Yang Gao

Yang Gao was the Professor of Space Autonomous Systems and the Associate Dean (International) in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (FEPS) at Surrey Space Centre. Gao's work has been used for developing missions including ExoMars, Proba3, MoonLITE and Moonraker.

Early life and education

Gao received a B. Eng (with first class honors) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2000, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the same university in 2003.

Career Gao develops robotics for extreme environments, specializing in robotic perception and sensing and applications of artificial intelligence. Gao's work has been covered in numerous media outlets, including the BBC. SMF Fellowship - 2002-2004 First Prize, IEEE Asia-Pacific Region Postgraduate Paper Contest - 2002 Motorola Book Prize on Robotics and Automation - 2000