Yaqi Xie

Yaqi Xie, incoming Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in ECE and affiliated with CS , is recruiting PhD students , interns , and postdocs for a new lab focused on trustworthy AI agents and robots . The research vision is to build systems that reason , learn , and grow alongside humans . This opportunity is especially relevant for students and researchers interested in computer science , robotics , electrical engineering , and related areas such as machine learning, human-centered AI, and intelligent autonomous systems. The post includes a direct contact email: [email protected] . No formal deadline, application portal, funding package, or eligibility checklist is stated in the post, so interested candidates should reach out directly with their background and research interests. This is a faculty-led recruitment post rather than a scholarship announcement. The position is physically located at UIUC in the United States .