• About

    AIMING Lab. The AIMING Lab is led by Dr. Huaxiu Yao at UNC-Chapel Hill. AIMING stands for Adaptive Intelligence through Alignment, Interaction and Learning. We aim to develop adaptive AI agents with strong generalization and adaptation capabilities, achieved through precise alignment, efficient interaction, and continuous learning.

  • Lab OPenings

    Prospective Ph.D./MS Students (Fall 2027)

    I am actively seeking highly motivated 3 Ph.D. students. During this hiring cycle, I am especially interested in seeking students with experience in AI Agents, AutoResearch, and Robot Learning/Embodied AI.

    Application process:

    1. Complete the UNC online application (GRE is not required)

    2. Complete the required application form to ensure that your application will not get lost

    3. Send an email to huaxiu.recruiting@gmail.com with your CV

    Expectations

    1. Strong vibe coding skills (e.g., Claude Code, CodeX)

    2. At least one first/co-first author publication or submission in ML (ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR), CV (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV), NLP (ACL, EMNLP, NAACL), or Robotics (CoRL, RSS, ICRA, IROS) conferences (optional if a candidate is exceptionally strong in vibe coding).

    Prospective Interns (all year)

    I am actively seeking highly motivated multiple interns/visiting students.

    Application process:

    1. complete the required application form to ensure that your application will not get lost

    2. send an email to huaxiu.recruiting@gmail.com with your CV

  • OUR TEAM

    Postdocs & Ph.D. Students

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    Xinyu Ye

    Postdoc

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    PhD student (From Fall'25)

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    PhD student (From Fall'25)

    Co-advise w/ Yun Li

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    PhD student (From Fall'25)

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    PhD student (From Fall'25)

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    PhD student (From Fall'25)

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    PhD student (From Fall'25)

    Co-advise w/ Mingyu Ding

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    Lu Feng

    PhD student (From Spring'25)

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    PhD student (From Fall'26)

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    PhD student (From Fall'26)

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    Haonian Ji

    PhD student (From Fall'26)

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    Kaide Zeng

    PhD student (From Fall'26)

    Co-advise w/ Yun Li

    Current UNC MS Students

    • Yixuan (Grace) Wang
    • Yuxuan Bai

    Current Collaborating Students

    Current High School Students

    • Duan Wang
  • sPONSORS

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