About Me

I am an MSc student in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University, supervised by Prof. SiQi Zhou. I received my bachelor’s degree in Statistics from the University of British Columbia.

My research interests lie in uncertainty, safety, and reliability in robotics. I am particularly interested in understanding when a robot’s perception or environment representation may be unreliable, how this uncertainty should influence its subsequent actions, and how robotic systems can be evaluated more rigorously beyond overall task success rates.

My current work explores how semantic environment representations can be used to evaluate and verify robot plans generated by language models.

Research Opportunities and Collaboration

I am happy to connect with students and researchers interested in robotics, robot learning, semantic and 3D environment representations, and the safety, reliability, and evaluation of robotic systems.

Our lab actively mentors motivated undergraduate students interested in gaining hands-on experience evaluating machine learning models or working with physical robot systems. SFU undergraduate students may also pursue suitable projects through CMPT 415/416. Depending on project fit and availability, I may serve as a mentor under Prof. Zhou’s supervision.

If you are interested, please email me at pla113@sfu.ca with a brief introduction, a description of your interests, and your resume.