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Xiangyu Li

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2008Rising activity

Publications

74

Citations

606

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

19

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher works on small-scale sensing and security hardware, including MEMS (microelectromechanical systems, tiny mechanical sensors built like computer chips) such as gyroscopes and gas sensors, and circuits that read their signals accurately. A recurring theme is using sensors and memory devices to create hardware security features called physically unclonable functions (PUFs), which generate unique digital fingerprints from natural manufacturing variations to help secure IoT devices. The publication list also includes some unrelated topics such as materials science, biology, and structural engineering, suggesting either broad collaborations or a shared name across different research groups.

MEMS sensors and readout circuitsHardware security and physically unclonable functions (PUFs)Gas and inertial sensor designMachine learning for materials and sensor calibrationMiscellaneous materials/civil/biological topics

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from a few papers per year before 2020 to a sharp increase in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.8/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 23 publications23252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • IEEE Sensors Journal×10
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×5
  • Micromachines×4
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers×3
  • Sensors×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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