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

2024.03-Present

Research Intern (Remote)

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Topics: Robotic Manipulation, Graph Neural Networks

Advisor: Prof. Shinkyu Park

2023.06-2023.09

Algorithm Engineer

Cowarobot Co., Ltd.

Topics: Learning-based Trajectory Planning, Trajectory Prediction, Autonomous Driving, Data Processing

2022.06-2023.06

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

2019.09-2022.06