CI³ Lab Director
Research Assistant Professor
PhD @ CityU
MSc @ CityU，2017-2018
BSME@XJTU，2013-2017
Research Direction:
Collaborative robots: Assembly robots, Production robotics
systems, Cable-driven robots, Micro aerial vehicle, and Hopping robots.
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​Contact: snbai@hku.hk
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoc，since 2025
PhD (Industrial Engineering) @ HKU
M.Eng & B.Eng (SE) @ NPU
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Research Direction:
stochastic modelling, reliability analysis, maintenance optimization
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​Contact: hzyra@hku.hk
Postdoc，since 2025
PhD @ University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
BEng @ Southeast University
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Research Direction:
Cable-driven robot; Parallel robot
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​Contact: jnyin@hku.hk
Postdoc, since June, 2025
PhD@HKPolyU
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Research Direction:
Computer Vision, Multimodal Learning, Visual Reasoning
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​Contact: tingtian@hku.hk​
Postdoc，since 2025
PhD (School of Computing)@ANU
M.Eng@NTU
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Research Direction:
computer vision, machine learning, robotics
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​Contact: jiehong@hku.hk
Postdoc, since 2025
PhD @KCL, UK
M.Eng & B.Eng @ CQU, China​​​​
Research Direction:
Reconfigurable Robots and Mechanisms, Parallel Manipulators, Machine Learning for Robot Design and Control
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​Contact:
PhD & Mphil Students
PhD, since 2023
BSc & MSc (Economics)
@ Wuhan U
Distributed Collaboration: Consensus & Incentive Mechanisms in Blockchain
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Contact: juanwang@connect.hku.hk
PhD, since 2023
M.Eng (EE) @ Columbia
B.Eng @ Sun Yat-Sen U
Distributed Collaboration: Federated learning for safety and health monitoring
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​Contact: joy2023@connect.hku.hk
PhD, since Sep, 2024
B.Eng(CE) @ South China University of Technology U
Knowledge Collaborative Intelligence: Quality Control in Modular Construction
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​Contact: dong_qing@connect.hku.hk
PhD, since Sep, 2024
MSc (AI) @ HKU
BM (NIM) @ Sun Yat-Sen U
Distributed Collaboration: Blockchain for Payments in Construction
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​Contact: zhuwt@connect.hku.hk
Mphil, since Sep, 2025
B.Eng (Mechanical Enigineering)
@ HKPolyU
Collaborative Robots: Robotics in Construction
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​Contact: ​koalasun@hku.hk
PhD, since 2023
BSc & M.Eng(CS)
@ Peking U
Knowledge Collaborative intelligence: Knowledge Engineering for BIM
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Contact: wyyy@connect.hku.hk​
Mphil, since Jan, 2024
M.Eng (Robotics)
@ Chongqing U
Collaborative Robots:
Robotics in Construction​
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​Contact: richj233@connect.hku.hk
Mphil, since Sep, 2024
BSc (Statistics)
@ HKU
Knowledge Collaborative Intelligence: Language Models & Scheduling
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​Contact: ruixuan@connect.hku.hk
PhD, since Jan, 2025
MSc(Control and Optimization) @IC
B.Eng (Automation) @HIT
Collaborative Robots:
Multi-Sensor Fusion
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​Contact: yuanyang.qi@connect.hku.hk
PhD, since Sep, 2025
M.Eng (EIE) @ Tsinghua University
B.Eng (M&C) @ Beihang University
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Lidar signal processing, image processing
​Contact: hongxu.chen@connect.hku.hk
PhD, since 2023
M.Eng (Mechanical)
@ Peking U
Collaborative Scheduling:
MARL for scheduling​
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Contact: nianmin.zhang@connect.hku.hk
PhD, since May, 2024
M.Eng (EE) @ Zhejiang U
B.Eng @ Xi'an Jiaotong U
Collaborative Robots：
Human-Robot Collaboration​
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​Contact: xuejt@connect.hku.hk
PhD, since Sep, 2024
M.Eng (AI) @ Chinese Academy of Sciences
B.Eng (RE) @ Northeastern U
Collaborative Robots:
Robot Motion Control​
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​Contact: qianc2024@connect.hku.hk
Mphil, since Jan, 2025
BEng (CS) @ Shanghai Jiao Tong U
MSc (Construction & Real Estate) @ PolyU
Distributed collaboration: Blockchain Integration in Carbon Monitoring
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Contact: chen.chen@connect.hku.hk
Research Staffs
Yanchen Liu
RA, since Jul, 2024
MPhil & BEng (Architecture)
@ Harbin Institute of Technology
Collaborative scheduling: Development and Application of Intelligent Scheduling System
B.Sc. (CS) @ HKPolyU
M.Sc. (DS) @ HKCityU
Collaborative scheduling: Embedded Development; Digital Twin Platform Development.
RA, since Aug., 2025
MSc(AI) @ HKU
HBSc(Statistics) @ UofT
Research direction:
Knowledge collaborative intelligence: knowledge graph construction
RA, since Oct, 2024
​MSc(IEM)@HKU
B.Eng (Architecture)@Xiamen U
Machine Learning; AI-Generated Content; Data-Driven Design
RA , since Feb 2025
MSc (AI) @ HKU
BSc (Mathematics) @ Sun Yat-Sen U
Knowledge collaborative intelligence: large language models
SRA, since Sep, 2025
B.Eng（Robotics engineering）@Southern University of Science and Technology
Research direction:
Reconfigurable Robots and Mehcanisms, Soft Robots，Bioinspired Robots
RA, since Feb., 2025
M.Eng. (ME) @ Xi'an Jiaotong U
B.Eng. (ME) @ Chongqing
Collaborative Robots: Robotics in Construction
Jiahua Chen
RA, since Jul, 2025
M.Eng(CS) @ Peking U
B.Eng @ Xidian U​
Research direction:
Federated Learning
RA, since Sep, 2025
M.Eng@ZJU
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Research direction:
Bio-inspired robtics, aerial vehicles and Neurorobotics.
Alumni
RA,2022
PhD @ NPU & PolyU
B.Eng @ Northeast Forestry U
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Collaborative Scheduling: Project Planning and Scheduling
RA,2024
PhD @ HKU, since 2024
B.Eng @ HZAU
MLA @ Cornell University
Building Technology, Science and Sustainability
Yuqing Guo
RA,2025
B.Eng @ University of Washington-Seattle
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Knowledge Management, Question Answering
Zirui Weng