Zhiwu Zheng

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Advisors: Prof. James C. Sturm and Prof. Naveen Verma

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,

Princeton University

zhiwuz@princeton.edu

Academic Background

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, U.S.A. (Sept. 2016 - May 2023)
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, U.S.A. (Sept. 2016 - Apr. 2019)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Physics, Nanjing University, China. (Sept. 2012 - Jun. 2016)

My Curriculum Vitae My Research My Publications

I received my Ph.D. at Princeton University in Electrical and Computer Engineering in May 2023. I received my B.S. degree in Physics from Nanjing University in 2016 and my M.A. degree in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 2019.

My current Ph.D. research focuses on piezoelectric soft robot design, modeling, and control algorithms, as well as flexible sensing hardware and algorithms.

My work has been published in top journals and conferences, and my work received the Best Poster Award for Workshop on Bioinspired and Biohybrid Systems at 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Outstanding Poster Prize for Workshop on Software for Soft Robotics Research at 2022 5th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), Best Presentation Award at 2021 International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (ICSSSAM), and Outstanding Presentation Award at 2022 Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC).

I was the recipient of 2018-2023 Fellowships of the Program in Plasma Science and Technology (PPST) at Princeton University, 2014 Shi Shi-Yuan Scholarship and 2014 Infineon Scholarship, as well as 2013-2016 Fellowship of China National Innovational Undergraduates Program, Nanjing University 2013 Excellent Student, 2013 Scientific Innovation Scholarship, and 2013-2016 First-Place Talent Scholar Awards. I am serving as a peer reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems as well as the International Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering.