Personal profile
Research interests
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Unmanned aerial vehicles
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Estimation and control for aerial robots
Computer Science / Information Technology - Sensor fusion
Computer Science / Information Technology - Autonomous navigation
Computer Science / Information Technology - Computer vision
Computer Science / Information Technology - Field robotics
Position Held
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Electrical and Systems Engineering, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
2014
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Hong Kong Center of Construction Robotics (HKCRC)
BOCK, T. (PI), GHAOUI, L. E. (PI), ZHANG, L. (PI), CHANG-HASNAIN, C. J. (PI), MA, Y. (PI), CHENG, J. C. P. (PI), CHEN, Q. (PI), CHEN, K. J. (CoI), LIU, M. (CoI), QIU, L. (CoI), SHEN, S. (CoI), LEUNG, S. W. W. (CoI), FAN, Z. (CoI), LI, Z. (PI), CHEN, L. (CoI), LEE, Y.-K. (PI), WANG, M. Y. (PI), ZHANG, Q. (PI), QUAN, L. (CoI), SASTRY, S. S. (PI), CHENG, K.-T. T. (CoI) & WANG, Y. (CoI)
Innovation and Technology Commission
1/05/20 → 30/04/30
Project: Research
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Autonomous UAV navigation
SHEN, S. (PI)
iFlight Technology Company Limited
1/08/16 → …
Project: Research
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Omnidirectional Visual-Inertial Dense Mapping for Consumer Drones
SHEN, S. (PI)
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Monocular Visual-Inertial State Estimation and Dense 3D Mapping for Autonomous Aerial Robots
SHEN, S. (PI)
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Research output
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Temporal and Rotational Calibration for Event-Centric Multi-Sensor Systems
Mai, J., Lu, X., Dai, K., Shen, S. & Zhou, Y., Feb 2026, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1998-2005 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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Vision-language-action models for autonomous driving: Past, present, and future
Hu, T., Liu, X., Wang, S., Zhu, Y., Liang, A., Kong, L., Zhao, G., Gong, Z., Cen, J., Huang, Z., Hao, X., Li, L., Song, H., Li, X., MA, J., SHEN, S., Zhu, J., TAO, D., Liu, Z. & Liang, J., 4 Jan 2026, 47 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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WaterSplat-SLAM: Photorealistic Monocular SLAM in Underwater Environment
Wang, K., Zou, S., Jiang, C., Dai, Y., Chen, S., Shen, S. & Wang, G., 27 Feb 2026, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. p. 1-8 8 p., 11417448.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Active Contact Engagement for Aerial Navigation in Unknown Environments With Glass
CHEN, X., ZHANG, Y., ZOU, H., WANG, J. & SHEN, S., 12 May 2025, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10, 6, p. 6464-6471 8 p., 10999082.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A General Optimisation-Based Framework for Global Pose Estimation With Multiple Sensors
QIN, T., CAO, S., PAN, J. & SHEN, S., Dec 2025, In: IET Cyber-systems and Robotics. 7, 1, 8 p., e70023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Open Access13 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 41 Editorial work
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IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (Journal)
SHEN, S. (Senior Editor)
1 Aug 2023 → 1 Dec 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR) (Journal)
SHEN, S. (Associate Editor)
1 Jan 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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The 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022) (Journal)
SHEN, S. (Senior Editor)
1 Dec 2019 → 1 Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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The IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (Journal)
SHEN, S. (Associate Editor)
1 Sept 2019 → 1 Dec 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware (Journal)
SHEN, S. (Editor)
1 Jan 2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Awards
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The 2024 AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Award Honorable Mention (Robotics)
SHEN, S. (Recipient), Aug 2025
Prize: Honorary Award
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2023 IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L) Best Paper Award
SHEN, S. (Recipient), May 2024
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize
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2023 IEEE Transactions on Robotics King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Paper Award
SHEN, S. (Recipient), Apr 2024
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize
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Finalist, Best Paper Award on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
SHEN, S. (Recipient), Apr 2024
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize
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The 2024 AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Award Honorable Mention (Robotics)
SHEN, S. (Recipient), Mar 2024
Prize: Honorary Award
Courses
Datasets
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Autonomous Flights Inside Narrow Tunnels
WANG, L. (Owner), NING, Y. (Owner), Chen, H. (Owner), LIU, P. (Owner), XU, Y. (Owner), Xu, H. (Owner), Lyu, X. (Owner) & SHEN, S. (Owner), GitHub, 2025
https://github.com/HKUST-Aerial-Robotics/FINT
Dataset
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Multi-modal Integrated Prediction and Decision-making with Adaptive Interaction Modality Explorations
LI, T. (Owner), ZHANG, L. (Owner), Liu, S. (Owner) & SHEN, S. (Owner), GitHub, 2025
https://github.com/HKUST-Aerial-Robotics/MIND
Dataset
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LiDAR2BIM: Speak the Same Language: Global LiDAR Registration on BIM Using Pose Hough Transform
QIAO, Z. (Owner), HUANG, H. (Owner), LIU, C. (Owner), YU, Z. (Owner), SHEN, S. (Owner), Zhang, F. (Owner) & YIN, H. (Owner), GitHub, 2025
https://github.com/HKUST-Aerial-Robotics/LiDAR2BIM-Registration
Dataset
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A robust optimization-based asynchronous Multi-camera-IMU state estimator
WANG, L. (Owner), XU, Y. (Owner) & SHEN, S. (Owner), GitHub, 2025
https://github.com/HKUST-Aerial-Robotics/VINS-Multi
Dataset
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SLABIM: A SLAM-BIM Coupled Dataset in HKUST Main Building
HUANG, H. (Contributor), QIAO, Z. (Contributor), YU, Z. (Contributor), LIU, C. (Contributor), SHEN, S. (Contributor), ZHANG, F. (Contributor) & YIN, H. (Contributor), GitHub, 2025
https://github.com/HKUST-Aerial-Robotics/SLABIM
Dataset