Lulu Zhao | 赵璐璐

I am a first-year Robotics Ph.D. student at the field of Computer Science, Cornell University. Previously, I received my Bachelor's degree from Beijing Normal University in 2025. During my internship at Carnegie Mellon University, I was honored to be advised by Prof. Nancy Pollard, where I worked on dexterous robotic hands. Later, as part of an exchange semester at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), I continued to advance my research in dexterous manipulation.

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News

[2025/08]🚀 I joined the filed of Computer Science at Cornell University to pursue a Ph.D. in Robotics.

[2025/05]🎉 Manipulating Elasto-Plastic Objects With 3D Occupancy and Learning-Based Predictive Control was accepted by RA-L 2025!

Research Interets

Currently, my research centers on equipping robots with adaptive manipulation skills and lifelong learning capacities. Specifically, I aim to help robots adapt to diverse scenarios by inferring physically and spatially grounded representations from perceptual inputs. Representative works are highlighted.

Experience

	Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong 2024.09 - 2024.12 Research Intern Research Advisor: Prof. Xiangyu Chu, Prof. Kwok Wai Samuel Au.
	Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University 2024.06 - 2024.08 Research Intern Research Advisor: Prof. Nancy Pollard.

Education

	Beijing Normal University (BNU) 2021.09 - 2025.06 Bachelor of Engineering, Major in Artificial Intelligence.
	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 2024.09 - 2024.12 Exchange @ International Asian Studies Program.

Selected Awards and Honors

First Prize @ Beijing Normal University Scholarship

Outstanding Student Award @ Huawei OpenHarmony Innovation Contest 2023

Second Prize @ Beijing Division, China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling 2023

First Prize @ 20th World-Wide Chinese Students Essay Writing Competition