Hello there! I’m Liding Zhang (张立鼎), and currently at the Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Systems (AIR) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), under the supervision of Prof. Alois Knoll, specializing in robotics and artificial intelligence. My research centers on sampling-based almost-surely asymptotically optimal (a.s.a.o) motion planning, high-DOF multi-robot manipulation and collaboration, coordinated control of mobile robot fleets, and related areas in advanced robotics. I have published 25+ papers in leading robotic journals such as IEEE T-Mech, IEEE T-ASE, IEEE RA-L, and have presented at robotic flagship conferences including ICRA and IROS.

Beyond academia, I gained industry experience as an NVH Assistant Engineer at Volkswagen Automatic Transmission (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. and contributed to EU-wide, DE-national, and state-funded projects in Germany, such as BMBF’s 6G-life, the DARKO Project, and the Bavarian KI.FABRIK initiative. Outside of research, I enjoy music 🎺🎸🎹 and was awarded First Prize in the National Trumpet Competition in China.