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Kyle B.Reed

www.KyleReed.com       •       resume@KyleReed.com       •       (410) 516-5396

Objective: Experienced robotics researcher with extensive knowledge of programming, design, and human-machine interaction seeking to develop intuitive devices to assist people in their daily lives.
 
Education: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
   Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering June 2007
      •  Thesis title: “Understanding the Haptic Interactions of Working Together” [abstract or full pdf]
      • Advisor: Michael A. Peshkin
      • Cumulative GPA: 3.8/4.0
      • Selected classes: Flexible Automation and Robotics (ME448), Geometry of Robotics (ME450), Advanced Mechatronics (ME433), Sensorimotor Control (BME495), Data Structures (CS311), Computer Controlled Manufacturing (ME 439), Design of Learning Environments (CS 430)
   M.S. in Mechanical Engineering December 2004
      • Thesis title: “Specialization in Dyadic Shared Manual Tasks” [abstract or full pdf]
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
   B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
      • Minored in Material Science and Engineering Communications
      • GPA: 3.7/4.0 (Magna Cum Laude)
 
May, 2001
Research Experience Northwestern University - Researcher2002-present
      • Designed and built an experimental testbed for studying human-human and human-robot physical interaction. Conceived and performed psycho-physical experiments.
      • Discovered an unsuspected capacity for haptic communication between partners sharing a physical task.
      • Modeled and implemented the human interaction in a robotic partner.
      • Programmed the graphics, control algorithms, data acquisition and servo control in C on QNX.
 
Teaching Experience Guest Lecturer Spring, 2006
      Taught several classes of Freshman Engineering at Northwestern University.
Taught English in China 2001-2002
      • Designed and taught a two month course on engineering English to workers at Foxconn, a manufacturing plant.
      • Formulated and taught English as a second language classes to high school and middle school students in Shenzhen.
Teaching Assistant 1999-2001
      Managed design teams, taught labs, and conducted help sessions for Freshman engineering classes.
Seminar Presentations
      • Editing graphics and images (programs and formats) in Fall 2006.
      • The effects of China entering the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Spring 2002.
 
Honors Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2001
      • 10% acceptance rate.
      • Supported my graduate research from 2002-2005.
da Vinci award 2006
      • Awarded for NUberwalker, a team project, to design a body weight support system.
 
Journal Publications
•  Kyle B. Reed, Michael A. Peshkin, "Physical Collaboration of Human-Human and Human-Robot Teams," IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 04 Sept 2008. IEEE Computer Society Digital Library. IEEE Computer Society, 5 September 2008 [preprint]
• K. Reed, M. Peshkin, M.J. Hartmann, M. Grabowecky, J. Patton, and P.M. Vishton. “Haptically Linked Dyads: Are Two Motor-Control Systems Better Than One?”Psychological Science, 17(5), May, 2006. [full pdf or Press Release]

 
Conference Proceedings
•  K. Reed. “Compensating for Torsion Windup in Steerable Needles,” In Proceedings of IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Scottsdale, USA 2008. [full pdf]
• K. Reed, V. Kallem, R. Alterovitz, K. Goldberg, A. M. Okamura, and N. J. Cowan. “Integrated Planning and Image-Guided Control for Planar Needle Steering,” In Proceedings of IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Scottsdale, USA 2008. [full pdf]
• Kyle Reed, Mitra J. Hartmann, James Patton, and Michael Peshkin. “Replicating Human-Human Physical Interaction,” Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Rome, April 2007. [abstract or full pdf]
• K. Reed et al. “Haptic cooperation between people, and between people and machines,” Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Beijing, October 2006. [abstract or full pdf or video presentation]
• K. Reed et al. “Kinesthetic Interaction,” Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Chicago, June, 2005. [abstract or full pdf]
• K. Reed et al. “Initial Studies in Human-Robot-Human Interaction: Fitts’Law for Two People,” Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), New Orleans, April 2004. [abstract or full pdf]

 
Related Skills Software: I-DEAS, Abaqus, Dyna3d, Nessus, Solidworks, Autocad, and Mechanical Desktop
Programming Languages: Java, JSP, C, C++, Javascript, Matlab, Fortran, PHP, and Pascal
Operating Systems: Linux, QNX, Mac OS (9 & X) and Windows (9* & XP)
 
Industry Experience Los Alamos National Lab - Mechanical Engineer Summers of 2000 & 2001
      • Used finite element and probabilistic analysis to determine the strength of explosion confinement vessels. Designed simulations to compare theoretical to actual results.
Los Alamos National Lab - Computer Programmer Summers of 1998 & 1999
      • Designed and wrote data analysis software for a missile explosion simulation in Java.
 
Professional Activities Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
      • Program Manager at University of Tennessee during ‘00/‘01 school year.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Reviewer for ICRA 2006, WHC 2005, & ICRA 2005.
Judge for the Tennessee State Science Olympiad competition in 2000 & 2001.
 
Other Activities Foreign Languages: Intermediate spoken Mandarin Chinese
Volunteer at Asian Youth Services serving under privileged children in Chicago.
      • Mentor and tutor kids (grades 7-12) weekly in all subjects.
      • I have setup and maintain 15 Linux computers for daily use by the kids and the director.