Invited Talks, Keynotes, Panels, and Seminars
Invited presentations and professional speaking engagements spanning academic, federal, industry, and international forums.
Advancing Robotics Safety in Construction—Robot Collaboration, Automation, and Intelligent Systems
Invited Keynote, 5th Workshop on Future of Construction: Collaborative Robots for Fabrication, Manufacturing, and Inspection, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Pittsburgh, PA
September 27, 2026
Invited Panelist — Government Representative
2026 FRR Annual Meeting, hosted by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, PA
September 25, 2026
Human-Centered Robotics for Safety-Critical Workspaces: Modeling, Control, and Deployment
Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
February 13, 2026
Human-Centered Robotics for Safety-Critical Workspaces: Modeling, Control, and Deployment
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
February 2, 2026
Human-Robot Collaboration through Machine Learning
NIOSH Signatures Series on AI, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Virtual
September 30, 2025
Research on Human-Robot Collaboration in Different Workspaces
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
February 10, 2025
Robotics Taking Over the Workplace – Part 1
American Society of Safety Professionals, Online Webinar
December 10, 2024
Human-Robot Collaboration in Construction
2024 NORA Construction Sector Council Meeting, Washington, DC
November 20-21, 2024
Safe Operations of Construction Robots on Human-Robot Collaborative Construction Sites
Invited as a keynote at the 41st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2024); presented by Dr. C.-J. Liang
June 4, 2024
Human-Robot Collaboration in Future Manufacturing Workspaces: Enhancing the Safety and Efficiency
OSHA/NIOSH/A3 Alliance Meeting, Online
December 8, 2023
ASME/IMECE 2023: Human-Robot Collaboration & AI Integration Workshop / Panel: Risk and Safety for HRC
Panelist, ASME/IMECE 2023, New Orleans, LA
November 2, 2023
Human-Robot Collaboration in Future Manufacturing Workspaces: Enhancing the Safety and Efficiency
ErgoX 2023, Washington, DC
October 23, 2023
Smart Technology for Reducing Occupational Injuries in the Construction Industry
U.S. NIOSH and Taiwan Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Video Conference Meeting, Virtual
October 4, 2023
Enhancing Safety and Efficiency in Human-Robot Collaboration for Future Manufacturing Workspace
Integrate Colloquium Series, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
April 19, 2023
Understanding Safety and Trust of Human-Robot Interaction
ErgoX 2022, Atlanta, GA
October 15, 2022
Real-Time Adjustment of Moving Trajectories for Collaborative Robotic Devices
National Occupational Injury Research Symposium (NOIRS) 2022, Virtual
May 10-12, 2022
Understanding Safety and Trust of Human-Robot Interaction
Vision Zero Summit Japan, Virtual
May 11, 2022
Robotics Research and Applications for Occupational Safety and Health
6th Annual Virtual CDC Laboratory Science Symposium, Virtual
January 27, 2022
Research on Worker Safety and Robots
Panelist, 2021 NSF National Robotics Initiative Principal Investigators' Meeting, Virtual
March 11, 2021
Robotics Research and Applications for Rehabilitation and Occupational Safety
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Virtual
April 2020
Robotics Research and Applications for Rehabilitation and Occupational Safety
George Mason University, Virtual
April 2020
Robotics Research and Applications for Occupational Safety and Health
NYNJ ERC 40th Annual Scientific ERC Meeting, New York, NY
September 20, 2019
Contact Avoidance between Human Workers and Collaborative Robots
Robotics Interest Forum, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV
May 9, 2019
Emerging Robotics and Exoskeleton Technology: Implications for Worker Safety and Health
American Occupational Health Conference 2019, Anaheim, CA
May 1, 2019
Developments and Applications of Wearable Robotic Systems
Widener University, Chester, PA
May 2018
Developments and Applications of Wearable Robotic Systems
National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
April 2018
Integration of Cyber-Physical Systems with Wearable Robotic Systems
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
December 2017
Cyber-Physical Systems with the Integration of Wearable Robotic Systems
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
November 2017
Developments and Applications of Wearable Robotic Systems
University of Maine, Orono, ME
April 2017
Recent Research and Development of Robotic Systems
National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
October 2016
Research of Mechatronic and Robotic Systems at WVU
Universidad Aeronáutica en Querétaro, Mexico
January 2016
Development of Mechatronic Systems
Cheng-Shiu Technical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
May 2011
Design, Fabrication and Applications of MEMS / Nano Devices
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
March 24, 2010
Fractal Compression and Adaptive Sampling for Atomic Force Microscopy
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
February 2009
Fractal Compression and Adaptive Sampling for Atomic Force Microscopy
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
April 2008
Synthesis of Digital Controller with the Limited Resolution
Villanova University, Villanova, PA
February 2008
Implementation of Digital Controller with the Consideration of Finite Wordlength
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
March 2008
Adaptive Sampling Algorithm of Atomic Force Microscopy
National Chung-Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
November 2005
Fractal Compression and Adaptive Sampling for Atomic Force Microscopy
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
April 25, 2005
An E-Mail Based On-Line Control Experiment Service for Distance Learning
Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference 2005, West Lafayette, IN
February 15-16, 2005
Improved AFM Imaging Speed with Adaptive Sampling and Path Planning
Workshop on Scanning Probe Microscopy, West Lafayette, IN
February 2004