Ph.D. students
BioRobotics Institute
Zixi Chen
Bio
Zixi Chen [M.Sc. in Imperial College (distinction): 2021] is currently a Ph.D. student at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA) under the supervision of Prof. Cesare Stefanini. His research focuses on data-driven approaches and soft robot control.
Zixi Chen was an exchange student at EPFL (Aug.-Oct., 2024) and a research assistant at King’s College London and Tsinghua University (2021-2022). Before his Ph.D., his research focused on physical model-based tactile sensor simulation.
Publications
Z. Chen, D. Wu, Q. Guan, D. Hardman, F. Renda, J. Hughes, T. G. Thuruthe, C. Della Santina, B. Mazzolai, H. Zhao, and C. Stefanini, “A Survey on Soft Robot Adaptability: Implementations, Applications, and Prospects,” in IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine (accepted)
Z. Chen, Q. Guan, J. Hughes, et al., “A Versatile Neural Network Configuration Space Planning and Control Strategy for Modular Soft Robot Arms,” in IEEE Transactions on Robotics (accepted)
Z. Chen, M. Bernabei, V. Mainardi, et al., “A Novel and Accurate BiLSTM Configuration Controller for Modular Soft Robots with Module Number Adaptability,” in Soft Robotics (accepted)
Z. Chen, F. Renda, A. Le Gall, et al., “Data Models Applied to Soft Robot Modeling and Control: A Review,” in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 2241-2256, Feb. 2025.
Z. Chen, X. Ren, M. Bernabei, et al., “A Hybrid Adaptive Controller for Soft Robot Interchangeability,” in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 875-882, Jan. 2024.