Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of York
My research develops adaptive AI systems that understand, generate, and act. This programme connects multimodal learning, generative models, and embodied AI.
I was a Senior Research Scientist and Project Lead at Samsung AI Center Cambridge. I did my PhD study at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Surrey’s Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP), advised by Prof Yi-Zhe Song and Prof Timothy Hospedales. Prior to moving to the UK, I worked as a Computer Vision Engineer at West-well Lab (AI Unicorn) and a 3D Software Engineer at Autodesk R&D.
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I welcome enquiries from motivated prospective PhD students, visitors, and remote research interns interested in multimodal learning, generative models and embodied AI.
I welcome early enquiries from prospective students whose interests align with the research areas above.
The University of York and the China Scholarship Council offer jointly funded PhD scholarships.
The 2027 timetable has not yet been published. Please contact me early with your CV, transcripts, and a short statement of research interests.
SAINTS is York’s UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in lifelong safety assurance of AI-enabled autonomous systems. Relevant topics include safe self-evolving embodied AI, uncertainty-aware world models, and lifelong adaptation.
Applications normally open between November and January. Students interested in working with me are welcome to discuss research fit before applying through the formal SAINTS process.
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Please email dali.academic@gmail.com with a brief outline of your enquiry.