Jianfeng Yang successfully defended his PhD

Jianfeng Yang

Defence

Jianfeng Yang successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Light-Tuned Actuators for Passive Flight Modes,” on 9 January 2026.
He is the first, official, PhD graduate from the Light Robots Group.
We wish Jianfeng a bright future in his academic career, soaring forward just like his flying robots.

The Opponent: Professor Taylor H. Ware, Texas A&M University.

Custos: Associate Professor Hao Zeng, Tampere.

Defence recording, link

Thesis, link

Jianfeng’s Linkedin