CV
Education
- Ph.D in Computer Science, University College London (UCL), UK, Oct 2024 - Present
- Supervisor: Prof. Chengxu Zhou
- Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, UK, Nov 2023 - Aug 2024
- Supervisor: Prof. Chengxu Zhou
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California (USC), USA, Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
- GPA: 3.88/4.0
- Research Advisor: Prof. Quan Nguyen
- B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Technological University Dublin, Ireland, Sept 2019 - June 2020
- First-Class Honors, GPA: 3.71/4.0
- B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, China, Sept 2016 - June 2019
Research Experience
- Humanoid Robotics Lab, UCL, Oct 2024 - Present
- Humanoid Robotics Lab, University of Leeds, Nov 2023 - Aug 2024
- DRCL Dynamic Robotic and Control Lab, USC, Jun 2021 - Jun 2023
- Humanoid and quadruped locomotion using model-based control and reinforcement learning
- Tsinghua University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Sep 2018 - May 2019
- Quadruped robot hardware and circuit design for obstacle avoidance
- Automation Robotic Lab, Nanjing Tech University, Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
- Pneumatic tendon-based robotic arms
Skills
- Programming & Tools: Python, C++, MATLAB, ROS, CAD, CREO/Pro.E
- Robotics: Robot Dynamics and Control, Whole-Body Control (WBC), Model Predictive Control (MPC), Sim-to-Real Transfer
- Machine Learning: Deep Reinforcement Learning, Imitation Learning, Diffusion Models
- Simulation: MuJoCo, Isaac Sim
