RUOFAN KONG
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Strong problem solving capacities in Software Engineering and Robotics.
• Strong abilities to work independently and cooperatively.
• 6+ years of C/C++/Java/Matlab programming.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Languages: C/C++, Java, Processing, Matlab, Assembly, Latex.
• Platforms/Simulators: Windows, Unix/Linux, Robotic Simulators.
• Additional Skills: Control System Design, Robotics, RTOS, Data Structure and Algorithms.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Stevens Institute of Technology Aug. 2012 – Present
• Developed distributed estimation algorithms for radio environment mapping by sensor networks.
• Conducted the experiment on light source seeking algorithms by multiple robots using C/C++.
• Developed nonlinear control algorithms for robotic systems.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant Leader in ”Circuits and Systems”,
Stevens Institute of Technology Jan. 2013 – Jan. 2014
• Responsible for 300+ students, coordinated 10 TA’s work, taught the experimental sessions, and graded homework and exams.
CURRICULUM PROJECT
Course projects on Robotics and Control System:
• Built an autonomous cooling robot with the functionality of searching and cooling the hot area.
• Simulated the path planning of multiple wheel robots on the robotic simulator.
• Analyzed the Stability of the nonlinear controller for the atomic interconnected system.
Course projects on Operating System (all programming by C++)
• Simulated the producer-consumer system by multi-thread programming and scheduling algorithms.
• Simulated the virtual memory management system with page fetching and replacement algorithms.
• Simulated the Linux file management system with the functionality of basic operations on files.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
• R. Kong, W. Zhang and Y. Guo, “Distributed estimation and tracking for radio environment
mapping”, 2014 American Control Conference (ACC). Best Presentation Award
• S. Li, R. Kong and Y. Guo, “Cooperative distributed source seeking by multiple robots: Algo-
rithms and Experiments”, 2014 IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics. Impact Factor: 3.2
EDUCATION
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey
M.E. in Computer Engineering. GPA: 3.9/4.0 May 2014
M.E. in Electrical Engineering. GPA: 3.9/4.0 May 2012
Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
B.E. in Opto-electronic Information Engineering. GPA: 3.4/4.0 June 2010
ACTIVITIES
• Treasure in “Board and Table Club” of Stevens Institute of Technology.
• Volunteer in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.