Yuri received his B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University and his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University. Previously he worked on avian grasping, human in-hand manipulation, and novel ways to operate multi-DOF upper-limb prosthetic devices. He is currently researching the role of sensing modes in tactile sensors for dynamic in-hand manipulation as part of the InnoHK Centre on Logistics Robotics.