Yaqin Zhou

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Yaqin Zhou is a leading researcher at the intersection of optical engineering, robotics, and intelligent sensing, with a primary focus on advanced vision systems for autonomous platforms and structural health monitoring. Her most impactful contribution is the development of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV)-based binocular vision system for underwater structure crack detection and width measurement, a pioneering work that has garnered 53 citations and addresses critical challenges in marine infrastructure inspection. Zhou has also made notable advances in optical edge imaging, proposing an electrically regulated wedge liquid crystal cell that leverages birefringence and electro-optic tunability—an innovation with broad applications in optical imaging and robot vision. More recently, she has contributed to the field of aerial robotics by developing a stereo vision SLAM-based 3D reconstruction system for UAV platforms, enabling accurate, drift-free state estimation crucial for large-scale environmental mapping. Her work uniquely bridges fundamental optical physics with practical robotic applications, demonstrating how tunable liquid crystal technologies can enhance machine perception. Zhou’s research is distinguished by its direct engineering impact, offering scalable solutions for underwater inspection, autonomous navigation, and real-time 3D reconstruction.