Zhang Xi-Jia
Scholar

Zhang Xi-Jia

Google Scholar ID: jylrilYAAAAJ
Georgia Institute of Technology
Foundation ModelsInterpretabilityExplainabilityHuman-Robot Interaction
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
48
 
H-index
3
 
i10-index
2
 
Publications
5
 
Co-authors
9
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • - Paper accepted at IROS 2023 Human Multi-Robot Interaction Workshop
  • - Completed journey as a Robotics Institute Summer Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University
Research Experience
  • - Research Assistant, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, May 2021 – Aug 2022, Shanghai, China, Advisor: Prof. Zhi Yang
  • - Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Sep 2022 – May 2024, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Advisor: Prof. Joyce Chai
  • - Robotics Institute Summer Scholar (RISS), Carnegie Mellon University, Jun 2023 – Aug 2023, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Advisor: Prof. Katia Sycara
  • - Research Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University, May 2023 – May 2024, Remote, Advisor: Prof. Katia Sycara
Education
  • - Ph.D. in Robotics, 2029 (expected), Georgia Institute of Technology, Advisor: Prof. Zsolt Kira
  • - B.S.E. in Computer Science, 2024, University of Michigan
  • - B.E. in Electrical Computer Engineering, 2024, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Background
  • - Research Interests: Foundation Models, Reasoning Models, Interpretability, Robotics, Physical Intelligence
  • - Advisor: Prof. Zsolt Kira
  • - Biography: Her research aims to understand and explain why foundation models work, ultimately aiming to make these models steerable, grounded, and transparent, and to bridge their latent representations with human-level semantics through language.
Miscellany
  • - Contact: zhang.xijia@gatech.edu
  • - Address: 756 W Peachtree St NW, 1106B, Atlanta, GA 30308