Dezhen Song

Professor (On leave, @MBZUAI) Department of Computer Science and Engineering Texas A&M University, TAMU 3112 323 Peterson Building College Station, TX 77843-3112, United States Phone: (+1)979/845-5464, Fax: (+1)979/847-8578 E-mail: dzsong@cse.tamu.edu or dezhen.song@mbzuai.ac.ae Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2004 M.S., Zhejiang University, P. R. China, 1998 B.S., Zhejiang University, P. R. China, 1995

• About Me
• Research Interests: Robot Perception, Networked Robots, Vision Systems, and Stochastic Modeling
• Full Curriculum Vita [PDF]

• Dezhen Song is a Professor of Robobics in Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Professor (on leave) and Former Associate Department Head for Academics with Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, USA. Song received his Ph.D. in 2004 from University of California, Berkeley; MS and BS from Zhejiang University in 1998 and 1995, respectively. Song's primary research area is robot perception, networked robots, visual navigation, automation, and stochastic modeling. From 2008 to 2012, Song was an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO). From 2010 to 2014, Song was an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE). Song was a Senior Editor for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L) from 2017 to 2021 and currently is a Senior Editor for IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE). He is also a multimedia Editor and chapter author for Springer Handbook of Robotics. His research has resulted in one monograph and more than 130 refereed conference and journal publications. Dr. Song received NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award in 2007, Kayamori Best Paper Award of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), the 2022 Best Paper Award of the LCT 2022 Affiliated Conference, the 1st place in GM/SAE AutodriveChallenge II competition in 2022, and Amazon Research Award in 2020.

• Director, NetBot Laboratory @ Texas A&M
• Online Publications, dblp, and Google Scholar Page
• Media Coverage
• Erdős number: 3

• I am currently on leave from Texas A&M University (TAMU) and will not accept new students to TAMU CSE department. However, I am constantly recruiting students and postdoctoral scholars from my current institution, which is Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). All MS, PhD, and postdoctoral programs are funded with competitive compensation at MBZUAI. For prospective students, I would recommend you to read our publications here to get a clear idea of what our topics are in the field of robotics. I prefer creative students with strong analytical skills, hands-on skills, and, more importantly, a proactive working attitude. The normal process is that we will have a conversation about your future study and career plans in the context of my research interests. Please send me your c.v., transcripts, and sample publications if you are interested in contacting me. Again, the preferred email is dezhen.song@mbzuai.ac.ae. Also, I will discuss your previous papers and papers we published, and an insightful discussion would help increase your admission probability.

• Selected Projects
• Optoacoustic Material And Structure Sensor (OMASS) 
• SAE/GM Autodrive Challenge and Autodrive Challenge II
• Bridge-MINDER
• Robotic Search of Transient Objects
• Robotic BioTelemetry and CONE: Collaborative Observatory for Natural Environment (CONE)
• Autonomous Motorcycle for DARPA Grand Challenge
• More on projects...
• Recent Courses
• CSCE 482 and CSCE 483: Spring 2023
• CSCE 452 Robotics and Spatial Intelligence: Spring 2005-11, 2013-16, Fall 2018
• CSCE 643 Robot and Computer Vision: Spring 2007-10, Fall 2013, Spring 2017
• CSCE 483 Computer System Design: Fall 2009, Spring 2013, Fall 2013-Fall 2016
• CSCE 313 Introduction to Computer Systems: Sring 2015
• CSCE 206 Structed Programming in C: Fall 2012
• CSCE 689 Special Topics on Computer Vision: Fall 2007-08, Fall 2010
• CSCE 689 Special Topics on Networked Robots: Fall 2004-05
• Selected Recent Service Activities
• Senior Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) (2023-2028)
• Senior Editor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L) (2017-2020)
• Program Co-chair, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2016
• Area Chair, Robotics Science and Systems (RSS), 2016
• Editor, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2014-2016)
• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (2010-14)
• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Robotics (2008-12)
• Member, Multimedia Editorial Board, Springer Handbook of Robotics, Second Edition, (2013 - present)
• Co-Chair, IEEE/NSF Workshop on Cloud Manufacturing and Automation, Aug. 17, 2013
• Moderator, Automation-worldwide Email List (2012-present)
• Affiliated Labs and Research Groups
• Robotics Ranking of TAMU CSE Department
• AI and Robotics ranking of MBZUAI in the world
• Alumnus, Automation Lab in UC Berkeley (2000-04)
• Co-Director, The Blue Team (2003-2005)
• Ex-co-chair and founding member, IEEE RAS Technical Committee on Networked Robots (2007-09)