Xiaopeng Li

Xiaopeng Li

Ph.D. student
WISE Lab, Tianjin University
[email protected]

About

Xiaopeng Li is a first-year Ph.D. student in WISE Lab, School of Computer Software, Tianjin University, under the supervision of Prof. Junjie Chen and Prof. Zan Wang. His research interests include software testing, hardware design verification, and large language models for electronic design automation (LLM4EDA). With a focus on real-world scenarios, his research results have been implemented in industrial applications.

News

  • Our paper "FLAME: Enhancing Functional Coverage in Processor Verification via Large Language Models" was accepted by IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems.

    Feb 10, 2026

  • Our team has won the Outstanding Collaboration Achievement Award. Thanks to Huawei-Tianjin University AI Innovation Lab for the recognition.

    Aug 08, 2025

  • I gave a report on the theme of "Intelligent Chip Design Program Testing" at CCF ChinaSoft 2024. Thank you for attending the audience!

    Nov 16, 2024

  • Our paper "Survey of Intelligent Chip Design Program Testing" was accepted by CCF ChinaSoft 2024.

    Aug 06, 2024

  • Our team has won the 100th Huawei Company Challenges Spark Award. This is the first time that Tianjin University has won this award.

    Jul 22, 2024

Education

  • Ph.D.,  Software Engineering,  Tianjin University

    Sep 2025 - Now

  • M.E.,  Software Engineering,  Tianjin University

    Sep 2023 - Aug 2025

  • B.E.,  Software Engineering,  Tianjin University

    Sep 2019 - Jun 2023

Research Interests

  • Software Testing: compiler testing; fuzzing

  • Hardware Design Verification: processor verification, RTL verification; simulation-based verification, assertion-based verification

  • LLM4EDA: LLM-assisted hardware design and verification; automated HDL code generation and analysis

Publications

  1. TCAD'26 FLAME: Enhancing Functional Coverage in Processor Verification via Large Language Models CCF-A

    Xiaopeng Li, Junjie Chen*, Ming Yan, Dong Wang, Xingyu Fan, Zhentao Tang, Shixiong Kai, Jianye Hao, Mingxuan Yuan, and Zan Wang.

    In: IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, 2026, pages to appear.

    DOI PDF Homepage Code

  2. Journal of Software'25 Survey of Intelligent Chip Design Program Testing CCF-A (Chinese)

    Xiaopeng Li, Ming Yan, Xingyu Fan, Zhentao Tang, Shixiong Kai, Jianye Hao, Mingxuan Yuan, and Junjie Chen*.

    In: Journal of Software (in Chinese), 2025, 36(06):2453-2476.

    DOI PDF Slides

Projects

  • Research on Key Technologies of AI-assisted Verification,  Huawei

    Student Project Leader

    2025 - Now

  • Large Language Models Technique for EDA Test Case Generation,  Huawei

    Student Project Leader

    2024 - 2025

Talks

  • Survey of Intelligent Chip Design Program Testing,  CCF ChinaSoft'24

    Nov 2024 Xi'an, China

Academic Services

  • Student Volunteer, 2025 International Seminar on Compiler Techniques

    Nov 2025 Shenzhen, China

Teaching

  • Teaching Assistant of Compiler Principles and Technology

    Sep 2025 Tianjin University

  • Teaching Assistant of Compiler Principles and Technology

    Sep 2024 Tianjin University

Honors & Awards

  • Huawei Company Challenges Spark Award,  Huawei

    The first time that Tianjin University has won this award

    Jul 2024

  • Outstanding Cooperation Achievement Award,  Huawei-Tianjin University AI Innovation Lab

    Aug 2025

  • First Class Scholarship,  Tianjin University

    Oct 2025

  • First Class Scholarship,  Tianjin University

    Oct 2024

  • Outstanding Student,  Tianjin University

    Jun 2023

  • Merit Student,  Tianjin University

    Sep 2024

  • Merit Student,  Tianjin University

    Dec 2020

  • Outstanding Student Leader,  Tianjin University

    Dec 2021

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