Awards

Selected honors and recognitions.

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T.J. Tarn Best Paper Finalist Award in Robotics
IEEE ROBIO 2025
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International Dexterous Manipulation Challenge โ€” Champion
2nd Edition, 2025
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International Dexterous Manipulation Challenge โ€” Champion
1st Edition, 2024
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Best Paper Award (Finalist)
IROS Workshop on Contact and Impact-aware Manipulation, 2025
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Distinguished Service Award
IROS Workshop on Contact and Impact-aware Manipulation, 2025
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Best Poster Award (Finalist)
IROS Workshop on Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects, 2025
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Excellent Early-Career Board Member Award
Editorial Board of Robot Learning, 2025
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Best Paper Award
ICRA Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects, 2021
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Best Paper Award
IROS Workshop on Managing Deformation, 2020
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Research Talent Hub (RTH-ITF)
Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission, 2022
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IEEE MGA Young Professional Achievement Award
IEEE Region 10 โ€“ Hong Kong Section, 2022
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Best AI Practice Award (ๆœ€ไฝณไบบๅทฅๆ™บ่ƒฝๅฎž่ทตๅฅ–)
IEEE Hong Kong Section & ACM Hong Kong Chapter, 2022
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IEEE Young Professional
IEEE, 2022
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IEEE RAM Best Reviewer Award
IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 2024
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IEEE RA-L Best Reviewer Nomination
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023
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Outstanding Youth, National Engineering Research Center (ๅ›ฝๅฎถๅทฅ็จ‹ๆŠ€ๆœฏ็ ”็ฉถไธญๅฟƒไผ˜็ง€้’ๅนด)
National Engineering Research Center
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Guangdong Young Scientist Talent Program (ๅนฟไธœ็œ็ง‘ๅ้’ๅนด็ง‘ๆŠ€ไบบๆ‰ๅŸน่‚ฒ่ฎกๅˆ’)
Guangdong Association for Science and Technology
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Linker Genius Researcher Program (็ตๅฟƒๅทงๆ‰‹"Linkerๅคฉๆ‰็ ”็ฉถๅ‘˜่ฎกๅˆ’")
Linker Program
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Outstanding Graduate (ไผ˜็ง€ๆฏ•ไธš็”Ÿ)
Tongji University, 2017
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National Scholarship (ๅ›ฝๅฎถๅฅ–ๅญฆ้‡‘)
Ministry of Education of China, 2016

Academic Service

Editorial roles, workshop organization, and conference service.

Editorial

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Review Panelist
NSFC Projects
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Associate Editor
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
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Associate Editor
IROS 2026
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Youth Editorial Board Member
Robot Learning
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Leading Guest Editor โ€” Special Issue on Intelligent Vision-Driven Robotics
Robot Learning
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Guest Editor โ€” Special Issue on Human-Robot Interaction and Human-Centered Robotics
Robot Learning
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Leading Guest Editor โ€” Special Issue on Enhancing Robotic Dexterity through Advanced Learning and Multimodal Perception
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
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Leading Guest Editor โ€” Special Issue on Advancements in Robotics: Perception, Manipulation, and Interaction
Electronics
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Associate Editor
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2023)

Technical Committee & Standards

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IEEE RAS Technical Committee Member
Grasping and Manipulation / Human-Robot Interaction / Robot Learning / Cognitive Robotics
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CAA Robot Learning Committee Member (็ญน)
Chinese Association of Automation
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CGS Embodied Intelligence Committee Member (็ญน)
China Graphics Society
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Deputy Chief Editor โ€” 2 Group Standards on Dexterous Hand Manipulation
Robot Dexterous Hand Manipulation Standards

Workshop & Conference Organization

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Main Organizer โ€” Workshop on Contact and Impact-aware Manipulation
IROS 2025 ยท cim-workshop.github.io
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Session Chair on Grasping and Manipulation
IROS 2025
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Session Chair
ICRA 2024 (Yokohama)
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Organizer โ€” Metaverse Workshop on Elevating Cยณ Strategies in Robotics
ICRA 2024

Open to Collaboration & Recruitment

We welcome talents in robotics, learning, and control.

Openings

Ph.D. students, postdocs, visiting students, and research interns (subject to program availability).

What to Send

CV + short research statement + (optional) representative paper/code/demo link.

Contact

Email: pzhou AT gbu DOT edu DOT cn