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Richard Han is a computer scientist and robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of wireless systems, smart materials, and autonomous aerial robotics. He is perhaps best known for pioneering the concept of **Wireless Robotic Materials** — multi-functional composites that tightly integrate sensing, actuation, computation, and communication to create intelligent structures capable of adapting to their environment. His foundational papers on this topic, published in 2017, have collectively attracted over 26 citations and helped define a nascent but rapidly growing research area. Han's earlier work on Computational Robotic Materials (CRMs) explored efficient ad hoc multicast protocols for large-scale distributed cyber-physical systems, while his 2015 research on distributed spatiotemporal gesture recognition demonstrated practical algorithms for smart sensor arrays embedded in tactile and robotic skins. More recently, Han has expanded into autonomous UAV navigation and cooperative drone delivery, with a 2023 paper on sensor-fused indoor aerial navigation garnering 14 citations and a 2024 study introducing a push-based cooperative quadcopter delivery system. Across his career, Han has consistently advanced the integration of intelligent sensing and communication into physical systems, bridging materials science, robotics, and wireless networking.