Guanrui Li
Assistant Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolGuanrui Li is an Assistant Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a robotics researcher with eight years of experience spanning PhD-level work at NYU and research roles at CMU and UPenn. His background blends theoretical and applied mechanics with advanced robotics, underpinned by an MS from Penn (4.0) and a PhD from NYU. He leads the ACP Lab, curating research outputs and outreach via the lab website and YouTube channel, signaling a commitment to public-facing dissemination of robotics research. Prior projects include nonlinear dynamics of wind turbine blades and hands-on work in prominent robotics labs, demonstrating comfort across simulation, hardware, and dynamic systems. Based in Boston, he combines rigorous academic training with practical lab leadership and an eye for communicating complex systems to broader audiences. Colleagues can expect a researcher who pairs strong quantitative foundations with active engagement in translating research into accessible demonstrations.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at New York UniversityThe University of Hong Kong (HKU)Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 3.9/4.0, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 3.9/4.0 at Sun Yat-Sen UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Robotics Technology/Technician, 4.0/4.0, Master of Science - MS, Robotics Technology/Technician, 4.0/4.0 at University of Pennsylvania
Chinese, Chinese, English
Github Skills (12)
ros9
drones6
px46
autopilot6
mavlink6
mocap5
localization4
jint3
motion-capture3
qgroundcontrol3
driver3
odometry2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
lguanrui/lguanrui.github.io
Jan 2021 - Feb 2025
Github Pages template for academic personal websites, forked from mmistakes/minimal-mistakes
Contributions:146 pushes in 4 years 1 month
templategithub-pages-templatemmistakesmistakesjekyll
arplaboratory/RotorTM
Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:1 review, 130 commits, 14 PRs in 1 year
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