Hu Cheng

Research Interests

Robot grasping, deformable object manipulation, robot vision, 6-DoF pose estimation, deep learning and pattern recognition.

Research Demos

Education

• The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering

  Supervisor: Prof. Max Q.-H. Meng  ·  Hong Kong
  2016.08 – 2023.07
• University of California San Diego

  Visiting Scholar, College of Computer Science and Engineering

  Supervisor: Prof. Hao Su  ·  San Diego, USA
  2019.06 – 2020.03
• Northeastern University

  B.E. in Automation, College of Information Science and Engineering

  GPA: 90.78/100, Rank: 4/277 in Automation  ·  Shenyang, China
  2012.09 – 2016.06

Work Experience

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  Postdoctoral Fellow  ·  Hong Kong

  Supervisors: Prof. Bo Yang and Prof. Ajay Kumar
  2025.05 – present
• Centre for Transformative Garment Production@InnoHK

  Postdoctoral Fellow  ·  Hong Kong

  Supervisor: Prof. Kazuhiro Kosuge
  2023.09 – 2025.05
• The University of Hong Kong

  Visiting Research Associate  ·  Hong Kong

  Supervisor: Prof. Kazuhiro Kosuge
  2023.09 – 2025.05

Journal Publications

* equal contribution  ·  † corresponding author

• Automated Action Generation based on Action Field for Robotic Garment Smoothing and Alignment
  Hu Cheng, Fuyuki Tokuda, Kazuhiro Kosuge
  IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), 2026 JCR Q1 · IF 5.6
• UPDet: Deep learning-based darting-out pedestrian detection from ultrasonic sensors
  Yingying Wang, Chenyu Jin, Hu Cheng†
  IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT), 2026 JCR Q1 · IF 8.9
• A Learning-Based Sequence-to-Sequence WiFi Fingerprinting Framework for Accurate Pedestrian Indoor Localization Using Unconstrained RSSI
  Yingying Wang, Hu Cheng†, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT), 2025 JCR Q1 · IF 8.9
• Vision-based Single-Stage Grasp Pose Estimator with Rotated Anchors and Automatic Label Generation
  Hu Cheng, Yingying Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng
  Science China Information Sciences (SCIS), 2025 JCR Q1 · IF 7.3
• Anchor-Based Multi-Scale Deep Grasp Pose Detector with Encoded Angle Regression
  Hu Cheng, Yingying Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), 2024 JCR Q1 · IF 5.6
• Learning to Reorient Objects with Stable Placements Afforded by Extrinsic Supports
  Peng Xu, Hu Cheng, Jiankun Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), 2023 JCR Q1 · IF 5.6
• From IMU Measurement Sequence to Velocity Estimate Sequence: An Efficient Data-Driven Inertial Odometry Approach
  Yingying Wang*, Hu Cheng*, Ang Zhang, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE Sensors Journal, 2023 JCR Q1 · IF 4.3
• A Robot Grasping System With Single-Stage Anchor-Free Deep Grasp Detector
  Hu Cheng, Yingying Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (TIM), 2022 JCR Q1 · IF 5.6
• A Vision-Based Robot Grasping System
  Hu Cheng, Yingying Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE Sensors Journal, 2022 JCR Q1 · IF 4.3
• Inertial Odometry Using Hybrid Neural Network with Temporal Attention for Pedestrian Localization
  Yingying Wang*, Hu Cheng*, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (TIM), 2022 JCR Q1 · IF 5.6
• Spatiotemporal Co-Attention Hybrid Neural Network for Pedestrian Localization Based on 6D IMU
  Yingying Wang, Hu Cheng, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), 2022 JCR Q1 · IF 5.6
• Pose-Invariant Inertial Odometry for Pedestrian Localization
  Yingying Wang, Hu Cheng, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (TIM), 2021 JCR Q1 · IF 5.6
• A Searching Space Constrained Partial to Full Registration Approach With Applications in Airport Trolley Deployment Robot
  Jin Pan, Xiaochun Mai, Chaoqun Wang, Zhe Min, Jiankun Wang, Hu Cheng, Tingguang Li, Erli Lyu, Li Liu, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 JCR Q1 · IF 4.3

Conference Publications

* equal contribution

• PhysInOne: Visual Physics Learning and Reasoning in One Suite
  Siyuan Zhou*, Hejun Wang*, Hu Cheng*, Jinxi Li, Dongsheng Wang, Junwei Jiang, Yixiao Jin, Jiayue Huang, Shiwei Mao, Shangjia Liu, Yafei YANG, Hongkang Song, Shenxing Wei, Zihui Zhang, DataTeam vLAR, Bing WANG, Zhihua Wang, Chuhang Zou, Bo Yang
  IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2026 CCF-A
• A2DIO: Attention-Driven Deep Inertial Odometry for Pedestrian Localization based on 6D IMU
  Yingying Wang*, Hu Cheng*, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2022 CCF-B
• Grasp Pose Detection from a Single RGB Image
  Hu Cheng, Yingying Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2021 CCF-C
• High Accuracy and Efficiency Grasp Pose Detection Scheme with Dense Predictions
  Hu Cheng, Danny Ho, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2020 CCF-B
• Real-Time Robot End-Effector Pose Estimation with Deep Network
  Hu Cheng, Yingying Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2020 CCF-C
• Pedestrian Motion Tracking by Using Inertial Sensors on the Smartphone
  Yingying Wang*, Hu Cheng*, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2020 CCF-C
• FDIO: Extended Kalman Filter-aided Deep Inertial Odometry
  Yingying Wang, Hu Cheng, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM), 2023
• Active Semi-supervised Grasp Pose Detection with Geometric Consistency
  Fan Bai, Delong Zhu, Hu Cheng, Peng Xu, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2020
• A Grasp Pose Detection Scheme with an End-to-End CNN Regression Approach
  Hu Cheng, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2018
  ★ T. J. Tarn Best Paper in Robotics Finalist
• Autonomous Navigation by Mobile Robots in Human Environments: A Survey
  Jiyu Cheng, Hu Cheng, Max Q.-H. Meng, Hong Zhang
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2018
• An Accurate Localization Scheme for Mobile Robots Using Optical Flow in Dynamic Environments
  Jiyu Cheng, Yuxiang Sun, Wenzheng Chi, Chaoqun Wang, Hu Cheng, Max Q.-H. Meng
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2018

Projects

• Intelligent Robot System for Automated Deployment of Airport Passenger Trolleys

  HK Innovation and Technology Commission, ITS/105/18FP

  Funding: 6,757,000 HKD
  Key Participant
• Magnetically Actuated Active Capsule Robot System for Colonoscopy

  National Key R&D Program of China, 2019YFB1312400

  Funding: 9,100,000 RMB
  Key Participant
• Robotic Wireless Capsule Endoscopy for Automated GI Disease Diagnosis

  HK RGC Collaborative Research Fund, C4063-18G

  Funding: 7,579,135 HKD
  Key Participant
• Vision-Guided Autonomous Robotic Surgery

  HK RGC Theme-based Research Scheme, T42-409/18-R

  Funding: 40,608,000 HKD
  Participant

Awards & Honors

• Talent Development Scholarship

  Hong Kong Government
  2021
• Hong Kong, China – APEC Scholarship

  Hong Kong Education Bureau
  2021
• Reaching Out Award

  Hong Kong Government
  2020
• Second Award & Golden Egg Award, JD Robot Challenge

  JD Ltd, Tianjin, China
  2018
• Outstanding Student Award

  The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  2017
• National Encouragement Scholarship

  Ministry of Education, China
  2015
• Outstanding Student of NEU

  Northeastern University
  2013, 2014
• National Scholarship

  Ministry of Education, China
  2013, 2014
• First Prize Scholarship

  Northeastern University
  2012, 2013, 2014

Competitions

• Finalist, DJI RoboMaster Manipulation Challenge (ICRA)

  Ranked top 5/93
  2017
• Second Award, JD Robot Challenge

  Ranked top 2/300
  2018

Professional Activities & Services

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant, CUHK

  Tutorial on ENGG 2420A: Complex Analysis and Differential Equations for Engineers
  2018 Fall
• Teaching Assistant, CUHK

  Tutorial on BMEG3101: Medical Instrument and Design
  2016 Fall, 2017 Fall
• Teaching Assistant, CUHK

  Tutorial on BMEG2011: Biomedical Engineering Laboratory
  2017 Spring

Professional Skills