Michael Yip, Ph.D.
Director
Advanced Robotics and Controls Laboratory (ARCLab)
Medical Robotics Collaboratory, Contextual Robotics Institute
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Affiliate Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Contact
Franklin Antonio Hall Rm 3202
(858) 822-4778
Short Bio
Michael Yip is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego, IEEE RAS Distinguished Lecturer, Hellman Fellow, Senior Member of the IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors, and Director of the Advanced Robotics and Controls Laboratory (ARCLab).
His group currently focuses on a variety of research agendas across robotics, autonomy, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. His work has been recognized through several best paper awards and nominations at ICRA and IROS, the 2017 best paper award for IEEE Robot and Automation Letters, as well as recognitions including the NSF CAREER award and the NIH Trailblazer award.
Dr. Yip was previously a Research Associate with Disney Research Los Angeles in 2014, a Visiting Professor at Stanford University in 2019, and a Visiting Professor with Amazon Robotics' Machine Learning and Computer Vision group in Seattle, WA in 2018. He received a B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Stanford University.
Lab Website
Advanced Robotics and Controls Laboratory (ARCLab)
Publication List
Complete CV
Areas of Research
Robot Manipulation in Dynamic Environments
Reinforcement Learning for Robot Control
Continuum and Snake-like Robots
Robotic Surgery
Education
Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Stanford University
M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
B.Sc., in Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo
Previous Positions
Stanford University, Visiting Professor in Mechanical Engineering 2019
Amazon Robotics Machine Learning and Computer Vision Group, Visiting Professor, 2018
Disney Research, Research Associate, 2014
Harvard University, Research Assistant, 2008
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Assistant, 2007
Massachusetts General Hospital, Research Assistant, 2006
Select Awards
NIH Trailblazer Award, 2021
NSF CAREER Award, 2021
Best Paper Finalist, Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2021
Elevated to IEEE Senior Member, 2021
Best Paper Award for Cognitive Robotic Surgery, Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2020
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Distinguished Lecturer, 2018
Hellman Fellow, 2017
Outstanding Researcher Award, NIH Center for Simulation in Rehab. Research 2017
Inaugural Best Paper Award, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2017
Best Paper Finalist, Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2015
Best Paper Award for Advances in Flexible Robotics for Medical Interventions, Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2014
Service
Senior Program Committee, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (CRA)
Robotics, Science, and Systems (RSS), Primary Area Chair
Associate Editor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
Associate Editor, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
IEEE Haptics Symposium, Sponsorship Chair NSF
Panel Reviewer – NSF:ENG: National Robotics Initiative 2.0, NSF:IIS: Robust Intelligence, NIH: National Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Contributing Author, US Congressional Robotics Roadmap 2016 & 2020