Haitao earned his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University under the guidance of Prof. Jie Yin in October 2025. His doctoral research mainly focused on mechanically intelligent soft robotics, shape morphing structures, and smart functional materials. He is working on robotic seed carriers and micro aerial-aquatic robots as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of California, Berkeley with Prof. Lining Yao starting from November 2025.
2025 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, USA
2021 M.S. in Mechanical Convergence Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea
2019 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea
Nov. 2025-present Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. Lining Yao, University of California, Berkeley
Jan. 2022-Oct. 2025 Graduate Research Assistant with Prof. Jie Yin, North Carolina State University
Sep.-Dec. 2021 Research intern with project manager Mr. Shimin Zhang, ABB Roboics (Shanghai)
Jul. 2019-May 2021 Graduate Research Assistant with Prof. Hong Hee Yoo, Hanyang University
2025 SES Future Faculty Symposium Travel Award, Society of Engineering Science
2023 COE Travel Award, College of Engineering, North Carolina State University
2021 Best Dissertation Award, Graduate School of Hanyang University
2020&2021 BrainKorea 21 Plus Scholarship, National Research Foundation of Korea
2019 Outstanding Graduation Award, Hanyang University
2016-2019 Hanyang International Excellence Awards, Hanyang University
2017 TOPIK Scholarship, Office of International Affairs of Hanyang University