I am currently a first-year Ph.D. student at the AIM group at the Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, supervised by Prof. Yixuan Yuan. Previously, I received my B.Eng. degree from the Department of Control Science and Engineering, College of Electronics and Information Engineering at Tongji University in 2025, guided by Prof. Peng Qi.
Recent focus: AI-Driven Healthcare, Embodied Intelligence for Medical Robotics.
🔥 News
- 2025.08: I start my Ph.D. journey at AIM Group, CUHK EE.
📝 Selected Publications
(†: equal contribution)
In submission
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Tianliang Yao† et al.
In submission, 2026. - Towards Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence Models for Integrated Diagnostics Embedding Eye-Brain Connections
Zhen Chen†, Cheng Wang†, Tianliang Yao†, Jianwen Liang, Yijin Huang, Jianfeng Feng, Dongfeng Gu, Pearse A Keane, Xiaoying Tang, Yixuan Yuan
Nature Communications, 2026. (1st round review) - Implementing the Eye as a Window to the Brain in Low-Resourced Settings
Zhen Chen, Tianliang Yao, Cheng Wang, Yixuan Yuan
npj Digital Medicine, 2026. (Under review) - Hierarchical Learning Framework for Task-Level Autonomous Intraoperative Image-Guided Robotic XXX
Tianliang Yao, Dong Liu, Tao Liu, Bo Lu, Yixuan Yuan, Lakmal Seneviratne, Kaspar Althoefer, Jian S. Dai, Peng Qi
IEEE Transactions, 2025. (Under review)
Journal
- Advancing Embodied Intelligence in Robotic-Assisted Endovascular Procedures: A Systematic Review of AI Solutions
Tianliang Yao, Bo Lu, Markus Kowarschik, Yixuan Yuan, Hubin Zhao, Sebastien Ourselin, Kaspar Althoefer, Junbo Ge, and Peng Qi
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering (RBME), 2025. (JCR Q1, IF: 12.0)
(Featured Article) (公众号简介) - Multi-Agent Fuzzy Reinforcement Learning with LLM for Cooperative Navigation of Endovascular Robotics
Tianliang Yao, Yueqi Xu, Haoyu Wang, Xihe Qiu, Kaspar Althoefer, and Peng Qi
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems (T-FS), 2025. (JCR Q1, IF: 11.9)
(News from Queen Mary University of London) - Real-Time Guidewire Tip Tracking Using a Siamese Network for Image-Guided Endovascular Procedures
Tianliang Yao, Zhiqiang Pei, Yong Li, Yixuan Yuan, Peng Qi
Advanced Intelligent Systems (AISY), 2025. (JCR Q1, IF: 6.8)
(Inside Back Cover) (公众号简介)
- Sim2Real Learning with Domain Randomization for Autonomous Guidewire Navigation in Robotic-Assisted Endovascular Interventions
Tianliang Yao, Haoyu Wang, Bo Lu, Jiajia Ge, Zhiqiang Pei, Markus Kowarschik, Lining Sun, Lakmal Seneviratne, Peng Qi
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), 2025. (JCR Q1, IF: 6.4)
(IROS 2025 Oral) - Enhancing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Heuristic Path Planning and Deep-Learning based Vascular Segmentation
Tianliang Yao, Chengjia Wang, Xinyi Wang, Xiang Li, Zhaolei Jiang, Peng Qi
Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2023. (JCR: Q1, IF: 7.7)
Conference
- Real-Time 3D Guidewire Reconstruction from Intraoperative DSA Images for Robot-Assisted Endovascular Interventions
Tianliang Yao, Bingrui Li, Bo Lu, Zhiqiang Pei, Yixuan Yuan, Peng Qi
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hangzhou, 2025. (Oral) - Sim4EndoR: A Reinforcement Learning Centered Simulation Platform for Task Automation of Endovascular Robotics
Tianliang Yao, Jingwei Song, Madaoji Ban, Bo Lu, Zhiqiang Pei, Peng Qi
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, 2025.
(IEEE ICRA RAS Travel Grant Award) - Ultrasound-Guided Robotic Blood Drawing and In Vivo Studies on Submillimetre Vessels of Rats
Shuaiqi Jing, Tianliang Yao, Ke Zhang, Di Wu, Qiulin Wang, Zixi Chen, Peng Qi
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta, 2025.
(公众号简介) - A Haptic Exploration and Surface Classification of Objects with Four Typical Surface Properties
Peng Qi, Yunfeng Wu, Tianliang Yao, Bo Lu, Yi Sun, Jian S. Dai
IEEE Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM), Sanya, 2023.
(Best Conference Paper Finalist)
🎖 Selected Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award of Tongji University, Jun 2025.
- Outstanding Graduates of Tongji University, Jun 2025.
- IEEE ICRA 2025 RAS Travel Grant Award, May 2025.
- The Pursuit of Excellence Scholarship (同济大学追求卓越学生奖) (the highest honor @ Tongji), May 2025 and May 2024, twice.
- Baosteel Scholarship Special Award (宝钢优秀学生特等奖) (15 undergrads nationwide per year), Nov 2024.
- Academic Star Pacesetter of Tongji (同济大学学术之星标兵), (the highest honor for undergrads @ Tongji), Nov 2024.
- Qi Di Scholarship (启迪奖学金) (the highest honor @ the College, sponsored by Prof. Qidi Wu (吴启迪), former deputy minister of education and former president of Tongji), May 2024.
- First Prize in “Challenge Cup” National College Students Contest of Extracurricular Academic and Scientific Work, Research Track, Oct 2023.
- Best Conference Paper Finalist, IEEE ICARM 2023, Jul 2023.
- Gold Prize in the 6th China (Shanghai) International Exhibition of Inventions, Jun 2023.
📖 Educations
- 2025.08 - 2029.07 (expected), Ph.D. student @ Dept. of EE, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, Supervisor: Prof. Yixuan Yuan.
- 2021.09 - 2025.06, B.Eng. Degree, Automation, Tongji University, GPA: 91/95, Rank: 1/61, Shanghai, China, Supervisor: Prof. Peng Qi.
🎖 Services
Journal Reviewer
- The Innovation (JCR Q1, IF: 25.7)
- International Journal of Surgery (JCR Q1, IF: 12.9)
- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems (T-FS) (JCR Q1, IF: 11.9)
- Medical Image Analysis (MedIA) (JCR Q1, IF: 11.8)
- Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (JCR Q1, IF: 8.0)
- Expert Systems with Applications (JCR Q1, IF: 7.5)
- IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-Mech) (JCR Q1, IF: 7.3)
- Knowledge-based Systems (JCR Q1, IF: 7.2)
- IEEE Transactions on Haptics
- IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) (JCR Q1, IF: 6.4)
Conference Reviewer
- IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME), 2026
- IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2026
- International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI), 2026
- IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2025
- IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 2025-2026
📖 Teaching Assistant
- ENGG5202: Pattern Recognition, 2025-2026 Spring.
- ELEG4512: Digital Image Processing, 2025-2026 Fall.
