Research & Funding | Dr. Xiaoou Li

Research Interests

Advanced Machine Learning and Deep Neural Architectures
Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Control for Ecological Sustainability
Intelligent Robotics and Adaptive Human-Robot Interaction
Knowledge Representation, Pattern Recognition, and AI Education

Principal Investigator (PI) & Co-PI Roles

2023-2026: PI, CONACYT Frontier Science Funding project # CF-2023-I-2614, “Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for Sustainable Food-Energy-Water Systems”, MX$800,000.
April 2016: PI, CONACYT Scientific, Technology and innovation activity Support project # 269631, “13th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing, and Control”, MX$570,000.
Aug. 2015 - Jul. 2016: PI, CONACYT program for foreigner distinguished scholar's sabbatical stay in Mexico, project # 261288, "Petri nets, Learning, and Big Data", US$24,000.
Oct. 2012- Dec. 2016: PI, CONACYT Basic Science Funding project #167259, "Dynamic Vertical Fragmentation in Databases Using Online Data Mining Techniques and Active Rules", MX$841,950.
Aug. 2009 - Jan. 2011: PI (Mexico side), UCMEXUS-CONACYT 2009 Collaborative project #CN-09-325, "Verification of Active Rule Bases using Timed Petri Nets", US$25,000.
Jul. 2005 - Jun. 2010: PI, CONACYT Basic Science Funding project #46729-Y, "Petri nets based active database systems", MX$663,400.
Jan. 2002 - Dec 2004: PI, CONACYT Basic Science Funding project #39151-A, "Combining neural networks and Petri nets in artificial intelligence", MX$236,653.
Jan. 1997 - Dec. 1997: PI, Science and Technology Fund for young researchers of Liaoning Province project #970521 (China), "Distributed Cooperative Control of Multi-robotic Flexible Assembly Cell".
Oct. 1995 - May 1997: PI, Open Laboratory of Robotics of Chinese Academy of Sciences project #960902 (China), "Optimal Scheduling Strategy Generation of Flexible Robot Cells".
Jul. 1995 - Jun. 1997: Co-PI, Chinese 863 High-Tech project # 863-511-9508-004 (China), "Object Oriented Colored Petri nets and its application on Flexible manufacturing systems".
Sep. 1995 - Aug. 1996: PI, Chinese National Key Laboratory of System Engineering project #95014, "Intelligent Scheduling and Planning of FMS".

Project Participation

2019-2023: "Modeling and Control for Human-Robot Interaction with Deep Reinforcement Learning", CONACYT Basic Science Funding project # A1-S-8216.
2019-2021: "Development of machine learning-based innovative methods of seismic forecasting in Italy and Mexico", CNR-CINVESTAV.
2019-2021: "Semi-Active Control of Building Structures Based on Structure Health Monitoring and Deep Learning Techniques", SEP-CINVESTAV.
2007-2010: "Hierarchical fuzzy neural networks for nonlinear system identification", CONACyT–Chinese National Science Foundation collaborative project #J110.284/2007 and #J110.507/2006.
Sep. 1993 - Sep. 1995: "Theory and applications on Discrete Event dynamic systems", Chinese 863 High-tech Project #863-511-9308-002.
Mar. 1992 - Jan. 1993: "CIMS of Shenyang Blowing Works", Chinese 863 High-tech project #863-511-9501-001.
Jul. 1998 - Dec. 1999: "Modelado de Sistemas Dinámicos Difusos mediante Redes de Petri Difusas", UNAM funding #CIB9901.

Note: CONACYT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología) is the Mexican entity in charge of the promotion of scientific and technological activities, setting government policies, and granting scholarships for postgraduate studies. It is the equivalent of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the United States.