Welcome! I am Yan Zhang, working as a research assistant in the Robot Learning & Interaction group at Idiap Research Institute. I am currently working on learning and optimal control for robot manipulation. My research interest lies in the intersection of robotics, optimization, reinforcement learning and control theory. My previous research topics cover: deep reinforcement learning, imitation learning, simulation-to-reality transfer, variable impedance control, and optimal control in robotics.

Updated News

• Oct. 2022 - Joined in the Robot Learning & Interaction group at Idiap

Selected Research Projects

Please check the Projects part of this website. Some selected projects will be shown in short in the future.

Work Experience

• Robotics Research Assistant, Idiap Robot Learning & Interaction Group (Martigny)   Oct. 2022 - Current
  • Research Topic: learning and optimal control for robot manipulation
• Robotics Research Assistant, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems (Xi’an)   Sept. 2019 - June. 2022
  • Research Topic: robot learning and optimizing compliant manipulation skills with human demonstrations
• Robotics Research Internship, Tencent Robotics X Lab (Shenzhen)  Oct. 2021 - Feb. 2022
  • Research Topic: Sim2Real transfer techniques for quadruped robot learning animal-like locomotion skills in the real world