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Research Interests

My current research focuses on flexible medical robots (surgical robots) and human-centered wearable rehabilitation assistive robots, including supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs), exoskeletons, and other bio-inspired robots. My research lies in mechanism design, optimization, and learning-based control.

Education

Ph.D. in Control Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Sept. 2018 - Dec. 2025
- Combined master’s and doctoral program
- Advisor: Prof. Jian Huang
- Dissertation: Research on Multi-functional Universal Supernumerary Robotic Limb for Hemiplegic Patients Motion Assistance
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University (NEU), Oct. 2014 - June 2018
- Advisor: Prof. Zhiguo Lu
- Thesis: Structural Design and Analysis of Hybrid Drive Humanoid Multi-Finger Dexterous Hand

Professional Experience

Research Associate, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), April 2026 - March 2027
- Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Hong Kong, China
- Postdoctoral supervisor: Prof. Shing Shin Cheng

Honors and Awards

Best Paper Finalist Award, 2024 International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM), July 2024
- Jun Huo, Xinyi Wang, Bo Yang, Qingyang Yan, Zhaofan Yuan, and Jian Huang. Active Compliance Variable Impedance Control of Lower Supernumerary Robotic Limb.
The Sixth China Post-Graduate Student Robot Innovation Design Competition, National Second Prize, China Association for Science and Technology, Oct. 2024
- Jun Huo, Haoyuan Wang, Zhongzheng Fu, Xingjian Chen, Chengyao Li. A universal supernumerary robotic limb for motion function assistance.
The Third China Post-Graduate Student Robot Innovation Design Competition, National Second Prize, China Association for Science and Technology, Aug. 2021
- Hongge Ru, Runzhe Zhang, Jun Huo, Cheng Chen, Mengshi Zhang. Pneumatic flexible hand for grip assistance in hemiplegic patients.

Publications and Patents

Journal Articles

Jun Huo, Jian Huang^{, Jie Zuo, Bo Yang, Zhongzheng Fu, Xi Li, and Samer Mohammed. Innovative Design of Multi-functional Supernumerary Robotic Limbs with Ellipsoid Workspace Optimization. *IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 41, pp. 4699-4718, 2025.}
Jun Huo, Kehan Xu, Chengyao Li, Yu Cao, Jie Zuo, Xinxing Chen and Jian Huang^{. Variable Impedance Control for Floating-Base Supernumerary Robotic Leg in Walking Assistance. *IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 8698-8705, Sept. 2025.}
Jun Huo, Hongge Ru, Bo Yang, Xingjian Chen, Xi Li and Jian Huang^{. Air-Chamber-Based Soft Six-Axis Force/Torque Sensor for Human-Robot Interaction. *IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 73, pp. 1-12, 2024, Art no. 9501612.}
Jun Huo, Jian Huang^{, Xikai Tu and Zhongzheng Fu. Force sensorless admittance control of body weight support system. *Advanced Robotics, 35:7, 425-436, 2021.}
Jie Zuo^#, Jun Huo^#, Xiling Xiao, Yanzhao Zhang and Jian Huang^{. Human-robot Coordination Control for Sit-to-Stand Assistance in Hemiparetic Patients with Supernumerary Robotic Leg. *IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 16591-16602, 2025.}
Zhongzheng Fu, Xinrun He, Enkai Wang, Jun Huo, Jian Huang^{ and Dongrui Wu. Personalized Human Activity Recognition Based on Integrated Wearable Sensor and Transfer Learning. *Sensors, 2021, 21(3):885.}
Hongge Ru, Jian Huang^{, Wenbin Chen, Caihua Xiong, Junzhe Wang and Jun Huo. Design, modelling and identification of a fiber-reinforced bending pneumatic muscle. *Science China Information Sciences, 62, 1-3, 2019.}
Hongge Ru, Weijian Gao, Weixuan Ou, Xingyue Yang, Andong Li, Zhongzheng Fu, Jun Huo, Bo Yang, Yanzhao Zhang, Xiling Xiao, Zhaohui Yang, Jian Huang. A Flexible Wearable Supernumerary Robotic Limb for Chronic Stroke Patients. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 200, e65917, 2023. doi:10.3791/65917.
Kehan Xu, Jun Huo, Yize Zheng, Zixin Chi, Yu Cao, Zhaohui Yang and Jian Huang^{. Adaptive Gait Assistance for Foot Drop Rehabilitation Based on Uncertainty Fusion of Contra-lateral Limb Information. *IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 34, pp. 2337-2348, 2026.}
Bo Yang, Zejia Zhang, Yu Cao, Jun Huo, Jie Zuo, Xiling Xiao, Wei Luo and Jian Huang^{. Gaze Foot Hybrid Upper Limb Assistive Robotic System: An Innovative Approach to Aid Individuals with Limb Impairments. *IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (Accepted). doi:10.1109/TBME.2026.3695684.}
Zhongzheng Fu, Haoyuan Wang, Yongkai Liao, Xinrun He, Xingjian Chen, Jun Huo and Jian Huang^{. Adaptive Fuzzy Residual Learning Framework for On-Skin Triboelectric Sensor Gesture Recognition. *IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems (Accepted). doi:10.1109/TFUZZ.2026.3695771.}

Manuscripts Under Review

Wei Meng, Wenbo Liu, Xinyu Zhang, Jun Huo, Nan Xia, Jie Zuo^{, Quan Liu and Jian Huang. Long-Sequence Lower Limb Action Recognition via Action-Specific Attention and Logic Correction for Daily Rehabilitation. *IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (In Revision, Revision 2).}
Jun Huo, Rui Lei, Yuanyuan Yuan, Xiling Xiao, Xinxing Chen, Jie Zuo, Yu Cao and Jian Huang^{. Gaze-driven Wearable Supernumerary Robotic Limb for Grasping Assisted Control. *IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica (Chinese Version, In Revision, Revision 2).}
Yuanyuan Yuan, Yu Cao, Yifei Guo, Jun Huo and Jian Huang^{. Adaptive Soft-Constraint Barrier Lyapunov Functions for Safety-Critical Control with Application to Active Suspended Backpacks. *Automatica (In Revision, Revision 1).}

Conference Papers

Jun Huo, Xinyi Wang, Bo Yang, Qingyang Yan, Zhaofan Yuan, and Jian Huang^*. Active Compliance Variable Impedance Control of Lower Supernumerary Robotic Limb. 2024 International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM), Tokyo, Japan, 2024, pp. 19-24.
Jun Huo, Bo Yang, Hongge Ru, and Jian Huang^*. Parametric Design Optimization of a Universal Supernumerary Robotic Limb. The 32nd 2021 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), Nagoya, Japan, 2021, pp. 1-6.
Zhiguo Lu^*, Jun Huo, Yuce Wang, Tongle Xin and Zhengbo Xie. Design and simulation analysis of a lower limbs exoskeleton powered by hydraulic drive. 2017 2nd International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM), Hefei and Tai’an, China, 2017, pp. 173-177.
Bo Yang, Jian Huang^*, Menglin Sun, Jun Huo, Xiaolong Li and Caihua Xiong. Head-free, Human Gaze-driven Assistive Robotic System for Reaching and Grasping. 2021 40th Chinese Control Conference (CCC), Shanghai, China, 2021, pp. 4138-4143.
Yu Cao, Jian Huang^*, Zhangbo Huang, Xikai Tu, Hongge Ru, Cheng Chen and Jun Huo. Dynamic Model of Exoskeleton Based on Pneumatic Muscle Actuators and Experiment Verification. 2018 IEEE-RAS 18th International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), Beijing, China, 2018, pp. 334-339.

Patents

Jian Huang, Jun Huo, Mengshi Zhang, Caihua Xiong, Xiling Xiao. A human motion-assisted dual-use supernumerary robotic limb. Chinese invention patent, Patent No. CN201910611936.0, 2021.
Jian Huang, Jun Huo, Xikai Tu, Hongge Ru. A kind of dynamic suspension weight support system. Chinese invention patent, Patent No. CN201910694048.X, 2021.
Jian Huang, Jun Huo, Bo Yang, Hongge Ru. Parameter optimization method for supernumerary robotic limb based on workspace similarity. Chinese invention patent, Patent No. CN202110609611.6, 2022.
Jian Huang, Hongge Ru, Jun Huo, Xikai Tu, Xiao Li. A pneumatic driven variable stiffness omnidirectional bending drive device. Chinese invention patent, Patent No. CN202110423767.5, 2022.

Books

Jian Huang, Jie Zuo, Jun Huo, Yifei Guo. Multi-functional Supernumerary Robotic Limb. Science Press, Beijing, China. Under preparation, funded by the National Science and Technology Academic Monograph Publication Fund of 2025.

Invited Talks

Multi-functional Universal Supernumerary Robotic Limb for Motion Assistance, Zhejiang University of Technology, April 2025
Multi-functional Universal Supernumerary Robotic Limb for Motion Assistance, Hunan University, June 2026

Academic Service

Journal reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE), IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), Journal of Field Robotics (J-FR), IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (T-NSRE), IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (T-IM), Advanced Intelligent Systems (AIS), Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (BB), Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
Conference reviewer: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Chinese Control Conference (CCC), IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS), International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ARM).

References

Available upon request.

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