Jiayu Chen
Assistant Professor at The University of Hong Kong
📍 Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Jiayu Chen is an Assistant Professor in Data and Systems Engineering at The University of Hong Kong, where he directs the Agentic Intelligence Lab. His academic background includes a PhD from Purdue University and postdoctoral research at Carnegie Mellon. His expertise lies in reinforcement learning, sequential decision-making, and robotic control.
His postdoctoral work at Carnegie Mellon, in collaboration with Princeton University, focused on applying data-driven methods for profile control in nuclear fusion.
Read the full overview →Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Assistant Professor
Job Level
Junior
Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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Priorities
Topics Jiayu cares about
Reinforcement Learning
His core research area, with numerous first-author publications in top-tier conferences like NeurIPS and ICML and a focus on developing robust algorithms for real-world use.
Robotic Control
A primary application of his research, including work on humanoid robotics, self-driving technologies, and using imitation learning for robotic tasks.
Career
Work history
7-2025
Assistant Professor
The University of Hong Kong
5-2024 - 5-2025
Postdoctoral Fellow
Carnegie Mellon University
8-2021 - 6-2024
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Purdue University College of Engineering
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Education
7-2020 - 8-2024
Ph.D.
Purdue University
2016 - 2020
Bachelor's degree
Peking University
Social presence
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