Team
Our lab is made up of a highly engaged and collaborative team of researchers. We recognize that diverse teams do better research. We foster an environment where team members are treated equally, and where we respect and admire our differences. The team includes postdocs, students at all levels, staff, and our lab mascots.
About Dr. Weisong Wen — Homepage
Dr. Weisong Wen is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Director of the Trustworthy AI and Autonomous Systems Laboratory (TAS Lab). He is also a member of IEEE and the Institute of Navigation (ION). Dr. Wen aims to build algorithm foundations for embodied AI that enable trustworthy perception, navigation, and control of autonomous systems. In particular, he aims to develop practical embodied AI-driven autonomous systems (drones, intelligent vehicles, and humanoid robots) with end-to-end learning and safety certification capabilities, enabling them to perceive, reason, and interact with the physical world safely and reliably for the future society.
Dr. Wen received a BEng degree in Mechanical Engineering from Beijing Information Science and Technology University (BISTU) in 2015, and a MEng degree from the China Agricultural University (CAU) in 2017. He received a PhD degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) supervised by Dr. Li-ta Hsu in 2020. He was also a visiting PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) in 2018, supervised by Dr. Zhan and Prof. Tomizuka.
He has published more than 62 SCI journal papers and 56 conference papers (total citations: 2,600+, h-index: 27) and has secured over HK$28M in research funding as PI. He was ranked in the World's Top 2% Most-cited Scientists by Stanford University in both 2023 and 2024. He won the Innovation Award from TechConnect 2021, the Best Presentation Award from ION in 2020, the Top Cited Paper Award from NAVIGATION (Journal of ION) in 2022, and the Faculty of Engineering Research Grant Achievement Award from PolyU in 2025. He is also the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (JCR Q1, IF: 7.1).
Inclusion and Diversity
To fulfill our mission to advance collaborative approaches and practical solutions to global challenges, PolyU TAS Lab strives to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all we do.
We strive to do so as a moral imperative and also because:
- Diversity drives richer ideas and solutions.
- Equity ensures that all voices are heard and valued.
- Inclusion results in a seat at the decision-making table.
- Belonging means that we all feel welcome and confident in our roles.
As such, TAS Lab is committed to:
- Dedicating time and creating safe spaces for people to voice diverse perspectives in decision making, teaching, research, and in our work with community partners.
- Acknowledging, working to understand, and repairing the power imbalances that have historically marginalized many voices, including in the field of international development.
- Progressively becoming more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and ultimately becoming an anti-racist organization.
In this way, we aim for TAS Lab staff, students, and collaborators around the world to be able to design for a more equitable world.
We are grateful for the continued support we receive from:
