New Robotics Paper on Sampling-based Trajectory Planning at IROS 2026!
Zidong Liu, Kaixin Chang, and Xu Chen. “Clustering-embedded model predictive path integral control: avoiding averaging-induced failure and enabling efficient cluster selection for dynamic obstacles”. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2026. to appear. Acceptance rate: 1585/4348 (36%).
Jun 17, 2026
New Papers on 3D anomaly detection at ICRA and ICPR!
Alexander Tarvo, Yusen Wan, and Xu Chen. “Contrastive learning on 3d point clouds for robotic geometric defect detection”. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), June 2026. Proceeding to come. Acceptance rate: 1882/4947 (38%).
Jun 1, 2026
🎉 New Best Student Paper Award on System Identification with Non-Uniform Feedback
It all began with a single glance in the crowd. My mentorship journey with Toby has been a truly unique story. When Toby first joined the group, he wasn’t someone rushing headlong into the world of robotics. He simply wanted to make his master’s experience more meaningful, to add weight to the journey. So I chose a mathematically inclined project for us to explore together-starting from fundamentals, seeking depth over speed.
Jul 13, 2025
🎉 Wrapping up the Winter Quarter and the Graduate Linear Systems Class
From snowboarding examples to fully reworked lecture materials, it has been a blast with the students.
Mar 23, 2025
Starting a new journey
🌟 Every project, every journey, is a precious treasure. 💎 Every student, every class, is an invaluable gem. This year, I’ve started to carefully reflect on and organize these treasures and gems—each representing a milestone of growth and learning.
Jan 1, 2025