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 University of Washington, mentored by Prof. Yiyue Luo. I am now working at CSAIL, MIT, mentored by Prof. Wojciech Matusik.

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