Qi Lu
Assistant Professor at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
McAllen, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolQi Lu is an Assistant Professor and PhD-trained computer scientist with 10 years of experience researching swarm robotics, multi-agent systems, image processing, data science, and machine learning. Based in McAllen, Texas, she has held faculty roles at UT Rio Grande Valley and UT San Antonio and completed a research residency at Georgia Tech's AI4OPT center, collaborating on NSF Expand AI initiatives. Her work—published in top robotics venues like ICRA and IROS—bridges biologically inspired robotic platforms with practical perception and autonomy algorithms. Qi’s background includes diverse research from software verification and 3D pavement reconstruction to teaching machine learning and functional programming, reflecting strong methodological breadth. She welcomes cross-sector collaborations and brings both hands-on experimental robotics experience and rigorous theoretical training (PhD, UNM, GPA 3.94). An understated strength is her track record mentoring students through high-impact residencies and joint publications that translate niche swarm concepts into deployable multi-agent solutions.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Computer Sicence, Master, Computer Sicence at Aalborg UniversityMaster of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science, Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science at Guangdong University of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, 3.94, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, 3.94 at The University of New Mexico
English, Chinese
Github Skills (8)
ignition8
robot8
simulator7
simulation7
robocup7
robotics7
ros6
swarm6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
BCLab-UNM/MPFA-ARGoS
Dec 2016 - Feb 2021
Contributions:8 PRs, 126 pushes, 9 branches in 4 years 2 months
BCLab-UNM/CPFA-ROS
Oct 2017 - Oct 2019
Contributions:161 commits, 4 PRs, 28 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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