I am currently a 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, guided by Prof. Peng Qi.
Recent focus: AI-Driven Healthcare, Embodied Intelligence for Medical Robotics, Robotic Interventional Therapy.
🔥 News
- 2026.05: I pass the Ph.D. screening test (Committee: Prof. Qi Dou, Prof. Jiewen Lai).
- 2025.08: I start my Ph.D. journey at AIM Group, CUHK EE.
đź“ť Selected Publications
(†: equal contribution)
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, SĂ©bastien Ourselin, Kaspar Althoefer, Junbo Ge, Peng Qi
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering (RBME), 2026. (JCR Q1, IF: 12.0, Acceptance rate: 6%)
(Featured Article) - Multi-Agent Fuzzy Reinforcement Learning with LLM for Cooperative Navigation of Endovascular Robotics
Tianliang Yao, Yueqi Xu, Haoyu Wang, Xihe Qiu, Kaspar Althoefer, Peng Qi
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems (T-FS), 2025. (JCR Q1, IF: 11.9) - 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)
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, China, 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, USA, 2025.
(IEEE ICRA RAS Travel Grant Award) - 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, China, 2023.
(Best Conference Paper Finalist)
🎖 Selected Services
Journal Reviewer
- The Innovation (JCR Q1, IF: 25.7)
- IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems (T-FS) (JCR Q1, IF: 11.9)
- Medical Image Analysis (MedIA) (JCR Q1, IF: 11.8)
- IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (T-Mech) (JCR Q1, IF: 7.3)
- IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence (T-AI)
- IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) (JCR Q1, IF: 6.4)
Conference Reviewer
- IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026
- IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2025-2026
- IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2026
- International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (IPCAI), 2026
- IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME), 2026
- IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2026
- IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 2025-2026
đź“– Teaching Assistant
- ENGG5202: Pattern Recognition, 2025-2026 Spring.
- ELEG4512: Digital Image Processing, 2025-2026 Fall.
🏆 Selected Honors and Awards
- The Pursuit of Excellence Scholarship (the highest honor), Tongji University, 2024 & 2025.
- Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award, Tongji University, 2025.
- Outstanding Graduate, Tongji University, 2025.
- IEEE ICRA 2025 RAS Travel Grant Award, 2025.
- Baosteel Scholarship Special Award (15 undergraduates nationwide), 2024.
- Academic Star Pacesetter (the highest honor for undergraduates), Tongji University, 2024.
- Qi Di Scholarship (the highest honor of the College), Tongji University, 2024.
- Best Conference Paper Finalist, IEEE Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM), 2023.
- National First Prize (Team Leader), “Challenge Cup” National College Students Contest of Extracurricular Academic and Scientific Work (Research Track), 2023.
- Gold Prize, The 6th China (Shanghai) International Exhibition of Inventions, 2023.
