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ZHENYU LIAO

Faculty of Engineering
Assistant Lecturer/Assistant professor

Researcher information

■ Degree
  • Master Degree, Tohoku University, Sep. 2019
  • Doctoral Degree, Tohoku University, Sep. 2022
■ Research Keyword
  • Human-Robot Interaction, AI Robotic System Integration, Mobile Robot
■ Field Of Study
  • Informatics, Intelligent robotics
  • Informatics, Robotics and intelligent systems

Career

■ Career
  • Apr. 2026 - Present
    Fukuoka University, Faculty of Engineering Department of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Assistant Professor
  • Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2025
    Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineering, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
  • Aug. 2024 - Oct. 2024
    Université Paris-Saclay, Visiting Researcher
  • Oct. 2022 - Mar. 2023
    Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineering, Specially Appointed Researcher
■ Educational Background
  • Oct. 2019 - Sep. 2022
    Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Robotics
  • Oct. 2017 - Sep. 2019
    Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Robotics

Research activity information

■ Award
  • Jul. 2024
    IEEE, 9th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics & Mechatronics Best Conference Paper Finalist
    A Human-Guided Approach for Garment Manipulation Tasks by Using Real-Time Body Tracking and Impedance Control
    Dayuan Chen, Zhenyu Liao, Alberto Elias Petrilli-Barcelo, Jose Victorio Salazar, Yasuhisa Hirata
■ Paper
  • A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of 2-DOF and 3-DOF Differential Drive Robotic Systems for Human Mobility Support
    Zhenyu Liao; Cecile Dubois; Yasuhisa Hirata; Eric Monacelli
    2025 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO), 17 Jul. 2025, :158 - 163, Refereed
  • Robotic wheelchair system for inclusive dance support for the visually impaired people with haptic feedback and hands-free control
    Zhenyu Liao; Yasuhisa Hirata
    ROBOMECH Journal, 21 Mar. 2025, Refereed
  • Development of a Detachable Body Weight Support Robotic Rollator with Wearable Sensors to Assist Overground Gait Rehabilitation
    Zonghao Dong; Jose Victorio Salazar Luces; Ankit A. Ravankar; Zhenyu Liao; Yasuhisa Hirata
    Biosystems & Biorobotics, 27 Feb. 2025, :519 - 523, Refereed
  • Robotic Shopping Guidance System for the Visually Impaired Users Using Servo Brakes*
    Zhan Shi; Yusuke Tamura; Zhenyu Liao; Weizan He; Yasuhisa Hirata
    2024 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 15 Jul. 2024, :1416 - 1421, Refereed
  • A Human-Guided Approach for Garment Manipulation Tasks by Using Real-Time Body Tracking and Impedance Control
    Dayuan Chen; Zhenyu Liao; Alberto Elías Petrilli-Barceló; Jose Victorio Salazar Luces; Yasuhisa Hirata
    2024 International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM), 08 Jul. 2024, :25 - 30, Refereed
  • Towards Inclusive Dance: A Robotic Approach for Enhancing Movement and Interaction for People with Disabilities
    Zhenyu Liao; Zonghao Dong; Ricardo Manríquez; Ankit Ravankar; Juan Carlos Martinez Rocha; Juliette Lavender; Fumi Seto; Eric Monacelli; Yasuhisa Hirata
    2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Yokohama, Japan (Video Paper), May 2024
  • Path-Following Guidance for Powered Wheelchair Users Using Mixed-Reality Technology with Shared Control Policy
    Zhenyu Liao; Jose Salazar; Ankit Ravankar; Sebastian Chinchilla; Eric Monacelli; Yasuhisa Hirata
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS), 24 Mar. 2023, :380 - 385, Refereed
  • Running Guidance for Visually Impaired People Using Sensory Augmentation Technology Based Robotic System
    Zhenyu Liao; Jose V. Salazar Luces; Ankit A. Ravankar; Yasuhisa Hirata
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023, Refereed
  • Robotic Guidance System for Visually Impaired Users Running Outdoors Using Haptic Feedback
    Zhenyu Liao; Jose Salazar; Yasuhisa Hirata
    2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 27 Sep. 2021, :8325 - 8331, Refereed
  • Human Navigation Using Phantom Tactile Sensation Based Vibrotactile Feedback
    Zhenyu Liao; Jose V. Salazar Luces; Yasuhisa Hirata
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Oct. 2020, 5(4):5732 - 5739, Refereed
■ MISC
  • インクルーシブスポーツに向けたスポーツタイプ足こぎ車いすとステアリングアシストシステムの開発
    平林 大; 廖 振宇; 平田 泰久
    第26回計測自動制御学会 システムインテグレーション部門講演会予稿集(CD-ROM), 2025
  • サーボブレーキを用いたショッピングカート型ロボットシステムの開発
    施 展; 田村 雄介; 廖 振宇; 平田 泰久
    第24回計測自動制御学会 システムインテグレーション部門講演会, 2023
  • 受動的な支援器具の移動を実現する脱着型搬送ロボットの開発
    董宗昊; ラワンカル アンキット; サラザル ホセ; 廖振宇; 寺山隼矢; 瀬戸文美; 平田泰久
    41st日本ロボット学会学術講演会予稿集(CD-ROM), 2023
  • インクルーシブスポーツに向けたスポーツタイプ足こぎ車いすの制御
    平林 大; 廖 振宇; 平田 泰久
    ロボティクス・メカトロニクス 講演会（ROBOMECH2024）予稿集(CD-ROM), 2022
  • 触覚フィードバックを使用したアウトドアスポーツガイド
    廖 振宇; サラザル ホセ; 平田 泰久
    39th日本ロボット学会学術講演会予稿集(CD-ROM), 2021
  • 下肢での多方向振動触覚フィードバックを使ったモーションガイド
    廖 振宇,サラザル ホセ,平田 泰久
    37th日本ロボット学会学術講演会予稿集(CD-ROM), 2019
■ Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
  • A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of 2-DOF and 3-DOF Differential Drive Robotic Systems for Human Mobility Support
    Zhenyu Liao; Cecile Dubois; Yasuhisa Hirata; Eric Monacelli
    2025 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO), Jul. 2025
  • Robotic Shopping Guidance System for the Visually Impaired Users Using Servo Brakes*
    Zhan Shi; Yusuke Tamura; Zhenyu Liao; Weizan He; Yasuhisa Hirata
    2024 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Jul. 2024
  • A Human-Guided Approach for Garment Manipulation Tasks by Using Real-Time Body Tracking and Impedance Control
    Dayuan Chen; Zhenyu Liao; Alberto Elías Petrilli-Barceló; Jose Victorio Salazar Luces; Yasuhisa Hirata
    2024 International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM), Jul. 2024
  • An Enhanced Shopping Cart Guidance System for Visually Impaired Users with Passive Control Interface
    Shi Zhan; Tamura Yusuke; Liao Zhenyu; He Weizan; Hirata Yasuhisa
    IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation(ICRA) (LATEBREAKING POST), May 2024
  • Running Guidance for Visually Impaired People Using Sensory Augmentation Technology Based Robotic System
    Liao Zhenyu; Salazar Luces Jose Victorio; Ravankar Ankit A.; Hirata Yasuhisa
    2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation（ICRA）, May 2024
  • Path-Following Guidance for Powered Wheelchair Users Using Mixed-Reality Technology with Shared Control Policy
    Zhenyu Liao; Jose Salazar; Ankit Ravankar; Sebastian Chinchilla; Eric Monacelli; Yasuhisa Hirata
    2022 IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS), Mar. 2023
  • Robotic Guidance System for Visually Impaired Users Running Outdoors Using Haptic Feedback
    Zhenyu Liao; Jose Salazar; Yasuhisa Hirata
    2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Sep. 2021
  • Human Navigation Using Phantom Tactile Sensation Based Vibrotactile Feedback
    Zhenyu Liao; Jose V. Salazar Luces; Yasuhisa Hirata
    2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Oct. 2020
■ Affiliated academic society
  • RSJ
  • IEEE