Efficient Intelligence Group
Qinyu Chen
Assistant Professor · Leiden University
Qinyu leads the Efficient Intelligence Group. Her research connects algorithms and hardware for compact, energy-efficient intelligent systems.
Team
We are a collaborative group working across artificial intelligence, embedded systems, and microelectronics.
Principal investigator
PhD candidates
Guorui Lu
PhD candidate · since August 2024
Physiological signal processing, AI for healthcare, sensor fusion, neuromorphic computing
MSc, University of Science and Technology of China · BEng, Ocean University of ChinaLeiden profile
Jiawen Qi
PhD candidate · since November 2024
Embedded LLM algorithms and hardware, low-bit models, vision–language models
MEng, Technical University of Munich · BEng, University of New South WalesCo-supervised with Dr. Zhaochun RenLeiden profile
Zhen Xu
PhD candidate · since December 2025
Event-based vision for robotics and AI hardware design
MSc, Leiden University · BEng, Zhejiang UniversityCo-supervised with Dr. Joost BroekensLeiden profile
Jiayu Liu
PhD candidate · since February 2026
Audio LLM algorithm–hardware design and FPGA systems
MEng & BEng, University College LondonLeiden profileMSc students
Yingdi Zhao
Rajat Verma
Emre Uğur
Houhua Ma
Jiameng Ma
BSc students
Anna Marini
Alumni
Lei WangBSc · MSc in Data Science & AI, TU Delft
Yihui PengBSc · MSc at UCL
Cindy WangBSc · MSc in Computer Science, Leiden University
Pu LiMSc · Engineer at HKUST
Suju LiMSc · PhD candidate at Leiden University
Shan JiangMSc
Shaohua GuanMSc · Robotics AI at Phridom
Rayan SalmiBSc · MSc in Computer Science, TU Delft
Xuening XinMSc · Lenovo
Suzhen DengMSc · Guangdong Energy Group
Zhen XuMSc · Continued as PhD candidate in EIN