
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

Xinyu Ye
Postdoc

PhD student (From Fall'25)


PhD student (From Fall'25)

PhD student (From Fall'26)

PhD student (From Fall'26)

Haonian Ji
PhD student (From Fall'26)

Kaide Zeng
PhD student (From Fall'26)
Co-advise w/ Yun Li
Current UNC MS Students
- Yixuan (Grace) Wang
- Yuxuan Bai
Current Collaborating Students
- Haoqin Tu
- Yuxiang Lai
- Zhaorun Chen
- Fan Nie
- Xinyu Yang
- Kangyu Zhu
- Kaiwen Xiong
- Yiming Liang
Current High School Students
- Duan Wang
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