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Wenpei Fan is a prominent robotics and rehabilitation engineering researcher whose work has significantly advanced the field of robot-assisted physical therapy, with a particular focus on ankle and upper limb rehabilitation systems. Fan's research centers on the design, control, and clinical application of parallel mechanism-based rehabilitation robots, addressing critical needs for patients recovering from neurological and musculoskeletal injuries such as stroke-induced drop foot. Among Fan's most influential contributions is a comprehensive 2021 systematic review on parallel ankle rehabilitation robots, which has garnered over 113 citations and established a foundational reference point for the field. Fan's 2020 papers collectively represent a landmark body of work, introducing the innovative 2-UPS/RRR parallel ankle rehabilitation robot (PARR) and advancing its kinematic calibration, compliance training strategies, and control algorithms to enhance both safety and therapeutic effectiveness. These contributions, accumulating over 200 citations combined, demonstrate substantial community impact. Fan's research philosophy emphasizes human-robot interaction quality, developing whole-stage compliance rehabilitation strategies that encourage voluntary patient participation and improve motor recovery outcomes. More recently, Fan has extended this expertise to end-effector upper limb rehabilitation systems, broadening the translational scope of this work. Overall, Fan's portfolio represents a rigorous and clinically motivated research program shaping the next generation of therapeutic robotics.