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