Tianhao (Andy) Qin

Tianhao (Andy) Qin

Ph.D. in Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Hi! I'm Tianhao Qin (秦天灏) and I also go by Andy. I'm a second-year Ph.D. student in Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, advised by Prof. Jing Xiao. I received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from New York University in 2023 and M.S. in Robotics from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2025, where I was advised by Prof. Mark Draelos. My research focuses on data-driven modeling and robotic manipulation, with an emphasis on interactions with deformable objects.

Publications

Publication 1
Gripper-Aware Automatic Dense Packing of Irregular Objects

Tianhao Qin, Connor McCann, Berk Calli, Jing Xiao

International Symposium of Robotics Research (ISRR), 2026

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Publication 1
OCT-DeformNet: Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Biological Tissue Shape Prediction for Robot Palpation in Microsurgery

Guangshen Ma*, Tianhao Qin*, Jiawei Liu, Mark Draelos

* Equal contribution  ·  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026

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From Theory to Practice: A Hands-On Laboratory Curriculum for Graduate Medical Robotics Education

Tianhao Qin, Mark Draelos, Gregory A. Formosa

ASEE Annual Conference, 2026

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CV

My CV is available as a PDF.

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Contact

andyqin918@gmail.com

Boston, MA