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Ph.D. Candidate · Robotics · Northwestern University
张子昕Zixin Zhang
Sample-efficient robot learning and automated data collection, with a current focus on online reinforcement learning and physics-based computing.
About Me
I am Zixin Zhang (张子昕), a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Center for Robotics and Biosystems, Northwestern University, advised by Dr. Todd Murphey.
I was a full-time research intern on the HALO team at the Robotics and AI Institute for five months, during which time I conducted research on humanoid loco-manipulation and reinforcement learning, working with Dr. Matt Estrada, Dr. Jean-Pierre Sleiman, Dr. Farbod Farshidian, and Dr. Sylvain Bertrand.
I got my Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in 2023, advised by Dr. Zachary Manchester at the Robotics Institute. I graduated from Southern University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Robotics Engineering in 2021, and my advisor was Dr. Chaoyang Song.
Outside of school, I am a lover of piano, travel, skiing, and photography. I’ve been to a lot of places (check out my footprint map below), but I haven’t been to Europe, Oceania, South America, or Antarctica. Someday I will be there!
- 2023 – Now Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Northwestern University
- Jan. – June 2026 Ph.D. Research Intern, HALO Team Robotics and AI Institute
- 2021 – 2023 M.S. in Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University
- 2017 – 2021 B.Eng. in Robotics Engineering SUSTech
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