Lester Li 李思哲

I am a PhD student in Computer Science at MIT CSAIL, advised by Vincent Sitzmann and Josh Tenenbaum. My research is supported by the MIT Presidential Fellowship.

Research Objectives. I build the brains and bodies of robots. My work draws on ideas from machine learning, physics, and cognitive AI, with applications in robotics, computer vision, and computer graphics.

I study intelligent systems in a physics-inspired way, by which I don’t mean injecting inductive biases, but rather building systems like a physicist seeking to understand the underlying mechanisms behind generalizations and behaviors.

Prospective students. Thank you for your interest! I strongly encourage students from underrepresented groups to reach out. If you’re interested in working with me, please email me your CV and highlight one of your favorite accomplishments.