About Me

Yu Xiang is a Ph.D. candidate with strong interest in robust robot perception for adverse weather scenarios. He has participated in multiple research projects, mainly investigating perception models for localization in rain and 3D mapping in murky waters. He also developed strong research and communication skills. He has a wide range of experience working with robots across various domains such as land and underwater. He is a team-player who is self-motivated to learn on the go.

Interests
  • Marine Robotics
  • Computer Vision
  • Adverse Weather
  • Educational Robotics
Education
  • PhD Mobile Robotics

    Singapore University of Technology and Design

  • Computer Science and Design

    Singapore University of Technology and Design

Recent Publications
(2025). MERLION: Marine ExploRation with Language guIded Online iNformative Visual Sampling and Enhancement. 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2025).
(2024). Robust Vehicle Localization and Tracking in Rain Using Street Maps. 2024 IEEE 27th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC).
(2024). WaveDiff: Underwater Visual Data Enhancement with Wavelet-Accelerated Diffusion. OCEANS 2024 - Halifax.
(2024). Online Informative Sampling Using Semantic Features in Underwater Environments. OCEANS 2024 - Singapore.
(2023). Evaluating Visual Odometry Methods for Autonomous Driving in Rain. 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE).
Projects
Teaching