Chen Yang楊宸

Hi there! I’m a final-year undergraduate student at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

I’m interested in robot learning and reinforcement learning. My long-term goal is to build physical AGI: general-purpose robots that can learn, adapt, and act in the real world.

I’m seeking Ph.D. opportunities starting in Fall 2027. If you think my background could be a good fit for your group, please feel free to reach out.

Portrait of Chen Yang

News

  1. Our Spectral Skills preprint is out, and the work won Best Paper at the IROS 2026 workshop on compositional and modular learning.

  2. Started a summer research internship at Georgia Tech.

  3. Started a research internship at DexForce.

Research & Projects

A Unitree G1 switches and combines motion skills while following a loop.

Learning Expressive and Compositional Motion Representation via Spectral Skills

Feiyang Wu, Chenxiao Gao, Chen Yang, Ye Zhao, Bo Dai, Anqi Wu

arXiv preprint2026

A predictive motion representation that enables one humanoid controller to track diverse motions, chain skills, and compose new behaviors by steering in skill space.

EmbodiChain teaser showing simulated environments and robot tasks.

EmbodiChain

Core contributor

An end-to-end, GPU-accelerated platform for embodied AI. EmbodiChain brings simulation, automated data generation, and robot learning into a modular workflow for developing and evaluating real-world robotic systems.

Humanoid Locomotion

Reproducing L2T using rsl_rl to train G1 for locomotion across complex terrain. The video demonstrates the learned policy navigating stairs in simulation.

Smart Stop-Snoring Pillow

A soft robotic system integrating pressure sensors, valves, airbags, an air pump, and an embedded controller. It estimates airflow for precise airbag control and uses only pressure signals to detect snoring and estimate heart and respiratory rates.

Research Experience

  1. Jun–Sep 2026

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Research Intern

    Supervisors: Ye Zhao and Anqi Wu

    Mentor: Feiyang Wu

  2. Jan 2026 — Present

    DexForce

    Research Intern

    Supervisors: Guiliang Liu and Kui Jia

    Mentor: Yueci Deng

  3. Apr–Aug 2024
  4. Sep 2023–Apr 2024

    Soft Robotics Lab

    Research Assistant

    Supervisor: Jian Zhu

Education

  1. Sep 2022 — Present

    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

    Undergraduate · Electrical and Computer Engineering

    • Dean’s List · 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
    • Academic Award · 2023, 2024
    • Creativity and Innovation Award · 2024
  2. Sep–Dec 2024

    University of California, Berkeley

    Visiting Student · EECS

Teaching

Teaching Assistant · CUHK-Shenzhen

  • ECE3080 Introduction to Embedded Systems 2026–27 Term 1
  • ECE3810 Embedded Systems Laboratory 2026–27 Term 1
  • PHY1001 Mechanics 2023–24 Term 2