Imin Kao, PhD
Professor,
Executive Director of SUNY Korea
Office: Light Engineering 167
Email Address: imin.kao@stonybrook.edu
Phone Number: (631) 632-8308
Lab Website: Manufacturing Automation Lab (MAL) Website
Bio:
Being the Director of the Manufacturing Automation Laboratory (MAL), Imin Kao conducts
research in the areas of robotics and manufacturing automation, dextrous manipulation
with soft fingers, wafer manufacturing, wiresaw, MEMS and intelligent fault detection
and diagnosis (FDD). He was the first to conduct research in modeling and control
of wiresaw manufacturing process. His work has contributed in establishing and developing
fundamental understanding of wiresaw slicing technology which has become the major
technology to replace the ID saw in wafer slicing, especially for large-diameter silicon
crystal ingots. His research has been funded by NSF, DoE, SME, GT Equipment Technologies,
BCAM International, and numerous other industry partners. Kao was an Associate Editor
of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Automation, and the International Journal
of Advanced Manufacturing Systems. He is a member of the ASME, IEEE, and ASEE. He
has authored in excess of 110 refereed papers, several book chapters, and a chapter
in the Springer Robotics Handbook. He is the Founding Faculty Director of the Information
and Technology Studies (ITS) Undergraduate College at the Stony Brook University.
He is a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award of Excellence in Teaching and the
Student Life Award at the Stony Brook University. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi,
the National Honor Society of Engineering.
Education:
- Stanford University, Ph.D. 1991
- Stanford University, M.S. 1986
- National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, B.S. 1981
Professional Experience:
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 94 - present
- San Jose State University, California
Awards & Publications:
- Recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award of Excellence in Teaching and the Student
Life Award at the Stony Brook University.
Professional Memberships & Service:
- Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Robotics and Automation,
- Associate Editor of the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems.
- Member of the ASME, IEEE, and ASEE.
- Member of Tau Beta Pi, the National Honor Society of Engineering
- Founding Faculty Director of the Information and Technology Studies (ITS) Undergraduate College at the Stony Brook University.
Overview:
TBD
Highlights & Accomplishments:
- Developed Camera-Projector System for Intuitive Orthopedic Surgery
- Used Raman Spectroscopy and Machine Learning for the Detection of Tumor Tissues
- New Enhanced Impedance Control for Redundant Robots by Exploiting ZP Motion Due to Redundancy
Research Interests:
- Clinical trials; implementation in OR
- Understanding of optics to reduce signal saturation in Raman hand-held probes
- Applications of new control