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Min Deng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, M.ASCE, M.IEEE
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Assistant Professor, M.ASCE, M.IEEE
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Email: mindeng@utk.edu
Dr. Min Deng is the director of the Human-Centered Automation & Robotics for Modern Optimized Networked sYstems (HARMONY) Lab. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and a Master’s degree in Robotics from the University of Michigan (2019-2023). Additionally, he earned Master’s degrees in Intelligent Building Technology and Civil Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2015-2018), as well as a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Environment Engineering from the University of Nottingham, Ningbo (2011-2015). Dr. Deng’s research centers on embodied AI, human–robot collaboration, and coordinated multi-robot systems, integrating digital twin technologies with robot learning approaches, such as contact-rich reinforcement learning, for robotics in unstructured environments.
Dr. Min Deng is the director of the Human-Centered Automation & Robotics for Modern Optimized Networked sYstems (HARMONY) Lab. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and a Master’s degree in Robotics from the University of Michigan (2019-2023). Additionally, he earned Master’s degrees in Intelligent Building Technology and Civil Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2015-2018), as well as a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Environment Engineering from the University of Nottingham, Ningbo (2011-2015). Dr. Deng’s research centers on embodied AI, human–robot collaboration, and coordinated multi-robot systems, integrating digital twin technologies with robot learning approaches, such as contact-rich reinforcement learning, for robotics in unstructured environments.
Current Members
Lin He
PhD Student
Email: lynnhe@utk.edu
Research focus: Reinforcement Learning for Contact-Rich Robot Manipulation
Yanyi Chen
PhD Student
Email: yanychen@utk.edu
Research focus: Human-robot collaboration for unstructured environment
Enci Sun
PhD Student
Email: esun1@vols.utk.edu
Research focus: TBD
Mochi
Lab Robot
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