Yao Ling
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Yao Ling

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

I work across robotics, distributed optimization, state estimation, radar perception, and secure control, asking how autonomous systems can make reliable decisions when sensing is imperfect, communication is limited, or information must be protected.

Research Interests

  • Radar Perception & Planning
  • State Estimation
  • Point Cloud Registration
  • 3D Gaussian Splatting
  • Distributed Optimization
  • Secure Control

Selected work

Publications

Research figure for Radar2Plan: Benchmarking 4D Radar for End-to-End Open-Loop Ego-Trajectory Planning
Submitted · ICRA 2027 First author

Radar2Plan: Benchmarking 4D Radar for End-to-End Open-Loop Ego-Trajectory Planning

Ling Yao, Yichun Xiao, Jin Jin, Yihan Zhang, Fangqiang Ding

Project website arXiv
Research figure for Secure Cyber-Physical Systems against Intent-Inference Attacks
Submitted · ACC 2027 First author

Secure Cyber-Physical Systems against Intent-Inference Attacks

Ling Yao, Xiangyun Rao, Chongrong Fang, Guangsheng Feng, Jianping He

Research figure for Enhanced Follower Framework for Lifelong Multi-Agent Path Finding: A Hierarchical Turn Penalty Approach
Published · CCC 2026 Co-author

Enhanced Follower Framework for Lifelong Multi-Agent Path Finding: A Hierarchical Turn Penalty Approach

Yihan Zhang, Zhaokai Liu, Ling Yao, Jurong Chen, Lin Wang, Guanglin Zhang

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Research figure for A Global Quality-Weighted Pose Graph-Based Loop-Closure Correction Method for Multi-View Structured Light Point Clouds Applied to Complex Profile Objects
Under review · Optics and Lasers in Engineering Co-author

A Global Quality-Weighted Pose Graph-Based Loop-Closure Correction Method for Multi-View Structured Light Point Clouds Applied to Complex Profile Objects

Shaohan Zhang, Junfeng Liu, Hao Li, Ling Yao, Junyi Zhu, Wei Tao, Zhuojiang Nan

Project website

Beyond publications

Selected Projects & Competitions

Hands-on work in robotics, mathematical modeling, and software systems.

Background

Education

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

B.Eng. Candidate in IntelliSense Engineering

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Exchange Student in Computer Science · Graduate coursework

Recognition

Awards

  • 2026

    Champion, MATE ROV Competition China Regional — PIONEER Class

  • 2025

    Chun-Tsung Scholar — Top 1%

  • 2025

    Academic Excellence Scholarship

  • 2025

    Outstanding Teaching Assistant

  • 2024

    MCM Honorable Mention

  • 2024

    JASSO Scholarship

  • 2023

    First Prize, SJTU RoboMaster Competition

Outside research, I enjoy board games, sports, music, and travel. A little more about me