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Lucy Pao is a Palmer Endowed Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering. Her research focuses on control systems, multisensor fusion, and haptic and multimodal visual/haptic/audio interfaces.
- Director, Control Systems, Sensor Fusion, and Robotics Laboratory
- Professor, Dept. of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
- Courtesy Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
- Fellow, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI)
- Palmer Endowed Chair Professor (2018-present)
- Richard and Joy Dorf Professor (2009-2014)
- Chair, International Program Committee, 2032 International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Triennial World Congress
- IFAC Pawel J. Nowacki Distinguished Lecturer (2020-2026)
- Member, IFAC Technical Board (2020-2023)
- Corresponding Member Abroad of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2021-present)
- Member, IFAC Executive Board (2017-2020)
- General Chair, 2013 American Control Conference
- Member (2010-2011), US Defense Science Study Group
- Founding Scientific Director (2007-2011), Center for Research and Education in Wind (CREW)