Gaojing
Zhang
PhD student in embodied intelligence at the University of Sussex (CSC-funded), and visiting researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University · HIROL Lab. Building the bridge from language to low-level robot control.
Funny performer · Nature's recorder · Novice of embodied intelligence
About
I am a PhD student at the University of Sussex (funded by CSC), where I received my MSc in Robotics in June 2025. I conduct research on embodied intelligence in the Autonomous Intelligence & Robotic Embodiment Lab, supervised by Prof. Bao Kha Nguyen.
I am also a visiting doctoral student at the School of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (HIROL Lab), supervised by Prof. Lian Wenzhao. As a newcomer to embodied intelligence, I'm eager to learn from senior researchers and peers — if you're interested in my work, please feel free to reach out.
Research Orientation
Embodied AI & Multimodal Foundation Models
Leveraging Large Vision-Language Models (LVLMs) for embodied reasoning and decision-making.
Instruction following and long-horizon planning in complex environments (VLN).
Parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) and alignment of foundation models for robotics tasks.
Bridging the gap between high-level linguistic instructions and low-level control policies.
Cross-modal representation learning for embodied agents in 3D environments.
Education & Experience
Embodied intelligence platform: hand-eye calibration, underlying interface programming for different robots, motion-capture system, object marking & data acquisition.
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