Principal Investigator
SHEN Yajing Associate Professor
Received the B.S. (2005) and M.S. (2008) degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University and the Ph.D. degree (2012) from Fukuda Lab, Nagoya University, respectively. Before joining HKUST, he worked as a Postdoc at Nagoya University (2012-2013) an Assistant/Associate Professor at The City University of Hong Kong (2013-2022). His research interest is robot manipulation at multi-scale, especially small/bioinspired robotics for biomedical engineering, and intelligent robotic systems for human-robot interaction. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed journal/conference papers, including the top multidisciplinary journal (e.g., Science Robotics, Nature Communications, PNAS), top specialized journal (e.g., IEEE Trans on Robotics), top international conference (e.g., ICRA, IROS), with widely reported by international media, e.g., Associated Press, Thomson Reuters, etc. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, Distinguish lecture of IEEE Robotic and Automation society, an Executive member of China Micro-nano Robot Society, China Coexisting-Cooperative-Cognitive Robot Society, and the Associate Editor of the flagging robotic journal IEEE Trans on Robotics (2019-2022). He is a recipient of the Best Manipulation Paper Award in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Japan Chapter Young Award, the Big-on-Small Award at MARSS, Outstanding Supervisor Award in CityU, the Early Career Awards of Hong Kong UGC, the “National Excellent Young Scientist (Hong Kong & Macau)” for the topic “micro/nano robot”, etc.
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Research Assistant Professor
YANG Xiong Research Assistant Professor
Received the B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Automation from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, in 2022. He worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at City University of Hong Kong (Jun. 2022 – Aug. 2022) and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Oct. 2022 – May. 2023). He is currently a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include robotics from micro to macro, especially the design, fabrication, modeling and control of miniature robots in biomedical applications and intelligent sensing units in human-robot interactions. [Personal Page]
Post-Doctoral Fellows
ZHANG Tieshan Post-Doctoral Fellow
Received the B.S. degree from Southwest Petroleum University in 2015, the M.S. degree in mechatronic engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2019, and the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, in 2024. He is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include medical robots and intelligent systems, bio-inspired robots.
LI Gen Post-Doctoral Fellow
Received the B.S. degree from Beijing Institute of technology in 2019, and the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, in 2024. He is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include intelligent sensing systems and devices for biomedical applications.
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YANG Jinzhao Post-Doctoral Fellow
Received the B.S. degree from Taiyuan University of Technology in 2015, pursued the M.S. degree in Aerospace Science and Technology, and received the Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Mechanics and Engineering from Dalian University of Technology in 2017 and 2022, respectively. He has been working as a Post-doctoral Fellow at Sun Yat-sen University since 2022 and is currently a Post-doctoral Fellow at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include dynamic modeling and control of continuum robots.
Ph.D. Students
REN Hao Ph.D. STUDENT
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TANG Yifeng Ph.D. STUDENT
Received the B.S. degree from Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China, in 2018, and the M.S. degree in aerospace engineering from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 2021. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate of biomedical engineering from City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include intelligent sensing and robotic control.
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DONG Jia Ph.D. STUDENT
Received B.S degree from Capital Medical University in 2015 and M.S degree in Neurosurgery from the same institution in 2022. In 2023, she obtained another master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from City University of Hong Kong. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Electronic and Computer Science Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research interests include micro soft robots and medical robots.
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LING Zhengrong Ph.D. STUDENT
Received the B.S. degree from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2021, and the M.S. degree in Control Science and Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2023. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate of Electronic and Computer Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include intelligent sensing and robotic control.
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ZHAO Haoxiang Ph.D. STUDENT
Received the B.S. degree in Robotics from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2022. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate of Electronic and Computer Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include intelligent sensors and medical robots.
ZHANG Ruijia Ph.D. STUDENT
Received the B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Automation from Wuhan University in 2024. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate of Electronic and Computer Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research interests include intelligent robotic systems and biomimetic robot design.
MPhil Students
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CHANG Hong Yuan MPHIL STUDENT
Received the B.S. degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2023. He is currently an MPhil candidate of Electronic and Computer Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include intelligent sensing and artificial intelligence in science.
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WANG Jiale MPHIL STUDENT
Received the B.S. degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2023. He is currently an MPhil candidate of Electronic and Computer Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include medical robots and devices.
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WU Ningxin MPHIL STUDENT
Received the Bachelor of Engineering degree with Honours from University of Birmingham in 2023. She is currently an MPhil candidate of Electronic and Computer Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research interests include micro-robots and robotic arms.
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YOU Baihui MPHIL STUDENT
Received the B.S. degree from Northeastern University in 2024. She is currently an MPhil candidate of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research interests include robotics and artificial intelligence.
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KE Xuanqi MPHIL STUDENT
Received the Bachelor of Engineering degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2024. He is currently an MPhil candidate of Electronic and Computer Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include robotic sensing for biomedical applications.
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UROP Students
TONG Zhe UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Currently a third-year undergraduate student in Computer Engineering program with an extended major in Artificial Intelligence at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is currently a member of the MIRS lab under the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). His field of interest is robotics algorithm.
LIU Yixuan UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Currently a second-year undergraduate student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, pursuing a BEng degree in Electronic & Computer Engineering. He is currently a member of the MIRS lab under the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).
HUANG Zhenghao UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Currently, a second-year undergraduate student majoring in ELEC at Hong Kong University of science and technology. She is currently a member of the MIRS lab under the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Her research interests include PCB design and sensor.
FYP Students
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Alumni
- Name (Year of Graduation) • Position within 1 year after graduation
- YANG Liu (PhD 22) • PostDoc at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. (NKU, 海优2023)
- TAN Rong (PhD 22) • PostDoc at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- HUANG Han (PhD 22) • Assistant Professor at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.
- YANG Xiong (PhD 22) • Research Assistant Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. (HIT, 海优2023)
- WANG Shudong (PhD 21) • Assistant Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University.
- YANG Yuanyuan (PhD 20) • Associate Professor at Xiamen University.
- WANG Panbin (PhD 19) • Associate Professor at Southeast University.
- LIU Yanting (PhD 19) • Postdoc at Nanyang Technological University.
- LI Dengfeng (PhD 19) • Postdoc at City University of Hong Kong.
- LU Haojian (PhD 19) • Professor at Zhejiang University. (海优2021)
- WAN Wenfeng (PhD 17) • PhD at Stony Brook University.
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