Yunan Wang received the B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the B.S. degree in mathematics, as a second undergraduate degree, from the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2022. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University. In 2026, he is a Visiting Student Researcher with the Laboratory for Information & Decision Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
His research interests include optimal control, robotic motion planning, CNC machining, and generative AI.
Mr. Wang was the recipient of the 2021 Top Grade Scholarship for Undergraduate Students of Tsinghua University, the Best Conference Paper Finalist at the 2022 International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics, and the Best Paper Award at the 2023 IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications. He served as an Associate Editor for the 2025 IFAC Symposium on Robotics.
Research Interests
- Optimal path parameterization
- Optimal control
- Robotic trajectory planning
- CNC machining
- Diffusion and flow matching
Publications
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