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Yaozhen He is a robotics researcher whose work lies at the intersection of deep reinforcement learning, computer vision, and autonomous manipulation. He is best known for pioneering adaptive control strategies in challenging environments, particularly underwater and cluttered terrestrial settings. His most influential contribution is an improved Soft Actor-Critic (SAC)-based deep reinforcement learning framework for collaborative pushing and grasping in underwater environments, which addresses the critical problem of collision and grasp failure when robots encounter tightly stacked objects. This work, published in 2024, has already garnered 22 citations, reflecting its immediate impact on the field. He has also advanced the state of the art in remote 3D reconstruction through incremental point cloud compression (17 citations) and developed deep learning-based pose prediction methods for visual servoing using image similarity (14 citations). Most recently, He introduced a novel algorithm for real-time grasping in cluttered scenes, demonstrating his sustained commitment to objective-oriented, efficient robotic manipulation. His research is notable for bridging the gap between simulation and real-world deployment, offering practical solutions for autonomous systems operating in unstructured environments.