Zizhao Li

Zizhao Li

PhD Candidate in Computer Vision and Trustworthy AI
The University of Melbourne

About

Zizhao Li is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on computer vision, machine learning, and trustworthy AI, with particular interests in open-world recognition, out-of-distribution detection, and uncertainty-aware perception for autonomous systems.

His recent work studies how 2D and 3D perception models can recognize unknown objects and detect distribution shifts in open environments. He has worked on open-world object detection with vision-language models, LiDAR-based out-of-distribution detection, 3D shape anomaly detection, and semantic-guided LiDAR generation. His research has been published at top computer vision venues, including CVPR, ICCV, BMVC, and TMLR.

Research Interests

3D Vision Multimodal Learning Open-World Recognition Out-of-Distribution Detection LiDAR Perception Trustworthy Machine Learning

Publications

(* denotes equal contribution)

Scholarships, Awards & Funding

Education

The University of Melbourne Mar 2024 – Present
Doctor of Philosophy  ·  Melbourne, VIC
The University of Melbourne Feb 2022 – Dec 2023
Master of Computer Science  ·  Melbourne, VIC
University of Adelaide Feb 2019 – Dec 2021
Bachelor of Computer Science  ·  Adelaide, SA

Experience

The University of Melbourne Mar 2025 – Jul 2025
Academic Tutor — Imaging the Environment (GEOM30009)  ·  Melbourne, VIC
The University of Melbourne Feb 2024 – Aug 2024
Research Assistant  ·  Melbourne, VIC
Adelaide Fringe Jan 2021 – Mar 2021
Software Engineer Intern  ·  Adelaide, SA

Skills

Programming Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby
Frameworks / Tools PyTorch, OpenCV, Git, Linux, LaTeX
Research Areas 3D Computer Vision, Multimodal Learning, LiDAR Perception, OOD Detection, Open-World Recognition