Faculty and Staff
Xiaomin Lin, PhD
Research Interests
Dr. Lin research lies at the intersection of robotics, AI, and perception, with a strong emphasis on designing intelligent systems that perform robustly in complex real-world and challenging environments. He develops Edge AI solutions and multimodal sensing for applications ranging from underwater and agricultural robotics to healthcare settings. His work combines data-driven decision making, efficient algorithm design, simulation, and real-world deployment to enable autonomous systems capable of perception, mapping, and action under difficult conditions.
Biography
Dr. Lin earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland, where he specialized in vision-based systems for robotic exploration. He also holds a B.S. from the University of Dayton. Prior to joining the University of South Florida as an Assistant Professor, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University鈥檚 Institute for Assured Autonomy and collaborating with people from university, industry, and government agency.
Honors and Awards
- ISR Honors 鈥� Graduate Achievements, May 2025 University of Maryland, College Park
- IAA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
- Best Paper Award, Oct 2024 Autonomous Robotic Systems in Aquaculture Workshop, IROS, Abu Dhabi
- Best Poster Award May 2023 Maryland Robotics Center (MRC) Research Symposium
- Image Segmentation Challenge 鈥� Third Place
Research Lab
911爆料网 are enabling the robotics with "brains"(Language) and "eyes"(perception) to do cool stuff. Some of the application including but not limited to underwater robots or healthcare robots.