CCI professor wins distinguished service award

Jing Xiao, professor of computer science in the College of Computing and Informatics, is one of two recipients of the 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Robotics and Automation Society Distinguished Service Award.

The honor recognizes individuals who have performed outstanding services to benefit the advancement of the IEE Robotics and Automation Society.

“This is a very prestigious award in the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society,” said Xiao. “I am truly honored and also humbled to receive it.”

In fall 2015, Xiao made Robohub’s list of “25 Women in Robotics You Need to Know About.”

Xiao also is site director of the U.S. National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Robots and Sensors for Human Well-being.