Li Kang
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Hi! I am a final-year undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science and Technology at Tongji University. I will soon be joining the School of Computer Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University as a Ph.D. student, supervised by Lei Bai. I am also a joint research intern at the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, where I have the pleasure of working closely with Zhenfei Yin and Yiran Qin.

My research interests lie in multi-agent embodied intelligence systems, with a focus on both the planning and control aspects. My work explores the integration of coordinated control policies and high-level task planning, aiming to bridge the gap between symbolic reasoning and low-level motor control in multi-agent settings.


Education
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    School of Computer Science
    Ph.D. Student
    Sep. 2025 - present
  • Tongji University
    Tongji University
    B.S. in Computer Science and Technology
    Sep. 2021 - Jul. 2025
Experience
  • Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
    Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
    Research Intern
    Oct. 2024 - present
Honors & Awards
  • Best Paper Award at CVPR 2025 MEIS Workshop
    2025
  • Silver Medal, ACM-ICPC Regional Contest (46th)
    2023
Selected Publications (view all )
VIKI‑R: Coordinating Embodied Multi-Agent Cooperation via Reinforcement Learning
VIKI‑R: Coordinating Embodied Multi-Agent Cooperation via Reinforcement Learning

Li Kang*, Xiufeng Song*, Heng Zhou*, Yiran Qin#, Jie Yang, Xiaohong Liu, Philip Torr, Lei Bai#, Zhenfei Yin# (* equal contribution, # corresponding author)

Under review.

TL;DR: Boost VLM’s visual reasoning with GRPO to orchestrate collaboration among heterogeneous embodied robots.

VIKI‑R: Coordinating Embodied Multi-Agent Cooperation via Reinforcement Learning

Li Kang*, Xiufeng Song*, Heng Zhou*, Yiran Qin#, Jie Yang, Xiaohong Liu, Philip Torr, Lei Bai#, Zhenfei Yin# (* equal contribution, # corresponding author)

Under review.

TL;DR: Boost VLM’s visual reasoning with GRPO to orchestrate collaboration among heterogeneous embodied robots.

RoboFactory: Exploring Embodied Agent Collaboration with Compositional Constraints
RoboFactory: Exploring Embodied Agent Collaboration with Compositional Constraints

Yiran Qin*, Li Kang*, Xiufeng Song*, Zhenfei Yin#, Xiaohong Liu, Xihui Liu, Ruimao Zhang#, Lei Bai# (* equal contribution, # corresponding author)

ICCV 2025 & Best Paper Award at CVPR 2025 MEIS Workshop

TL;DR: Using compositional constraints to coordinate multiple robotic arms for complex—and surprisingly fun—manipulation tasks!

RoboFactory: Exploring Embodied Agent Collaboration with Compositional Constraints

Yiran Qin*, Li Kang*, Xiufeng Song*, Zhenfei Yin#, Xiaohong Liu, Xihui Liu, Ruimao Zhang#, Lei Bai# (* equal contribution, # corresponding author)

ICCV 2025 & Best Paper Award at CVPR 2025 MEIS Workshop

TL;DR: Using compositional constraints to coordinate multiple robotic arms for complex—and surprisingly fun—manipulation tasks!

All publications