Principal Investigator
Kan Li
Professor / Ph.D. Advisor / PI
kanli@hust.edu.cn
Ph.D. Students (9)
Chao Hou
Ph.D. Student Joint Training · 2018
High-Temperature Flexible Multimodal Sensors
Focus: High-temperature flexible multimodal sensing (multi-parameter distributed sensing)
Leads high-temperature flexible multimodal sensing (multi-parameter distributed sensing); contributes to pressure-array sensing (Y. Lü), distributed multifunctional sensor arrays for wind-tunnel applications (L. Yuan), and nanoscale-effect in-situ sensing (Z. Xu).
Zijian Xu
Ph.D. Student · 2022
High-Temperature Flexible Multimodal Sensors
Focus: High-temperature flexible sensors (nanoscale effects and in-situ sensing)
Leads high-temperature flexible sensors (nanoscale effects and in-situ sensing) and flexible fiber electronics; contributes to multi-parameter distributed sensing (C. Hou), pressure-array sensing (Y. Lü), active thermal-convection lift control (Y. Liu), LCE elastomer fabrication (X. Geng), and TENG fibers (C. Zeng).
Jinghui Ling
Ph.D. Student · 2023
High-Temperature Flexible Multimodal Sensors
Focus: Flexible PZT thin-film delamination and piezoelectric sensor fabrication
Works on flexible PZT thin-film delamination and piezoelectric sensor fabrication; contributes to micron-scale self-morphing microflier fabrication and laser-induced-graphene 3D self-assembled flyers (with K. Li).
Xuanyu Wu
Ph.D. Student · 2023
Flexible Electronic Microfliers
Focus: Gravity-assisted self-morphing microfliers; multiphysics simulation and analysis
Works on gravity-assisted self-morphing microfliers and multiphysics simulation; contributes to periodic asymmetric fields for enhanced nanoliposome electrofusion (Zhejiang Univ.) and stretch–compression devices for composite-skin modulus monitoring (Zhejiang Univ.).
Yichen Liu
Ph.D. Student · 2024
Flexible Electronic Microfliers
Focus: Active thermal-convection lift generation and control for flexible microfliers; bio-inspired microfliers for environmental monitoring
Works on active thermal-convection lift generation and control for flexible microfliers and bio-inspired microfliers for environmental monitoring; contributes to mass-shifting microgliders with integrated sensing–communication–actuation (with H. Xie).
Xiuxia Geng
Ph.D. Student · 2025
Flexible Electronic Microfliers
Focus: Morphable microfliers; thermo-responsive liquid-crystal elastomer fabrication
Works on morphable microfliers and thermo-responsive liquid-crystal elastomer fabrication; contributes to mass-shifting microgliders (H. Xie).
Yanchen Zhu
Ph.D. Student · 2025
Flexible Intelligent Microsystems
Focus: Flexible hybrid sensing arrays; radar wireless localization; modular flexible robotics
Works on flexible hybrid sensing arrays, radar wireless localization and modular flexible robotics; contributes to LCE soft robots (Tsinghua), flexible intelligent microsystems (H. Zhang), mass-shifting microgliders (H. Xie), and morphable microfliers (X. Geng).
Yanqi Han
Ph.D. Student · 2026
Flexible Intelligent Microsystems
Focus: Flexible sensing-network design and fabrication; rotor data-acquisition systems; KNN machine-learning models; flexible microsystem electrodes
Works on flexible sensing networks, rotor data-acquisition, KNN modeling and flexible microsystem electrodes; contributes to mass-shifting microgliders (H. Xie).
Hongwei Xie
Ph.D. Student · 2026
Flexible Electronic Microfliers
Focus: Flexible electronic microfliers (mass-shifting microgliders with sensing–communication–actuation); flight-stability mechanisms of microgliders; wireless networking for microfliers
Leads mass-shifting microgliders, flight-stability mechanisms, and wireless networking; contributes to pressure-array sensing (Y. Lü), UAV propeller health monitoring (Y. Han), morphable microfliers (X. Geng), and bio-inspired microfliers (Y. Liu).
Master Students (6)
Ying Lü
Master Student · 2024
High-Temperature Flexible Multimodal Sensors
Focus: High-temperature flexible sensors (pressure-array sensing)
Works on high-temperature flexible sensors (pressure-array sensing); contributes to mass-shifting microgliders (H. Xie), nanoscale-effect in-situ sensing (Z. Xu), and multi-parameter distributed sensing (C. Hou).
Mingcang Liao
Master Student · 2025
Flexible Electronic Microfliers
Focus: Ultra-miniature flexible electronic microfliers based on active thermal-convection control
Works on ultra-miniature flexible electronic microfliers based on active thermal-convection control, studying lift-generation mechanisms and control (with Y. Liu).
Jinyu Pan
Master Student · 2025
High-Temperature Flexible Multimodal Sensors
Focus: Flexible multimodal sensor fabrication
Works on flexible multimodal sensor fabrication; contributes to micron-scale self-morphing microflier fabrication (K. Li).
Longhai Xiao
Master Student · 2025
Flexible Intelligent Microsystems
Focus: Multiphysics simulation and optimization design
Works on multiphysics simulation and optimization; contributes to mass-shifting microgliders (H. Xie).
Chong Zeng
Master Student · 2025
Flexible Intelligent Microsystems
Focus: Flexible intelligent microfliers based on triboelectric nanostructured films
Works on flexible intelligent microfliers based on triboelectric nanostructured films; contributes to nanoscale-effect in-situ sensing (Z. Xu) and gravity-assisted self-morphing microfliers (X. Wu).
Hao Zhang
Master Student · 2025
Flexible Intelligent Microsystems
Focus: Flexible electronic brain–computer interfaces; invasive wireless distributed BCI
Works on flexible electronic brain–computer interfaces and invasive wireless distributed BCI.
Alumni (5)
Yunzhao Bai
Ph.D. Student Joint Training · 2017
Now at: BYD
Ph.D. student (2017, joint training), alumnus, now at BYD.
Wenna Cheng
Master Student Joint Training · 2021
Master student (2021, joint training), alumnus.
Qintao He
Master Student · 2022
Now at: BYD
Master student (2022), alumnus, now at BYD.
Dingfeng He
Master Student · 2023
Master student (2023), alumnus.
Li Yuan
Master Student · 2023
Now at: Shokz
Master student (2023), alumnus, now at Shokz.
Led by Prof. Kan Li, the group currently has 15 graduate students (9 Ph.D. + 6 Master students), plus 5 alumni.