About
Jianpeng Yao is currently a first-year Ph.D. student advised by Prof. Jiachen Li at the University of California, Riverside. Before that, he received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2019 and 2022, respectively. He worked as an algorithm engineer in the autonomous driving industry in 2023, where he focused on learning-based trajectory prediction and generation. His research interests include reinforcement learning, trajectory planning, and trustworthy AI, with applications to robotics and autonomous systems.
Experiences
Graduate Research Assistant
University of California, Riverside
Topics: Trustworthy AI, Trajectory Planning, Robotics
Advisor: Prof. Jiachen Li
Research Intern (Remote)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Topics: Robotic Manipulation, Graph Neural Networks
Advisor: Prof. Shinkyu Park
Algorithm Engineer
Cowarobot Co., Ltd.
Topics: Learning-based Trajectory Planning, Trajectory Prediction, Autonomous Driving, Data Processing
Graduate Research Assistant
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Topics: Reinforcement Learning, Learning-based Control, Magnetic Soft Robots, Numerical Analysis
Advisors: Prof. Xiaotao Han and Prof. Quanliang Cao