Bio

Xusheng Luo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, where he directs the Intelligent Robotics and Trustworthy Autonomy (IRTA) Lab. His research lies at the intersection of robotics, control theory, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and formal methods, with a focus on developing intelligent, trustworthy, and human-centered robotic systems. His research interests include neuro-symbolic robot planning and learning, trustworthy robot learning and embodied intelligence, assured autonomy, human-centered robotics, and scalable multi-robot systems.

Prior to joining NC State, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. He also worked as an Autonomous Driving Research Engineer in industry. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University in 2020 and his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively.

His honors include being selected as an ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division Rising Star in 2025 and an NSF Rising Star in Cyber-Physical Systems in 2024.