Dr. Fei XIAO
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sensors & 3D Printing for Soft Matter
Ph.D. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
B.S. Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen
People
Researchers connecting computational ideas with physical systems.
Principal investigator
Dr. Guoxin Fang
Assistant Professor · MAE, CUHK ↗
Ph.D. Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands (2022)
B.Eng. Beijing Institute of Technology, China (2016)
Affiliated with Institute of Intelligent Design and Manufacturing (IIDM) ↗
Co-Investigator, Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence (CPII) ↗
Research interests: computational design, digital manufacturing, geometric computing, and soft robotics.
Group members
Hailin SUN
Ph.D. Candidate · Year 3
multi-axis printing and soft robotics
M.S. Huazhong University of Science and Technology
B.Eng. Shandong University
Jiasheng QU
Ph.D. Candidate · Year 3
learning-based methods for multi-axis 3D printing and robotics system
M.S. Beijing Institute of Technology
B.Eng. Minzu University of China
Dezhao GUO
Ph.D. Candidate · Year 3
robot-assisted 3D printing and surgical robotics (co-advised with Prof. Yeung Yam)
M.Phil. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
B.Eng. Beijing Institute of Technology
Chenyu XU
Ph.D. Student · Year 2
robot-assisted multi-axis printing for electronics
M.S. Xi'an Jiaotong University
B.Eng. Sichuan University
Zhikai SHEN
Ph.D. Student · Year 2
learning-based robotic planning for digital manufacturing
M.S. Shanghai Jiao Tong University
B.Eng. Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yuliang LIUFU
Ph.D. Student · Year 1
design, modeling, and control for soft robotics
M.Sc. National University of Singapore
B.Eng. Wuhan University of Technology
Yuhui WANG
Ph.D. Student · Year 1
embedded AI with world model (co-advised with Prof. Yunbo Zhang)
M.Sc. Tianjin University
B.Eng. Tianjin University
Zhen FAN
Ph.D. Student · Year 1
data-efficient robot learning for industrial automation (co-advised with Prof. Yunbo Zhang)
M.Sc. National University of Singapore
B.Eng. Beijing Jiaotong University
Join us
We welcome self-motivated students and researchers interested in robotics, computational design, advanced manufacturing, and intelligent devices.
Prospective postdoctoral researchers, Ph.D. students, and research staff can contact Dr. Fang with a CV and a brief research statement describing their interests and relevant experience.
CUHK undergraduate and MSc students interested in final-year or final projects are welcome to review available projects and contact the lab.
Alumni
Zhuo Huang
Research Assistant, 2024–2025. Research on multi-axis composite 3D printing. Subsequently joined the University of Manchester as a Ph.D. student.
Jingchao Peng
Research Assistant, 2024–2025. Research on vision-based reconstruction for soft robotic systems.
Undergraduate final-year projects
- Chun Kit Leung — bio-inspired soft robot manipulators
- Luyao Ni — continuous-fiber composite 3D printing
- Keyu Yan — large-scale multi-axis additive manufacturing
MSc final projects
Jinyan Zhao, Jun Zhao, Qiyan Liu, Yudi Guo, Deming Li (2024); Shuk Ping Wong (2023).
Lab life
