Haolin Zhang

Haolin (Harry) Zhang

Ph.D. Candidate

Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
College of Artificial Intelligence, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Research Interests

Autonomous Driving Intelligent Transportation Computer Vision Pattern Recognition AI & Robotics V2X Cooperative Perception 3D Object Detection Multi-modal Learning

I am a Ph.D. candidate at Xi'an Jiaotong University, working on autonomous driving perception, V2X cooperative intelligence, and computer vision. My research focuses on building robust 3D perception systems for intelligent vehicles and roadside infrastructure.

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Education

2023 – Present

Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence

Xi'an Jiaotong University — Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Research: Autonomous driving, computer vision, V2X cooperative perception, and intelligent transportation systems.

2019 – 2021

M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering

The Ohio State University — Control & Intelligent Transportation Lab

GPA: 3.78/4.0. Research on pedestrian crossing intention prediction using spatio-temporal attention. Advisor: Prof. Keith Redmill & Prof. Ümit Özgüner.

2015 – 2019

B.E. in Electronic Information Engineering

Shanghai University of Electric Power — School of Electronic and Information Engineering

GPA: 3.8/4.0 (Ranked 1st). Shanghai Outstanding Graduate (2019).

Experience

2023 – Present

Research Project Lead

Xi'an Jiaotong University — Joint Labs with China Mobile & CICT Mobile

Leading research on roadside cooperative perception systems. Designed monocular 3D detection and tracking using ground-plane constraints (average localization error ~0.4m within 50m). Developed semi-automated multi-sensor calibration and 4D annotation toolkits. Systems deployed in Beijing E-Town and Hangzhou.

2022 – 2023

Research Engineer

Xi'an Jiaotong University — Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Contributed to documentation, lab co-construction, research project organization, engineering development, and competition preparation. Guided junior students and drove autonomous driving perception deployment.

2020 – 2024

Technical Partner & CV Engineer

Hangzhou Shenxiang Technology

Led computer vision projects and project management. Built AI kitchen surveillance (deployed at Hangzhou highway service stations), pen-tip defect detection (99.8% accuracy, patent granted), and AI-powered smart scale with incremental learning (mass-produced and commercialized).

2021 – 2022

Algorithm Engineer

Zhejiang Dahua Technology — Huaruijie (formerly Leapmotor ADAS Division)

Developed perception algorithms and toolchains for Leapmotor's intelligent driving system. Built semi-automated annotation/evaluation platforms for 2D detection, keypoints, orientation, and instance segmentation. Designed fine-grained vehicle classification and traffic sign recognition models for C11 NOA system.

Honors & Awards

Selected Publications (view all →)

Leveraging Anchor-based LiDAR 3D Object Detection via Point Assisted Sample Selection
H. Zhang et al.
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS), 2025. SCI-Q1, CCF-B.
3D Harmonic Loss: Towards Task-consistent and Time-friendly 3D Object Detection on Edge for V2X Orchestration
H. Zhang et al.
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (T-VT), 2024. SCI-Q1.
Predicting Pedestrian Crossing Intention with Feature Fusion and Spatio-temporal Attention
Yang, D.*, Zhang, H.*, Yurtsever, E., Redmill, K. A., & Özgüner, Ü.
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (T-IV), 7(2), 221–230, 2022. SCI-Q1. 🏆 T-IV Best Paper (2020–2023).