ProfDayou Li
- Research Institute Member, Institute for Applicable Computing and Engineering (IACE)
- Professor of Robotics, School of Computing Engineering and Creative Industries
Accepting new Phd students
Professor Dayou Li is a professor of Robotics.
He obtained a BEng and MSc from the Northern Jiaotong University (China) and received his PhD at Cardiff University.
Professor Li has wide research and development experience in robotic systems, AI and nanotechnology.
He has led and participated in a number of EPSRC and EU funded research projects under FP7, H2020 and Horizon Europe. He was a consultant to the local businesses on digitalisation and automation.
He also developed wide links in research collaboration with universities, research institutes and SMEs in many EU countries, as well as Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, and USA.
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
- PhD10/1994 – 07/1999Project: Fuzzy backward reasoning and its application in controlAward date: 09/07/1999
- Master09/1982 – 06/1985Project: Safety-critical communication in micro-computer interlocking systemsAward date: 03/06/1985
- Bachelor10/1978 – 07/1982Project: Designing Railway Signalling Electric Control SystemAward date: 01/07/1985
External Positions
External Positions
- External examinerXian Jiaotong Liverpool University2018 – 2019
- External ExaminerLondon Metropolitan University2016 – 2021
- External ExaminerCoventry University2015 – 2018
Metrics
All time
Scopus
895
PlumX
424
Research Interests
- Generative AI and Agentic AI
- Fuzzy Logic
- Machine Learning
- Automatic Control and Modelling
- Laser Interference Lithorgraphy
- Nanomaterial Fabrication
Teaching Expertise
- Robotics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Engineering
- Programming
- Automatic Control
PhD Projects Available
For PhD research, the topics can be in the areas of:
- AI-guided meta-structures design and fabrication at nanoscale
- Learning-by-doing for robot enhancement