Jia Pan
Associate Professor, HKU
Research: Robotics and artificial intelligence
PANDA Lab / The University of Hong Kong
People
Faculty
Postdocs
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PhD Students
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Ruixing Jia
PhD (2020)
Research: Human-robot interaction, collision avoidance, teleoperation
Guanqi Chen
PhD (2021)
Research: Navigation, manipulation
Wentao Chen
PhD (2021)
Research: Opto-fiber tactile sensing
Dongjie Yu
PhD (2023)
Research: Robot learning, reinforcement learning, robot manipulation
Haobo Zuo
PhD (2023)
Research: Bionic snake robots, embodied intelligence, computer vision, reinforcement learning
Guangze Zheng
PhD (2023)
Research: Visual tracking
Zhongxuan Li
PhD (2023)
Research: Robot task and motion planning
Yuhan Xie
PhD (2023)
Research: Active reconstruction, aerial systems: perception and autonomy
Chengyu Deng
PhD (2024)
Research: Imitation learning, bimanual manipulation
Sihan Chen
PhD (2024)
Research: Human-robot interaction, manipulation
Zejia Liu
PhD (2024)
Research: Manipulation
Kun Song
PhD (2025)
Research: Humanoid whole-body manipulation
Tengye Xu
PhD (2025)
Research: Manipulation, RL, embodied AI
Chang Chen
PhD (2025)
Research: Robot navigation, robotic photography, robot learning
Zhengjie Shu
PhD (2025)
Research: Reinforcement learning, imitation learning
Junxiao Lin
PhD (2026)
Research: Dexterous manipulation, robotics
Kejin Yu
PhD (2026)
Research: Long-horizon manipulation
Liangliang Yao
PhD (2026)
Research: Embodied AI, UAVs, navigation
Siyi Qian
PhD (2026)
Research: Loco-manipulation, human-robot interaction, RL
Junde Guo
PhD (2026)
Research: Loco-manipulation, humanoid control, RL
Master Students
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Visiting Students
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Alumni
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Former Postdocs
| Name | Role & years | Current position | Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuai Zhang | Postdoc 2021–2025 | Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Swarm robotics, multi-robot systems, robotics and autonomous systems, distributed control |
| Lei Yang | Postdoc 2021–2023 | The University of Hong Kong | Computer graphics, manipulation |
| Peng Zhou | Postdoc 2022–2025 | Great Bay University (GBU) | Deformable object manipulation, dexterous manipulation, agentic robotics |
| Liang Lu | Postdoc 2023–October 2025 | Assistant Professor, Shenzhen University | Robot motion planning and scene understanding |
| Hang Xu | Postdoc 2023–Winter 2025 | Robotics Researcher, JD Technology (JDT) | Bimanual manipulation |
| Jiaming Qi | Postdoc 2023–November 2024 | Northeast Forestry University | Deformable object manipulation, robot manipulation |
Former PhD Students
| Name | Role & years | Current position | Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guanhua Chen | PhD 2018–September 2022 | Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Southern University of Science and Technology | Continual learning and self-evolution of large-model agents, embodied agents |
| Chen Wang | PhD 2019–Spring 2026 | AgiBot | Manipulation |
| Wanli Xing | PhD 2019–Fall 2025 | Sharpa | Robot learning, dexterous manipulation, mobile manipulation, event-based vision |
| Zeqing Zhang | PhD 2020–Fall 2024 | Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Tactile sensing, contact modeling, manipulation |
| Yinqiang Zhang | PhD 2021–Spring 2026 | Entrepreneurship in embodied AI | SLAM, 3D reconstruction, building information models, robot navigation |
Former Master Students
| Name | Role & years | Current position | Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yunhai Wang | Master 2023–Summer 2026 | Entrepreneurship | Fabric manipulation |