Our Team
This page introduces the academic staff, collaborators, research associates (PDRAs), technicians, research assistants, PhD students, MSc students, interns, visiting scholars etc.
Academic Staff
2024-2025 (Imperial)
Team Members
Wen Fan
PhD student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Co-Supervisors:
Prof Etienne Burdet
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Research Interest:
Optical Manipulation, Human-Robot Interaction
Qingzheng Cong
Part-Time RA
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Tactile Robotics
Robotic Hand Design​​
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Ce Lin Chen
MEng Student, 2024
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Tactile sensor​​
Denis Zahorovsky
MSc student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
Optical Manipulation
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Zhimeng Chi
(UoB)
PhD student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Hermes Gadelha
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Microrobot Simulation
Jialin Lin
PhD student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Co-Supervisors:
Prof Mengxing Tang
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Research Interest:
Magnetic Manipulation
Sim-to-Real Transfer
Ziyuan Dong
Visiting PhD, 2025
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
Robot Control
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Daniel Carpenter
MEng Student, 2024
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Robot Manipulation​
Alexander Timms
MSc student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
Optical Manipulation
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Lan Wei
PhD student, 2024
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
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Zongcai Tan
MRes Student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Optical Manipulation
Haptic Guidance
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Hongyu Rui
MEng Student, 2024
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Robot Manipulation​​
Nitirak Rayabphand (UoB)
PhD student, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Sabine Hauert
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Magnetic Manipulation
Microrobotics
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2023-2024 (Imperial)
Team Members
Wen Fan
PhD student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Co-Supervisors:
Prof Etienne Burdet
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Research Interest:
Optical Manipulation, Human-Robot Interaction
Zongcai Tan
MRes Student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Optical Manipulation
Haptic Guidance
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Louis Flinn
MSc student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
Optical Manipulation
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D. Jaya Kumar Sivaraman
MSc student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
Optical Manipulation
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Jialin Lin
PhD student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Co-Supervisors:
Prof Mengxing Tang
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Research Interest:
Magnetic Manipulation
Sim-to-Real Transfer
Yudong Mao
MSc student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Microsurgical Robot
Mixed Reality
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Zain Hasan
MSc student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
Optical Manipulation
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Nitirak Rayabphand (UoB)
PhD student, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Sabine Hauert
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Magnetic Manipulation
Microrobotics
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Qingzheng Cong
Part-Time RA
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Tactile Robotics
Robotic Hand Design
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Zhenyang Tao
MSc student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
Optical Manipulation
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Julian Ing
MSc student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
Optical Manipulation
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Zhimeng Chi
(UoB)
PhD student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Hermes Gadelha
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Microrobot Simulation
2022-2023 (Bristol)
Team Members
Wen Fan
Research Assistant, 2021
PhD student, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Co-Supervisors:
Prof Weiru Liu
Prof Nathan Lepora
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Research Interest:
Deep learning, XAI, Robot Learning, Tactile Perception
Jialin Lin
Research Assistant, 2022
PhD student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Co-Supervisors:
Prof Weiru Liu
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Research Interest:
Internet of Things
Surgical Training
Ziniu Wu
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Extended Reality
Imitation Learning
Harry Field
PhD student
Interactive AI CDT
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Project Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Federated Learening
Imitation Learning
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Finn McFall
MEng student
Engineering Math
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research interest:
Multi-Sensor Fusion
Robot-Assisted Microsurgery
Robin Le
Intern
UG, Mechanical Engineering (MEng)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Soft Robotics
Nitirak Rayabphand
PhD student, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Sabine Hauert
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Magnetic Manipulation
Microrobotics
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Xiaoqing Guo
PhD student, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Co-Supervisors:
Nathan Lepora
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Research Interest:
Tactile Robotics,
Haptics,
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Yiwei Shi
PhD student, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Prof. Weiru Liu
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Explainable AI
Reinforcement Learning
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Qingzheng Cong
MSc student
PG, BioRobotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Tactile Robotics
Robotic Hand Design
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Chenghua Lu
PhD student, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Prof Nathan Lepora
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Inerest:
soft robotics
Ziqi Xiong
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
Microrobotics
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Frederick Cammegh
MEng student
Engineering Math
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Co-supervisor:
Daniel Freer
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Research Interest:
Deep Learning
Robot Manipulation
Zheng Dong
Research Intern, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Large AI Models
Internet of Things
Natural Language Processing
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PhD student, 2020
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Main Supervisor:
Prof Nathan Lepora
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Dr John Llyod
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Research Interest:
Tactile Robotics,
Robot Learning
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Zhimeng Chi
PhD student, 2023
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Main Supervisor:
Dr. Hermes Gadelha
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Microrobot Simulation
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Peiyang Jiang
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Extended Reality
Robot-Assisted Microsurgery
Reinforcement Learning
Muhuan Wu
MSc student
PG, Biorobotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Robot Learning
Simulation
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Jingyi Liu
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Sim2Real Transfer Learning
Tactile Perception
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MSc student
Engineering Math
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Research Interest:
Robotics
Workspace Analysis
2021-2022 (Bristol)
Team Members
Wen Fan
Research Assistant, 2021
PhD student, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Co-Supervisors:
Prof Weiru Liu
Prof Nathan Lepora
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Research Interest:
Deep learning, XAI, Robot Learning, Tactile Perception
Shipeng Xiong
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Prof Nathan Lepora
Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Fengrui Zhang
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Co-Supervisors:
Prof Nathan Lepora
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Pengcheng Gao
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Co-Supervisors:
Prof Nathan Lepora
Xuyang Zhang
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Prof Nathan Lepora
Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Shyamli Suneesh
MSc student
PG, Biorobotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Virginia Ruiz Garate
Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Xiaoqing Guo
PhD student, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Co-Supervisors:
Nathan Lepora
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Research Interest:
Tactile Robotics,
Haptics,
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Yiwei Shi
PhD student, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Prof. Weiru Liu
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Xuehuai Feng
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Co-Supervisors:
Prof Jonathan Rossister
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Bharath Sajja
MSc student
PG, Biorobotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Co-Supervisors:
Prof Chenguang Yang
Enyang Feng
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Prof Nathan Lepora
Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Jialin Lin
Research Intern, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Co-Supervisors:
Nathan Lepora
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PhD student, 2020
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Main Supervisor:
Prof Nathan Lepora
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Dr John Llyod
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Research Interest:
Tactile Robotics,
Robot Learning
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Zhili Yuan
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Co-Supervisors:
Prof Weiru Liu
Pengyuan Wei
MSc student
PG, Biorobotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Co-Supervisors:
Prof Nathan Lepora
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Aaron Asamoah
MSc student
PG, Robotics (MSc)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
Co-Supervisors:
Dr Virginia Ruiz Garate
Alexandros Floros
Intern
UG, Electrical and Electronic Engineering (MEng)
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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Nitirak Rayabphand
PhD, 2022
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Main Supervisor:
Dr Sabine Hauert
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Co-Supervisors:
Dr Dandan Zhang
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2018-2021
MRes Students
Baoru Huang
Intern, MRes Student
Imperial College London
Ruoxi Wang
MRes student
Imperial College London
Junhong Chen
MRes Student
Imperial College London
Ruiqi Zhu
MRes student
Imperial College London
Zicong Wu
Intern, MRes Student
Imperial College London
Peizhuo Yu
MRes student
Imperial College London