Zhen Dong

Zhen Dong

Associate Professor
PhD Supervisor
Fudan University

Trustworthy AI-Enabled Systems

I study the reliability, robustness, and authorization of software and embodied agents, drawing on program analysis, systematic testing, and learning-based methods, including targeted post-training.

Research Highlights

Mobile GUI agent case study with successful and failed paths under visual perturbations

GUI Agent Robustness & Authorization

Studying visual robustness and permission boundaries. This case illustrates failures caused by viewport exclusion and visual ambiguity.

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AGV navigation and mapping demonstrations indoors and outdoors

Autonomous Navigation

We study reliable autonomous operation in real-world environments. These AGV demonstrations connect mapping, perception, and motion planning.

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Robot arm grasping a bottle

VLA-Based Robotic Manipulation

We study VLA execution reliability and targeted post-training. Real-robot grasping demonstrates the manipulation setting behind this research.

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Recent Publications

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  1. ISSTA2026
  2. ASE2026
  3. ISSTA2025

Awards & Honors

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