Junfei Li
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Lakehead University (Thunder Bay Campus)
955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
Canada
email:jli64@uoguelph.ca
email:jli12459@lakeheadu.ca
Phone: (519) 760-6824
About Me
Junfei Li received the B.Eng. degree in Communication Engineering from Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, China, in 2017, and the Ph.D. degree in Engineering Systems and Computing from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, in 2023, under the supervision of Prof. Simon X. Yang.
He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at Lakehead University, specializing in robotics, artificial intelligence, and intelligent systems. His research focuses on biologically inspired intelligence, path planning, multi-robot coordination, and human-robot collaboration, with applications in complex and dynamic environments.
Research Interests
- Biologically Inspired Algorithms:
Biologically inspired neural networks and motion planning
Fish-inspired self-adaptive collective behavior
- Robotics:
Real-time dynamic motion planning and control of robotic systems
Mobile robotics robotic systems and applications
- Multi-robot Systems:
Feature learning-based rescue planning of robotic systems
Pursuit-evasion games of multi-robot systems
- Human-robot collaborations:
Human-robot collaborations via robotic and human digital twins
Mutual human-robot collaborations and their applications in Industry 4.0
News and Updates
- 2025/04: My paper “A novel digital twins-driven mutual trust framework for human–robot collaborations” was accepted by Journal of Manufacturing Systems.
- 2024/12: My paper “A Novel Knowledge-Based Genetic Algorithm for Robot Path Planning in Complex Environments” was accepted by IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation.
- 2024/07: Our Special Issue, "Bio-Inspired Robotics and Applications," has been set up. Please click the following link if you are interested in submitting your contribution:https://www.mdpi.com/journal/biomimetics/special_issues/HG85IWO063
- 2024/03: My paper “A Novel Feature Learning-based Bio-inspired Neural Network for Real-time Collision-free Rescue of Multi-Robot Systems” was accepted by IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
- 2024/02: I join as a Junior Editorial Board Member for the journal Intelligence & Robotics (IR).
- 2024/01: My paper “A Novel Fish-inspired Self-adaptive Approach to Collective Escape of Swarm Robots Based on Neurodynamic Models” was accepted by the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). See you in Yokohama!
- 2024/01: My paper “Intelligent Collective Escape of Swarm Robots Based on a Novel Fish-inspired Self-adaptive Approach with Neurodynamic Models” was accepted by IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.