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LI, Xiang
Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Automation, Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Email: xiangli@tsinghua.edu.cn
Xiang LI received the Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2006 and 2008, and the PhD degree from Nanyang Technological University in 2013, respectively. From Aug. 2012 to Feb. 2015, he was a Research Fellow at the Intelligent Robotics Lab, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. From Feb. 2015 to Aug. 2016, he was a Research Fellow at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore. From Aug. 2016 to Aug. 2019, he was a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has been working as an Associate Professor since 2019 and was promoted to a tenured position in 2025 at the Department of Automation, Tsinghua University.
He has published three monographs distributed by Springer and Elsevier and authored over 100 papers. He has been the Associate Editor of IEEE TASE since 2023, the Associate Editor of IJRR since 2024, the Associate Editor of TRO since 2025, and the Senior Editor of IEEE RAL since 2026. He was the Associate Editor of IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine from 2019 to 2021. He received the IROS Best Application Paper Finalist in 2017, the ICRA Best Medical Robotics Paper Finalist in 2024, the RAL Outstanding Associate Editor in 2024, and the TASE Best Associate Editor in 2025. He led the team and won first place at the 2024 ICRA Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Challenge – in-hand track, and also the Most Elegant Solution across all the tracks.
Research Highlights
Our mission is to advance dexterous and intelligent robotic manipulation capabilities, which are essential for enabling robots to effectively interact with and assist humans in real-world environments. To achieve this, we focus on solutions driven by breakthrough learning techniques and real-time optimization methods. We apply these solutions to several challenging scenarios, including deformable object manipulation, in-hand manipulation, human-robot co-manipulation (including exoskeleton systems), and micromanipulation (within the framework of multi-agent systems). By addressing open issues in these areas, we aim to bridge the gap between simulation and reality and lay the foundation for the practical and stable implementation of robotic manipulation.
Projects
ITF Tier3 (ITS/074/17)，"Vision-Based Robot Systems for Automatic Soldering of Flexible PCBs and USB Wires"，Nov. 2017 - Apr. 2019，PI (completed).
ITF TCFS (GHP/021/17SZ)，"Enabling Technologies for Indoor Renovation Robots"，Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2019，PI (transferred).
深圳科创委（JCYJ20170816164748290），基础研究（学科布局），“工业机械臂的自治柔性操作技术研究”，Feb. 2018 - Aug. 2022，PI (completed).
ITF UICP (UIM/335)，"Development of a Sanding Robot for Wooden and Coated Surfaces"，Mar. 2018 - Feb. 2019，PI (completed).
国家自然科学基金（NSFC, 61803321），青年科学基金项目，“面向外骨骼机器人的动态阻抗控制方法”，Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2021，PI (completed).
RGC GRF (14200319)，"Shape Control and Task Planning for Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Linear Objects"，Jan. 2020 - Dec. 2022，PI (withdrawn).
国家自然科学基金（NSFC, 52075290），面上项目，“面向灵巧微操作的光镊机器人研究”，Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2024，PI (completed).
国家自然科学基金（NSFC, U21A20517），联合基金重点项目，“基于意图引导和轨迹定制的上肢绳牵引智能康复机器人研究 ”，Jan. 2022 - Dec. 2025，PI (completed).
科技创新2030 -“脑科学与类脑研究”重大项目：类脑仿生智能无人系统，“非配合异构多智能体类脑学习与博弈理论”（2021ZD0201404），Dec. 2021 - Nov. 2026，PI.
国家重点研发计划：智能机器人，“灵巧作业臂-手机器人技能学习与自主发育研究”（2022YFB4701401），Nov. 2022 - Oct. 2025，key member (completed).
国家自然科学基金（NSFC, 62461160307），国际合作研究项目，“基于共享自治的安全协作超声扫描机器人研究 ”，Jan. 2025 - Dec. 2028，PI.
教育部学科突破先导项目，“人形机器人 ” (JYB2025XDXM208)，Sep. 2025 - Aug. 2030，Co-PI.
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