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Hi, I am a first year Ph.D. student at the People and Robots Lab in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, advised by Prof. Bilge Mutlu. Before that, I earned my Bachelor's degree in Architecture Design with a minor in Psychology from Tsinghua University.
My research interests lie in Human-Computer Interaction and Robotics, especially in how design and human engagement can navigate the intertwined technical and societal ****constraints of social robots to foster socially-fluent human-robot coexistence. I am still exploring where this path may lead~
Outside of research, I spend my time bouldering, playing tennis/badminton, and practicing photography, while always being on the hunt for new culinary experiences.
** for equal contribution*
Elements of Robot Morphology: Supporting Designers in Robot Form Exploration
Amy Koike, Serena Guo Ge, Xinning He, Callie Y. Kim, Dakota Sullivan, Bilge Mutlu
HRI 2026. Paper
FreeAskWorld: An Interactive and Closed-Loop Simulator for Human-Centric Embodied AI
Yuhang Peng*, Yizhou Pan*, Xinning He*, Jihaoyu Yang, Xinyu Yin, Han Wang, Xiaoji Zheng, Chao Gao, Jiangtao Gong (Institute for AI Industry Research, Tsinghua University)
AAAI oral 2026. **Paper. Code**
Developing Robot Prototypes to Explore Robot-Facilitated Family Routines
Xinning He, Michael F. Xu, Bengisu Cagiltay, Bilge Mutlu
HRI 2025. Paper
TacDes: Design Interface toward Ubiquitous Tactile Sensing
Xinning He*, Shiman Zhang*, Luyao Ma, Jingyi Li, Yiyue Luo (University of Washington)