KE MA

SYSTEM INITIALIZATION

KE MA

Ph.D. Candidate AI & Robotics
Available for Research

Sensing Liquid.
Designing Intelligence.

Ph.D. researcher bridging the gap between Embodied AI, 3D Computer Vision, and HCI. Specializing in physics-aware scene understanding and autonomous robotic systems.

# Embodied AI # 3D Vision # Robotics # Data Vis

PUBLICATIONS

AI & Computer Vision

Phys-Liquid: A Physics-Informed Dataset for Estimating 3D Geometry and Volume of Transparent Deformable Liquids AAAI 2026 (Oral)

Ma, Ke, Yizhou Fang, Jean-Baptiste Weibel... Tian Xia. CCF-A

WPIS: From In-the-Wild Web Images to Physics-Aware 3D Scene Graphs for Physical Reasoning Under Review

Ma, Ke, Cong Fu, Meng Wang, Tian Xia. Web Conf 2026, CCF-A

Towards dual transparent liquid level estimation in biomedical lab: Dataset, methods and practices ECCV 2024

Wang, Xiayu*, Ke Ma* (Co-first), et al. CCF-B

Focalizing regions of biomarker relevance facilitates biomarker prediction on histopathological images Iscience 2023

Gan, Jiefeng... Ke Ma... et al.

Advancing COVID-19 diagnosis with privacy-preserving collaboration in artificial intelligence Nature MI 2021

Bai, Xiang... Ke Ma... et al.

Multifactorial deep learning reveals pan-cancer genomic tumor clusters... Clinical Cancer Res 2020

Xie, Feng... Ke Ma... et al.

Revealing functional crosstalk between distinct bioprocesses through reciprocal functional tests... Cell Reports 2019

Chen, Dan... Ke Ma... et al.

AI Encountering Interactive Systems: A Deep Learning Reinforced Musical Composition Model SMC 2018

Ke Ma, Tian Xia.

Design & HCI

A 4R-Supported Circular Product–Service System for Luxury Branded Events Under Review

Ke Ma et al. DRS 2026

Redesigning Equine Air Transport: A Product-Service System to Empower the Horse-Owner Alliance ServDes 2025

Trapani, Paola Maria, Ke Ma, Jiao Mo.

A Product-Service System Design Approach for the Frame Innovation of Civil Airliners Catering Springer 2023

Trapani, Paola Maria, Ke Ma, Mo Jiao.

A New Paradigm of Addressing the Complexity of Entrepreneurial Community Design Leveraging Augmented Reality HCII 2019

Ma, Ke, Yixiang Zhang, Jing Cao.

Design pattern as a practical tool for designing adaptive interactions connecting human and social robots IHSI 2019

Ma, Ke, Jing Cao.

EDUCATION

Ph.D.
2022 - Present

Artificial Intelligence

HUST

M.Eng.
2013 - 2016

Human-Computer Interaction

HUST

B.Eng.
2009 - 2013

Electronic Engineering

HUST

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Collaborator
2019 - Present | Tongji Univ

Led AI/HCI development for Boeing aircraft projects. Filed 4 U.S. patents.

Co-founder
2018 - Present | Elongevity Inc.

AI manufacturing for cancer cell therapies. Liver cancer therapy IND approval. 2 U.S. patents.

Research Liaison
2017 - 2019 | City Science Lab (MIT Media Lab)

Urban data analysis, CityScopes, City Science Summit organizer.

Research Assistant
2016 - 2017 | CDI, Tongji

Adaptive HRI/HCI research.

R&D Intern
2012 | Tencent

Front-end dev & UX for Qzone.

TEACHING

Designing Intelligent Human-robot Interaction
Instructor (2017 - 2018)
Data Visualization
Co-instructor (2017 - Present)
Industrial Design
Co-instructor (2022 - Present)
Interaction Design
Co-instructor (2017 - 2019)
Sound and Music Computing
Instructor (2015 - Present)
Developing Web & Mobile Apps
Instructor (2017 - 2018)
Open-source Hardware & Programming
Instructor (2015 - 2017)

PATENTS

  • [Granted US] Closed cell culturing and harvesting system (2024)
  • [Granted US] Cell proliferation bioreactor (2023)
  • [Filed] In-flight Projection System
  • [Filed] Multi-purposed Seat Back Shell System
  • [Pub] Device for Live Animal Transport (2024)
  • [Pub] Aircraft galley config (2024)

AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS

  • Crystal Cabin Award Winner 2025 Ultra-lightweight Display System (w/ Boeing)
  • Crystal Cabin Award Winner 2024 Foldable Seat Design
  • Milan Triennial 2025 Exhibited "Exploring Bioluminescence Crowdsourced Data"
  • Boeing Pavilion, Intl Transport Expo 2025 Reported by CCTV News