Professor Weihan Li

Weihan Li is a Junior Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization for Batteries at RWTH Aachen University, where he co-leads the Center for Ageing, Reliability, and Lifetime Prediction of Electrochemical and Power Electronic Systems (CARL) and is a member of the RWTH AI Center. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology summa cum laude from RWTH Aachen University in 2021, following an M.Sc. in Automotive Engineering and Transport in 2017.

Li’s research focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence and physics-based approaches to advance the digitalization of battery technology. He has conducted research at leading international institutions, including Stanford University, Imperial College London, and MIT. He serves on the editorial board of eTransportation and has been the founding organizer of the Symposium on Physics and Machine Learning for Batteries since 2023. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, holds numerous patents, and has received competitive grant funding from Horizon Europe, BMFTR, BMWE, BMV, and industry partners.

Li has received numerous prestigious honors, including designation as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2024–2025), the BMFTR BattFutur Starting Grant (€2M+), the German Thesis Award (Körber Foundation), the Reichart Prize, the vgbe Innovation Prize, the Battery Young Research Award, the Umbrella Award, and the RWTH Innovation Award.