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Yifan Xue

Yifan Xue (She, Her, Hers)

PhD, MEAM

Yifan Xue received a B.S. major in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.

Research Areas

Dynamical Systems and Control

Robust and Optimized Control

Research Groups

Figueroa Robotics Lab

Projects

Physical and Perceptual Adaptive Intelligencefor Fluid Human-Robot Collaborative Autonomy

Publications

RNBF: Real-Time RGB-D Based Neural Barrier Functions for Safe Robotic Navigation

Publisher IEEE

Proactive Local-Minima-Free Robot Navigation: Blending Motion Prediction with Safe Control

Publisher ArXiv

Gradient Field-Based Dynamic Window Approach for Collision Avoidance in Complex Environments

Publisher IROS

ADMM-MCBF-LCA: A Layered Control Architecture for Safe Real-Time Navigation

Publisher ICRA

No Minima, No Collisions: Combining Modulation and Control Barrier Function Strategies for Feasible Dynamic Collision Avoidance

Publisher ArXiv

News

Student News

GRASP Lab 2025 Summer Internship Round-Up

September 19, 2025

Shalini and Rajeev Misra Presidential Assistant Professor, MEAM

Yifan Xue

Research Areas

Dynamical Systems and Control

Robust and Optimized Control