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Kaiwen Jiang is a robotics and automation researcher whose work spans two distinct but complementary domains: autonomous vehicle navigation and robotic disassembly for sustainable manufacturing. Early in his career, Jiang made significant contributions to autonomous parking systems, developing sensor-guided strategies for nonholonomic vehicles using ultrasonic sensors and embedded microprocessors — work that attracted over 110 combined citations and laid important groundwork for self-driving vehicle research. More recently, Jiang has focused on a pressing challenge in the circular economy: automating the disassembly of end-of-life products to make remanufacturing economically viable. His most cited paper, "Unfastening of Hexagonal Headed Screws by a Collaborative Robot" (2020, 94 citations), tackled one of disassembly's most persistent difficulties — automated screw removal — introducing novel robotic methods that have resonated strongly with the research community. He has since extended this work to address real-world variability in unscrewing operations and applied these principles to a particularly timely challenge: the disassembly of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle batteries, supporting the critical transition toward sustainable EV lifecycle management. Jiang's research bridges fundamental robotics with urgent environmental imperatives, making him a notable voice in intelligent manufacturing and green technology.