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Neuro-symbolic planning
Integrating symbolic concepts and foundation models for long-horizon, partially observable tasks.
Mathematics · Embodied AI · Robot Learning
Jiayi Zhang (张珈译)
I work on long-horizon robot manipulation and neuro-symbolic planning.
I am now at THU. Previously, I was at SJTU and HKU.
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Current focus
Research
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Robot manipulation
Bringing task and motion planning into unified learning systems that can act under uncertainty.
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Embodied foundation models
Exploring learning-based humanoid robotics and Vision–Language–Action models.
A long-term personal benchmark: enable robots to sit at a table and play mahjong with humans. I support Slow Science.
Research output
Selected Publications
I am fortunate to be advised by Mengdi Xu, Jianping He, and Edith C.H. Ngai, and grateful to collaborate with many wonderful colleagues. See the full list on Google Scholar. † denotes equal contribution.
Academic path
Education & Experience
2028
2024
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Applied Mathematics
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Research Assistant · Xu Lab, Tsinghua University
IIIS · Embodied Intelligence
Research Assistant · IWIN-FINS Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Generative models, manipulation, and reinforcement learning
Research Intern · IoT Lab, The University of Hong Kong
Federated learning, fairness, and spatio-temporal graphs
Updates
News
- Joined Tsinghua University as a Research Assistant.
- Multi-modal Dynamic Proxy Learning was accepted by AAAI 2026.
- Our work was accepted by the NeurIPS 2025 Embodied World Models Workshop.
- Multi-Cali Anything was selected for an oral presentation at IROS 2025.
- Spec-LLaVA was accepted by the ICML 2025 TTODLer-FM Workshop.
- SCANet was accepted by the ICLR 2025 Climate Change ML Workshop.
- Started a research internship at the University of Hong Kong IoT Lab.
Aside
Miscellanea
- I am a tifosi and a Manchester City fan.
- I enjoy mahjong, board games, running, and long walks.
- I enjoy all kinds of roguelikes and roguelites, including The Binding of Isaac, Mewgenics, Hades, and The Bazaar.