CV

Education

• Ph.D in US, Pennsylvania State University (PennState), 2024-present
• M.S. in US, University of California San Diego (UCSD), 2021-2023
• B.S. in China, Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), 2016-2020

Work experience

• Spring 2023 - Summer 2024: Full-Time Research Assistant
  • University of California San Diego (UCSD)
  • Xiaolong Wang’s Lab
  • Duties included:
    • Manually crafting and setting up the experimental environment for sim2real testing
    • Designing experiments to validate policies trained in simulations
    • Conducting practical experimental operations, recording the results for further analysis
    • Learning about Reinforcement Learning Techniques
    • A paper has been submitted to ICRA 2024 (International Conference on Robotics and Automation)
    • Employed SolidWorks to assemble the robotic hand components and exported them into ‘.urdf’ file format
    • Modified the descriptions of collision meshes within the ‘.urdf’ file, reconstructed collision models using basic geometric shapes in Blender, and exported them in direct coding description, or ‘.obj’ and ‘.glb’ file formats
    • Altered the descriptions of visual meshes within the ‘.urdf’ file, using Blender to adjust their surface material properties for a more realistic representation in a virtual environment
    • Tested the modified `.urdf’ files using different simulators (IsaacGym, SAPIEN, PyBullet) to assess their visual effects and collision states
  • Supervisor: Professor Xiaolong Wang
• Spring 2022 - Summer 2023: Part-Time Research Assistant
  • University of California San Diego (UCSD)
  • Bioinspired Robotics and Design Lab (BRDLab)
  • Duties included:
    • Independently in charge of a research project
    • Using SolidWorks design and 3D-printed accessories for experiments
    • Using CAD to design and manufacture different robot models
    • Using Tracker(video analysis and modeling tool) to gather data from recorded video
    • Using Matlab and Excel to process and analyze experimental data
    • Create figures and complete academic article writing
    • The article has been accepted by FRAI (Frontiers in Robotics and AI) journal
  • Supervisor: Professor Michael T. Tolley
• Summer 2019: Lab Intern
  • Institute of Metrology, National Institute of Metrology, China
  • Duties included:
    • Learned the practical operation of measuring instruments like angular gage block, dividing head, and autocollimation
    • Mastered the use of Trioptics and processed measured data in Excel
    • Conducted inspection instruments test
  • Supervisor: Dr. Yao Huang

Skills

• Mathematical Software:
  • MATLAB
  • Julia
  • LabVIEW
  • SPSS
• Drawing & Modeling Software:
  • CAD
  • Fusion 360
  • SolidWorkes
  • Blender
• Computer Language:
  • PyThon
  • C#
  • Android Studio
• Other System & Software:
  • Arduino
  • Processing
  • Keil
  • LabVIEW
  • Tracker
  • Latex
  • Markdown
  • SAPIEN
  • IsaacGym
  • Docker
  • Ubuntu
  • Linux
• Hands-on Skill:
  • Structural Design
  • Prototype production
  • Circuit soldering
  • Silicone molding
  • Soft 3D-Printing
  • Cooking (proud~)

Publications

Percussion Characteristic Analysis for Hydraulic Rock Drill with no Constant-Pressurized Chamber through Numerical Simulation and Experiment

Ma, W., Geng, X., Jia, C., Gao, L., Liu, Y. and Tian, X., 2019. Percussion characteristic analysis for hydraulic rock drill with no constant-pressurized chamber through numerical simulation and experiment. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 11(4), p.1687814019841486.

Vehicle Attribute Recognition Algorithm Based on Multi-task Learning

J. Sun, C. Jia, Z. Shi. Vehicle Attribute Recognition Algorithm Based on Multi-task Learning. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Smart Internet of Things.

Controlling the Motion of Gas-Lubricated Adhesive Disks using Multiple Vibration Sources

Jia C, Ramanarayanan S, Sanchez AL and Tolley MT(2023), Controlling the motion of gas-lubricated adhesive disks using multiple vibration sources. Front.Robot.AI 10:1231976. doi:10.3389/frobt.2023.1231976

Sim2Real Manipulation on Unknown Objects with Tactile-based Reinforcement Learning

Su, E., Jia, C., Qin, Y., Zhou, W., Macaluso, A., Huang, B., Wang, X., 2024. Sim2Real Manipulation on Unknown Objects with Tactile-based Reinforcement Learning. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2024

Leadership

• Team Leader in Group of Five, National University Student Innovation Program, Awarded the Second Prize of the 12th iCAN International Contest of Innovation (BJUT Division)
• Deputy Director of Reasoning Board Game Club for two years