Vijay Kumar

Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Dean of Penn Engineering, former Director of the GRASP Lab, specializing in robotics, automation, and aerial systems research.

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Vijay Kumar is a prominent roboticist and engineer who currently serves as the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to his deanship, he was a faculty member and the Director of the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing & Perception (GRASP) Laboratory at UPenn.
His work focuses on robotics, multi-robot systems, aerial robotics, and autonomous systems, making significant contributions to both research and engineering education.
Kumar's leadership at Penn Engineering has fostered innovation and interdisciplinary research in robotics and related fields.