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Yegang Du is a researcher specializing in social robotics, human-robot interaction, and assistive technologies for older adults. His work sits at the intersection of participatory design, emotion recognition, and cognitive support systems, with a particular focus on leveraging robotics to address the growing challenges of healthy ageing in modern societies. Among his most notable contributions is the development and deployment of the DarumaTO-3 social robot, which employed participatory design methodologies to ensure real-world relevance and usability. He has also contributed to the creation of CelesTE, an innovative theomorphic device building upon the SanTO Catholic robot framework, designed to support the cognitive and emotional well-being of elderly users. His research into composite emotion recognition systems for social assistive robots demonstrates a commitment to enabling more natural and empathetic human-robot interaction. On the technical side, Du has advanced speech emotion recognition through multi-level attention mechanisms and modulation-filtered cochleagram features, enabling richer spectral-temporal representations critical for nuanced human-robot communication. With a growing body of cited work accumulating over 20 citations across recent publications, Du is an emerging voice in socially assistive robotics, making meaningful strides toward technology that genuinely improves the lives of ageing populations.