Shuai Zhou

Shuai Zhou

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I am interested in enabling robots with human-level physical and cognitive intelligence. My research spans planning, control, and robot foundation models.

I am at HKUST (Guangzhou), and was at CMU RI, SJTU.

News

  • [Jun, 2026] LAMP, HTD are accepted to IROS 2026.
  • [Mar, 2026] Start my visiting at HKUST (Guangzhou).
  • [Jun, 2025] Start my visiting at CMU Robotics Institute.
  • [May, 2025] LSRP* is accepted to SoCS 2025.
  • [Dec, 2024] LSRP is accepted to AAAI 2025.
  • [Aug, 2023] Start my exchange at UC Berkeley.

Publications
* denotes equal contribution

From Discrete Plans to Real-World Execution: A World-Model-Driven Framework for Execution-Aware Multi-Agent Path Finding
Jingtian Yan, Shuai Zhou, He Jiang, Stephen Smith, Jiaoyang Li
Under Review
paper

LAMP: Long-Horizon Adaptive Manipulation Planning for Multi-Robot Collaboration in Cluttered Space
Shuai Zhou, Yorai Shaoul, Jiaoyang Li
IROS 2026
paper | project

HTD: Learning Versatile Humanoid Manipulation with Touch Dreaming
Yaru Niu, Zhenlong Fang, Binghong Chen, Shuai Zhou, Revanth Krishna Senthilkumaran, Hao Zhang, Bingqing Chen, Chen Qiu, Hongtei (Eric) Tseng, Jonathan Francis, Ding Zhao.
IROS 2026
SemRob Workshop，RSS 2026
paper | project | code

LSRP*: Scalable and Anytime Planning for Multi-Agent Path Finding with Asynchronous Actions

LSRP*: Scalable and Anytime Planning for Multi-Agent Path Finding with Asynchronous Actions
Shuai Zhou, Shizhe Zhao, Zhongqiang Ren
SoCS 2025
paper | project

Loosely Synchronized Rule-Based Planning for Multi-Agent Path Finding with Asynchronous Actions

Loosely Synchronized Rule-Based Planning for Multi-Agent Path Finding with Asynchronous Actions
Shuai Zhou, Shizhe Zhao, Zhongqiang Ren
AAAI 2025
paper | project | code

Work Experience
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Institute of Integrative Service Robots
Visiting Researcher (2026.3 - present)
Foundation model, Human data, Active perception.
Hosted by Haoang Li
Guangzhou, China
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Carnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute
Visiting Researcher (2025.6 - 2026.3)
Robot Learning, Motion Planning, Multi-Robot System.
Hosted by Jiaoyang Li.
Pittsburgh, PA
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University, SJTU-Umich Joint Institute
Summer Undergraduate Research Intern (2024.7 - 2024.8)
Multi-Robot Systems, Heuristic Search.
Hosted by Zhongqiang Ren
Shanghai, China

Education
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Carnegie Mellon University
M.S in Robotics(MSR) (2026.8 - 2028.6)
Pittsburgh, PA
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University of California, Berkeley
Exchange Student in EECS (2023.8 - 2023.12)
Berkeley, CA
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South China University of Technology
B.Eng in Robotics Engineering (2022.9 - 2026.7)
Guangzhou, China

Service

  • Conference Reviewer: 2025-2026 IROS
  • Journal Reviewer: 2026 RAL

Miscellanea

  • I am a former badminton athlete. Let's schedule a match.
  • I am from Shenzhen, China. I've also lived in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Taipei.

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