Published multiple papers in top conferences such as IROS, RSS, ICRA; Received a $1500 RAS Travel Grant; Finalist for T.J. Tran Best Paper in Robotics Award; Released the ManipulationNet project.
Research Experience
Member of Robotics and Physical Interactions Lab (RobotΠ Lab) at Rice University; Research Intern at Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory (LASA), EPFL, Switzerland.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rice University, advised by Prof. Kaiyu Hang; M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, supervised by Prof. Yasemin Bekiroglu; B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Wuhan University, supervised by Prof. Miao Li, with a summer visit to The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
Background
Research interests: robot manipulation, specifically enabling robots to perceive and change the configuration of the world through physical interactions under uncertainty. Was a research intern at the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory (LASA) at EPFL in Switzerland.
Miscellany
Recipient of EPFL Excellence in Engineering (E3) Fellowship; Avancez Scholarship from Chalmers University of Technology; Geyer-Vardi Scholar, Department of Computer Science, Rice University.