Xingquan Li

Xingquan Li(李兴权)

Associate Professor, PhD · Southeast University & CUHK

Research on Electronic Design Automation (EDA), AI for EDA, and AI for Algorithm Design. Leads open-source projects iEDA and AiEDA.

About

Dr. Xingquan Li is an Associate Professor at Southeast University (SEU). He received his Ph.D. from Fuzhou University in 2018. His research covers EDA, AI for EDA (AI4EDA), and AI for Algorithm Design (AI4AD).

His team develops an open-source EDA infrastructure (iEDA) and an AI-aided design library (AiEDA). He has published 80+ papers in venues such as DAC, ICCAD, NeurIPS, TCAD, TC, and TODAES, and has filed 21 invention patents.

Awards include three first-place finishes in ICCAD CAD Contest (2017, 2018, 2022), the Operational Research Application Award from the Chinese Operations Research Society (2020), and the Best Paper Award from ISEDA (2023).

Research Interests & Projects

Interests

  • Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
  • AI for EDA (AI4EDA)
  • AI for Algorithm Design (AI4AD)
  • Photonic Design Automation (PDA)

Projects

  • iEDA — open-source physical implementation toolchain
  • AiEDA — AI-aided design library for design-to-vector
  • iPCL — large layout model for chip design

Contact

x.li@seu.edu.cn
fzulxq@gmail.com

Room 401, Chuangzhi Building B, No. 17 Xinghuo Road, Pukou District, Nanjing, China

AiEDA Team

Education & Experience

Associate Professor

Southeast University (SEU)

2025

Visitor

Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) · AI for EDA

2018

Ph.D. Degree

Fuzhou University · Electronic Design Automation

2013

B.S. Degree

Fuzhou University · Applied Mathematics

Selected Highlights

Publications

80+ papers in DAC, ICCAD, NeurIPS, TCAD, TC, TODAES, and related venues. Full list on the AiEDA Publications page or Google Scholar.

Awards

ICCAD CAD Contest 1st Place (2017, 2018, 2022); Operational Research Application Award (2020); ISEDA Best Paper Award (2023).

Open Source

Leading iEDA and AiEDA for open-source chip design and AI4EDA research.