I am an M.S. student in Electronic Information at Tsinghua University and am studying Informatics at the Technical University of Munich as an exchange student from 2026 to 2027. I hold a B.A. in Product Design with a minor in Computer Art from Beijing Forestry University.
With a background in Electrical Engineering and Product Design, I focus on embodied generative AI, tangible interaction, and human-centered AI, with research experience at ARK Lab at HKUST (GZ), the Future Laboratory at Tsinghua University, and the DE4M Lab at UT Dallas.
📰 News
- 6/2026 — One co-author paper was accepted at UIST ’26.
- 2/2026 — A first-author poster was accepted at CHI ’26!
- 1/2026 — One paper was accepted at CHI ’26; another was rejected in Round 2 😭.
- 12/2025 — SofiBuddy won the SIGGRAPH Asia ’25 Audience Choice Award!
📝 Publications
PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS
Yixuan Li, Keyi Zeng, Jiaqi Zong, Yingying Zhang, Hongzhu Deng, Li Wang, Xin Tong∗
Rui Zhang∗, Yixuan Li∗, Zihuang Wu, Yong Zhang, Jie Zhao, Yang Jiao†
Yixuan Li∗, Rui Zhang∗, Yang Jiao
Xin Tong, Liwen He, Zhaowen Deng, Weibo Li, Ziheng Tang, Yixuan Li, Yutong Ren, Matthew Louis Mauriello, Ming Li
Yixuan Li, Zimai Qin, Liang He
Yixuan Li, Pingting Chen, Ziqi Gong, Kerui Chen, Jiayong Xie, Liang He, Xin Tong
Ke Huang∗, Yixuan Li∗, Yimo Xu∗, RAY LC
PEER-REVIEWED EXTENDED ABSTRACTS
Yixuan Li, Zixuan Gui, Yutian Lu, Shuai Wang, Mingyue Qu, Shiguang Ni
Yixuan Li, Peixuan Liu, Jie Zhang, Xin Tong
Yixuan Li, Jie Yu, Chenwan Zhong, Zhaowen Deng, Teng Han, Yi Cai, Xin Tong†
Yixuan Li∗, Zhaowen Deng∗, Yanying Zhu · Video
Lixin Liu, Yixuan Li, Yutian Lu, Shiguang Ni
🗃️ Open Source
Core member · 2026
💻 Experience
◻️ Research
- 2025.12 - Present — DE4M Lab, The University of Texas at Dallas, Visiting Scholar — VR swarm haptics; AI-assisted fabrication research ideation.
- 2024.07 - 2025.09 — ARK Lab, HKUST (GZ), Full-time Research Assistant — Embodied AI, multimodal interaction, and soft robotics.
- 2024.01 - 2024.05 — University of Rochester, Department of Computer Science, Research Intern — Social interaction in asynchronous VR.
- 2023.05 - 2023.12 — Southern University of Science and Technology, School of Design, Visiting Student — Human peripheral vision in complex environments.
- 2022.11 - 2024.05 — Future Laboratory, Tsinghua University, Research Assistant — Vibrotactile feedback and haptic perception.
◻️ Internships
- 2026.04 - 2026.06 — Alibaba International AI Talent Incubation Center — AI Experience Design Intern
- 2025.11 - 2026.03 — Takway.ai (Shenzhen Lingdong Future Technology Co., Ltd.) — Interaction Design Intern
- 2023.12 - 2024.05 — BMW (China) Service Co., Ltd., R&D Center — Electric Vehicle & User Research Intern
- 2022.10 - 2023.07 — Guangzhou Yuanwukong Technology Co. — UI Designer
🎨 Design
Core member 2025
An AI companion combining nurturing play, multisensory interaction, and expressive hardware; featured at CES 2026.
Core member 2025
An embodied AI learning companion with expressive motion and child-friendly voice interaction; Global 3rd Place in Baidu's AI + Hardware track.
Yixuan Li, Rui Zhang, Zihuang Wu, Yang Jiao 2023
Data-driven vibration waveforms developed through user research, signal analysis, and algorithmic optimization for Xiaomi flagship phones.
Yixuan Li, Hongni Ye, Yinghao Gao 2025
A tactile digital-media installation translating children's artworks into a connected, living ecosystem.
Yixuan Li, Xiaoli Zhou, Peixuan Liu 2024
A restorative parent–child spatial installation created with IKEA and INGKA Group for Beijing LIVAT.
Yixuan Li, Peixuan Liu 2024
A recycled-plastic installation exhibited at the Infinity × City Children's Art Festival in Beijing.
📖 Education
- 2025.09 - Now,
M.S. in Electronic Information at Tsinghua University (GPA 4.0/4.0, Ranked 1/1428). - 2021.09 - 2025.06,
B.A. in Product Design, Beijing Forestry University (GPA 3.88/4.0, Ranked 1/33). - 2021.09 - 2022.09, Minor in Computer Art, School of Information Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University.
🎖 Scholarships
- 2026 Tsinghua University Outstanding Student Award
- 2025 Baosteel Outstanding Student Scholarship (awarded annually to ~500 students in China)
- 2025, 2024 China National Scholarship (Top 1%)
- 2025, 2024, 2023 BJFU Outstanding Student First Class Scholarship (Top 2%)
- 2025, 2024, 2023 BJFU Scholarship for Academic Excellence
🏆 Awards
- 2023 The Ninth “Creativity - Made in China” Automobile Design Competition, National 2nd Prize (3%)
- 2022 The 5th China University Student Research English Speech Contest, National Grand Prize (14th in China)
- 2024 The 1st Youth Green Science and Technology Innovation Competition, National Bronze Prize
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◻️ Design Awards
- 2024 NCDA Future Designer Competition, Beijing 3rd Prize
- 2023 The 7th Beijing Cultural Creativity Competition, Finalist Award
- 2023 Beijing Industrial Design Competition for College Students, 2nd, 3rd Prize and Excellence Award
- 2023 DiD Award Dongguan Cup International Industrial Design Competition, Excellence Award
- 2023 The 11th International Art & Design Competition Mutual Arts Award, Excellence Award
- 2023 Venice International Art and Design Award, Student Group Nomination Award
- 2023 USDA Design Competition, Second Prize
- 2023 G CROSS Design Competition, Silver Award
- 2023 HK Contemporary Design Competition, Silver Prize
◻️ Entrepreneurship Awards
- 2024 The First National Student Career Planning Competition, Second Prize of Beijing Region Employment Track
- 2023 “Youth Creating Beijing” “Challenge Cup” Capital University Students Science and Technology Competition, Second Prize
- 2022 The 8th China International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for College Students, Provincial Excellence Award
- 2022 Computer Application Competition of Five Provinces in North China, Second Prize
- 2022 China Hainan Free Trade Port High School Main Track, Excellence Award