Tingjun Lei

Dr. Tingjun Lei is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Dakota's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS). With a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Mississippi State University (2023), his research focuses on bio-inspired artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous systems, and human-autonomy teaming (HAT).

Research Interests:

• Bio-inspired AI for robot cognition
• Multi-robot coordination and control
• Graph-based path planning algorithms
• Human-autonomy collaborative systems
• Intelligent transportation frameworks

Recent Article Trends span robotics, bio-inspired computation, and machine learning, with specific focus areas in swarm intelligence, cognitive mapping, multi-agent safety, and adaptive navigation systems.

Scientific Awards:

• 2025 Honorable Mentions (IJCNN 2025)
• 2025 Early Career Scholars Award (UND)
• 2024 Best Paper Awards (Biomimetic Intelligence & Robotics, ASEE ECE Division)
• 2022-2023 ECE Best Graduate Researcher (Mississippi State)

Students: Ashwin Mukunda Devanga (Ph.D.), Samuel Steen (Ph.D.), and Justin London (Ph.D.)