Prof. Shaojie Shen | Current Members | Alumni

Hexiang Wei 魏鹤翔
Current position: Algorithm engineer, ZYT

Thesis title: Towards versatile and generalized SLAM for robotics: the fusionportable benchmark
September 2021 - August 2024 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2016 - June 2020 Northeastern University (China)
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
Research focus: SLAM; Robotics
Personal website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VwOF_TkAAAAJ&hl=en

Xupeng Xie 谢旭鹏
Current position: TBC

Thesis title: Degeneracy-aware LiDAR odometry and mapping
Febuary 2020 - August 2024 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2014 - June 2018 Xiamen University
Bachelor in Electronics Science and Technology
Research focus: State Estimation; LiDAR SLAM

Haokun Wang 王昊坤
Current position: TBC
Thesis title: Impact-aware planning and control for autonomous systems
September 2020 - August 2024 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Robotics and Autonomous Systems
September 2015 - June 2019 Southern University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Technology
Research focus: Planning

Luqi Wang 王露琦
Current position: Research associate, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Thesis title: Ego-airflow-disturbance-aware navigation for aerial robots: from open to confined spaces
September 2019 - August 2024 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2014 - July 2018 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering
Research focus: Control; Planning

Lu Zhang 张鲁

Current position: Algorithm engineer, ZYT
Thesis title: Integrated prediction and decision-making for autonomous driving
September 2018 - June 2024 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2015 - March 2018 Beijing Institute of Technology
Master of Engineering
September 2011 - June 2015 Beijing Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering
Research focus: Prediction & planning for autonomous driving
Personal website: https://masterizumi.github.io/

Jieqi Shi 史桀绮
Current position: Assistant professor, Nanjing University (Suzhou Campus)

March 2024 - June 2024 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Postdoctoral fellow in Electronic and Computer Engineering
Thesis title: Enable machines to actively recognize the world: reconstruction algorithms with erception enhancement
September 2019 - January 2024 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2014 - June 2018 Peking University
Bachelor in Computer Science and Technology
Research focus: 3D detection and tracking
Personal website: https://jayceeshi.github.io/

Huan Yin 尹欢

Current position: Research assistant professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
May 2022 - May 2024 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Research assistant professor in Electronic and Computer Engineering
Research fellow, National University of Singapore
Ph.D., Zhejiang University
B.Eng., Zhejiang University
Research focus: SLAM; localization; machine learning; mobile robot
Personal website: https://huanyin94.github.io/

Shaozu Cao 曹绍祖
Current position: Algorithm engineer, Skyland Innovation

Thesis title: Heterogeneous sensor fusion for locally smooth and globally consistent state estimation
February 2018 - December 2022 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2012 - June 2016 Xi'an Jiaotong University
Bachelor in Software Engineering
Research focus: SLAM
Personal website: https://github.com/shaozu/

Hao Xu 徐浩
Current position: Associate research professor, Beihang University

Thesis title: Decentralized and distributed collaborative simultaneous localization and mapping system for aerial swarms
February 2018 - December 2022 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2012 - June 2016 University of Science and Technology of China
Bachelor in physics
Research focus: Aerial swarm
Personal website: https://shi.buaa.edu.cn/xuhao/en_US/index.htm/

Ke Wang 王珂
Current position: Assistant professor, Chang'an University

Thesis title: Depth estimation and map fusion based on stereo rig for autonomous robots
February 2018 - December 2022 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2009 - June 2014 Northwestern Polytechnical University
Bachelor in Computer Science and Technology
Research focus: Depth estimation, Mapping and Learning-based SLAM

Junfeng Yu 余俊峰
Current position: Director of Autonomous Vehicles Infrastructure, SAIC

Thesis title: Data association and relocalization for semantic SLAM
September 2020 - August 2022 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2004 - June 2008 Peking University
Bachelor in Electronics Science and Technology
Research focus: SLAM
Personal website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junfeng-yu-80363793/

Boyu Zhou 周博宇
Current position: Assistant professor, Sun Yat-sen University

Thesis title: Fast autonomous navigation and exploration for aerial robots in complex environments
September 2018 - August 2022 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2014 - June 2018 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
Research focus: Motion planning; autonomous navigation and reconstruction; aerial robots; multi-robot systems
Personal website: https://boyuzhou.net/

Joeey, Yi Zhou 周易
Current position: Professor, Hunan University

September 2019 - October 2021 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Postdoctoral Researcher in Electronic and Computer Engineering
Ph.D., Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
Research focus: Multiple-view geometry; VO/ SLAM; UAV's GNC; Dynamic vision sensors
Personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/zhouyi-joey/home

Wenchao Ding 丁文超
Current position: Tenure-Track Associate Professor, Fudan University
Thesis title: Motion planning and decision-making for autonomous systems: from quadrotors to autonomous vehicles
December 2016 - August 2020 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2012 - August 2016 Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Bachelor in Electronics and Information Engineering
Research focus: Motion planning; Autonomous vehicle navigation
Personal website: https://wenchaoding.github.io/

 

Kaixuan Wang 王凯旋
Current position: Algorithm engineer, ZYT
Thesis title: Monocular dense mapping and reconstruction for autonomous robots
September 2016 - August 2020 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2012 - June 2016 Southeast University
Bachelor in Automation
Research focus: Depth estimation and mapping
Personal website: https://wang-kx.github.io/

 

Peiliang Li 栗培梁
Current position: Algorithm engineer, DJI
Thesis title: 3D object detection and tracking for autonomous driving
September 2016 - August 2020 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2012 - June 2016 University of Science and Technology of China
Bachelor in Electronic Science and Technology
Research focus: Visual-inertial estimation; 3D object detection & tracking
Personal website: https://peiliangli.github.io/

 

Manohar Kuse
Current position: Senior software engineer, Magic Leap
Thesis title: Techniques for a failsafe visual inertial SLAM systems
January 2015 - December 2019 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2008 - August 2012
Bachelor in the LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNMIIT)
Research focus: Model-based localization; Machine learning; Visual navigation
Personal website: https://kusemanohar.info/

 

Tong Qin 秦通
Current position: Tenure-track associate professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Thesis title: Visual-inertial state estimation for autonomous robots
September 2019 - September 2023 Huawei Research Engineer
September 2015 - August 2019 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2011 - June 2015 Zhejiang University
B.Eng. in Control Science and Engineering
Research focus: SLAM; Visual-inertial odometry; State estimation; Augmented reality
Personal website: https://qintong.xyz/

Fei Gao 高飞
Current position: Associate professor, Zhejiang University
Thesis title: Motion planning for autonomous flights: algorithms, systems, and applications
September 2015 - August 2019 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2011 - June 2015 Zhejiang University
B.Eng. in Control Science and Engineering
Research focus: Unmanned aerial vehicle; Trajectory generation; Motion planning; Autonomous navigation
Personal website: http://zju-fast.com/research-group/fei-gao/

 

Kejie Qiu 裘科杰
Current position: Algorithm engineer, Alibaba
Thesis title: 3D motion correlation analysis-based state estimation in robotics
September 2015 - August 2019 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
August 2013- July 2015 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2009 - June 2013 Zhejiang University
B.Eng. in Optical Engineering
Research focus: Environment model-based global localization; 3D visual object tracking; Heterogeneous multi-sensor synchronization and calibration
Personal website: https://sites.google.com/site/kejieqiujack/

 

Jie Pan 潘杰
Current position: CEO, Skyland Innovation Company Ltd.
Thesis title: A complete and robust aerial robot system for automated infrastructure inspection with human machine interface
September 2017 - August 2019 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2013 - June 2017 Xidian University
B.Eng. in Software Engineering
Research focus: Multi-sensor fusion state estimation; Autonomous aerial and ground robots system design and applications

Luxin Han 韩路新
Current position: Algorithm Engineer, XPeng Motors
Thesis title: FIESTA: fast incremental Euclidean distance fields for online motion planning of aerial robots
September 2017 - August 2019 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2013 - June 2017 University of Science and Technology of China
B.Eng. in Computer Science and Technology
Research focus: Dense mapping; Motion planning

William Wu 吴易霖
Current position: Algorithm engineer, DJI
Thesis title: Temporal scheduling and optimization for multi-MAV planning
February 2017 - August 2019   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2012 - June 2016 Beihang University
B.Eng. in Automation

Wenliang Gao 高文良
Current position: Algorithm engineer, DJI
Thesis title: Autonomous aerial robot using dual-fisheye system
September 2016 - August 2018   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2012 - June 2016   Beijing Institute of Technology
B.Eng. in Photoelectric Engineering
Research focus: Sensor fusion; Robot swarm; Unmanned aerial vehicle; Gimbal system
Personal website: https://gaowenliang.github.io/

Tianbo Liu 刘天博
Current position: Algorithm engineer, DJI
Thesis title: Monocular visual inertial perception for micro aerial robots at high altitude
September 2015 - August 2017   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2010 - June 2014   Harbin Institute of Technology
B.Eng. in Automation
Research focus: Micro aerial vehicles; Sensor fusion; State estimation
Personal website: https://github.com/groundmelon

Yi Lin 林毅
Current position: Advanced algorithm engineer, DJI
Thesis title: Monocular dense mapping and blur-aware localization for aerial robots
September 2015 - August 2017   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2011 - June 2015   Harbin Institute of Technology
B.Eng. in Software Engineering
Research focus: SLAM; Dense visual odometry
Personal website: https://github.com/waynetimer

Yonggen Ling 凌永根
Current position: Senior Researcher, Tencent Robotics X
Thesis title: Real-time localization and mapping for autonomous navigation
September 2012 - July 2017   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2008 - June 2012   South China University of Technology
B.Eng. in Computer Science and Engineering
Research focus: Visual odometry; Visual-inertial fusion; SLAM; Mapping for autonomous navigation
Personal website: https://ygling2008.github.io/

Yuting Sun 孙玉婷 (co-supervised with Prof. Zexiang Li)
Current position: Senior Technical Product Manager, Xiaomi Auto
Thesis title: Visual navigation system for an indoor service robot
September 2014 - February 2017   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2010 - July 2014   University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
B.Eng. in Mechanical Design and Manufacture and its Automation
Research focus: Mobile robot navigation

Jing Chen 陈竞
Current position: Algorithm engineer, DJI
Thesis title: Online generation of safe trajectories for quadrotor UAV flight in cluttered environments
September 2014 - August 2016   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2010 - July 2014   Harbin Institute of Technology
B.Eng. in Computer Science and Technology
Research focus: Motion planning; Optimization programming; Mobile robot navigation
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Zhenfei Yang 杨振飞
Current position: Algorithm engineer, DeepMirror
Thesis title: Visual-inertial fusion for autonomous flight of rotorcraft MAVs
September 2014 - August 2016   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2010 - August 2014   Harbin Institute of Technology
B.Eng. in Computer Science and Technology, Honors School
Research focus: Visual-inertial state estimation; Dense mapping for autonomous navigation
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Kunyue Su 苏坤岳
Current position: Algorithm engineer, DJI
Thesis title: Estimation, control and interactive demonstration of quadrotor teams
September 2014 - July 2016   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2010 - August 2014   Harbin Institute of Technology
B.Eng. in Automation, Honors School
Research focus: Quadrotor manipulation; Visual-inertial state estimation

Bing Li 李兵 (co-supervised with Prof. Ling Shi)
Current position: Algorithm engineer, Deeproute.AI
Thesis title: CSI-based WiFi-inertial state estimation
September 2014 - July 2016   The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
M.Phil. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
September 2009 - August 2013   Harbin Institute of Technology
B.Eng. in Flight Vehicle Design and Engineering, Honors School
Research focus: Sensor Fusion; SLAM