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Dr. Qi Zhu is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northwestern University. He also has courtesy appointments in the Department of Computer Science. His research primarily focuses on design automation and intelligent cyber-physical systems including applications in the Internet-of-Things (IoT). He has investigated robust machine learning and embodied AI systems, as well as issues related to cyber-physical security and energy-efficient designs. Specifically, his interests encompass system-level synthesis, optimization, verification, and modeling methodologies to enhance safety, robustness, and adaptability in intelligent systems. His research extends to connected autonomous vehicles, robotics, advanced manufacturing, and smart infrastructure. He has published multiple papers in esteemed conferences such as ICLR and NeurIPS, addressing challenges like safety verification in neural networks and effective learning techniques in real-world applications.
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