Chenggang Liu

Projects

Building intelligent machines that see, think, and change the world

2025 – Present

Autonomous Vehicles

Motional AD

Self-driving car

Self-driving Cars

  • Machine-learning-based motion planning system
2023 – 2025

Computer Vision

Meta Reality Labs

Codec Avatar capture dome

Codec Avatar R&D

  • Productionized a fully automated calibration system for multi-camera capture domes and VR headsets
  • Developed robot-assisted calibration algorithms for large-scale camera arrays
2021 – 2023

Autonomous Vehicles

Aurora Innovation

Self-driving truck

Self-driving Trucks

  • Decision making and trajectory generation
2015 – 2021

Autonomous Vehicles

Uber ATG

Self-driving car

Self-driving Car

  • Decision making, trajectory generation, reinforcement learning
2013 – 2015

Humanoid Robot

Carnegie Mellon University

DARPA Robotics Challenge

DARPA Robotics Challenge

  • Full-body motion planning and control for contact-rich tasks
2011 – 2013

Aviation

GE Aerospace / Aviage Systems

Integrated Modular Avionics

IMA System for C919

  • Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) system design
  • High integrity ADN design
  • ADN switch configuration tool and analysis tool
2008 – 2011

Humanoid Robot

Carnegie Mellon University

Trajectory Library

Biped Walking Control using an Optimal Trajectory Library

  • Trajectory-based dynamic programming
  • Trajectory optimization and policy optimization
 Standing Balance Control

Standing Balance Control using an Optimal Trajectory Library

  • Guided policy search and lazy learning
Roboray Humanoid

Cable-driven Humanoid Robot R&D

  • Sensor calibration, state estimation, and balance controller R&D
2006 – 2008

Humanoid Robot

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Biped Walking

Biped Walking Control

  • Classic biped walking control
 Biped Skating

Biped Ice-Skating Control

  • Ice-skating planning and control
 Small Humanoid Robot

Small Humanoid Robot System Development

  • Motion control system (HW/SW) R&D
  • Walking control
2006 – 2007

Artificial Intelligence

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Sensorimotor Coordination

Sensorimotor Coordination

Explored what intelligence is and how it emerges. Conducted a simple experiment to demonstrate that basic behavior can emerge through sensorimotor coordination.
2003 – 2006

GPU Design

S3 Graphics

GPU Design

Graphics Processing Unit Logic Design

  • High-speed data bus, video codec, and multiple GPU support techniques
2001 – 2003

Computer Vision

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Active Vision System

Active Vision System

High-frequency visual servoing system design and implementation