3D/4D Robot Vision
Geometry, semantics, motion, scene flow, depth, point clouds, neural fields, and robust robot perception in dynamic scenes.
Director, Physical Intelligence and Robotics Lab
Guangming Wang
Assistant Professor, Cambridge-Ireland International Centre, University of Galway | Research Associate, University of Cambridge
I build robotic systems that perceive dynamic 3D worlds, predict physical change, and act safely in complex real-world environments. My work spans robot vision, localization and mapping, world models, manipulation, and construction automation.
PIRLab
Lab work lives on the PIRLab website.
I am the Director of PIRLab, the Physical Intelligence and Robotics Lab. The lab website now hosts our research directions, selected projects, papers, groups, openings, industry applications, and news.
Research Focus
Physical intelligence from perception to action.
World-Model-Based Prediction
Predictive models for scene dynamics, future observations, action-conditioned physical change, dynamic mapping, and real-to-sim-to-real systems.
Physics-Based Robot Action
Physically grounded robot manipulation, contact-rich action, robust control, construction automation, digital twins, and safe deployment.
Bio
Short version.
I am an Assistant Professor at the Cambridge-Ireland International Centre, University of Galway, and a Research Associate in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.
I received my PhD from the Intelligent Robotics and Machine Vision Lab at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, advised by Prof. Hesheng Wang. I have also collaborated with Prof. Masayoshi Tomizuka at UC Berkeley and visited the Computer Vision and Geometry Group at ETH Zurich, advised by Prof. Marc Pollefeys.
Highlights
Selected recognition and service.
- Associate Editor for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, ICRA, and IROS.
- Best Associate Editor Award of ICRA 2026.
- DAAD AI and Robotics Fellow.
- Best PhD Thesis awards from the Chinese Association of Automation and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Official Profiles
Introductions from Cambridge and SJTU.
Selected official features from the University of Cambridge and Shanghai Jiao Tong University introduce my robotics research, academic service, and PhD thesis recognition.
Links
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For current projects, publications, group members, and recruitment, please use the lab site. For citation details, use Google Scholar or my CV.