Personal profile
Research interests
- Artificial intelligence
- Robotics
- Human-robot interaction
- Machine learning
Biography
Zhang is an associate professor at Binghamton University's School of Computing. From 2016 to 2018, he was an assistant professor with Cleveland State University. From 2014 to 2016, he was a postdoctoral fellow working on a team of mobile service robots in a Building Wide Intelligence project at the University of Texas at Austin.
He received his PhD in Computer Science (2013) from Texas Tech University. Before that, he received his Master's (2008) and BS (2006) from Harbin Institute of Technology in China. He was a visiting student at Tsinghua University in 2007 and 2008, and interned at Microsoft Research Asia in 2012.
Zhang's research lies in the intersection of artificial intelligence and robotics. He is particularly interested in developing algorithms that integrate computational modalities of planning, reasoning, and learning for service robots that work in human-inhabited, collaborative everyday environments.
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Texas Tech University
Master, Harbin Institute of Technology
Bachelor, Harbin Institute of Technology
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Computer Science
Researcher Selected Keywords
- Artificial intelligence
- Robotics
- Human-robot interaction
- Machine learning
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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EAGER: R1: Enabling Natural Language and Decision Making Capabilities of Robotic Guide Dogs for People with Visual Impairment
Zhang, S. (PI)
07/1/24 → 06/30/26
Project: Research
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NRI: FND: Knowldege-based Robot Sequential Decision Making under Uncertainty
Zhang, S. (PI)
09/1/19 → 08/31/23
Project: Research
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A Survey of Optimization-Based Task and Motion Planning: From Classical to Learning Approaches
Zhao, Z., Cheng, S., Ding, Y., Zhou, Z., Zhang, S., Xu, D. & Zhao, Y., 2025, In: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30, 4, p. 2799-2825 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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LLM-GROP: Visually grounded robot task and motion planning with large language models
Zhang, X., Ding, Y., Hayamizu, Y., Altaweel, Z., Zhu, Y., Zhu, Y., Stone, P., Paxton, C. & Zhang, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Robotics Research. 02783649251378196.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ORLA∗: Mobile Manipulator-Based Object Rearrangement with Lazy A
Gao, K., Zhaxizhuoma, Ding, Y., Zhang, S. & Yu, J., 2025, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2025. Ott, C., Admoni, H., Behnke, S., Bogdan, S., Bolopion, A., Choi, Y., Ficuciello, F., Gans, N., Gosselin, C., Harada, K., Kayacan, E., Kim, H. J., Leutenegger, S., Liu, Z., Maiolino, P., Marques, L., Matsubara, T., Mavromatti, A., Minor, M., O'Kane, J., Park, H. W., Park, H.-W., Rekleitis, I., Renda, F., Ricci, E., Riek, L. D., Sabattini, L., Shen, S., Sun, Y., Wieber, P.-B., Yamane, K. & Yu, J. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 13211-13217 7 p. (Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A Decision Framework for AR, Dialogue and Eye Gaze to Enhance Human-Robot Collaboration
Zou, C., Ding, Y., Chandan, K. & Zhang, S., Mar 11 2024, HRI 2024 Companion - Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. IEEE Computer Society, p. 1209-1213 5 p. (ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Emergence of Continuous Signals As Shared Symbols Through Emergent Communication
Saito, I., Nakamura, T., Taniguchi, A., Taniguchi, T., Hayamizu, Y. & Zhang, S., 2024, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, ICDL 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2024 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, ICDL 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
2 Scopus citations