Yue Hu's research interests mainly focus on physical human-robot interaction, optimal control, human motion analysis, and humanoid robots. Prior to joining the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo as an Assistant Professor, Yue had lived and worked in many different places and countries. She obtained her master's degree in Advanced Robotics from the University of Genova, Italy, and Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France, in 2013. She then carried out her PhD in robotics at Heidelberg University, Germany, receiving her degree in 2017. She was postdoc first at Heidelberg University, then at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), in Italy. Between 2018 and 2021 she was first a JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) fellow at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technologies (AIST) in Japan, and then an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
Aside from research and teaching, during her free time, Yue loves cooking and traveling. Yue’s cooking is mostly either Italian or Chinese, but it can be quite diverse due to her experiences in various countries. One of her signature dishes is a bolognese ragù!
