Jiawei Fang

Self-Introduction

My name is Jiawei Fang (方家卫).

My vision is to build a close-loop emboided system—one in which machines continuously sense, interpret, generate, and refine their interactions with the physical world. To make such a closed-loop system possible, my research is driven by two tightly coupled questions: (1) How can machines perceive and reason about physical intelligence from real-world sensory interaction in an accurate and imperceptible way? (2) How can such physically grounded intelligence be further used to autonomously design and evolve embodied systems, including mechanical devices and robots?

I had my bachelor’s degree in Xiamen University. I am fortunate to work with Prof. Shihui Guo and Prof. Yipeng Qin for four years. Previously, I was a research intern at Carnegie Mellon University in the Computer Science Department and a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley in the Mechanical Engineering Department, mentored by Prof. Lining Yao and CSAIL, MIT, mentored by Prof. Wojciech Matusik. I am currently working in Alibaba DAMO Academy.

If you are interested in any aspect of me, I am always open to discussions and collaborations. Feel free to reach out to me at jiaweif[at]stu.xmu.edu.cn, jiaweif@andrew.cmu.edu.

Research Experience

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CDFG, CSAIL (2025.5 – 2025.10)
Visiting Scholar | Advisor: Prof. Wojciech Matusik

Xiamen University
Humanplus (2022.9 – 2023.5)
Research Assistant | Advisor: Prof. Shihui Guo

University of California, Berkeley
Morphing Matter Lab, ME (2024.1 – 2025.5)
Visiting Scholar | Advisor: Prof. Lining Yao

Carnegie Mellon University
Morphing Matter Lab, HCII (2023.5 – 2024.1)
Research Intern | Advisor: Prof. Lining Yao

Project1: Acquiring Physical Intelligence Through Imperceptible Wearable Sensing

Project2: Designing and Evolving Embodied Systems

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