Zi Yin

Contact:
  myinzi123[AT]gmail[DOT]com
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Affiliation:
 LangCog Lab,
 Department of Psychology,
 Stanford University, California, 94301

 Department of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences,
 Department of Psychology,
 Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084

I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Tsinghua University at Tsinghua University, advised by Prof. Jia Liu. I was a Visiting Student Researcher at the Department of Psychology, Stanford University (Feb. 2024 – Aug. 2024), advised by Michael C. Frank. I have an interdisciplinary background in EE, CS, and Psychology, with skill sets in Robotics, AI, and Cognitive Science.

My current research focuses on Embodied AI Learning, exploring how humans acquire knowledge from egocentric sensory experiences through active environmental interaction. This work investigates the development of spatial concepts by comparing the spatial perception behaviors of humans and machines. Key areas of study include Egocentric Reinforcement Learning (RL) Agents, human navigation in virtual environments, and the cognitive development of spatial understanding in children within real-world contexts. By integrating insights from artificial intelligence and cognitive science, my research aims to advance our understanding of spatial learning and contribute to the development of more intuitive and adaptive AI systems.

Additionally, I am interested in embodied security, which aims to develop reliable and trustworthy AI by identifying and addressing anomalous behaviors in robots.