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Binsen Qian is a researcher specializing in multi-robot systems, bio-inspired computing, and STEM education technology. His most significant contributions center on coalition formation algorithms for modular robotic systems — the challenge of efficiently recruiting and organizing robots into functional teams that fully exploit their reconfigurability. Across a series of influential papers published between 2014 and 2018, Qian developed and refined bio-inspired approaches, including ant-colony and genetic algorithms, paired with mobile agent-based architectures to solve complex multi-robot coordination problems. His 2018 paper on bio-inspired coalition formation algorithms stands as his most cited work, accumulating 12 citations, with earlier foundational studies contributing an additional 14 citations collectively, reflecting a sustained and growing impact in the field. Beyond robotics coordination, Qian has demonstrated a commitment to broadening access to computing education, contributing to the C-STEM Studio platform and developing voice recognition frameworks that empower K-12 students to engage with programming through robotics. His work bridges cutting-edge multi-robot research with practical educational applications, making him a versatile contributor to both autonomous systems engineering and technology-integrated learning environments.