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1. Explainable Agentic AI through Meta Reasoning and its Applications in Robot Decision Making, Control, Manufacturing, or Medical Diagnostics <br/>-2. Human Centred Robust AI with Structurally Calibrated Uncertainty Informed by Subjective Experience <br/>- 3. Analogy Driven Experience Replay for Robot Deployment in Connected and Collaborative Intelligence Systems<br/>

20032025

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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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