Yuen Kuan Yong received the B.Eng. degree (1st Class Hons.) in mechatronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from The University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2001 and 2007, respectively. She is currently an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Newcastle, Australia. Her research interests include the design and control of nanopositioning systems, high-speed atomic force microscopy, finite-element analysis of smart materials and structures, sensing and actuation, and design and control of insect robots. Dr. Yong is a recipient of the 2008 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Best Conference Paper Finalist Award, The University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor's Awards For Research Excellence and the Pro Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Performance. She is a member of the Technical Program Committee of AIM and the International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing, and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO). She is also an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems.
2015-- University Strategic Pilot, $3,000 (Sole CI).
2013-- University Strategic Pilot, $13,668 (Sole CI).
2013 -- ARC DECRA Fellowship, Australian Research Council, A$375,000 (Sole CI).
2012 -- Research Fellowship, The University of Newcastle, A$104,075 (Sole CI).
2012 -- Fellowship Grant, The University of Newcastle, A$15,000 (Sole CI).
2012 -- University Travel Grant, A$1,500.
2011 -- Near Miss Grant, The University of Newcastle, A$25,000 (Second CI).
2011 -- University Travel Grant, A$1,500.
2010 -- Special Grant, The University of Newcastle, A$18,000 (Sole CI).
2009 -- University Travel Grant, A$1,200.
2008 -- University Travel Grant, A$1,700.
2007 -- Early Career Researcher (ECR) grant, The University of Newcastle, A$15,500 (Sole CI).
2014 -- The Vice-Chancellor's Awards For Research Excellence.
2014 -- The Pro Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Performance.
2013 -- ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA).
2012 -- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, The University of Newcastle.
2008 -- Best Conference Paper Finalist Award, IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM).
2002 -- Postgraduate award, Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia.
2001 -- Top 15% of degree (Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society).
1997 -- Outstanding Achiever Award, Sepang Institute of Technology (SIT), Malaysia.
Shannon Rios -- IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Best Student Conference Paper Finalist Award, 2015.
Sachin Wadikhaye -- IEEE Technologies of the Future, Best Postgraduate Research Poster, 2012.
Editorial board member of:
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems.
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, specialty section Mechatronics (Nature Publishing Group).
Steering Conference Committee Member of:
International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales, Paris, France, 2016.
Technical program committee member of:
IEEE Multiconference on Systems and Control, 2015.
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM (2009 -- present).
International Conference on Manipulation, Measurement and Manufacturing on the Nanoscale, 3M-Nano (2011 --
present).
Conference organizing committee member:
2nd Workshop on Dynamics and Control of Micro and Nanoscale Systems, 2012.
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Wollongong, Australia, 2013 (Local Arrangement Chair).
Lead organizer of the Invited Sessions for:
International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales, Paris, France, (MARSS 2016).
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Wollongong, Australia (AIM 2013).
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (ICRA 2012).
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Hawaii, USA (CDC 2012).
Active reviewer of:
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology.
IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology.
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
Review of Scientific Instruments.
Mechanism and Machine Theory.
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics.
IFAC World Congress.
Conference session chair of:
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2008 - 2011.
Professional Membership:
Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
Member of Australian Robotics and Automation Association (ARAA).