Multimodal Foundation Models as Router Models for High-Resolution Aerial Image Segmentation.
Cooper Li, Zhihao Wang, Yiqun Xie.
In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM), 2025.
open to summer 2027 internships
hi, i'm cooper!
i'm a rising freshman at stanford and a “full-stack” maker: cad, manufacturing, electronics, web dev. previously 1st in the world in debate and 2nd in robotics. reach out!
Experience
Conduit
Robotics Intern
Bambu Lab
Mechanical Design Intern
Arculus Solutions
Mechatronics Intern
Nostopharma
Robotics Lead, Contractor
University of Maryland
Machine Learning Researcher
Debatify.app
Founder, Full-Stack Developer
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Electrical Engineering Intern
Awards
2x FTC Worlds Inspire Award
FTC's top award, given to 4/7,000+ teams for innovative engineering and community impact.
Public Forum Debate Bid Leader
Ranked 1st globally out of 8,000+ debate teams.
International Debate Champion
New York City Invitational, Harvard RR, Durham, Blue Key RR, Ivy Street RR.
Cameron Impact Scholarship Finalist
Top 100 of 3,000+ for leadership and community impact.
U.S. Presidential Scholars Semifinalist
One of 627 U.S. seniors selected for one of the nation's highest academic honors.
2x FTC Worlds Innovate Award
Top 0.15% globally for robot innovation.
FBLA Management Information Systems
Top 10 nationally out of roughly 1,000 competing teams.
Wharton Investment Comp. Semifinalist
Built financial modeling software placing top 50 of 1,800+ teams.
Certificate of Meritorious Service
700+ county-recognized service hours.
Publications
TreeFinder: A US-Scale Benchmark Dataset for Individual Tree Mortality Monitoring Using High-Resolution Aerial Imagery.
Zhihao Wang, Cooper Li, Ruichen Wang, Lei Ma, George Hurtt, Xiaowei Jia, Gengchen Mai, Zhili Li, Yiqun Xie.
In Proceedings of the 39th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), 2025.
Characterizing the Effectiveness of DINOv2 as an Off-the-Shelf Foundation Model for Earth Monitoring Tasks: Preliminary Results.
Ruichen Wang, Cooper Li, Sophia Hou, Alexander Lu, Zhihao Wang, Xiaowei Jia, and Yiqun Xie.
In Proceedings of the 4th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Spatial Big Data and AI for Industrial Applications (GeoIndustry '25), 2025.
Skills
- Mechanical Engineering
- CAD & design
Onshape, Creo/Windchill, SolidWorks, Mechanism Design, DFM/DFA
- Analysis & documentation
FEA, Topology Optimization, GD&T, Engineering Drawings, Materials and Process Selection
- Manufacturing
CAM, CNC Machining, Injection Molding, Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping
- CAD & design
- Electrical & Embedded Systems
- PCB design
KiCad, Altium, Schematic Capture, PCB Layout, Board Bring-up
- Embedded systems
Microcontrollers, Firmware, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN
- Hardware integration
Soldering, Circuit Debugging, Sensors, Actuators
- PCB design
- Software Engineering
- Languages & frontend
Python, Java, TypeScript, React, Next.js
- Backend & data
REST APIs, Relational Databases, Supabase, Authentication/OAuth, Stripe
- Infrastructure & tools
Linux, Docker, Git, Vercel, Codex, Claude Code
- Languages & frontend
- Robotics & Machine Learning
- Robotics & controls
ROS 2, Finite State Machines, PID Control, Motion Profiling, Inverse Kinematics, SLAM, Isaac Lab
- Computer vision
Image Classification, Segmentation, CNNs, Model Benchmarking
- ML systems
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Data Pipelines, LLMs, RAG, Reinforcement Learning
- Robotics & controls
Projects
CoopCNC
Custom designed CNC machine with 1x1 meter bed to cut wood/aluminum.
Dugtrio
World's only 'triple shooter on a turret' robot for FIRST Tech Challenge Decode. Placed 2nd globally out of 7000+ teams and first overall in Chesapeake.
Debatify
AI-powered personal assistant for competitive debate. Includes debate search engines, evidence archives, reformatters. 30k+ Visitors, 10k+ ARR.
Nash
Dual extension differential arm robot for FIRST Tech Challenge Centerstage Season. Top 4 globally out of 8000+ teams; Chesapeake regional champion.
Recycla
Custom designed water bottle to filament recycler with a split ring compound planetary gearbox.
Aksis
Easy-to-use AI-powered browser studio to train robots with RL from CAD in minutes. In Progress.
PipSqueak
3-axis automatic-pipetting gantry to create different solutions. Built for local biotech firm. In Progress.
Pipe Traversing Robot
Robot to climb through pipes with custom PCB. Designed for Arculus Solutions.
Lucky
Wheeled bipedal robot with coaxial powered legs and custom PCB. Controlled via inverse kinematics.
Pick and Place Sim
Simulation of pick and place robot trained via reinforcement learning using Isaac Lab.
Wartortle
Telescoping arm robot with 2-stage hang for FIRST Tech Challenge Into the Deep Season. Peaked 7th OPR worldwide, 1st OPR Chesapeake, finals at Chesapeake states.
Nudge Wristphone
Custom wristphone with touchscreen, vibration, buzzer. V2 of Nudge Smartwatch.
Nutmeg
Turret crane robot for FTC Powerplay Season. Alabama state champion.
CounselorCart
Marketplace and organizer for college counselors.
PlanROS
Visual planner for ROS 2. Lay out nodes and export a base project. In Progress.
Ros 2 + SLAM Explorer
Simulation of robot using SLAM to explore an environment. Programmed using ROS 2.
Cabo!
My favorite card game made for multiplayer online play.
Rope Climbing Robot
Designed for my physics teacher's class demo.
Macadamia
Suspension robot for FTC Freight Frenzy. Worlds division semifinalist; state champion.
Polyformer
Recycling water-bottles into 3D printer filament.
Venture Scout Infra
Talent sign-up, embedding-based retrieval, and AI analyzers built for Quanta Ventures.
Sensor Interface PCB
Sensor interface PCB designed for Arculus Solutions.
FTC Chat
Chatbot using mixture of experts and retrieval augmented generation to accurately answer questions about FIRST Tech Challenge.
Birthday Gift
PCB birthday gift with audio player and astable multivibrator.
Nudge Smartwatch
Custom smartwatch with touchscreen, vibration, buzzer. PCB had leakage current (not enough clearance), pivoted to Nudge Wristphone.
InvestorBriefs
Website providing real-time stock insights using AI. Built with NextJS.
ESP32 Breakout Board
Compact PCB designed in Altium for JHU APL internship.
Rechargeable Flashlight
Flashlight with 3 recharging mechanisms: ripcord, barreljack, battery.
Robot in 12 Hours
Design->build->electronics->programming in under 12 hours. Built as a demonstration robot to take to Uganda.
Stirling Engine
Homemade stirling engine.
Medalarm
Alarm for morning meds. Built with my friend to keep healthy!
MathMadeSimple Site
Website made for my friend's nonprofit
Hamlet Game
Turn based video game simulating Hamlet final fight made for AP Lit.
Mini Me
Custom 60-cent educational robotics kit. Small robot, big personality!
Backbrace
Custom designed+built backbrace out of TPU and surgical tubing.
Linear Odometry
Custom designed odometry pod for tracking robot position.
Diffy
Differential drive pod built as a gift.
Rube Goldberg
Rube goldberg machine for science olympiad.
Collision Preventer
Detects and warns of collisions in hallway deadzones.