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Furong Lab · University of Maryland

People building trustworthy AI.

A research community spanning foundation models, reasoning, robotics, safety, fairness, and learning theory.

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Life in Furong Lab

Research, milestones, and time together.

From building robots and presenting new ideas to graduations and shared meals—the lab is a community as much as a research group.

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Furong Huang with members of Furong Lab outside a University of Maryland building
Furong LabThe lab at the University of Maryland
Members of Furong Lab gathered outdoors at dusk
CommunityAn evening with Furong Lab
Furong Lab members taking a group selfie outdoors
CommunityA candid lab moment
Furong Lab members gathered around a table for dinner
CommunityIdeas and conversation around the table
Furong Lab members gathered for dinner at the beginning of a new semester
CommunityA new semester begins
Furong Huang and members of Furong Lab seated together at dinner
CommunityAround the table with Furong Lab
Furong Lab members gathered for a meal
CommunityTime together beyond the lab
Members of Furong Lab seated together at a restaurant
CommunityA lab gathering
Furong Lab members smiling together at dinner
CommunityFurong Lab together
Furong Huang and lab members traveling together
CommunityThe lab on the road
Furong Lab researchers with two robots in the robotics laboratory
Research in actionThe robotics team in the lab
Two humanoid robots standing in the robotics laboratory
Research in actionBuilding embodied AI systems
Researchers setting up a robot in the laboratory
Research in actionA new robot takes shape
A researcher assembling robotics equipment at a workbench
Research in actionHands-on work in robotics
Furong Lab researchers assembling robotics equipment in the laboratory
Research in actionBuilding the robotics lab
Furong Huang and fellow panelists speaking at a research event
Research in actionSharing ideas with the broader research community
A Furong Lab researcher presenting a poster at a conference
Research in actionPresenting new work
Furong Lab researchers discussing a poster at a conference
Research in actionResearch conversations at a poster session
Furong Lab members gathered for an evening meal
CommunityCelebrating the people behind the research
Furong Huang celebrating with a graduate at University of Maryland commencement
MilestonesCelebrating graduation
Furong Huang with graduates at University of Maryland commencement
MilestonesGraduation day at Maryland
Furong Huang and a Furong Lab graduate seated at University of Maryland commencement
MilestonesCommencement memories
Furong Lab graduates seated together at University of Maryland commencement
MilestonesCelebrating the class of 2026
Furong Huang celebrating a Furong Lab graduate at UMIACS
MilestonesCelebrating a research milestone

Current group

Postdoctoral researcher.

Working across robotics, multimodal learning, world models, and trustworthy foundation models.

Portrait of Haoran Chen

Haoran Chen↗

Postdoctoral associate · Computer Science

2026–present

Current group

Doctoral advisees.

Students are grouped by starting cohort, with names ordered alphabetically within each cohort.

Started 20242 researchers
Started 20257 researchers
Started 20264 researchers

Alumni outcomes

Great researchers, building what comes next.

Graduates and former advisees carry Furong Lab’s work into leading research organizations, industry laboratories, and academia.

AmazonAmazon FARAmazon RufusAppleAPQXCapital OneGoogleMetaMIT CSAILNetflixNVIDIA GEAR LabOpenAITencent HunyuanTikTokUniversity of Chicago

On the market

Researchers ready for their next chapter.

Meet recent Furong Lab graduates currently exploring research and industry opportunities.

Portrait of Aakriti Agrawal

Aakriti Agrawal

Ph.D. · Computer Science

2026On the market
Class of 20266 alumni
Portrait of Xiyao Wang

Xiyao Wang

Ph.D. · Computer Science

2026Tencent Hunyuan · North America
Class of 20258 alumni
Portrait of Xiaoyu Liu

Xiaoyu Liu

Ph.D. · Computer Science

2025Google
Class of 20241 alumnus
Portrait of Tahseen Rabbani

Tahseen Rabbani↗

Ph.D. · Computer Science

2024University of Chicago · Postdoctoral Researcher with Ce Zhang
Class of 20231 alumnus
Class of 20221 alumnus
Portrait of Jiahao Su

Jiahao Su

Ph.D. · Electrical & Computer Engineering

2022Amazon Rufus · Seattle