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Renxi Qiu

Dr Renxi Qiu

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.”

PhD Projects Available

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

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD, Cardiff University
  • Bachelor, University of Science and Technology of China

External Positions

External Positions

  • Scientific Coordinator, 5G-Enhanced Robot Autonomy Consortium
  • Habilitation Reviewer, Brno University of Technology
  • PhD Examiner, Cardiff University

Research Interests

  • Connected Intelligence
  • Meta-Reasoning and Explainable Agentic AI
  • Robot Task Planning
  • Cloud-Native and Distributed Systems
  • Semi-Autonomous Control

Teaching Expertise

  • Software Engineering & Object-Oriented Programming
  • Robotics & Cybernetics
  • Cloud Computing & Distributed Systems

Metrics

All time

Scopus
citations
470

PlumX

citations
479