Xiaoxiao Saxon Li
AI researcher, forever learner and traveler. My first name is pronounced as "Shau-Shau".

3110-2332 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
I am an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and an Associate Member in the Computer Science Department at the University of British Columbia (UBC). I am also faculty member at Vector Institue and an adjunct Assistant Professor at School of Medicine, Yale University. I am honored to be named as a Canada CIFAR AI Chair and a Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Responsible AI.
Before joining UBC, I was a postdoc working with Prof. Kai Li and Prof. Olga Troyanskaya at Princeton University. I obtained my Ph.D. degree from Yale University, where I was fortunate to be advised by Prof. James Duncan. I obtained my B.S. (honors degree) from Chu Kochen College, Zhejiang University, China, in June 2015.
My current research lies in improving trustworthiness and efficiency in machine learning algrithms and foundation models. I am also into novel Agentic AI systems. I aim to narrow the gap between AI research and its applications by developing the next-generation trustworthy AI systems.
Please visit our group website Trusted and Efficient AI (TEA) Lab to learn about our up-to-date research projects and meet with my students.
news
Oct 6, 2024 | Dr. Li is serving as a member of Award Committee, a panelist of AI and Healthcare debate, and delivering a keynote on foundation model fairness at MICCAI 2024. |
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Sep 1, 2024 | Dr. Li is serving as an Area Chair at ICLR 2025. |
May 20, 2024 | Dr. Li is serving as an Area Chair at NeurIPS 2024. |
Feb 26, 2024 | Dr. Li was invited to give talks at AAAI deployable AI workshop and at FDA. |
Oct 10, 2023 | Dr. Li was invited to join the Editorial Board of journal Medical Image Analysis. |
Aug 28, 2023 | I received Canada Foundation for Innovation Grant as a PI. |
Jul 25, 2023 | I received UBC Green Lab Fund as a PI. |
May 1, 2023 | I received New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration as a Co-PI with Dr. Russ Algar and Dr. Gang Wang. |