Lin Cong

I am a Research Assistant in Computer Science at TAMS. My primary research interests lie in the intersection of AI and physics simulator. I started my academic career from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2014. Under the guidance of Prof. Jianwei Zhang, I earned my Ph.D. in 2022 from Universit of Hamburg. Beyond my academic endeavors, I have a keen interest in crafting science and engineering projects in my spare time, which are displayed in the 'Leisure Pursuit' section.

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News

Dec	2023	Presented our paper on SIGGRAPH ASIA in Sydney.
Sep	2023	One paper on human motion reconstruction accepted to SIGGRAPH ASIA.
Aug	2023	Honored to win the second prize (9/5705 submissions globally) in HICOOL 2023, and receive a landing reward of $150,000.
Aug	2023	Honored to win the second prize in China Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship International Competition, and receive a cash reward of $8000.
Feb	2023	One paper on object manipulation in simulation accepted to ICRA 2023. See you in London!
Jan	2023	One paper on sim-to-real skills transfer accepted to Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems.
Apr	2022	One paper on multimodal reinforcement learning in simulation accepted to RA-L and will be presented on ICRA.
Feb	2022	One paper on visual reinforcement learning for sim-to-real transfer accepted to Frontiers in Neurorobotics.
Oct	2021	One paper on self-supervised attention learning to ROBIO.
July	2020	One paper on skills learning and sim-to-real transfer accepted to IROS. See you in Las Vegas!

Selected Publications

My research endeavors are centered around robotics simulation and deep reinforcement learning, with a specialized focus on 3D physics engine. Below is a curated list of my scholarly works.

	Efficient Human Motion Reconstruction from Monocular Videos with Physical Consistency Loss Lin Cong, Philipp Ruppel, Xiang Pan, Yizhou Wang, Norman Hendrich, Jianwei Zhang (*Equal Contribution) Siggraph Asia, 2023 project page \| paper \| video \| code
	Reinforcement Learning Based Pushing and Grasping Objects from Ungraspable Poses Hao Zhang, Hongzhuo Liang, Lin Cong, Jianzhi Lyu, Long Zeng, Pingfa Feng, Jianwei Zhang ICRA, 2023 project page \| arXiv \| video
	A Sim-to-Real Learning-Based Framework for Contact-Rich Assembly by Utilizing CycleGAN and Force Control Yunlei Shi, Chengjie Yuan, Athanasios Tsitos, Lin Cong, Hamid Hadjar, Zhaopeng Chen, Jianwei Zhang IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 2023 paper \| video
	Reinforcement learning with vision-proprioception model for robot planar pushing Lin Cong, Hongzhuo Liang, Philipp Ruppel, Yunlei Shi, Michael Görner, Norman Hendrich, Jianwei Zhang Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2022 project page \| paper \| video
	Multifingered grasping based on multimodal reinforcement learning Lin Cong, Hongzhuo Liang Norman Hendrich, Shuang Li, Fuchun Sun, Jianwei Zhang (*Equal Contribution) RA-L & presented at ICRA, 2022 project page \| paper \| video
	Self-supervised Attention Learning for Robot Control Lin Cong, Yunlei Shi, Jianwei Zhang ROBIO, 2021 project page \| paper
	Self-adapting recurrent models for object pushing from learning in simulation Lin Cong, Michael Görner, Philipp Ruppel, Hongzhuo Liang, Norman Hendrich, Jianwei Zhang IROS, 2020 project page \| paper \| video
	Active disturbance rejection control based human gait tracking for lower extremity rehabilitation exoskeleton Yi Long, Zhijiang Du, Lin Cong, Weidong Wang, Zhiming Zhang, Wei Dong ISA Transactions, 2017 paper

Leisure Pursuit

Beyond academic research, my interests span a diverse range of fields. This includes delving into the world of hardware, where I explore sensors and circuit boards, immersing myself in the realm of Virtual Reality (VR) equipment, experimenting with game engines, and even crafting my own robots.

	IMU based real time whole body motion tracking system Lin Cong Spare time project, 2022 project page
	Spot-mini inspired quadrupedal robot design and remote control system Lin Cong Spare time project, 2022 project page
	Can we teleoperate a robot system with VR headset in simulation? Lin Cong Spare time project, 2021 project page \| code

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