Wing-Yue Geoffrey Louie is an Associate Professor of Robotics in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oakland University, Michigan, USA. His research focuses on integration of multi-sensor fusion, robotics/mechatronics, development of perception algorithms, human-robot/human-machine interfaces, high & low-level robot controller design, general robot learning, artificial intelligence, study of human-robot interactions, and user research. The core theme of his research is on the development of robot technology that can be easily utilized by non-experts. In the future, he envisions robots being effortlessly taught new tasks as required by a human user. To address this long-term goal, his current agenda focuses on exploring demonstration learning for robots and effective strategies for teaching between humans and robots (user experience in human-robot interactions), and applying these techniques to real-world application scenarios such as healthcare, rehabilitation, service, personal, and manufacturing robotics.
Wing-Yue Geoffrey Louie obtained his B.A.Sc in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in robotics from the University of Toronto. His Ph.D. was completed in the Autonomous Systems & Biomechatronics Laboratory with his advisor Professor Goldie Nejat. His work during this time has been featured by the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Bloomberg TV, CBC News, and Toronto Sun.
