Researcher

Songyuan Zhang

Songyuan Zhang coauthored Def-MARL. Def-MARL studies teams of robots that must complete a task while respecting safety constraints. The authors use an epigraph formulation to improve training stability and connect centralized training with distributed execution. They test eight tasks in two simulators and demonstrate coordination with Crazyflie quadcopters. The Def-MARL team, including Songyuan Zhang, received the RSS 2025 Outstanding Student Paper Award.

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Timeline

  1. 2025

    A shared Def-MARL contribution

    Songyuan Zhang coauthored Def-MARL. Def-MARL studies teams of robots that must complete a task while respecting safety constraints. The authors use an epigraph formulation to improve training stability and connect centralized training with distributed execution. They test eight tasks in two simulators and demonstrate coordination with Crazyflie quadcopters.

  2. 2025

    Conference recognition

    The Def-MARL team, including Songyuan Zhang, received the RSS 2025 Outstanding Student Paper Award.

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  1. Solving Multi-Agent Safe Optimal Control with Distributed Epigraph Form MARL · Robotics: Science and Systems roboticsconference.org. Checked 13 October 2026.
  2. Awards · Robotics: Science and Systems roboticsconference.org. Checked 13 October 2026.