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 2026)
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 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
2. Strong experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude)
3. 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 Ph.D. Students 
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Current MS Students - Grace Wang
- Jianwen Chen
Current Interns and Collaborating Students - Zhaorun Chen
- Shi Qiu
- Fan Nie
- Xinyu Yang
- Kangyu Zhu
- Kaiwen Xiong
- Yaofeng Su
- Haonian Ji
- Siyang Xin
- Yiming Liang
Current High School Students - Duan Wang
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