Wei Li @ CMU
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Wei Li

PhD Candidate
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
BSc (CUHK), M.Phil (CUHK)

E-mail: werry715@gmail.com

I will be joining the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore (NUS) as an Assistant Professor in Aug, 2026. I am looking for self-motivated students to join my group; please feel free to reach out!

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.

Wei is named a 2026 ML and Systems Rising Star, and a recipient of Croucher Fellowship (2026), Apple PhD Fellowship in Integrated Systems (2022, 2024), and the Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (2024). His research has been recognized with Best Paper Awards at ASP-DAC (2021), ISSTA (2019), and ICTAI (2019), along with a Best Paper Honorable Mention at ICLAD (2025). His contributions deliver proven industrial impact, with algorithms integrated into Apple's industrial physical design flows and a joint patent filing with NVIDIA for differentiable global routing.

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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