Photo session with NYTimes photographer, Prof. Schwertfeger and robot

On May 28, the New York Times published an article titled “Is China Outsmarting America in A.I.?”. It discusses how research on Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is being promoted in China while the US is cutting back on research funding. As an example for the Chinese A.I. research Prof. Sören Schwertfeger and his research lab were prominently covered in the article, highlighting the superb research conditions at ShanghaiTech University.

Prof. Schwertfeger joined the School of Information Science and Technology (SIST) as an Assistant Professor in August 2014 and is doing research on intelligent functions for mobile robots, also in the area of search and rescue robotics. He is also the general chair of the 15th IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics 2017 (SSRR 2017) to be held in October at ShanghaiTech University.

董添于今年四月作为实验室工程师加入上海科技大学的STAR实验室，从事机器人软件方面的工作。董添曾留学于法国并且在工业方面的机器人项目有工作经验。他的加入为我们的团队增添了力量，我们热情欢迎他加入我们的团队。

来自合肥工业大学的旷皓飞和来自中国石油大学（华东）的陈宏宇于2017年3月加入STAR实验室进行他们的本科毕业设计。他们将于2017年9月正式加入上海科技大学的STAR中心和STAR实验室，并在Schwertfeger教授的指导下进行学习研究。 欢迎他们！

STAR实验室硕士生徐晴雯由于她对2016年春季学期计算机体系结构课程的贡献而获得了“最佳助教奖”。 她由上海科技大学的教师和学生的评价，获得了这个荣誉。 恭喜！