Dr. Xiaoxiao Cheng

Biography

Xiaoxiao Cheng is currently a Lecturer in Engineering Systems Robotics at the University of Manchester. Prior to this, he worked as a Research Associate at Imperial College London from 2020 to 2023 and as a Research Fellow at Stanford University from 2019 to 2020. Xiaoxiao received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Melbourne in 2019, an M.Phil. in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2014, and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2011. His research interests are focused on developing intelligent autonomous systems and human-machine interfaces, incorporating factors from robotics, control, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience. His work aims to foster advanced human-machine systems, sensory augmentation for perceiving intention in human-autonomous interactions, and the creation of adaptive control frameworks.

Research Interests