Hai‐Ning Liang

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Dr. Hai‑Ning Liang is a leading researcher at the intersection of human‑robot interaction (HRI), virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), and intelligent robotic systems. His work fundamentally advances how humans and robots coexist and collaborate in real‑world settings. Liang’s most cited paper, “An investigation of the use of robots in public spaces” (2015, 8 citations), is a seminal exploration of social robots in environments like malls, parks, and hospitals, laying groundwork for understanding public acceptance and interaction dynamics. He has also pioneered hands‑free interaction with robot dogs via augmented reality (2023), opening new possibilities for companionship and hazardous‑duty assistance. In underwater robotics, his CD‑UDepth framework (2025, 5 citations) fuses complementary data sources for robust monocular depth estimation, a critical advance for autonomous underwater vehicles. Liang’s work on multi‑mobile robot systems (2015) and VR‑enhanced teleoperation of unmanned ground vehicles (2024) further demonstrates his commitment to making remote robot control intuitive and effective. With a growing citation footprint and a portfolio spanning social, field, and service robotics, Liang is shaping the future of intuitive, safe, and intelligent human‑robot collaboration.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   An investigation of the use of robots in public spaces

   8 citations · 2015
2. 2
   CD-UDepth: Complementary dual-source information fusion for underwater monocular depth estimation

   5 citations · 2025
3. 3
   Exploring the Design Space for Hands-Free Robot Dog Interaction via Augmented Reality

   2 citations · 2023
4. 4
   Design of intelligent algorithms for multi-mobile robot systems

   2 citations · 2015
5. 5
   Visual augmentation of live-streaming images in virtual reality to enhance teleoperation of unmanned ground vehicles

   1 citations · 2024

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