Our Research
The HKU Safe Autonomous Systems Lab pioneers the core science of trustworthy autonomy. We develop the foundational theories and algorithms to ensure robotic and AI systems, from self-driving cars to robotics, operate with safe and robust performance in uncertain, dynamic environments. Our mission is to bridge the gap between advanced capability and critical assurance, building autonomous systems that society can safely adopt and trust.
Safe Planning & Interaction
Developing planning with safety-critical feedback control for guaranteed performance
Critical Digital Twins
Leveraging generative AI to simulate and validate systems where real-world data is scarce
Physical AI-Agent Deployment
Embedding rigorous safety principles into applications, accounting for edge-end constraints.
Human-Robot Interaction
Enabling proactive, human-aware frameworks for safe and socially compliant collaboration in shared spaces.
Members
Chen SUN
Lab PI
- Assistant Professor, Department of Data and Systems Engineering (DASE), The University of Hong Kong
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo
- Fellow, Institute of Transport Studies, The University of Hong Kong.
- Committee Member, Cooperative & Connected Vehicles, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
- 副主任, CAAI, 中国人工智能学会
- 副秘书长, CAA-YAC, 中国自动化学会青年工作委员会
SHU, Yiming
PhD Student
Reinforcement learning, LLM-driven memory for AI agents
XU, Jiahui
PhD Student
Game-theory, Reinforcement Learning, Safe Planning and Control
TANG, Jiwei
PhD Student
Prescribed Performance Control, Safe control for nonlinear systems
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More Lab Members
| Name | Dates | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Li, Wenyun | 2025.10 – Present | Research Assistant |
| ZHANG, Zhining | 2026.01 – Present | Research Assistant |
| YU, Mingjian | 2026.01 – Present | Research Assistant |
| WU, Xin | 2026.01 – Present | Research Assistant |
| Name | Dates | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| BAI, Xuesong | 2026.01 – 2026.06 | Research Associate |
| ZHANG, Jing (postdoc) | 2025.09 – 2026.02 | Assistant Professor at Macau University of Science and Technology |
