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Nan Luan is a versatile robotics researcher whose work spans industrial automation, surgical robotics, and medical device development. With expertise ranging from autonomous pipeline inspection systems to robot-assisted craniofacial surgery, Luan has carved a distinctive niche at the intersection of mechanical engineering and clinical applications. Luan's early career focused on offshore infrastructure, producing influential work on autonomous in-pipe robots capable of performing real-time ultrasonic inspection and preventive repair of long-distance oil pipelines — research that has accumulated 38 citations and remains foundational in pipeline maintenance robotics. Parallel contributions to palletizing robot optimization and 7-DOF redundant manipulator motion planning further demonstrated strong foundations in industrial robotics. From the mid-2010s, Luan pivoted meaningfully toward surgical applications, developing navigation-guided robotic systems for craniofacial and orthognathic surgery. These contributions — addressing accuracy, force feedback, and collaborative surgeon-robot control — have collectively gathered dozens of citations and demonstrate real clinical relevance. Most recently, Luan's work on miniature transendoscopic telerobotic systems signals continued innovation in minimally invasive surgical tools. With over 140 cumulative citations across a decade-spanning publication record, Nan Luan represents a compelling example of an engineer whose research bridges precision manufacturing and life-saving medical technology.