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General Information

Full Name LI Haobo
Email hliem@connect.ust.hk
Languages Chinese, English

Research Interests

  • AI
    • Multimodal LLM, alignment of multi-modalities, including climate data, satellite images, text, etc.
    • AI for science, climate modeling
  • Visualization
    • Visualization of data
    • XR

Education

  • 2022
    PhD Candidate in Computer Science & Engineering
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • GPA 3.89/4
    • RedBird Scholarship, 2022
  • 2020
    Master
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    • GPA 3.74/4
    • National Scholarship, 2019
    • ClassNK First Class Scholarship, 2018
  • 2017
    Bachelor
    South China University of Technology
    • GPA 3.76/4
    • National Scholarship, 2016
    • National Encouragement Scholarship, 2015

Work Experience

  • 2019-2021
    Intern & Full-time employee
    Intel
    • Responsible for ensuring firmware software coding quality, using Python and OpenCV.
    • First prize of the Intel Hackathon, 2020
    • Intel Excellent CG, 2020
  • 2021
    Research Assistant
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Research on AI application on medical instruments and robots.
  • 2022
    Research Assistant
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • Research on AI4SCI, AI for climate modeling.

Project Experience

  • 2019
    Maritime RobotX Challenge Competition
    U.S. Department of Defense
    • Responsible for UAV visual perception and positioning, using Python and OpenCV to complete target detection, camera calibration, and camera and lidar coordinate fusion.
  • 2019
    Model test of Lingshui semi-submersible platform
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    • Based on the LSTM model, a very accurate online motion prediction was realized for the platform, and an EI paper was published.
  • 2024
    Digital Twin of the Greater Bay Area
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • The design and data management of the digital twin to support the simulating and forecasting of physics accurately and efficiently.

Research Experience

  • 2025
    CLLMate, A Multimodal Benchmark for Weather and Climate Events Forecasting
    EMNLP 2025 Main Conference
    Haobo Li , Zhaowei Wang , Yueya Wang , Alexis Kai Hon Lau , Huamin Qu
  • 2025
    Save It for the "Hot" Day, An LLM-Empowered Visual Analytics System for Heat Risk Management
    IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
    Haobo Li , Wong Kam-Kwai , Yan Luo , Juntong Chen , Chengzhong Liu , Yaxuan Zhang , Alexis Kai Hon Lau , Huamin Qu , Dongyu Liu
  • 2025
    PIPE, Physics-Informed Position Encoding for Alignment of Satellite Images and Time Series
    arXiv preprint
    Haobo Li , Eunseo Jung , Zixin Chen , Zhaowei Wang , Yueya Wang , Huamin Qu , Alexis Kai Hon Lau
  • 2025
    CoGrader, Transforming Instructors' Assessment of Project Reports through Collaborative LLM Integration
    ACM UIST 2025
    Zixin Chen , Jiachen Wang , Yumeng Li , Haobo Li , Chuhan Shi , Rong Zhang , and Huamin Qu
  • 2025
    Exploring Spatial Hybrid User Interface for Visual Sensemaking
    IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
    Wai Tong , Haobo Li , Meng Xia , Wong Kam-Kwai , Ting-Chuen Pong , Huamin Qu , Yalong Yang
  • 2024
    Assessing the Impact of Cumulus Convection and Turbulence Parameterizations on Typhoon Precipitation Forecast
    Geophysical Research Letters
    Yueya Wang , Haobo Li , Xiaoming Shi , and Jimmy Fung
  • 2023
    Landslide visualization situated on tangible terrain models
    IEEE VIS Poster
    Haobo Li , Kentaro Takahira , Kam Kwai Wong , and Leni Yang , Wai Tong , Huamin Qu
  • 2021
    On-online prediction of floating offshore platform motions based on LSTM network
    Journal of Ship Mechanics
    Haobo Li , Longfei Xiao , Handi Wei , Mingyue Liu
  • 2018
    Experimental Study for the Effect of Appendages on Vortex-Induced Motions of Tension Leg Platform
    International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering
    Chenling Tian , Mingyue Liu , Shisheng Wang , Xinru Wang , Haobo Li
  • 2018
    Characteristics of vertical exchange process in the Pearl River estuary
    Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management
    Bo Hong , Wenping Gong , Shiqiu Peng , and Qiang Xie , Dongxiao Wang , Haobo Li , Hongzhou Xu

Teaching Experience

  • Fall 2024
    COMP1021 - Introduction to Computer Science
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Fall 2023
    COMP2011 - Programming with C++
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Spring 2023
    COMP1029P (L1) - Python Programming Bridging Course
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology