CV

πŸŽ“ Mengya Xu β€’ Robotics Researcher β€’ PhD in Active SLAM

Basics

Name Mengya Xu
Label Robotics Researcher

Work

  • 2025.09 - present
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    πŸ›οΈ University of Turku
    Develop active simultaneous localization and mapping algorithms for multi-robot systems.
    • Multi-robot active SLAM
  • 2025.02 - 2025.08
    Visiting Scholar
    πŸ›οΈ University of Technology Sydney
    Develop extended Kalman filter based algorithms for simultaneous localization and mapping in deformable environments such as inside body environments.
    • Deformable SLAM
  • 2019.09 - 2020.03
    Research Assistant
    πŸ›οΈ Southern University of Science and Technology
    Reinforcement learning based path planning, runtime safety assurance for autonomous driving.
    • Reinforcement Learning

Education

  • 2020.04 - 2025.02

    Sydney, Australia

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    πŸ›οΈ University of Technology Sydney
    • Filter based Active SLAM in Static and Deformable Environments
  • 2015.09 - 2019.06

    Guangdong, China

    Bachelor of Engineering
    πŸ›οΈ Southern University of Science and Technology
    • Computer Science and Technology

Awards

  • 2024.06.12
    Post Thesis Award
    πŸ›οΈ Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | University of Technology Sydney
    The FEIT PhD Post-Thesis Scholarship is a competitive scholarship open to all FEIT PhD candidates whose thesis is under examination and who are yet to graduate from UTS.

Languages

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ English
Fluent

Interests

SLAM
Active SLAM
Multi-robot Active SLAM
Deformable SLAM
Reinforcement Learning