Polar is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. He is working with Prof. Vineet R. Kamat and Prof. Carol C. Menassa in the Laboratory for Interactive Visualization in Engineering (LIVE Robotics group). His research interests include construction robotics, computer vision, reinforcement learning, building information modeling (BIM), and extended reality. Polar also holds a M.S. in Robotics from the University of Michigan, and M.S. and B.S. in Civil Engineering from National Taiwan University.
Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2021 (expected)
University of Michigan
M.S. in Robotics, 2017
University of Michigan
M.S. in Civil Engineering, 2015
National Taiwan University
B.S. in Civil Engineering, 2012
National Taiwan University
Apply Learning from Demonstration method to teach construction robots.
Develop a vision-based DNN pose estimation system.
Develop an AR stroke simulation for clinical training.
RAS, a robotic assembly system for steel structure, remove workers from high places and perform steel beam assembly tasks semi-automatically.
Global construction collaboration course taught between seven universities using BIM and online collaboration platform.
BotBeep, an innovative and low-cost device, was developed to warn the user of elevation changes behind the wheelchair.
Develop a balancing bicoptor.
Develop a mobile robot including an efficient motion controller, a robust Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) module, a fast motion planning algorithm and a fail safe exploration strategy.
Program a manipulator to identify object’s position in a global frame using computer vision, design a gripper, and plan a means of grabbing the object and moving it to a new location.
Enabling a safe and comfortable living environment for elderly through a home automation proposition.
Develop an interactive data visualization for flood warning system.
Design and redecorate the student activity space in the Department of Civil Engineering.
Develop a tele-operated security robot in the simulator.
Develop a tele-operated rescue robot.
Develop a tele-operated robotic crane.
Develop a search algorithm for an indoor rescue robot.