I’m Tianran Zhang (张天然), currently an MPhil student at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), supervised by Prof. Haoang Li. Prior to this, I graduated from Beihang University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

I’m looking for a PhD candidate opportunity in Fall 2027.

My research interest includes Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, Reinforcement Learning in robots and Manipulation.

📝 Publications

SVP: Improving Vision-Language-Action Models with Dual Stochastic Visual Prompting, Zhide Zhong, Haodong Yan, Tianran Zhang, Haoang Li, et, al. ICRA 2026
FlowVLA: Visual chain of thought-based motion reasoning for Vision-Language-Action models, Zhide Zhong, Haodong Yan, Junfeng Li, Xiangchen Liu, Xin Gong, Tianran Zhang, Haoang Li, et, al. arXiv Preprint
Bionic soft fingers with hybrid variable stiffness mechanisms for multimode grasping, Xiangbo Wang, Tianran Zhang, Bin Fang, et, al. ICRA 2024

🎖 Honors and Awards

2015.06 - 2027.06 (Expected), MPhil, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Robotics and Autonomous Systems.
2019.09 - 2024.06, B.Eng, Beihang University, School of Mechanic Engineer and Automation.