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HKUST (GZ) PEAK-Lab is a research group dedicated to embodied AI and autonomous systems. Our mission is to bring AI into the physical open world by enabling machines to understand general motion, perceive 3D scenes, and actively navigate and interact with their surroundings.
Principle Investigator
Changhao Chen
Ph.D. Students
Changqing Zhou (2025-): 3D Vision, World Model
Zeyu Jiang (2025-): Agentic Navigation, Visual SLAM
Yufei Zhang (2026-): Visual-Language Action Model
Zhaoyi Wang (2026-): End-to-end Navigation
Yuexin Mu (2026-): Multisensory SLAM, Inertial Navigation
Master Students
Kunpeng Tu (2025-): SLAM
Han Zhang (2025-): Embodied Navigation
Shiyong Liu (2025-): AI Agent
Jialong Liu (2026-): Robot Manipulation
Jiangdian Chen (2026-): Mobile Manipulation
Jinhao Chen (2026-): Robot Locomotion
Research Assistants
Jiajie Zhang (2026-): Robot Manipulation
Fangkun Wu (2026-): Robot Locomotion
Jinyang Zhao (2026-): Robot Manipulation
Yuanjie Yang (2026-): Robot Locomotion
Undergraduate Students
Yilin Wu (2025-): Embodied Navigation
Xiaoyu Li (2026-): Robot Locomotion
Alumni
Qunchao Jin: Now Ph.D. student at the University of Adelaide
Lingjie Zhang: Now Ph.D. student at Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo/Shanghai Jiaotong University
Renmin Cheng: Now Ph.D. student at Nanjing University
Dehan Shen: Now Ph.D. student at Hunan University
Chenyang Li: Now RA at Nanyang Technical University