Qianwei Wang

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Papers

2

Total Citations

4

H-Index

2

About

Qianwei Wang is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of assistive technology, autonomous navigation, and 3D scene understanding. Their primary research focuses on developing intelligent navigation systems that are both socially aware and robust in complex, built environments. Wang’s major contribution is advancing how robots perceive and interact with human-centric spaces, particularly through shared control paradigms that balance user intent with autonomous safety. Their 2025 paper on “Socially Aware Shared Control Navigation for Assistive Mobile Robots” introduces a framework that integrates human preferences into real-time path planning, a critical step toward making wheelchairs and service robots more intuitive and safe for users with mobility challenges. Wang has also made a significant impact in 3D scene understanding with their work on “Point2Graph,” which proposes an end-to-end method for generating open-vocabulary scene graphs directly from point cloud data. This innovation eliminates the reliance on RGB-D images or camera poses, dramatically expanding the applicability of semantic mapping for robots operating in sensor-limited environments. While currently early in their career with 2 citations per paper, Wang’s contributions are foundational for the next generation of assistive robots that can navigate social spaces and understand complex 3D environments without extensive sensor suites.

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H-Index
2
Papers
4
Total Citations
2
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Socially Aware Shared Control Navigation for Assistive Mobile Robots in the Built Environment
2 citations · 2025
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2025 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 4
🏛 Institutions: University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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