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Qiongjie Cui is an emerging researcher specializing in human motion prediction, skeleton-based pose forecasting, and human-robot interaction. Working at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning, and robotics, Cui has established a focused research program centered on developing intelligent systems capable of anticipating and understanding human movement in three-dimensional space. Cui's most significant contribution, "Hybrid Directed Hypergraph Learning and Forecasting of Skeleton-Based Human Poses" (2024), has garnered 26 citations, demonstrating meaningful early impact in the field. This work advances beyond conventional graph convolutional network approaches by leveraging hypergraph structures to capture richer joint relationships in human skeletons. Complementing this, Cui's research on multimodal sensing and whole-body pose forecasting — including hand and grasping motion prediction — addresses critical gaps in existing methods that traditionally overlook extremities and sensory diversity. Particularly notable is Cui's exploration of meta-learning strategies for adaptive pose prediction and the innovative integration of inertial measurement units (IMUs) with MetaFormer architectures, pushing human motion prediction beyond purely vision-dependent systems. Collectively, Cui's work addresses fundamental challenges in enabling robots to anticipate and respond fluidly to human behavior, positioning this research as valuable groundwork for next-generation human-robot collaboration systems.