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Jijun Wang is a robotics researcher whose work has made significant contributions to the fields of urban search and rescue (USAR) robotics, human-robot interaction, and multi-robot systems. Best known for pioneering efforts in disaster mitigation robotics, Wang's most influential publication, "Towards Heterogeneous Robot Teams for Disaster Mitigation" (2007), has garnered over 100 citations and helped establish foundational frameworks for the RoboCup Rescue Virtual Robots competition — a landmark platform for evaluating rescue robot performance. Alongside this, his high-fidelity simulation tools research (2006, 74 citations) provided the robotics community with robust environments for testing and refining rescue algorithms before real-world deployment. Wang's work extends into the nuanced challenges of teleoperation, particularly how operators maintain situational awareness in complex environments. His investigation of attitude displays (2004) addressed the critical problem of spatial disorientation during robot control. Additionally, his research on autonomous human-robot team coordination explored how increasing robot autonomy can reduce cognitive demands on human operators managing multiple robots simultaneously. Collectively, Wang's body of work has shaped how researchers approach the integration of simulation, teleoperation, and autonomy in safety-critical robotic applications.