Rui Li

Biography

Dr. Rui Li is an associate professor in the School of Computing, Montclair State University. She is the director of the Multimodal Interaction and Affective Computing Lab (MIAC Lab). Dr. Li's research focuses on Multimodal Human-Machine Interaction, encompassing multimodal information processing for immersive interaction, intelligent interactive systems for machines (vehicles and robots), and affective computing for friendly human-machine interaction. Her research is currently funded by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Li is particularly interested in the interdisciplinary study of human emotion, behavior, and cognitive processing. She actively integrates them into her research on multimodal human-machine interaction and intelligent machines. 
 

• NEWS: Fall 26-MIAC Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant Position Available: 
  • More details are available on the Openings & News page of the MIAC Lab website or on Handshake.
  • Application deadline-09/15/2026

Research

Research interests: 
1. Intelligent Machines: Multimodal Human-Machine Interaction, Machine Perception, Intelligent Interaction, Intelligent Adaptive Control, Interactive Autonomous Systems, Emotions in Intelligent Machines, Sensor and Sensor Fusion. 

2. Multimedia Computing for Intelligent Machines: Multimodal (Visual-Audio-Haptic & Biological) Signal Processing, Recognition, and Synthesis, Interactive Virtual Environments (3D), 3D Dynamic Parametric and Physiological Modeling, 3D Dynamic Simulation, Algorithms for 3D Computer Graphics, Extended Reality