About me
I am currently a Ph.D. student at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA) under the supervision of Prof. Cesare Stefanini and Prof. Arianna Menciassi. My research focuses on machine learning and soft robot control.
I was an exchange student at EPFL (Aug.-Oct., 2024) and a research assistant at King’s College London and Tsinghua University (2021-2022). Before my Ph.D., my research focused on physical model-based tactile sensor simulation.
Contact
Email: Zixi.Chen@santannapisa.it
News
2025
Jun: Our paper A Versatile Neural Network Configuration Space Planning and Control Strategy for Modular Soft Robot Arms has been accepted to IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO)!
May: We will organize a soft robot practical application workshop at IROS 2025, see you in Hangzhou!
2024
Nov: Our paper A Novel and Accurate BiLSTM Configuration Controller for Modular Soft Robots with Module Number Adaptability has been accepted to Soft Robotics (SoRo)!
Sep: Our paper Simulation of Optical Tactile Sensors Supporting Slip and Rotation using Path Tracing and IMPM has been accepted to IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L)! I cosupervised the first author, Zirong, on this work. Congratulations, Zirong!
Jun: We will organize a soft robot adaptability workshop at IROS 2024, see you in Abu Dhabi!
Mar: Our paper Data-driven Methods Applied to Soft Robot Modeling and Control: A Review has been accepted to IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (IEEE T-ASE)!
2023
Nov: Our paper A Hybrid Adaptive Controller for Soft Robot Interchangeability has been accepted to IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L)!
Aug: Our paper TIRgel: A Visuo-Tactile Sensor with Total Internal Reflection Mechanism for External Observation and Contact Detection has been accepted to IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L)!
Apr: Our paper Plasticine Manipulation Simulation with Optical Tactile Sensing has been accepted to ICRA 2023 ViTac Workshop: Blending Virtual and Real Visuo-Tactile Perception, see you in London!
Feb: I give a paper sharing for taichi community in Chinese about our IEEE RA-L paper.
Jan: Our paper Tacchi: A Pluggable and Low Computational Cost Elastomer Deformation Simulator for Optical Tactile Sensors has been accepted to IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L)! Thank Dr. Shan Luo and Dr. Bin Fang for their supervision during this work!
2022
- Oct: Our paper Hardware Technology of Vision-Based Tactile Sensor: A Review has been accepted to IEEE Sensors Journal!