Hu Li received a B.S. degree in mechanical design and manufacturing and its automation from Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai, China, in 2017, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China, in 2022. He joined Huazhong University of Science and Technology as a postdoctoral fellow in June 2022 and became an assistant researcher in September 2025. His research interests include intelligent control, performance optimization, manufacturing equipment, and special robots.