Abulikemu Abuduweili

Robotics Researcher at Apple

I'm a Robotics Researcher at Apple. I received my Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, where I was advised by Prof. Changliu Liu in the Robotics Institute.

My research focuses on lifelong robot learning at the intersection of machine learning and robotics (Embodied AI)—building intelligent systems that learn continuously from experience, adapt efficiently to new tasks, and operate safely alongside humans. I'm particularly interested in robot learning, continual learning, data-efficient adaptation, and safe human-robot collaboration.

Previously, I worked with Prof. Humphrey Shi at the University of Oregon. I hold B.S. and M.S. degrees from Peking University. I've also spent time at Microsoft Research, Toyota Research Institute, and Baidu Research.

You can call me Abduwali (/ˌɑb du wæ li/) or Abu (/ˈɑ bu/).