Wei Li PhD Candidate Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Carnegie Mellon University BSc (CUHK), M.Phil (CUHK) E-mail: werry715@gmail.com (April, 2026)

I will be joining the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore (NUS) as an Assistant Professor in July 2026. I am looking for self-motivated students to join my group; please feel free to reach out!
Prospective students: please see the Join Us or 知乎（中文） page for research directions and opportunities.

About

Wei Li (Neway) is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, advised by Prof. Shawn Blanton and Prof. José Moura. Before joining CMU, he received his Bachelor of Science (ELITE STREAM) and Master of Philosophy degrees from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Computer Science and Engineering Department, advised by Prof. Bei Yu and Prof. Michael R. Lyu.

Highlights

• Awarded $500,000+ in fellowships:
  • Croucher Fellowship, the most prestigious fellowship for PhD from Hong Kong.
  • Apple PhD Fellowship in Integrated Systems (2022, 2024), for elite IC PhD at designated premier universities; includes funding and Apple mentorship.
  • Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (2024), for top-tier PhD research; includes funding and Qualcomm mentorship.
• Industrial Impact:
  • Joint patent filing with NVIDIA (Global routing)
  • Algorithms integrated into Apple industrial physical design flows (SoC floorplanning).
  • Ongoing collaborations with Google, Intel, Broadcom, and more (Testing, Diagnosis, etc...).
  • Quarterly presentation to Apple for internal technical sharing with an audience of 100+ engineers.
• Mentees securing placements at Stanford (Ph.D.), CMU (Ph.D.), and NVIDIA.
• 4 Best Paper Awards/Mentions; the sole recipient of the Faculty Outstanding Thesis Award at CUHK.

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