Fangxun (Billy) Zhong

Assistant Professor, Roboticist

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Zhixin Building, CUHK(SZ),

2001 Longxiang Boulevard,

Shenzhen, China

I am an assistant professor of School of Science Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHKSZ), and will be leading the Intelligent Motion And Interaction Laboratory (IMAIL). I was a postdoctoral fellow with CUHK T Stone Robotics Institute (CURI) and Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics (HKCLR). Before that, I obtained my Ph.D. degree from Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), in 2021. My Ph.D. and postdoctoral supervisor is Prof. Yun-Hui Liu. I obtained my B.Eng. degree from Department of Automation, Beijing Institute of Technology, in 2014. I am currently also the (joint) assistant director of CUHK Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Research Institute (Futian), and a member of IEEE and IEEE RAS.

My research interest includes robot autonomy in surgical applications, medical robotics, intelligent motion planning and control, learning-driven 3D perception, etc.

I am currently looking for prospective MPhil and PhD students. If you are self-motivated to conduct research in medical robotics regarding motion planning and control, human-robot interaction, AI-enabled 3D sensing and actuation, feel free to contact me via email and drop your CV, thanks! :sparkles: :smile:

news

Sep 02, 2024 I am teaching ECE3060 Introduction to Robotics in AY24-25 Term 1 at CUHK(SZ). This is a newly proposed course in School of Science Engineering, also the first fundamental robotics course targeting undergrad students as a major elective.
Aug 31, 2024 This website has been just created and will be under construction until late September. If you are interested in my research, please temporarily refer to my Google Scholar website.
Aug 21, 2024 My new corresponding-author paper “Data-Driven Modeling and High-Precision Tracking Control of a Soft Continuum MInipulator: Enabling Robotic Sorting of Multiwire Cables” with my supervisor Prof. Liu has been accepted by Advanced Intelligent Systems (IF=6.8)!

selected publications

  1. T-RO
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    Robot–camera calibration in tightly constrained environment using interactive perception
    Fangxun Zhong, Bin Li, Wei Chen, and Yun-Hui Liu
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2023
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    6 Google Scholar citations
  2. IJRR
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    Integrated planning and control of robotic surgical instruments for task autonomy
    Fangxun Zhong, and Yun-Hui Liu
    The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2023
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    2 Google Scholar citations
  3. RA-L
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    Hand-eye calibration of surgical instrument for robotic surgery using interactive manipulation
    Fangxun Zhong, Zerui Wang, Wei Chen, Kejing He, Yaqing Wang, and Yun-Hui Liu
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2020
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    30 Google Scholar citations
  4. T-BME
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    Foot-controlled robot-enabled endoscope manipulator (freedom) for sinus surgery: Design, control, and evaluation
    Fangxun Zhong, Peng Li, Jiadong Shi, Zerui Wang, Jiahao Wu, Jason YK Chan, and 4 more authors
    IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2019
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    42 Google Scholar citations
  5. RA-L
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    Dual-arm robotic needle insertion with active tissue deformation for autonomous suturing
    Fangxun Zhong, Yaqing Wang, Zerui Wang, and Yun-Hui Liu
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2019
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    86 Google Scholar citations