Department of Computing
Postdoctoral Fellow (four posts)
(Ref. 260915011)
[Appointment period: each for eighteen months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project – “A human-like progressive learning paradigm for embodied AI: Meta skills for robots by watching and imagination”. They will be required to:
(a) identify irreducible low-level sensorimotor units from rich multimodal demonstration data;
(b) conduct research on skill composition for complex long-horizon tasks;
(c) develop methods for atomic skill retrieval and representation;
(d) develop a mirror-neuron-inspired framework to interpret video-derived subtasks and compose relevant atomic skills into coarse molecular skills;
(e) conduct simulations and experiments, including data collection and performance evaluation;
(f) assist in the preparation of research publications and technical reports;
(g) support daily research activities and collaborate with team members; and
(h) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader, the Head of Unit or their delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants should have a doctoral degree or an equivalent qualification and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Yang Chenguang Charlie at telephone number 2766 7714 or via email at chenguang.yang@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
The closing date for application is 15 October 2026.
Posting date: 15 September 2026