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Weijian Zhang (张伟健)
I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Hybrid Planning for AI and Robotics (HyPAIR) group, with the
Intelligent Robotics Lab at the University of Birmingham, supervised by
Dr. Masoumeh Mansouri.
Prior to this, I obtained my B.Eng. degree in Automation from
Southwest Jiaotong University and M.Sc. degree in Robotics from the
University of Birmingham.
My research interests focus on Multi-Robot Systems (MRS), Multi-Robot Motion Planning, Formation Control, and Multi-Robot Coordination.
My current research is integrating AI techniques with optimal control to address a variety of multi-robot coordination problems, which commonly arise in domains such as warehouse logistics, manufacturing, and exploration.
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Pinned
🎓 I am expected to graduate in 2026 and am actively seeking a full-time position or internship starting opportunities. If you are interested in collaboration, please feel free to contact me.
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Research
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Multi-Nonholonomic Robot Exploration with Line-of-Sight Maintenance in Unknown Environments
To be submitted to 2026 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)
We investigate distributed exploration with multiple nonholonomic robots under LoS connectivity constraints.
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Collaborative Human-Robot Object Transportation Using a Deformable Sheet
2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
We tackle real-time formation trajectory planning for collaborative object transportation in complex environments using a team of nonholonomic robots and a human.
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Robots Calling the Shots: Using Multiple Ground Robots for Autonomous Tracking in Cluttered Environments
2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
We present a novel planning framework for differential-drive robots
equipped with movable cameras.
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Multi-Nonholonomic Robot Object Transportation with Obstacle Crossing Using a Deformable Sheet
2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Best Conference Paper Award Finalist & Best Paper Award Finalist on Multi-Robot Systems
We proposed a motion planning framework for collaborative object transportation using a team of
nonholonomic robots and a deformable sheet.
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A Decoupled Solution to Heterogeneous Multi-Formation Planning and Coordination for Object Transportation
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS), 2024
Best Poster award at The 7th IEEE UK & Ireland RAS Conference
We present a cooperative formation object transportation system for heterogeneous multi-robot systems, which captures robot dynamics and avoids inter-formation collisions.
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Multi-Formation Planning and Coordination for Object Transportation
2023 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR)
We propose a cooperative multi-formation object transportation system which explicitly handles inter-formation collisions.
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Multi-robot Object Delivery in Formation Based on Convex Optimization
Master Thesis
We propose a formation-level trajectory planning framework based on convex optimization.
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Education
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Department of Computer Science
Ph.D. Student
Expected 2026
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University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Department of Computer Science
Master of Science in Robotics
Degree awarded in Dec. 2022
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Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
School of Information Science and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering in Automation
Degree awarded in Jun. 2021
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Honors & Awards
2025.12, Exceptional Contribution from a Doctoral Researcher (Shortlisted for 2026) - UoB.
2025.05, ICRA 2025 Best Conference Paper Award Finalist & Best Paper Award Finalist on Multi-Robot Systems - IEEE.
2024.07, RAS 2024 Best Poster award - IEEE.
2022.12, Computer Science School Prize - UoB.
2020.12, Comprehensive Scholarship - SWJTU.
2019.12, Comprehensive Scholarship - SWJTU.
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Reviewer Service
2025 13th International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications (RITA)
2025 IEEE International Symposium on Multi-Robot & Multi-Agent Systems (MRS)
2025 ACM International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS)
2024, 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
2024, 2025, 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
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Teaching
LM Robot Motion Planning and Control
University of Birmingham
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Spring 2025, Spring 2026
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LH/LM Intelligent Robotics
University of Birmingham
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Autumn 2024
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LM Advanced Robotics
University of Birmingham
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Autumn 2024
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LC Artificial Intelligence 1
University of Birmingham
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026
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LH Computer Vision and Imaging
University of Birmingham
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Autumn 2023
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LM Robot Vision
University of Birmingham
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Autumn 2023
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About Me
Skills: C++ / Python / Matlab, Linux, ROS
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