Yiming Li
Scholar

Yiming Li

Google Scholar ID: j9DxNmMAAAAJ
Idiap Research Institute, EPFL
machine learningrobot perceptionmotion planningmanipulation
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
272
 
H-index
7
 
i10-index
6
 
Publications
13
 
Co-authors
0
 
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • 2025.07: From Movement Primitives to Distance Fields to Dynamical Systems - accepted to RAL
  • 2024.07: Configuration space distance fields - Best Paper Finalist at RSS 2024!
  • 2024.05: Configuration space distance fields - accepted to RSS 2024
  • 2024.04: Online learning signed distance fields - accepted to RA-L
  • 2024.01: Robot geometry as distance fields - accepted to ICRA 2024
Research Experience
  • Research Assistant at the Robot Learning & Interaction group, Idiap Research Institute
  • PhD candidate at EPFL
Education
  • 2022.10 - now, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Supervisor: Dr. Sylvain Calinon
  • 2019.06 - 2022.06, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
  • 2015.09 - 2019.06, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Background
  • Research interests: Robot manipulation in unstructured environments, aiming to advance robotic capabilities for real-world deployment. Developing intelligent, embodied systems through work in robot learning, motion planning, 3D perception, and optimal control.
Miscellany
  • Currently on the job market primarily looking for postdocs and industry research scientist positions
Co-authors
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