Li Kang
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Hi! I am a first-year Ph.D. student in the School of Computer Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, supervised by Lei Bai. Previously, I received my B.S. degree in Computer Science and Technology from the Elite Class at Tongji University. 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 (Elite Class)
    Sep. 2021 - Jul. 2025
Experience
  • Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
    Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
    Research Intern
    Oct. 2024 - present
Honors & Awards
  • SAC Highlight Award at EMNLP 2025
    2025
  • Outstanding Paper Award at CVPR 2025 MEIS Workshop
    2025
  • Silver Medal, ACM-ICPC Regional Contest (46th)
    2023
News
2026
Delighted to release our technical report for the MARS Challenge @ NeurIPS 2025 Workshop 🎉
Jan 25
2025
Our work VIKI and GauDP have been accepted to NeurIPS 2025 🎉
Sep 18
Our work ReSo has been accepted to EMNLP 2025 and selected as SAC Highlight Award 🎉
Sep 16
Leading the organization of the MARS Challenge at the NeurIPS 2025 SpaVLE Workshop — Welcome to join 👏
Aug 16
Our work RoboFactory has been accepted to ICCV 2025 🎉
Jun 25
Selected Publications (view all )
Advances and Innovations in the Multi-Agent Robotic System (MARS) Challenge
Advances and Innovations in the Multi-Agent Robotic System (MARS) Challenge

Li Kang*, Heng Zhou*, Xiufeng Song*, Rui Li*, Bruno N.Y. Chen, Ziye Wang, Ximeng Meng, Stone Tao, Yiran Qin, Xiaohong Liu, Ruimao Zhang, Lei Bai, Yilun Du, Hao Su, Philip Torr, Zhenfei Yin#, Challenge Participants (* equal contribution, # corresponding author)

MARS Challenge @ NeurIPS 2025 Workshop on Space in Vision, Language, and Embodied AI

TL;DR: We present the technical report of the MARS Challenge, which systematically summarizes the outstanding solutions from participants and provides key insights into the challenges of multi-agent embodied collaboration.

Advances and Innovations in the Multi-Agent Robotic System (MARS) Challenge

Li Kang*, Heng Zhou*, Xiufeng Song*, Rui Li*, Bruno N.Y. Chen, Ziye Wang, Ximeng Meng, Stone Tao, Yiran Qin, Xiaohong Liu, Ruimao Zhang, Lei Bai, Yilun Du, Hao Su, Philip Torr, Zhenfei Yin#, Challenge Participants (* equal contribution, # corresponding author)

MARS Challenge @ NeurIPS 2025 Workshop on Space in Vision, Language, and Embodied AI

TL;DR: We present the technical report of the MARS Challenge, which systematically summarizes the outstanding solutions from participants and provides key insights into the challenges of multi-agent embodied collaboration.

Reinventing Multi-Agent Collaboration through Gaussian-Image Synergy in Diffusion Policies
Reinventing Multi-Agent Collaboration through Gaussian-Image Synergy in Diffusion Policies

Ziye Wang*, Li Kang*, Yiran Qin*, Jiahua Ma, Zhanglin Peng, Lei Bai, Ruimao Zhang# (* equal contribution, # corresponding author)

NeurIPS 2025

TL;DR: 3D Gaussians make multi-agent teamwork click!

Reinventing Multi-Agent Collaboration through Gaussian-Image Synergy in Diffusion Policies

Ziye Wang*, Li Kang*, Yiran Qin*, Jiahua Ma, Zhanglin Peng, Lei Bai, Ruimao Zhang# (* equal contribution, # corresponding author)

NeurIPS 2025

TL;DR: 3D Gaussians make multi-agent teamwork click!

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)

NeurIPS 2025

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)

NeurIPS 2025

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 & Outstanding 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 & Outstanding 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