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General Information

Full Name Charlie (Chao Li)
Languages English, Mandarin (Chinese)

Education

  • 2022-
    PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
    • Concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • 2022-2024
    MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
    • Coursework
      • Computer Vision
      • Natural Language Processing
      • Computer Networks
      • Theory of Computation
  • 2019-2022
    BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Coursework
      • Deep Learning
      • Computer Graphics
      • Advanced Digital Signal Processing
      • Electromagnetism

Experience

  • 2022-
    Machine Learning (PhD Candidate)
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • 2021-2022
    Wireless Technology Research Assistant
    Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • 2019-2022
    Robotics Research Assistant
    Carnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute
  • 2020-2021
    Deep Learning Research Intern
    Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR
  • 2020 - 2020
    Embedded Systems Intern
    National University of Singapore, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • Wellcome Trust Fellow '23
  • 2022
    • E.M. Williams Award
    • College Honors
    • University Honors
    • Dean's List (All Semesters)
  • 2021
    • Finalist for Best Interactive Paper Award (IEEE Humanoids Conference)
    • Highest Scorer in Engineering Category (Meeting of the Minds, Sigma Xi Poster Competition, CMU)
    • Small Undergraduate Research Grants (SURG)
    • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Academic Interests

  • AI for Healthcare
    • Long term monitoring healthcare systems
    • Understanding physiological signals from the brain
  • Wireless Communication
    • Localization and Object Detection

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Hiking, Road Trips, Sitcoms