Professor Wanqing Li is a leading academic in machine learning and 3D computer vision at the University of Wollongong, where he serves as Director of the Advanced Multimedia Research Lab (AMRL). He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Zhejiang University and a Ph.D. from The University of Western Australia. His career includes roles at Motorola Labs (Senior/Principal Researcher) and visiting stints at Microsoft Research. His research focuses on 3D multimedia signal processing, human activity understanding, and medical image processing, with applications in aged care and health monitoring. He has published over 250 papers in top venues like TIP, CVPR, and AAAI, and his work has been recognized with awards including the Motorola CTO’s Award (2003). He currently leads the Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI) at UOW and is a co-founder of the Centre for Multimedia Signal Processing and Content Management. Education: B.Sc. (Zhejiang University), M.Sc. (Zhejiang University), Ph.D. (University of Western Australia). Research Interests: Machine Learning (statistical/deep learning), 3D computer vision (human motion analysis, 3D reconstruction), medical imaging, free-viewpoint video systems, and applications in healthcare. He pioneered 3D data-driven human activity understanding, now a cornerstone of modern computer vision. Awards & Recognition: Motorola CTO’s Award (2003), Australia’s top multimedia researcher (2021–2023), elected Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (2022). Labs/Teams: Director of Advanced Multimedia Research Lab (AMRL), co-founder of CAI and Multimedia Signal Processing Centre.









