Zhixian Xie

I am PhD student at Intelligent Robotics and Interactive Systems (IRIS) Lab at Arizona State University.

In 2022, I received my B.Eng degree in automation at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. I joined IRIS lab for PhD study in 2024.1, working with Dr. Wanxin Jin.

       

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My Research

My research focuses on:

• Human robot alignment: We develop methods to empower a robot with the ability to efficiently understand and be understood by human users through a variety of physical interactions. We explore how robots can aptly respond to and collaborate meaningfully with users.

• Model-based RL and Control We develop methods to aid a robot to efficiently learn operation strategy in environments by simultaneously learning the transition model and the action policy.

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Preprints

Safe MPC Alignment with Human Directional Feedback
Zhixian Xie, Wenlong Zhang, Yi Ren, Zhaoran Wang, George. J. Pappas and Wanxin Jin
Preprint, submitted to IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO)
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