01 — Work
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Featured Research
Using flat surfaces as minimalist end-effectors to translate, rotate, and flip objects via closed-loop control. Published in npj Robotics, 2026.
Master Thesis
RL-trained drone that lands on and maintains contact with flexible tree branches. PPO/SAC with domain randomization.
Dr. Emanuele Aucone, Prof. Stefano Mintchev · ETH Zurich ERL
Semester Project
A reinforcement learning locomotion controller for a 12-ton walking excavator. Trained on mixed terrain in simulation with PPO, validated on real hardware.
Dr. Pascal Egli, Dr. Julian Nubert, Prof. Marco Hutter · ETH Zurich RSL
LSTM-based SOC prediction. Challenge Cup Special Prize.
Multi-sensor fusion and motion planning for collaborative robots.
Vision-based targeting, six design iterations.
Bachelor thesis: cascaded MPC with sensorless speed observer.
Built from scratch with computer vision. National 1st prize.
Multi-channel radiation detection for mobile robots.
LC resonance capacitance sensor, up to 80 sheets.
Hand gesture detection over a test area.
02 — About
I'm a full-stack roboticist. I've been a science fiction fanatic since middle school and always dreamed of making robots and launching them into space. I want to make products that enter thousands of families and make an impact on people's lives.
Sep 2022 — Present
PhD Candidate
EPFL, Reconfigurable Robotics Lab — Lausanne, Switzerland
Advisor: Prof. Jamie Paik
Aug 2020 — Aug 2022
M.Sc. in Embedded Systems, Control Track
KTH Royal Institute of Technology — Stockholm, Sweden
Examiner: Prof. Dimos Dimarogonas
Sep 2021 — Aug 2022
Exchange — Environmental Robotics Lab (ERL)
ETH Zurich — Zurich, Switzerland
Master Thesis: Learning to Land on Flexible Structures
Supervisor: Dr. Emanuele Aucone, Prof. Stefano Mintchev
Sep 2021 — Feb 2022
Exchange — Robotics Systems Lab (RSL)
ETH Zurich — Zurich, Switzerland
Semester Project: Controlling a 12t Walking Excavator Using RL
Supervisor: Dr. Pascal Egli, Dr. Julian Nubert, Prof. Marco Hutter
Sep 2016 — Jul 2020
B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering & Automation
Xi'an Jiaotong University — Xi'an, China
Jul 2018 — Aug 2018
Summer Exchange — Robotics for Future Industrial Applications
RWTH Aachen University — Aachen, Germany
Aug 2019
National 1st Prize
2019 National Undergraduate Electronics Design Contest
Apr 2019
Special Prize, Shaanxi Province
"Challenge Cup" National College Student Academic Science & Technology Competition
Jun 2018
National 2nd Prize
17th ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest in China
Jul 2017
3rd Place + Best Technical Award
16th ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest in China
2019
2 Patents (1st Inventor) + 1 Software Monograph
BMS invention patent (ZL201910261973.3) · Quadrotor software (2019SR0860797)