David Wang, PEng

David Wang is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and is cross-appointed to the Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Waterloo. He was previously the President of Handshake Interactive Technologies Inc., a UWaterloo spin-off company founded by Professor Wang.

His research interests include robot manipulators, nonlinear control, flexible link manipulators, automated mechatronics design, haptics, telehaptics and unmanned aerial vehicles.

• Robotics, Control, Haptics, SMAs, Nonlinear Systems, Mechatronics, Vibration control, Mechatronics, Robot manipulators, Flexible link manipulators, Automated mechatronics design, Telehaptics, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Robotics

Founder for two startup companies; Control Advancement and Handshake Interactive Technologies. For former company, Dr. Wang was President. Other industrial partners have included Incoretec, Quanser, Maple among others.

• 1989, Doctorate Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada

• 1986, Master's Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada

• 1984, Bachelor's Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

• 2013 Sandford Fleming Teaching Award

• 1984 Engineering Academic Award, University of Saskatchewan

• 1984 Engineering Leadership Award, University of Saskatchewan

• 1989 Top Graduating Ph.D. student, Faculty of Engineering

• 1994 Award for best conference paper

• 1995 Nominee for University of Waterloo

• ECE 190 - Engineering Profession and Practice
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022
• ECE 682 - Multivariable Control Systems
  • Taught in 2020

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