & Guan, Yongjie, & Han, Tao, & Wang, Cong (2024). Towards real-time embodied AI agent: a bionic visual encoding framework for mobile robotics. International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications,
Zhu, Qinghua, & Li, Hongpeng, & Wang, Cong, & Hou, Yan (2023). Scheduling a Single-ARM Multi-Cluster Tool with a Condition-Based Cleaning Operation. IEEE/CAA JOURNAL OF AUTOMATICA SINICA, 10(10),
Li, Jiawei, & Lu, Lu, & Zhao, Leidi, & Wang, Cong, & Li, Junhui (2021). An integrated approach for robotic Sit-To-Stand assistance: Control framework design and human intention recognition. Control Engineering Practice,
Zhao, Leidi, & Lu, Lu, & Wang, Cong (2021). Data-Oriented State Space Discretization for Crowdsourced Robot Learning of Physical Skills. ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control, 1(2),
Huang, Bo, & Zhou, Mengchu, & Wang, Cong, & Abusorrah, Abdullah, & Al-Turki, Yusuf (2021). Deadlock-free supervisor design for robotic manufacturing cells with uncontrollable and unobservable events. IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica,
Zhu, Qinghua, & Li, Hongpeng, & Wang, Cong, & Hou, Yan (2023). Scheduling a Single-ARM Multi-Cluster Tool with a Condition-Based Cleaning Operation. IEEE/CAA JOURNAL OF AUTOMATICA SINICA, 10(10),
Li, Jiawei, & Lu, Lu, & Zhao, Leidi, & Wang, Cong, & Li, Junhui (2021). An integrated approach for robotic Sit-To-Stand assistance: Control framework design and human intention recognition. Control Engineering Practice,
Zhao, Leidi, & Lu, Lu, & Wang, Cong (2021). Data-Oriented State Space Discretization for Crowdsourced Robot Learning of Physical Skills. ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control, 1(2),
Huang, Bo, & Zhou, Mengchu, & Wang, Cong, & Abusorrah, Abdullah, & Al-Turki, Yusuf (2021). Deadlock-free supervisor design for robotic manufacturing cells with uncontrollable and unobservable events. IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica,
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Ding, Caiwu, & Lu, Lu, & Wang, Cong, & Ding, Caiwen (2021). Design, Sensing, and Control of a Novel UAV Platform for Aerial Drilling and Screwing. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters,
Zhao, Leidi, & Lu, Lu, & Wang, Cong (2020). Handling crowdsourced data using state space discretization for robot learning and synthesizing physical skills. International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications,
Ouyang, Bo, & Xia, Yongxiang, & Wang, Cong, & Ye, Qiang, & Yan, Zhi, & Tang, Qiu (2018). Quantifying importance of edges in networks. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 65(9), 1244--1248.
Wang, Cong, & Zheng, Minghui, & Wang, Zining, & Peng, Cheng, & Tomizuka, Masayoshi (2018). Robust iterative learning control for vibration suppression of industrial robot manipulators. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 140(1),
Ouyang, Bo, & Ye, Qiang, & Patil, Siddharth, & Wang, Cong, & Lu, Lu, & Yan, Zhi (2018). The Relation Between Communication Range and Controllability of Networked Multi-Agent Systems. IEEE Access, 6, 35901--35907.
Zheng, Minghui, & Wang, Cong, & Sun, Liting, & Tomizuka, Masayoshi (2017). Design of arbitrary-order robust iterative learning control based on robust control theory. Mechatronics, 47, 67--76.
Yu, Xiaowen, & Zhao, Yu, & Wang, Cong, & Tomizuka, Masayoshi (2017). Trajectory planning for robot manipulators considering kinematic constraints using probabilistic roadmap approach. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 139(2),
Wang, Cong, & Zhao, Yu, & Chen, Yubei, & Tomizuka, Masayoshi (2015). Nonparametric statistical learning control of robot manipulators for trajectory or contour tracking. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 35, 96--103.
Huang, Yi, & Zhou, Qing, & Zhang, Xiaowei, & Wang, Cong (2015). Optimisation study of occupant restraint system concerning variations in occupant size and crash severity in frontal collisions. International Journal of Vehicle Safety, 8(4), 299--313.
Wang, Zining, & Wang, Cong, & Tomizuka, Masayoshi (2015). Vibration cancellation of semiconductor manufacturing robots. Manufacturing Letters, 4, 6--9.
Zhao, Leidi, & Lu, Lu, & Wang, Cong (2020). Handling crowdsourced data using state space discretization for robot learning and synthesizing physical skills. International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications,
Ouyang, Bo, & Xia, Yongxiang, & Wang, Cong, & Ye, Qiang, & Yan, Zhi, & Tang, Qiu (2018). Quantifying importance of edges in networks. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 65(9), 1244--1248.
Wang, Cong, & Zheng, Minghui, & Wang, Zining, & Peng, Cheng, & Tomizuka, Masayoshi (2018). Robust iterative learning control for vibration suppression of industrial robot manipulators. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 140(1),
Ouyang, Bo, & Ye, Qiang, & Patil, Siddharth, & Wang, Cong, & Lu, Lu, & Yan, Zhi (2018). The Relation Between Communication Range and Controllability of Networked Multi-Agent Systems. IEEE Access, 6, 35901--35907.
Zheng, Minghui, & Wang, Cong, & Sun, Liting, & Tomizuka, Masayoshi (2017). Design of arbitrary-order robust iterative learning control based on robust control theory. Mechatronics, 47, 67--76.
Yu, Xiaowen, & Zhao, Yu, & Wang, Cong, & Tomizuka, Masayoshi (2017). Trajectory planning for robot manipulators considering kinematic constraints using probabilistic roadmap approach. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 139(2),
Wang, Cong, & Zhao, Yu, & Chen, Yubei, & Tomizuka, Masayoshi (2015). Nonparametric statistical learning control of robot manipulators for trajectory or contour tracking. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 35, 96--103.
Huang, Yi, & Zhou, Qing, & Zhang, Xiaowei, & Wang, Cong (2015). Optimisation study of occupant restraint system concerning variations in occupant size and crash severity in frontal collisions. International Journal of Vehicle Safety, 8(4), 299--313.
Wang, Zining, & Wang, Cong, & Tomizuka, Masayoshi (2015). Vibration cancellation of semiconductor manufacturing robots. Manufacturing Letters, 4, 6--9.
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Conference Paper
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
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
Integrated Object, Skill, and Motion Models for Nonprehensile Manipulation
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
A Survey Study on the Technology and Public Acceptance of Remote Labor
The 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, 2022
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
Integrated Object, Skill, and Motion Models for Nonprehensile Manipulation
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
A Survey Study on the Technology and Public Acceptance of Remote Labor
The 9th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems, 2022
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Two-finger Multi-DOF Folding Robot Grippers
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
Modeling and Precision Motion Control of Dexterous Object In-Hand Rotation
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
6-DOF Automated Flight Testing Using a Humanoid Robot Arm
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
Controllability of Networks with Multivariable Agents
American Control Conference (ACC), 2018
Energy-Efficient Adaptive Robust Control of Vector Thrust UAVs With Unknown Inertia Parameters
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2018
MODELING AND CONTROL OF FULLY ACTUATED VECTOR THRUST UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
International Symposium on Flexible Automation, 2018
Robot composite learning and the nunchaku flipping challenge
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2018
Multiform adaptive robot skill learning from humans
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
A Novel Compliant Actuator With Load-Dependent Variable Stiffness: Design Concept and Control
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016
Actuator Design and Whole-Body Dynamics of Micro Centipede Robots
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016
Arbitrary-Order Iterative Learning Control Considering H-infinity Synthesis
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
Constrained fast point-to-point control of a visco-elastic actuator
International Symposium on Flexible Automation (ISFA), 2016
Nonparametric Tool Path Compensation for Machining Flexible Parts
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
Active Wide-Band Vibration Rejection for Semiconductor Manufacturing Robots
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2015
Compensating flexibility in servo systems using iterative learning control
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2015
Complete Dynamic Modelling of Flexible Joint Robots
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
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
Modeling and Precision Motion Control of Dexterous Object In-Hand Rotation
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
6-DOF Automated Flight Testing Using a Humanoid Robot Arm
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
Controllability of Networks with Multivariable Agents
American Control Conference (ACC), 2018
Energy-Efficient Adaptive Robust Control of Vector Thrust UAVs With Unknown Inertia Parameters
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2018
MODELING AND CONTROL OF FULLY ACTUATED VECTOR THRUST UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
International Symposium on Flexible Automation, 2018
Robot composite learning and the nunchaku flipping challenge
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2018
Multiform adaptive robot skill learning from humans
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
A Novel Compliant Actuator With Load-Dependent Variable Stiffness: Design Concept and Control
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016
Actuator Design and Whole-Body Dynamics of Micro Centipede Robots
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016
Arbitrary-Order Iterative Learning Control Considering H-infinity Synthesis
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
Constrained fast point-to-point control of a visco-elastic actuator
International Symposium on Flexible Automation (ISFA), 2016
Nonparametric Tool Path Compensation for Machining Flexible Parts
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
Active Wide-Band Vibration Rejection for Semiconductor Manufacturing Robots
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2015
Compensating flexibility in servo systems using iterative learning control
Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2015
Complete Dynamic Modelling of Flexible Joint Robots
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
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