I am a PhD student at the Creative Machines lab, starting in the Fall 2023 semester under the supervision of Prof. Hod Lipson. My research focuses on robotics and machine learning.
Previously, I was a research-track master's student, working on both hardware and deep learning projects. I earned my bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Robots can now build kinematic self-awareness from raw video using deep neural networks, enabling them to model their 3D shapes from a single 2D camera, infer motion, adapt to changes, and recover from simulated damage without constant programming.
We developed and trained our humanoid facial robot, Emo, with 26 motors and flexible silicone skin to anticipate and mirror human expressions in real time, predicting a smile 839 milliseconds before it occurs by analyzing subtle facial changes.