Qing Li 李庆

Email: dylan.liqing[at]gmail[dot]com

I am a research scientist and team lead at Beijing Institute for General Artificial Intelligence (BIGAI), China. I received my Ph.D. in 2022 from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), advised by Professor Song-Chun Zhu. During my Ph.D., I have interned at Google Research, Microsoft Azure AI and Amazon Alexa. Before UCLA, I obtained my degrees of Bachelor in 2015 and Master in 2018 from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).

My long-term research goal is to develop a generalist agent that can perceive the real world, communicate with humans, and learn from feedback. To achieve this goal, I currently focus on:

AGI Agents: LLM Agents, Vision-Language-Action (VLA), Embodied Agents
Multimodal Understanding: Vision-Language Modeling (VLM), 3D Visual Grounding, Long-term Video Understanding
Machine Learning: Neural-Symbolic Learning, Continual Learning, In-Context Learning

Our team is actively recruiting full-time research scientists, engineers, and self-motivated interns. We are also seeking prospective PhD students and long-term collaborators for TongProgam (通计划). Feel free to contact me if you are interested!

News

2024-08	🔥🔥🔥 Call for papers to the 1st workshop on Open-World Agents (NeurIPS 2024).
2024-07	I, together with Xiaojian Ma and Zhi Gao, gave a joint tutorial on “Multimodal Generalist Agents: Reasoning, Reflecting, and Learning like Humans” for the participants in TongProgram Summer School 2024.
2024-07	🔥🔥🔥 Three papers are accepted by ECCV 2024! Check out these awesome works: PQ3D, a unfied model for 3D vision-language understanding; SceneVerse, the first million-scale 3D vision-language dataset; VideoAgent, a LLM agent that understands videos by using a structured memory and 4 tools.
2024-06	Call for papers to IJCLR 2024, which will happen on 20 - 22 September 2024 in Nanjing! I will serve as an area chair on neuro-symbolic learning and reasoning. If you are willing to be a PC member, please contact me!
2024-06	INSIGHT is selected as ICML 2024 Spotlight (top 3.5%)!

Selected Publications

* Equal contribution, ✉ Corresponding author

End-to-End Neuro-Symbolic Reinforcement Learning with Textual Explanations Spotlight (top 3.5%)

Lirui Luo , Guoxi Zhang , Hongming Xu , Yaodong Yang , Cong Fang^✉ , and Qing Li^✉

International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 2024

arXiv Bib Website

Spotlight (top 3.5%)

@article{luo2024insight,
  title = {End-to-End Neuro-Symbolic Reinforcement Learning with Textual Explanations},
  author = {Luo, Lirui and Zhang, Guoxi and Xu, Hongming and Yang, Yaodong and Fang, Cong and Li, Qing},
  journal = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)},
  year = {2024},
}

Unifying 3D Vision-Language Understanding Via Promptable Queries

Ziyu Zhu , Zhuofan Zhang , Xiaojian Ma , Xuesong Niu , Yixin Chen , Baoxiong Jia , Zhidong Deng^✉ , Siyuan Huang^✉ , and Qing Li^✉

European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), 2024

arXiv Bib Website

@article{zhu2024unifying,
  title = {Unifying 3D Vision-Language Understanding Via Promptable Queries},
  author = {Zhu, Ziyu and Zhang, Zhuofan and Ma, Xiaojian and Niu, Xuesong and Chen, Yixin and Jia, Baoxiong and Deng, Zhidong and Huang, Siyuan and Li, Qing},
  journal = {European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV)},
  year = {2024}
}

VideoAgent: A Memory-augmented Multimodal Agent for Video Understanding

Yue Fan* , Xiaojian Ma* , Rujie Wu , Yuntao Du , Jiaqi Li , Zhi Gao , and Qing Li^✉

European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), 2024

arXiv Bib Website

@article{fan2024videoagent,
  title = {VideoAgent: A Memory-augmented Multimodal Agent for Video Understanding},
  author = {Fan, Yue and Ma, Xiaojian and Wu, Rujie and Du, Yuntao and Li, Jiaqi and Gao, Zhi and Li, Qing},
  journal = {European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV)},
  year = {2024}
}

SceneVerse: Scaling 3D Vision-Language Learning for Grounded Scene Understanding

Baoxiong Jia* , Yixin Chen* , Huangyue Yu , Yan Wang , Xuesong Niu , Tengyu Liu , Qing Li , and Siyuan Huang

European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), 2024

arXiv Bib Website

@article{jia2024sceneverse,
  title = {SceneVerse: Scaling 3D Vision-Language Learning for Grounded Scene Understanding},
  author = {Jia, Baoxiong and Chen, Yixin and Yu, Huangyue and Wang, Yan and Niu, Xuesong and Liu, Tengyu and Li, Qing and Huang, Siyuan},
  journal = {European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV)},
  year = {2024}
}

CLOVA: A Closed-Loop Visual Assistant with Tool Usage and Update

Zhi Gao , Yuntao Du , Xintong Zhang , Xiaojian Ma , Wenjuan Han , Song-Chun Zhu , and Qing Li^✉

The IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2024

arXiv Bib Website

@article{gao2024clova,
  title = {CLOVA: A Closed-Loop Visual Assistant with Tool Usage and Update},
  author = {Gao, Zhi and Du, Yuntao and Zhang, Xintong and Ma, Xiaojian and Han, Wenjuan and Zhu, Song-Chun and Li, Qing},
  journal = {The IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)},
  year = {2024}
}

An Embodied Generalist Agent in 3D World

Jiangyong Huang* , Silong Yong* , Xiaojian Ma* , Xiongkun Linghu* , Puhao Li , Yan Wang , Qing Li , Song-Chun Zhu , Baoxiong Jia , and Siyuan Huang

International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 2024

arXiv Bib Website

@article{huang2024embodied,
  title = {An Embodied Generalist Agent in 3D World},
  author = {Huang, Jiangyong and Yong, Silong and Ma, Xiaojian and Linghu, Xiongkun and Li, Puhao and Wang, Yan and Li, Qing and Zhu, Song-Chun and Jia, Baoxiong and Huang, Siyuan},
  journal = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)},
  year = {2024}
}

Neural-Symbolic Recursive Machine for Systematic Generalization

Qing Li , Yixin Zhu , Yitao Liang , Ying Nian Wu , Song-Chun Zhu , and Siyuan Huang

International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2024

arXiv Bib Website

@article{li2024nsr,
  title = {Neural-Symbolic Recursive Machine for Systematic Generalization},
  author = {Li, Qing and Zhu, Yixin and Liang, Yitao and Wu, Ying Nian and Zhu, Song-Chun and Huang, Siyuan},
  journal = {International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR)},
  year = {2024}
}

Bongard-OpenWorld: Few-Shot Reasoning for Free-Form Visual Concepts in the Real World

Rujie Wu* , Xiaojian Ma* , Zhenliang Zhang , Wei Wang^✉ , Qing Li^✉ , Song-Chun Zhu , and Yizhou Wang

International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2024

arXiv Bib Website

@article{wu2024bongard,
  title = {Bongard-OpenWorld: Few-Shot Reasoning for Free-Form Visual Concepts in the Real World},
  author = {Wu, Rujie and Ma, Xiaojian and Zhang, Zhenliang and Wang, Wei and Li, Qing and Zhu, Song-Chun and Wang, Yizhou},
  journal = {International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR)},
  year = {2024}
}

Learning Non-Markovian Decision-Making from State-Only Sequences

Aoyang Qin , Feng Gao , Qing Li , Song-Chun Zhu , and Sirui Xie

Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), 2023

@article{qin2023learning,
  title = {Learning Non-Markovian Decision-Making from State-Only Sequences},
  author = {Qin, Aoyang and Gao, Feng and Li, Qing and Zhu, Song-Chun and Xie, Sirui},
  journal = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)},
  year = {2023}
}

A Minimalist Dataset for Systematic Generalization of Perception, Syntax, and Semantics Notable-top-25%

Qing Li , Siyuan Huang , Yining Hong , Yixin Zhu , Ying Nian Wu , and Song-Chun Zhu

International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2023

arXiv Bib Website

Notable-top-25%

@article{li2023hint,
  title = {A Minimalist Dataset for Systematic Generalization of Perception, Syntax, and Semantics},
  author = {Li, Qing and Huang, Siyuan and Hong, Yining and Zhu, Yixin and Wu, Ying Nian and Zhu, Song-Chun},
  journal = {International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR)},
  year = {2023}
}

3D-VisTA: Pre-Trained Transformer for 3D Vision and Text Alignment

Ziyu Zhu , Xiaojian Ma , Yixin Chen , Zhidong Deng^✉ , Siyuan Huang^✉ , and Qing Li^✉

International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 2023

arXiv Bib Website

@article{zhu2023vista,
  title = {3D-VisTA: Pre-Trained Transformer for 3D Vision and Text Alignment},
  author = {Zhu, Ziyu and Ma, Xiaojian and Chen, Yixin and Deng, Zhidong and Huang, Siyuan and Li, Qing},
  journal = {International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV)},
  year = {2023}
}

SQA3D: Situated Question Answering in 3D Scenes

Xiaojian Ma* , Silong Yong* , Zilong Zheng , Qing Li , Yitao Liang , Song-Chun Zhu , and Siyuan Huang

International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2023

arXiv Bib Website

@article{ma2023sqa3d,
  title = {SQA3D: Situated Question Answering in 3D Scenes},
  author = {Ma, Xiaojian and Yong, Silong and Zheng, Zilong and Li, Qing and Liang, Yitao and Zhu, Song-Chun and Huang, Siyuan},
  journal = {International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR)},
  year = {2023}
}

SMART: A Situation Model for Algebra Story Problems via Attributed Grammar

Yining Hong , Qing Li , Ran Gong , Daniel Ciao , Siyuan Huang , and Song-Chun Zhu

AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 2021

@article{hong2021smart,
  title = {SMART: A Situation Model for Algebra Story Problems via Attributed Grammar},
  author = {Hong, Yining and Li, Qing and Gong, Ran and Ciao, Daniel and Huang, Siyuan and Zhu, Song-Chun},
  journal = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)},
  year = {2021}
}

Learning by Fixing: Solving Math Word Problems with Weak Supervision

Yining Hong , Qing Li , Daniel Ciao , Siyuan Huang , and Song-Chun Zhu

AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 2021

@article{hong2021learning,
  title = {Learning by Fixing: Solving Math Word Problems with Weak Supervision},
  author = {Hong, Yining and Li, Qing and Ciao, Daniel and Huang, Siyuan and Zhu, Song-Chun},
  journal = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)},
  year = {2021}
}

YouRefIt: Embodied Reference Understanding with Language and Gesture Oral

Yixin Chen , Qing Li , Deqian Kong , Yik Lun Kei , Song-Chun Zhu , Tao Gao , Yixin Zhu , and Siyuan Huang

International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 2021

Oral

@article{chen2021yourefit,
  title = {YouRefIt: Embodied Reference Understanding with Language and Gesture},
  author = {Chen, Yixin and Li, Qing and Kong, Deqian and Kei, Yik Lun and Zhu, Song-Chun and Gao, Tao and Zhu, Yixin and Huang, Siyuan},
  journal = {International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV)},
  year = {2021}
}

VLGrammar: Grounded Grammar Induction of Vision and Language

Yining Hong , Qing Li , Song-Chun Zhu , and Siyuan Huang

International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 2021

@article{hong2021vlgrammar,
  title = {VLGrammar: Grounded Grammar Induction of Vision and Language},
  author = {Hong, Yining and Li, Qing and Zhu, Song-Chun and Huang, Siyuan},
  journal = {International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV)},
  year = {2021}
}

A Competence-Aware Curriculum for Visual Concepts Learning Via Question Answering Oral

Qing Li , Siyuan Huang , Yining Hong , and Song-Chun Zhu

European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), 2020

arXiv Bib Website

Oral

@article{li2020competence,
  title = {A Competence-Aware Curriculum for Visual Concepts Learning Via Question Answering},
  author = {Li, Qing and Huang, Siyuan and Hong, Yining and Zhu, Song-Chun},
  journal = {European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV)},
  year = {2020}
}

Closed Loop Neural-Symbolic Learning Via Integrating Neural Perception, Grammar Parsing, and Symbolic Reasoning Best Paper in ICML Workshop

Qing Li , Siyuan Huang , Yining Hong , Yixin Chen , Ying Nian Wu , and Song-Chun Zhu

International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 2020

arXiv Bib Website

Best Paper in ICML Workshop

@article{li2020ngs,
  title = {Closed Loop Neural-Symbolic Learning Via Integrating Neural Perception, Grammar Parsing, and Symbolic Reasoning},
  author = {Li, Qing and Huang, Siyuan and Hong, Yining and Chen, Yixin and Wu, Ying Nian and Zhu, Song-Chun},
  journal = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)},
  year = {2020}
}

Why Does a Visual Question Have Different Answers?

Nilavra Bhattacharya , Qing Li , and Danna Gurari

International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 2019

arXiv Bib Website

@article{bhattacharya2019visual,
  title = {Why Does a Visual Question Have Different Answers?},
  author = {Bhattacharya, Nilavra and Li, Qing and Gurari, Danna},
  journal = {International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV)},
  year = {2019}
}

VizWiz-Priv: A Dataset for Recognizing the Presence and Purpose of Private Visual Information in Images Taken by Blind People

Danna Gurari , Qing Li , Chi Lin , Yinan Zhao , Anhong Guo , Abigale Stangl , and Jeffrey P Bigham

The IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2019

@article{gurari2019vizwizpriv,
  title = {VizWiz-Priv: A Dataset for Recognizing the Presence and Purpose of Private Visual Information in Images Taken by Blind People},
  author = {Gurari, Danna and Li, Qing and Lin, Chi and Zhao, Yinan and Guo, Anhong and Stangl, Abigale and Bigham, Jeffrey P},
  journal = {The IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)},
  year = {2019}
}

Tell-and-Answer: Towards Explainable Visual Question Answering Using Attributes and Captions Oral

Qing Li , Jianlong Fu , Dongfei Yu , Tao Mei , and Jiebo Luo

Annual Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP), 2018

Oral

@article{li2018tell,
  title = {Tell-and-Answer: Towards Explainable Visual Question Answering Using Attributes and Captions},
  author = {Li, Qing and Fu, Jianlong and Yu, Dongfei and Mei, Tao and Luo, Jiebo},
  journal = {Annual Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP)},
  year = {2018}
}

VQA-E: Explaining, Elaborating, and Enhancing Your Answers for Visual Questions

Qing Li , Qingyi Tao , Shafiq Joty , Jianfei Cai , and Jiebo Luo

European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), 2018

@article{li2018vqa,
  title = {VQA-E: Explaining, Elaborating, and Enhancing Your Answers for Visual Questions},
  author = {Li, Qing and Tao, Qingyi and Joty, Shafiq and Cai, Jianfei and Luo, Jiebo},
  journal = {European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV)},
  year = {2018}
}

VizWiz Grand Challenge: Answering Visual Questions from Blind People Spotlight

Danna Gurari , Qing Li , Abigale J Stangl , Anhong Guo , Chi Lin , Kristen Grauman , Jiebo Luo , and Jeffrey P Bigham

The IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2018

arXiv Bib Website

Spotlight

@article{gurari2018vizwiz,
  title = {VizWiz Grand Challenge: Answering Visual Questions from Blind People},
  author = {Gurari, Danna and Li, Qing and Stangl, Abigale J and Guo, Anhong and Lin, Chi and Grauman, Kristen and Luo, Jiebo and Bigham, Jeffrey P},
  journal = {The IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)},
  year = {2018}
}

Action Recognition by Learning Deep Multi-Granular Spatio-Temporal Video Representation Best Paper Finalist

Qing Li , Zhaofan Qiu , Ting Yao , Tao Mei , Yong Rui , and Jiebo Luo

International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval, 2016

Best Paper Finalist

@article{li2016action,
  title = {Action Recognition by Learning Deep Multi-Granular Spatio-Temporal Video Representation},
  author = {Li, Qing and Qiu, Zhaofan and Yao, Ting and Mei, Tao and Rui, Yong and Luo, Jiebo},
  journal = {International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval},
  year = {2016}
}