Our Teams

Our Teams

Researchers are displayed following alphabetical order of surnames

  • AI Research
  • Robotics Research
  • Engineering Team
  • Supporting Team

Dr. Zhen Lei

His research interests include Object Analysis and Scene Understanding, Biometrics, Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence.

Elevated to IEEE/IAPR Fellow in 2023.

Dr. Gaofeng Meng

His research interests include Image Processing and Computer Vision, Machine Learning and its application, Autonomous Evolution of Intelligence and Brain-inspired Learning.

Dr. Jinqiao Wang

His research interests include pattern recognition and machine learning, image and video processing, mobile multimedia, and intelligent video surveillance.

Dr. Zhaoxiang Zhang

Recently, he specifically focuses on deep learning models, biologically-inspired visual computing and human-like learning, and their applications on human analysis and scene understanding.

Dr. Xuyao Zhang

His research interests include Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Character Recognition.

Dr. Yuntao Chen

His research interests include Autonomous Agents for Physical and Digital Worlds, Visual World Modeling, Visual Language Modeling, Perception and its Application in Autonomous Driving and Robotics

Dr. Zhen Chen

His research interests include multimodal large models, computer-aided diagnosis, surgical data science, and their applications to surgical embodied AI systems.

Dr. Junsong Fan

His research interests include computer vision and machine learning, visual scene understanding, label-free learning with self-/weakly-/unsupervised methods, and visual perception in open worlds.


Dr. Chenyang Lei

His research interests include the computational photography, low-level computer vision, video processing and polarization-based vision.


Dr. Yuxi Wang

His research interests include transfer learning, domain adaptation and semantic segmentation. He has published a number of papers in major international journals and conferences, including IEEE TIP, CVPR, ICCV, and ACM MM.

Dr. Youzhi Zhang

His research interests include artificial intelligence, multi-agent systems, computational game theory, multi-agent reinforcement learning, and optimization.


Dr. Jinlin Wu

His research interests include Medical Image Processing,  Medical Foundation Model and Medical Embodied Artificial Intelligence.

Dr. Changyi Ma

Her research interests include Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Optimization, and Multi-Agent Systems.

Dr. Mingyang Zhao

His research interests include Ultrasound Data Analysis and Robotics, Geometric Problems, and Probabilistic Modeling.

Dr. Fei Zhu

His research interests include Pattern Recognition, Open-world and Trustworthy Machine Learning.

Dr. Hongbin Liu

He is the Executive Director for the Centre of AI and Robotics, Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He focuses on research and development of surgical robotics systems with advanced haptic sensing and embodied artificial intelligence, to enable safer and more effective minimally invasive surgery via narrow spaces.

Dr. Peng Wang

His research interests include robot human dexterous operation, robot autonomous flexible operation, brain-inspired neural mimicry robot.

Dr. Shuangyi Wang

His main research interests focus on medical robot design and robot-assisted surgery, providing new solutions for healthcare workers to stay away from high-risk environments and connecting primary clinics with center hospitals.

Dr. Lihao Jia

His research interests include bionic and evolutionary robotics, autonomous intelligent robot technology and its application.

Dr. Chi Zhang

His main research interests include biometric recognition, computational imaging, biologically inspired visual perception and understanding, etc

Dr. Zhongkai Zhang

His research interests include computer graphics, robotics, AI, and their applications to healthcare. 

Email: zhongkai.zhang@cair-cas.org.hk

Dr. Jian Hu

His research focuses on haptic sensing and perception for medical robotic systems. He has developed novel optical tactile sensing technologies in collaboration with industry partners, making it possible to realize multi-dimensional force sensing for 3D surfaces.

Dr. Zhiying Wu

Her research focuses on medical image analysis, multi-modal understanding, medical image segmentation and registration. 

Email: zhiying.wu@cair-cas.org.hk

Dr. Qingxiang Zhao

His research focuses on continuum robot design, proprioception, modelling and control, enabling dexterous motion in unstructured environments with shape estimation.


Dr. Feilong Li

His research interests include the development of computer methods based on FEM and MPM, real-time modeling of fluid-structure interaction, and multi-physics simulation.

Dr. Jianyong Long

His research interests include robotics and mechatronics, biomimetic sensing, advanced robot technology, and human-computer interaction.

Mr. Xilong Hou

His works focus on surgical robot system Design and development, Product conversion and realization. He has nearly 10 years of program experience on surgical robots and more than 90 patents applying.

Dr. GuoKai Zhang

His works focus on Surgical Robot, Continuum Robot, Soft Robot, Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgical (NOTES) device.  


Dr. Wei Huang

His works focus on composite hardware system and embedded full-stack software system design, He has more than 10 years of experience in electronics system design.

Mr. Yu Xuan Teoh

His passion lies in surgical robot system development, especially in minimally invasive tools design. He has a keen interest in exploring the applications of 3D printing in manufacturing and the advancement of microfabrication techniques.

Mr. Fei Wang

He graduated with a master's degree in embedded hardware. Currently engaged in image processing work and hardware development.

Mr. Shuai Wang

His works focus on Soft Robot, Medical Robot and Control Theory.

Mr. Huan Xu

His works focus on Language Model and Medical Image Analysis.

Mr. Yuhao Yang

Mainly responsible for Optimization and Deployment of Computer Vision and Large Language Models. 

'Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.'

Mr. Lei Lu

His works focus on EpiNav maintenance real-time simulator design and NeuroNav development.

Mr. Xingjian Luo

His works focus on Multimodal Large Language Model, Video Analysis, and Medical Image Processing.

Mr. Yiping Xie

His works focus on Mechatronics Design, Embedded Development, Robot Control, and Human-robot Interaction.

Dr. Jun Xu

Ph.D. in Information Theory from the University of California, Davis, with rich experience in Research & Development and Business Development.

Ms. Shuangshuang Yan

Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Master degree in Finance. 10+ years of experience in financial management, corporate finance, IPO and auditing.

Mr. Tin Wa Chiu

His support includes event coordination, research progress reporting to related departments etc.

Mr. Zhenghua Pan

His support focuses on the operation of the laboratory, 3D printer equipment maintenance.

Ms. Yutong Jiang

Master degree from Peking University. About 5 years Business Development experience.

Ms. Aiping Liang

Bachelor degree from South China University. Above 15 years management experience.