Wenbin Li

Dr. Wenbin Li is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Robotics at the University of Bath's Department of Computer Science. He leads the Pering Laboratory (Perceptual Intelligence Laboratory), affiliated with the AI & Machine Learning and Visual Computing groups. Previously, he held postdoctoral positions at Imperial College London (2016-2018) and UCL (2014-2016), and earned his PhD from the University of Bath in 2013, with earlier degrees from Imperial College London (MSc, 2009) and Xidian University (B.Eng, 2008).

His research focuses on unified autonomous systems, including multi-sensory localization/mapping, dynamic motion capture, and uncontrolled scene understanding with applications in manufacturing and professional capture. Key areas include Robotics, Computer Vision, Graphics, and Machine Learning. He actively supervises doctoral students in these fields and has funded PhD openings.

Dr. Li has been involved in major initiatives such as the My World - Strength in Places Fund (2021–2027), SLAM with Reinforcement Learning (2022–2023), and the CAMERA MC2 Award (2019–2023). His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in advancing technology for societal benefit.

Recent publications emphasize aerial robotics, autonomous systems, and computer vision applications, including UAV package delivery reviews, Bayesian optimization for balloon station-keeping, and generative models for intrinsic image decomposition.