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Biography
Dr Renxi Qiu is an Associate Professor at the University of Bedfordshire, U.K. His research focuses on cloud robotics and connected intelligence. He is the scientific coordinator of the EU project “5G Enhanced Robot Autonomy” (5G-ERA) and previously held the same role for the EU project “Multi-Role Shadow Robotic System for Independent Living” (SRS). He led the ICRA24 tutorial session on “Connected Robotics Platform for ROS Deployment in Real-world Network Settings.” ICRA is the top event in robotics, attended by over 7,000 delegates. He also led the EuCNC & 6G Summit special session on “6G enabled Network Applications for the Future of Connected Robotics.”
Teaching Expertise
- Software Engineering & Object-Oriented Programming
- Robotics & Cybernetics
- Cloud Computing & Distributed Systems
Research interests
- Connected Intelligence
- Meta-Reasoning and Explainable Agentic AI
- Robot Task Planning
- Cloud-Native and Distributed Systems
- Semi-Autonomous Control
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Cardiff University
Bachelor, University of Science and Technology of China
External positions
Scientific Coordinator, 5G-Enhanced Robot Autonomy Consortium
Habilitation Reviewer, Brno University of Technology
PhD Examiner, Cardiff University
PhD Examiner, Cranfield University
Associate Editor, International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (Springer)
Reviewer , Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong
Scientific Coordinator , Shadow Robotic System for Independent Living Consortium
PhD Examiner, Swansea University
PhD Examiner, University of Birmingham
PhD Examiner, University of Plymouth
PhD Examine, University of South Wales
Keywords
- T Technology
- Connected Robotics Platform and Cloud-Native Robot Deployment
- 5G-Enhanced Robot Autonomy
- Meta-Reasoning and Analogy
- Uncertainty Quantification via Quality of Experience
- Explainable Agentic AI
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Experimental evaluation of radio-aware semantic map with 5G-enabled mobile robots
Lendinez Ibanez, A., Qiu, R., Guroma, V., Lendinez, A., Zanzi, L., Li, X., Moreno, S., Garı, G., Lessi, C. C. & Costa-Perez, X., 29 Sept 2025, nan. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Large vision language model: enhanced-RSCLIP with exemplar-image prompting for uncommon object detection in satellite imagery
Efunogbon, T., Efunogbon, A., Liu, E., Li, D. & Qiu, R., 31 Jul 2025, In: Electronics. 14, 15, 3071.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimal 5G network sub-slicing orchestration in a fully virtualised smart company using machine learning
Efunogbon, A., Liu, E., Qiu, R. & Efunogbon, T., 6 Feb 2025, In: Future Internet. 17, 2, 69.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stepwise AI interpretive approach for multimodal data fusion
Long, B., Liu, E., Qiu, R. & Duan, Y., 25 Nov 2025, 6th International Conference on Intelligent Computing in Data Sciences, ICDS 2024. Oubenaalla, Y., Nfaoui, E. H., Boumhidi, J., Loqman, C. & Alippi, C. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (6th International Conference on Intelligent Computing in Data Sciences, ICDS 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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5G and beyond 5G technologies enabling Industry 5.0: network applications for robotics
Lessi, C. C., Gavrielides, A., Solina, V., Qiu, R., Nicoletti, L. & Li, D., 20 Mar 2024, In: Procedia Computer Science. 232, p. 675-687 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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